Stop Microsoft
Operating Systems => macOS => Topic started by: psyjax on 13 October 2003, 06:11
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Has anyone playd a DVD on their mac and tried to make a screenshot?
Well, you can't. The Apple+Shift+3 command don't work, neither does Grab. Grab tells you that screen capture functionality is diabled during DVD playback. Now, you and I both know this is bullshit. Cuz it works in OS 9, and there is no phisycal reason why copying the curent bytes in video RAM to a file should be that hard. Hell, I could whip something up in C in less than an hour. (which I think I will do!)
In any case, SnapzPro by ambrosia does great.
Now... why do you suppose Apple did this?
How on earth could capturing one stinking frame from a DVD be a bad thing?
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If you capture a few hundred thousand or so stinking frames in a row you just got yourself a movie. Of course I'll never have to put up with that. :-P
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How is it any different than using a program to record MP3s? (Apple made a program like that too, but I forgot it's name)
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It's not a copyright issue! It's actually a hardware issue
:eek:
I was informed that since DVD's write directly to the screen and NOT THE VIDEO RAM, you can't capture the info by traditional means!
You need a special program called DVD capture. It's available on version tracker.
meh, Who knew? :confused:
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Originally posted by psyjax: plain 'ol psyjax:
It's not a copyright issue! It's actually a hardware issue
:eek:
I was informed that since DVD's write directly to the screen and NOT THE VIDEO RAM, you can't capture the info by traditional means!
You need a special program called DVD capture. It's available on version tracker.
meh, Who knew? :confused:
You almost scared me here.
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Weird. (http://www.akgames.net/phpBB2/images/smiles/icon_confused.gif)