Hi David, On 30 Aug 2014, at 2:23 pm, David Noel <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use the Command-Shift-4 sequence to select part of the Desktop for a number > of purposes -- the image is saved (by default to Desktop) as a 'Screen shot > ...date/time...png' file. It's a good way to quickly capture a web-usable > image from a web source or a graphics-handling app without having to Save it > from the app. > > However, when I recently tried this on a paused frame of a video clip, the > sequence just produces a grey-white chequerboard pattern of the same size as > the selection. Can anyone tell why this is, and maybe how to save a video > frame? You have used the correct method to capture a paused video frame screenshot... as long as the video is NOT DRM protected. Just a grey/white checkered pattern indicates you may have encountered a copyright / fair use issue with the protected content from which you want to make a screen capture. The laws and standards for fair use vary by country and the content owners and software implementers of course must try to account for all that. If this turns out to be the issue and you have done the legal research to prove what you want to do is allowed under the principle of fair use then you may want to investigate using software with a different implementation of the protection schemes that will allow you to make the screen capture. One piece of software which may work from a technical standpoint would be the VLC Player. http://videolan.org/ Cheers, Ronni > > Cheers, David Noel > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
