Image rip guru's ...

[lopxtc]

Hey all ...

I need a program (prefer free) that can let me rip an image from paused DVD movie on my computer. Either Mac or PC.

Aaron

 

[Fontaine]

i dont know if u can do this with this software, but its great and free anyways!

its called "The GIMP" or "GIMP" one of em...its really good for a free program.

its worth a shot.

 

[Happynoj]

Can't you just do a screenshot (Print Screen) and then paste it into MS Paint?

 

[enim]

the newest Windows Media Player. Just pause, and right-click the image.

 

[Bryan316]

Got an Xbox?

 

[WillPlay4Food]

Hey all ...

I need a program (prefer free) that can let me rip an image from paused DVD movie on my computer. Either Mac or PC.

Aaron

Try doing a screen grab on Mac (SHIFT+APPLE+4, hit spacebar, click on window you want to grab).

 

[middy]

Can't you just do a screenshot (Print Screen) and then paste it into MS Paint?

Bingo.

Du-uh

 

[lopxtc]

Can't you just do a screenshot (Print Screen) and then paste it into MS Paint?

Bingo.

Du-uh

Nope tried that (on a PC anyway), the image shows only as long as you have the DVD open. I even tried to screen grab, paste into paint, save in paint. Open in GIMP, edit, save, re-open, etc. It all looks good until you close the DVD movie and then the image blanks out. Im assuming this has to do with DCMA rights crap and what not.

Aaron

 

[lopxtc]

i dont know if u can do this with this software, but its great and free anyways!

its called "The GIMP" or "GIMP" one of em...its really good for a free program.

its worth a shot.

More than familiar with GNU applications I used to give lessons and instructions on installing and running Linux and BSD (Free/Open/Net) for both home users and enterprise users. This was back around 99/00.

Aaron

 

[Dave Grossman]

In general, screen grabs for DVD videos on Windows won't work because DVD players use hardware accelleration and overlays to display the video. This results in better performance and better fine-tuning of the video overlay display settings but causes screen grabs to come up with a dark purple rectangle where the image should be.

All DVD playing software that I've tried has still frame grab features built-in though.

Another option is to disable video card overlays for DVD playback. Then screen grabs will work.

- Dave

 

[middy]

Nope tried that (on a PC anyway), the image shows only as long as you have the DVD open. I even tried to screen grab, paste into paint, save in paint. Open in GIMP, edit, save, re-open, etc. It all looks good until you close the DVD movie and then the image blanks out. Im assuming this has to do with DCMA rights crap and what not.

Aaron

Wow. That's like magic.

I've never experienced anything like that.

 

[lopxtc]

Another option is to disable video card overlays for DVD playback. Then screen grabs will work.

- Dave

Interesting, I will have to try that one when I get home.

Aaron

 

[jp1994]

Quite a few non-microsoft dvd players should do this fine.
I just checked Nero ShowTime and it has a "Capture Frame" button.
IIRC, PowerDVD had one as well.

 

[lopxtc]

Yeap found the capture image button LOL ... sometimes the simplest solution is right in front of your face and you totally over look it

Aaron

 

[Dave Grossman]

Yeap found the capture image button LOL ... sometimes the simplest solution is right in front of your face and you totally over look it

Aaron

Yep! Now, if TalkBass would only come up with a way to reply to someone's post and automatically put "quote" tags around it. I'm tired of having to retype their post by hand every time.

- Dave

 

[bassplayer57]

Can't you just do a screenshot (Print Screen) and then paste it into MS Paint?

yup.

 

[geoffkhan]

Sort of reiterating what Dave said earlier, DVD playing software on your computer generally use a direct-to-screen method of displaying the video, so screen capture software won't work. However, in some DVD player software you can adjust the video settings and turn off the direct-to-screen video rendering.