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warrenwest67
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Posted - Sep 2 2008 : 9:54AM
I am interested in finding out how to capture stills from WMP or Real Player files. I have seen stills around that look like they came from WMP. I have a program that will do caps from DVD's. But is there a way to capture from WMP files?
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LubeNLuv
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Posted - Sep 2 2008 : 11:41AM
In internet slang, that example is commonly referred to as a "contact sheet." There are many programs that will let you create a contact sheet from any WMV file. Google "contact sheet" for several options, depending on file source and OS.
I use Fast Video Indexer on my Windows box for quickly creating contact sheets for all my downloaded content from my various website subscriptions. This makes it very easy to convert web content to burned DVD's for watching on our bedroom LCD TV.
Zoid
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Posted - Sep 2 2008 : 12:08PM
They come from Media Player Classic, which is a free program for video viewing that sort of mimics older WMP look-wise, but has nothing to do with Microsoft. MPC has inbuilt functionality to capture that kind of preview thumbs.
If you don't wanna d/l MPC, follow LubelNLuv's advice. There are plenty of freeware programs that will grab preview stills from a video file.
Jordan1
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Posted - Sep 11 2008 : 8:10PM
warrenwest67. very surprisingly, a program that produces a better image than Media Player Classic (which I have) should already be on your computer from the factory.
That program...is none other than Windows Movie Maker . From my experience, that's the only thing it does well. To access the program, click on Start-> All Programs-> Windows Movie Maker.
Once open, all you have to do is drag the wmv file in the main area and drop.
Click on the file and then you'll be able to play and take a still of the file by using the window to the right that will show the file you just dropped.
The controls are as follows from left to right. Play, Stop, Back, and the 2 most important of this bunch, Previous Frame , Next Frame , then Forward.
Further to the right, is Split the clip..., and the most important of the two, Take Picture .
Once you click on Take Picture, it automatically generates a file name and defaults to My Pictures where you can save it if you choose to do so.
This is the simplest of procedures that takes the best quality pics I'm aware of that's free. There may be others, but this is more than adequate.
What I really like about using this program is that I haven't experienced any bleeding or blurry stills yet.
Post a reply so I know if you read and tried the program.
P.S. Don't forget to delete the files in the program when you're done. You should delete the file you dragged and dropped, and to the far left under Collections, delete the file name there also.
Harri Patel
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Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 3:44AM
^ Good tip! Man, I didn't even know that program was there.
 
warrenwest67
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Posted - Sep 12 2008 : 8:14AM
Jordan1 - Thanks for the valuable info. I too had seen that program on my pc but had never opened it. BUT, my tower @ home is in the ship at the moment. As soon as it is back in place I will give it a try. And thanks for the note letting me know this was here!
I did find that using the control+print screen keys and pasting the image onto a photo program did work but I got the players skin and everything else on the screen. Not a great image by any means but it worked.
More later once I am back in action.
Jordan1
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Posted - Sep 13 2008 : 8:11PM
Harri Patel and warrenwest67, you're welcome. Just doing my best to help out fellow ADT users! warrenwest67, I'll be checking to see your results once you get your tower online again. Good luck!
liloleme
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Posted - Sep 24 2008 : 10:22PM
For this to work you need to change the options for WMP to not use overlay rendering. Should you be using Windows Vista then the snipping tool will do what you want.
blowfish
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Posted - Sep 25 2008 : 5:03AM
warrenwest67
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Posted - Oct 6 2008 : 9:58AM
Well, I am back up and running but I had a problem w/ Windows Movie Maker on my PC. So I was not able to try it. It must be missing something because it wont start. I get an error as it tries to open.
I did get ImageGrabber. It is very easy to use. Great for "contact prints" just like the example I linked to. But I wasn't clear that I was looking for a bit more quality.
But I found a program that came w/ my printer. It does just what I need it do. I makes quality JPEG's on the fly. So basically I ran thru all this B.S. bugging you guys and I had the tool all along right in front of me. I love stills almost as much as video. Maybe its a control issue on my part but thanks for helping make my work a lot easier.
Jordan1
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Posted - Oct 6 2008 : 10:39AM
Sorry Windows Movie Maker didn't work for you, but it's good to know that you're still able to get what you needed.
Strange though why it didn't work. I've never known anyone that has had that happen to them. Like you said, there must be something missing from it.
Is that a factory built computer, or is it one that was put together from scratch? Also, what is the error message you're getting?
Just curious, inquiring minds want to know.
Jordan1
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Posted - Oct 6 2008 : 10:40AM
Double posting error
Edited by - jordan1 on 10/6/2008 10:41:26 AM
warrenwest67
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Posted - Oct 11 2008 : 8:15AM
I dont exactly get an error, but as it starts I get a note saying it has "Encountered a problem and needs to close". And thats it. The program closes. I may be missing a driver? I dun know???
Jordan1
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Posted - Oct 13 2008 : 12:44AM
That error message appears that a conflicting codec could be the problem. It could also be a corrupted .dll file. I will try to do some research to see what I can come up with.
Do you have ffdshow, DivX, or any type of software that makes DVD's from video files such as WinDVD Creator, or music editing programs? Sometimes these types of programs may have a codec that causes a conflict with other similar programs.
In the meantime, try the link below to see if alleviates the problem. If it doesn't work, at least your computer should run quicker.
The link is to a thread in this same category (Tech Talk) under the Topic, RegFix Mantra that I posted not that long ago about a Registry Repair program that's free and has some info about it.
I just updated it with some added info I didn't mention earlier. Make sure you read both posts because the first one I posted has the direct link to download the program. Good luck and let me know what happened.
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