Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/27/06 17:16

"Terry Pinnell" <terrypin@dial.pipex.com> wrote in message
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> "Richard Crowley" <rcrowley@xpr7t.net> wrote:
>
>>"Terry Pinnell" wrote...
>>> I've asked this in the WMP newsgroups but had no answer.
>>> Anyone know whether it is possible to capture a frame
>>> screenshot while playing a video (e.g. an AVI file) in
>>> WMP 10 please?
>>
>>Likely none of them has ever heard of that feature, and
>>neither have I. I'd bet that functionality does not exist.
>>That function isn't technically within the charter of a
>>"player".
>
> The following are just four players that come to mind, and they all
> have that basic feature:
>
> - PowerDVD
> - IrfanView
> - Nero ShowTime
> - VLC Media Player

None of those are published by a high-profile company with
a huge stake in DRM.

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