On 30 Aug 2014, at 6:30 pm, Ronda Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi David, > > > How did you originally download the TV show and then burn to DVD? > Without seeing the actual TV show footage I can't answer if it has DRM > protection. > If you can send me a link to the show I could test to see if it is possible > to grab screenshots. > > Normally if you want DRM-free copies of your favorite TV episodes, you can > record them yourself using a TV recorder in your computer. Most TV tuners > will record over-the-air TV just fine. > > Cheers, > Ronni > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > > On 30 Aug 2014, at 3:50 pm, David Noel <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Ronni -- >> >> -- Thanks very much for your information. However, it seems strange if the >> video I wanted a frame from could be DRM protected -- it was just a natural >> history TV program I had burned onto a blank DVD for later viewing. Can DRM >> protection be inherent in a broadcast TV program? Still puzzled.... >> >> David >> >> >> >> On 30 August 2014 14:47, Ronni Brown <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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 >>
In my experience the Quicktime player does not allow Cmd-Shift-4 screen captures under any circumstances, whether DRM is involved or not. The free VLC Player is the solution (see Ronni's link above). VLC is an essential component of anyone's software arsenal who wants to deal with video files. Peter Hinchliffe Apwin Computer Services FileMaker Pro Solutions Developer Perth, Western Australia Phone (618) 9332 6482 Mob 0403 046 948 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mac because I prefer it -- Windows because I have to.
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