Blu-ray Menu Screenshots: Is there any hope?

[User897]

I still can't believe that there's not an app out there that will capture screenshots of Blu-ray menus. You can decrypt and rip the whole shebang. You can even edit the menu like I did with The Black Hole today, because Disney are idiots.

BUT....

I can't take a screenshot of the menu in it's entirety with the buttons and text. I was told that Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre 3 is able to do this, but I can't find anything older than version 5.

Can someone please help?

[october262]

try the tips here - https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/366519-Blu-ray-screenshots-without-ripping

[User897]

Thanks for the reply. Unfortunately, that was no help.

[User897]

I had a feeling this was going to be a tough one.

[lordsmurf]

Video is normally in overlay mode, and you can't screencap it.
It must be opened in something that allows screencaps in this mode. VLC is one potential method.

[User897]

Indeed. Already tried, but thanks.

**EDIT** Using VLC with a brand-new install of Java helped with one of the titles, so thanks for the extra push I needed to try it. It's not a 100% solution, but it's a start.

[october262]

see post #5 - https://forum.videohelp.com/threads/384949-Bluray-Screencaps-Without-Ripping

[User897]

Thanks. Also, in the Blu-ray tab, uncheck the "No menus" checkbox if you want to try going after menu screenshots. Then press Alt-Print Screen and paste into Paint Or Photoshop or whatever. If it asks to resample the image, it's best to choose No.

That's all well and good, but I still am going to continue my search for Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre 3. Unless a new option comes along.

[Brad]

I think I have the TMT3 installer backed up somewhere. It's really nowhere to be found online?

[User897]

I think I have the TMT3 installer backed up somewhere. It's really nowhere to be found online?

Hi and thanks for the reply!

It is true, I haven't been able to find it anywhere. The oldest version I could find was 5, and even that is dead.

[Kerry56]

I have the TMT3 installer. I'm certain it won't work on Windows 10. I can't remember the last operating system I used it with. The disc I've got it saved on is from 2011.

Send me a pm.

[october262]

I have the TMT3 installer. I'm certain it won't work on Windows 10. I can't remember the last operating system I used it with. The disc I've got it saved on is from 2011.

Send me a pm.

would it still work if you used the compatibility mode setting under windows 10 ??

[Kerry56]

I have the TMT3 installer. I'm certain it won't work on Windows 10. I can't remember the last operating system I used it with. The disc I've got it saved on is from 2011.

Send me a pm.

would it still work if you used the compatibility mode setting under windows 10 ??

No, I don't think so. TMT installs a driver of some sort that is incompatible with Windows 10. I had TMT6 and it caused problems constantly, eventually leading to instability.

I'm pretty sure TMT3 won't even install in Windows 10, but I'm not willing to experiment. A Windows XP virtual machine is probably the best bet.

[User897]

Oh crap, I didn't even think about that. I think the last system it was on was XP. Oh dear.

[netmask56]

I still can't believe that there's not an app out there that will capture screenshots of Blu-ray menus. You can decrypt and rip the whole shebang. You can even edit the menu like I did with The Black Hole today, because Disney are idiots.

BUT....

I can't take a screenshot of the menu in it's entirety with the buttons and text. I was told that Arcsoft TotalMedia Theatre 3 is able to do this, but I can't find anything older than version 5.

Can someone please help?

If you are after a simple screen shot after bringing up the menu in a suitable blue ray media player use Windows snipping tool

[User897]

I got the software, but of course it won't run on Windows 10. It installed, but won't open. I wanted to use Sandboxie, but my computer won't even let me install it, stating that it is dangerous. I used it on my last Windows 10 machine. I know I need a VM, but not sure at all where to get one.

[Brad]

Does TMT3 run if you disable Data Execution Prevention for the EXE? I have a .reg file in my TMT3 installer folder with a note I wrote saying that BD-J menus crash due to DEP. I think this was on Win7. Maybe Win10's additional protections prevent running altogether. Or maybe the video subsystem in Win10 really is too different for it to work.

https://www.virtualbox.org/ is free, if you choose to pursue the VM option.


I hope you don't need pixel-perfect captures. I'm not 100‰ sure about the menus, but for its Screenshot function in general, TMT3 degrades the image, apparently by design.

[User897]

Thanks for the input! I've decided to abandon this ill-fated attempt, but I am saving everything just in case I want to try again in the future.