Screenshots from Windows Media Player

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Since moving from Windows XP to Vista I have had a lots of reasons to be searching on the internet for fixes to various problems I have encountered. Here is a fix I found recently – not vista related but very useful.

Ever tried to print screen from windows media player and just got a black screen here is the answer.  Very useful for taking stills into other programs for discussion with students.Free simple way to capture Images from Windows Media Player

  • Open Window Media Player
  • Then go to Tools | Options
  • In Options, select the Performance Tab
  • Way below you click on the Advanced Button
  • Uncheck “Use Overlays’
  • Click Ok
  • And you are ready.

Now run your movie in any size or screen resolution. Use the standard ‘Print Screen Key’ Method as described and you have captured a snapshot from your favourite movie on windows media player without using any special multimedia software

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2 Responses to “Screenshots from Windows Media Player”

  1. Rob Sandel Says:
    January 24, 2008 at 11:13 am | Reply

    Tried it just now and it worked. Genius!

    Thanks for that Wendy.

    (Odd that you should have to spend time searching for patches, just after you’ve switched OS. Hmm…)

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    July 2, 2008 at 9:12 pm | Reply

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