Topic: how do i get a screenshot of a of a flash animation/game/movie?

Do i need a program to do it? bcuz i use firefox is there a extention i need to do it? (i know i messed up on the title >.< )

(Edited by nibblemynutz on 06-29-2005 19:37)

You press 'print' on your keyboard, and voila, you have a screenshot in your clipboard, of whatever is on your screen.

(This might now work for some games - read the game docs, most support making screenshots all by them selves).

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Tyberius Prime

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where do i go to view my clipboard again?

nibblemynutz: Hello and welcome in the Asylum,

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where do i go to view my clipboard again?

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Simply paste it in a paint program and voilà.
It won't work with movies drawn in overlay, for that you'll have to use the built-in screenshot feature of the player ( if there is one ).
Another option, though more drastic, is to use something like Fraps that let you video capture anything.

Hope that helps,

Video Overlay workaround:

The Bad News:
As pointed-out by poi, video overlay (a hardware-supported video performance acceleration feature) hinders frame-grabbing from your desktop environment. Pressing "Print Screen" while watching a film will send a perfect copy of the screen to the clipboard, minus the video frame! A blank rectangle, usually black, is all that has been copied.

The good news:
You can disable video overlay!

Disabling the overlay function will lower performance (depending upon your overall hardware configuration, this reduction may be considerable) but would serve as a simple temporary workaround just for this purpose.

One method:

Open your display settings (either 'Control Panel' > 'Display Settings', or right-click desktop and select 'Properties').

Select the 'Settings' tab.

Click 'Advanced - a new dialogue opens.

Select the 'Troubleshooting' tab.

Drag the slider to the left - possibly to the first or second notch (I forget which).

Click 'Apply'.

Now, though video performance is lower, you should be able to capture something a little more interesting than a blank rectangle. Just run through to the frame you want to grab, pause, press 'Print Screen' on your keyboard, and paste into the art package of your choice.

Once done, simply return the slider to the far right and hit 'OK' for normal operation.

(Edited by White Hawk on 06-29-2005 22:30)

White Hawk: Thanks for the tip. Writting my post reminded me of that setting, but I didn't bothered to try

thank you to you all, I have learned alot today. =3