how do you copy a picture from a video?

Question

i know i do print screen but whenever i copy and paste it onto paint, it works until i close windows media player or intervideo and then the picture that i had just made turns black. its like the video is playing on paint. how do i just keep the picture?

Answer 1

Make sure you are using print screen the correct way.

For Windows XP

For this demonstration, ensure that you are connected to the Internet.

Then Double click on the Internet Explorer icon on your Desktop until it opens a Web Page.

After the Web Page loads, press the Print Screen (Prnt Scrn) button on your keyboard.

Windows will send the entire contents of your Web Page to the Clipboard in graphic format.

Now open up the Windows Paint Program by first clicking on your Start Button.

Then move your mouse over the All Programs icon to display all Start Menu folders.

If your Start Menu is set to the Classic View, move your mouse over the Programs folder instead.

Now, move your mouse onto the Accessories menu folder until it expands.

Now click on the Paint icon to launch the Microsoft Paint Program.

Then click on the word Edit, which is contained in your top tool bar area.

This will pull down a menu for you to now click on Paste.

Notice how Windows pastes the entire contents of your Web Page into the Paint program.

And all the tools of the Paint Program are available to reduce, enlarge and Print the contents.

To Print, click on the word File, which is contained in your top tool bar area.

This will pull down a menu for you to now click on Print.

Answer 2

Do you have any other programs then paint? Do the print screen thing again. Photoshop works amazing for this, or photofiltre. Even try microsoft word, I've done that before. If you don't have any of these, then I reccomend shutting down your computer and then re loading it & print screen it & paste to paint, because your paint could be expeierencing problems right now.

Answer 3

Try Snag It, with The Direct X Option.
http://www.techsmith.com/snagit.asp

Answer 4

its so easy and simple ...... use VCD cutter or intervideo 7.0 full versions and click camera and save the pic and edit that in the paint without any problem...... i prefer VCD cutter best but its for VCD only...DVD will not work...

Answer 5

download "snag-it" then pause the movie and copy the picture... my previous boss had this program and I could grab any image from anywhere I could imagine online...
try it out...

Answer 6

You could use an image capture software.

Answer 7

virtual dub is the prog i use for frame extraction, its freeware and will perform other vid tasks. take a look (http://www.virtualdub.org/).