# Taking mpeg screencaps? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 20, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159 "2003-07-20T12:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![flippy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a5b964/32.png) [@flippy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/flippy)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/1 "2003-07-20T12:46:48Z")
i am very confused; don’t know if i’m posting in the right forum!! :nerd: feel free to push me around. does anyone here know how to take screen captures of mpeg files? like the kind you play on windows media player (if you’re a PC nut like me)… i tried pressing “print screen” but all i get is a dark window of nothing. :crazy: please? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 12:47pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/2 "2003-07-20T12:47:37Z")
If you are on XP than you can take it into Windows Movie Maker and take screen caps from there. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/3 "2003-07-20T14:20:24Z")
ive searched and searched and searched and still no luck. It’s got something to do with your graphic cards not going into RAM but directly playing to screen… check these forums and troll for an answer (DVD screencap problem is the same as divX or mpg) [www.Doom9.org](http://www.Doom9.org) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 2:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/4 "2003-07-20T14:22:19Z")
In many cases, I found using a DVD Player such as PowerDVD has a built-in feature for taking screencaps from a DVD or MPEG file. Thor may know more about this though. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 2:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/5 "2003-07-20T14:40:05Z")
Download Jet Audio, play ur mpeg or dat files in it and it has an option to capture a screen shot or use this capturing utility, works for me.I pause it and then use it or release the mouse click at a point i want the screen catured (u ll understand when u use this utility) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/6 "2003-07-20T14:41:06Z")
file size is too big, it’s just 140 kb ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/7 "2003-07-20T17:09:21Z")
were can we d/l it ??? does it read divx too ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2003, 7:52pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/8 "2003-07-20T19:52:51Z")
just use your dvd player app it has a screenshot feature, power dvd has this as well as windvd or go here for more info [http://www.dvdrhelp.com](http://www.dvdrhelp.com) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 10:52am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/9 "2003-07-21T10:52:01Z")
thanks guys!! thing is, my DVD programs gone whacko, and it isn’t cooperating (it’s powerDVD) and i’m on the archaic win 98… will try the divx thing though. rocketh on!! many thanks, and more suggestions are welcome because i’m sooooooo lost. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2003, 12:49am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/10 "2003-07-22T00:49:14Z")
this isn’t the best way to do it, but it works as long as you don’t need a very big picture… okay…i think this will work on windows 98. you just have to make sure you have “View as Webpage” selected on your folder view thingy (so the little preview screen to the left is there when you select an icon)…oh heck, this is too confusing…here’s a screenshot of what i mean -teet ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 25, 2003, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-mpeg-screencaps/26159/11 "2003-07-25T15:34:56Z")
hey friends!! sorry to drudge up this old piece of news, but i downlaoded that jet audio thing, like you suggested, but i think i’m a little too stupid to figure it out. ^^;; how does one open a file in it? i’d really appreciate a heads up. danke!