Seeking Screenshot with Overlay

[ProfessorU]

Is it possible to get a screenshot including the area covered by the video overlay? Who makes the software? Or do I just have to get a digital camera in front of my PC?

Thanx.

[Vernon Frazee]

http://www.sysopt.com/forum/showthre...hreadid=138501

[ProfessorU]

Thanks Vernon... close but no cigar. I'm trying to do some full desktop screenshots including a winamp visualization at 2560x1024. Since it's not a video source, I can't edit it.

[DuaneB]

The same people who make SnagIt, have a product called Camtasia. It's expensive and I'm not sure it would work. Take a look.

http://www.techsmith.com/products/studio/default2.asp

[EARLE]

http://snurl.com/nkj
try this

[ProfessorU]

hmmm I'll ask about Camtasia, it doesn't seem to document that feature on their webpage.

It looks like the other URL is undergoing some construction. I'll check back later. Thanx.

[jdc2000]

Another screen movie capture program:

http://www.rendersoftware.com/produc...o/download.htm

[Dexahol]

Hey ProfessorU; This is a bit of an old thread, so I hope you'll
see this. I believe that some folks might be mis-understanding
your question. Its not that you want to capture moving video,
but simply a still screen shot that includes the video overlay.

If thats correct, the built-in Windows Alt+Print Screen will do that
but with one caveat, and I think this might be what some people
miss: if you have a modern computer, with a fairly modern video
card, it probably uses hardware acceleration. What this means
is that the video player is sending the video data direct to the
video cards memory, bypassing the computers ram. All screen
capture utilities, including Windows "print-screen", Snag-it, and
Camtasia, just "grab" the relevant part of ram that would normally
contain the video data, which, of course, won't be there.

There's two ways to get around this. Either switch off hardware
acceleration within the media player itself, or, if that isn't an
option, switch it off for the whole computer.

Right Click My Computer>Properties>Graphics>adjust slider to none>Ok

BTW - WMP does allow this, I'm not sure for other media players.

Also, I use, and love, Snag-it, which makes this job a bit easier
for USD$40, and it also does moving video capture. (Its a subset
of Camtasia - USD$349.)

Hope this info helps someone.

Dex

EDIT: Ooops, almost forgot to add a sample that I grabbed
using only Windows "print-screen" function. This includes the
video that was playing, after I turned off hardware acceleration.

screen capture 01

Since you specifically asked about WinAmp visualtions, here's a screen capture of that:

WinAmp capture

[ProfessorU]

You are very close, Dexahol. A windowed visualization can be captured that way....
I'm trying to get MilkDrop for Winamp to run in desktop mode (behind windows and icons using the overlay) and get a screenshot of it.... but it won't run if the video overlay is disabled. I would also get a screenshot of winDVD Plus 4.0 playing a movie in desktop mode. With the Parhelia I'm running I can span the overlay across 2 monitors.... it's just gorgeous but I can't share it with anyone since I can't capture it.
I guess I'm asking if there's any way to capture the information in the video overlay layer.... I can tell we're getting closer.

[ProfessorU]

Simulated screenshot at reduced resolution.

[Dexahol]

Thats actually a pretty good simulation!

Unfortunately, I don't have any kind of DVD capability or
dual-monitor capability on my computer, so this is probably
as far as I can go with this.

But, it looks to me like you can "sim" it pretty good.
That might ultimately be your answer.

Anyway, good luck in this venture. Post back here if
you get it working like you want.

Dex