Capture screenshots from Windows Media player


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Taking screenshots of Windows Media Player without the video disappearing apparently is not common knowledge so I will divulge.  It really is easy, all you need to do is go to the “Tools” menu, then click on “Options”.  Once you are in the options menu click on “Performance”.  Slide the hardware acceleration bar to none and go back to take your screenshot.  This time it will work, just don’t forget to push the slider back to full hardware acceleration before you quit so future video plays smoothly.

Special thanks to David

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April 3, 2007 | Filed Under Windows 

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4 Responses to “Capture screenshots from Windows Media player”

  1. Boxster72 on MyAvatars 0.2 April 20th, 2007 6:10 pm

    Does this have anything to with why my Windows Media Player turns black on my second monitor? Any fixes for that?

  2. seo.contest.2008 on MyAvatars 0.2 March 3rd, 2008 2:06 am

    thanks for theis screen capture software

  3. redtube on MyAvatars 0.2 March 3rd, 2008 2:07 am

    thanks again, this is really helpful

  4. Choppers Mag on MyAvatars 0.2 August 20th, 2008 7:20 pm

    Now that’s one handy tip.. no wonder paint always acted up while taking screenshots from WMP

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