How to Get a Screen Shot of a Video

You can capture images of video from your computer.

It is possible to take screen shots of your videos without any additional software. You may want to take screen shots from videos for many reasons. You could be trying to share a particular moment from a home video with a friend. Maybe you want to print the image onto photo paper and frame it. Whatever your reason, taking that screen shot is a fast and simple process.

Things You'll Need

• Image editing application

Instructions

1. Play your video.

2. Hold the "Alt" key and then press the "Enter" key to put your video into "full screen" mode. If this method doesn't work, right-click your video and find the "full screen" option.

3. 

   The "Print Screen" key is located along the top, next to the "F12" key.

   Press the "Print Screen" button. This button is normally located to the right of the "F12" key. Doing this will take a screen shot of your screen and save the image into your clipboard.

4. Open your picture editing software of choice. If you have not installed any extra software, a normal installation of Windows comes with "Paint," which is a basic image editing application.

5. Hold down the "Ctrl" key and then press the "V" key to paste the image from your clipboard into your picture editor.

6. Click the "File" button. Click "Save." Enter a name for your screen shot and select and image format. Click "OK."

Tips & Warnings

• Many media players have a pop-up toolbar that appears when you move the mouse while in "full screen" video mode. Move your mouse away from the area of this menu, stop moving your mouse, and allow this menu to close before taking the screen shot. If you are unable to enter full screen, hold the "Alt" key down and then press the "Print Screen" button to take a screen shot of your currently active window. This will also capture any toolbars in the window.

• The "Print Screen" function takes a picture of whatever is currently displayed on your monitor. If you don't enter full screen mode with your video, the image saved will also include other elements from your desktop like your taskbar. Keep copyrights in mind when capturing screen shots. Taking images from copyrighted videos may be illegal in your area. Check before taking any screen shots.

References

• Microsoft Windows: Take a Screen Capture (Print Screen)