Screen Shot / Print Screen

[texaspsdx]

I cannot do a print screen to get a screen shot. What's wrong?
Thanks

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Use Fraps. You'll never want to use Windows "Print Screen" again.

Capture screenshots directly to JPG and PNG formats!

It's free but can be "unlocked" ($29.95) for additional features.

 

[KoolDrew]

Fraps is great!

 

[JustAnAverageGuy]

There are certain programs (like QuickTime) where it won't let you get a screenshot using the print screen button. Instead you'll get a black or green screen.

 

[Barnaby W. Füi]

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
There are certain programs (like QuickTime) where it won't let you get a screenshot using the print screen button. Instead you'll get a black or green screen.

Pretty much any video player will do that. One trick is to open two instances -- the second one you'll be able to capture, since only one program can do overlay stuff at one time. (this worked the last I heard anyways)

 

[JonnyBlaze]

Originally posted by: BingBongWongFooey

Originally posted by: JustAnAverageGuy
There are certain programs (like QuickTime) where it won't let you get a screenshot using the print screen button. Instead you'll get a black or green screen.

Pretty much any video player will do that. One trick is to open two instances -- the second one you'll be able to capture, since only one program can do overlay stuff at one time. (this worked the last I heard anyways)

or you can turn off overlays if your using wmp.

 

[powerMarkymark]

What steps are you doing in order to do a Screen Shot / Print Screen?

 

[vegetation]

Just use printscreen, don't know why anyone would want to waste memory with an external 3rd party software when windows already has the feature. If you're getting blank spots where videos should be, it's because of video overlay -- you need to disable overlay in your media program.

 

[texaspsdx]

I do not get anything when I push print screen. It is like the button is dead.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: vegetation
Just use printscreen, don't know why anyone would want to waste memory with an external 3rd party software when windows already has the feature. If you're getting blank spots where videos should be, it's because of video overlay -- you need to disable overlay in your media program.

Fraps is all of 689k and will save the screenshots automatically, named and in numerical sequence (timestamp?). I don't know why anyone would want to waste the additional steps just to do it the default Windows way.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: texaspsdx
I do not get anything when I push print screen. It is like the button is dead.

You are opening MS Word/Works and pasting the clipboard contents afterwards, right? Or are you just not getting an image when you paste?

 

[Malak]

Originally posted by: texaspsdx
I do not get anything when I push print screen. It is like the button is dead.

All the button does is copy everything on the screen to the clipboard, you see nothing happen. You have to open a picture editing program, like paint, and paste from the clipboard. Then you'll see the screenshot.

 

[Woody419]

I have used the free Printkey 2000 for years. A simple, bug free program if you just want screen shots.

 

[texaspsdx]

Printkey 2000 works great. Thanks.

 

[Woody419]

:thumbsup:

 

[HN]

regarding quicktime posts above - the magical key combination of ctrl + c will do.