it depends on video output. xv (XVideo) will not be screenshot properly unless steps are taken. gl will -- it depends, obviously, on whether they're routing output directly to video ram or through x.
if you're using mplayer, use the ss plugin and take a screnshot. here's my $HOME/.mplayer/config:
# xv works well and is the default, but requires lots of memory and supports # only one instance per "port". it doesn't work well with beryl. # gl and gl2 both require DRI to work well. gl suggests -dr for a speedup, if # it works with our hardware. -glfinish gives possibly more correct output at # a possible speed cost. they are unwieldy with xfwm, at best eating CPU. # gl* doesn't work well with translucent desktops. # gl (as opposed to gl2) blocks upon workspace changes # x11 can't fullscreen, but almost always works # fbdev disconnects the video hardware out from under x, works in console # directfb usually locks the terminal/machine # dga -- says framebuffer allocation failed, obsolete #fbdev,directfb,xvidix vo=xvmc,xv,gl2,x11,fbdev,caca #dr=1 #rtc=1 #ao=alsa ao=pulse #ao=oss fstype=below #mixer-channel=Master,0 #autosync=1 quiet=yes really-quiet=yes nomouseinput=1 #ignore-start=yes fontconfig=yes font="Bitstream Vera Sans" spuaa=4 stop-xscreensaver=yes geometry=50%:50% # Video Filters # # screenshot -- Allows acquiring screenshots of the movie using the screenshot # command (bound to the s key by default). Files named shotNNNN.png will be # saved in the working directory, using the first available number - no files # will be overwritten. The filter has no overhead when not used and accepts an # arbitrary colorspace, so it is safe to add it to the configuration file. vf=screenshot [leviathan](0) $
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Date: 2008-07-01 10:52 pm (UTC)idea: try the print screen button and dump it that way
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Date: 2008-07-02 12:28 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2008-07-02 03:29 am (UTC)it doesn't depend on codec
Date: 2008-07-02 05:38 am (UTC)if you're using mplayer, use the ss plugin and take a screnshot. here's my $HOME/.mplayer/config:
[leviathan](0) $ cat .mplayer/config
# Write your default config options here!
# xv works well and is the default, but requires lots of memory and supports
# only one instance per "port". it doesn't work well with beryl.
# gl and gl2 both require DRI to work well. gl suggests -dr for a speedup, if
# it works with our hardware. -glfinish gives possibly more correct output at
# a possible speed cost. they are unwieldy with xfwm, at best eating CPU.
# gl* doesn't work well with translucent desktops.
# gl (as opposed to gl2) blocks upon workspace changes
# x11 can't fullscreen, but almost always works
# fbdev disconnects the video hardware out from under x, works in console
# directfb usually locks the terminal/machine
# dga -- says framebuffer allocation failed, obsolete
#fbdev,directfb,xvidix
vo=xvmc,xv,gl2,x11,fbdev,caca
#dr=1
#rtc=1
#ao=alsa
ao=pulse
#ao=oss
fstype=below
#mixer-channel=Master,0
#autosync=1
quiet=yes
really-quiet=yes
nomouseinput=1
#ignore-start=yes
fontconfig=yes
font="Bitstream Vera Sans"
spuaa=4
stop-xscreensaver=yes
geometry=50%:50%
# Video Filters
#
# screenshot -- Allows acquiring screenshots of the movie using the screenshot
# command (bound to the s key by default). Files named shotNNNN.png will be
# saved in the working directory, using the first available number - no files
# will be overwritten. The filter has no overhead when not used and accepts an
# arbitrary colorspace, so it is safe to add it to the configuration file.
vf=screenshot
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Date: 2008-07-06 05:58 am (UTC)