Screen Shot Of Windows Meadia Player

[mattypj]

Hey I'm using Windows Media Player 11, I tried to take a screenshot of it using the "prtScrn" button. After that I pasted it in to Photoshop CS2 and I was unable to see the video, only the player its self.

Does any one know why this happens, is it a windows restriction thing or im i doing somthing wrong?

I have tried taking screen shots in other programs and it always works, just not in wmp...

[thecoalman]

Pause the video and hit ctrl-I, that will put a screenshot of the video on the clipboard.

[mattypj]

That works well and it just gets the video not the player.
Thanks for your help!

[Faustus]

Guess you could edit them together if you need both.

[mattypj]

True. I did that once before after taking the screen shot from VLC media player, however it can be anoying trying to make it look right on photoshop.

[thecoalman]

To get the full screen including video right click your desktop and select properties>settings>advanced>troubleshoot> and slide the hardware acceleration to 0. Prt Scr should work now.

[mattypj]

Wow that works! How the hell did you know to do that?
Thanks anyway!

[SquirrelDip]

To get the full screen including video right click your desktop and select properties>settings>advanced>troubleshoot> and slide the hardware acceleration to 0. Prt Scr should work now.

And don't forget to slide it back when done...