Screen capture or DVD disassembly Hello all. I have some old photo DVDs and I want to take the photos off the disc so I can edit-print-save them. I have tried to use screen capture software (snagit and analogX capture and the fraps trial version) with the DVD running on Widows Media Player, pausing the DVD so I can get each image individually but it doesn’t work. It will capture the screen just fine but the area that should have the video image in it is just black. Is there a way for me to strip the photos off the DVD? Like I said it is an old DVD that I made of some band photos slide showing while a song plays. I do not have the pictures anymore or even know what I used to make the disc. Can I disassemble the video TS file somehow to cut up each picture? I really would like to get this done so if you can help it would be much appreciated. I hope this is in the right spot if not please move it (mods)
The black screen is classic. You need to turn hardware accleration off for it to work. Their website will explain the process. It's only a couple of button clicks. Do a search of their FAQ's and you will find it. Good luck See #5 here http://techsmith.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/techsmith.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php
Well you hit it dead on. That worked perfect and I can't thank you enough. In case someone comes across this and needs the info here you go: Black or blank screen when recording media playback This problem can occur when Camtasia Studio or SnagIt (or just about all capture software) grabs a solid block of color instead of an image, which looks fine on the screen. The problem is usually due to graphics hardware acceleration being used to display the image. The best solution is to disable hardware acceleration in the application that is playing the video or disable hardware acceleration system wide. Because this affects all applications on the system, it may cause performance problems for some applications and some applications may not run at all. How to disable graphics hardware acceleration globally for all applications: Windows XP or 2000: Right-click on the desktop and select Properties > Settings > Advanced > Troubleshoot. Set the Hardware acceleration slider to None. On other versions of Windows: Select Control Panel > System > Performance tab > Graphics > Advanced settings. Set the Hardware acceleration slider to None. How to Disable Hardware Acceleration: Windows Media Player: Media Player 10: Select Tools > Options > Performance. Media Player v6.4 and earlier: Select View > Options > Playback. In both cases, slide the Hardware Acceleration slider to None. RealPlayer: From the Tools menu, select Preferences > Hardware and set the Video Card Compatibility to Most reliable by moving the slider all the way to the left. RealPlayer G2: Select Options/Preferences from the RealPlayer menu. Go to the Performance tab and disable (uncheck) the Use optimized video display setting. You may need to close and restart RealPlayer G2 to have the change take effect. Apple QuickTime: Select Edit > Preferences > Streaming Transport. In the dropdown box, select Video Settings and uncheck all of the DirectDraw options. Flash Player: None.
Your very welcome. Something we must do for each other is to help. I just hope this damn cancer don't get me first. I feel so sick. Ken
