[HPFGU-OTChatter] Windows Media Player Tech Help

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At 11:05 26/11/03 , Kathryn Cawte wrote:
>Does anyone know how to get screen caps from a .mpeg movie file using this 
>program?

Simple answer: you can't. Without getting *too* technical, The way Media 
Player works, there is no "image buffer" from which to copy stills. 
(Basically, as far as the Media Player is concerned, there are no still 
images to catch).

In order to get image captures, you need to use software which is designed 
with that feature in mind, and as far as I'm aware, there is no simple 
software designed to do ONLY that (though I've never looked hard enough and 
thus am open to correction on that point).

What you need is a high-end media player which has the facility designed 
into it, or video editing software, which generally means paying for it.

Personally, I use PowerDVD for still captures (which, despite its name, 
also plays standalone mpeg files). A trial version is available for free if 
you're not going to make a habit of requiring this facility:

http://www.gocyberlink.com/english/products/product_main.jsp?ProdId=28