# Taking screenshots in VLC?

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-screenshots-in-vlc/215492>\
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**Created:** [February 7, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-screenshots-in-vlc/215492 "2007-02-07T18:30:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![danulf](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/danulf/32/555_2.png) [@danulf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/danulf)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/taking-screenshots-in-vlc/215492/1 "2007-02-07T18:30:18Z")

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How is this done? I get the wierdest thing when I use Print Screen. I get a black square where the movie is (in photoshop), but if I have the VLC window over the black square, I see the video that is inside the black square. Does that make sense? ☹