Using the camera tool to snapshot images from dvd

[Sarah Carpenter]

Hi

Can anyone help? ????
Is it possible to snapshot (using the camera tool) images from a DVD and then display them on the flipchart page? I have tried with and without pausing the DVD but all I get is a blue rectangle where the screen image should be!

Thanks

Sarah +wave+

[Margaret Allen]

Hi Sarah,

DVDs are effectively "protected". They have layers and you can't access the "layer" you want deliberately.

That is the non techie response.... [clap]:eek::D+wave+:rolleyes:

[markrobinson]

Some computer based DVD player software have a facility to capture a frame.

Software such as Handbrake will also 'rip' a DVD allowing you to get at the video frames in AP. These are used to make videos for iPods from DVDs.

http://handbrake.m0k.org/

[Margaret Allen]

Thanks Mark {} I had hoped you would step in!! [clap]

[markrobinson]

Just used handbrake to embed "Pirates of the Carribean" in my Flipchart.. Handbrake made it into an embeddable MOV.

I can now snapshot and even use the freehand camera to grab frames. Not as simple as using the camera on the DVD.


Also found this thread... asking same...

http://www.tki.org.nz/r/discuss/showthread.php?t=185

[Sarah Carpenter]

I guessed as much Margaret ...... but thank you Mark for your reply - will look into your suggestion tomorrow. [clap][clap]

Sarah +wave+

[tomerf]

On a Mac Shift+Command+4 allows capturing the desired area of a display as a graphic file. Whatever is seen can be saved in this way. Perhaps something similar is possible on a Windows machine?

[Nigel Pearce]

This issue is normally related to Hardware Overlay. What this means in effect is that the DVD image is actually not part of the computer graphics image that Windows is responsible for placing on your monitor. Therefore Windows simply creates a rectangular area of one colour (ie blue in your case) into which the DVD image is overlayed. As Windows is not directly responsible for this 'part' of the screen, our software cannot capture it with the Camera Tool.

You may be able to overcome this by turning off overlays in Windows Media Player. Run Media Player and from the Main menu, select Tools --> Options --> Performance --> Video Acceleration --> Advanced (see attached screenshot).

You could also try turning down Hardware Acceleration from Full in your Computer Display Settings.

Remeber that each of these solutions is not ideal as they will reduce the quality of the video playback.

[Sarah Carpenter]

Hi everyone who made suggestions to this post!

I managed to get around the problem using the print screen button and then pasting it into AP - fiddled around with the display settings first and then ran it through Media Player.[clap] {}

As you say Nigel the qualoty has been lost a little but it is far better than nothing, bearing in mind I have planned my whole week around the screenshots!!:eek:

Thanks again [clap][clap]

Sarah +wave+