[NTLUG:Discuss] Screen Shots

[David Ross]

On Tuesday 11 January 2005 05:39 am, Steve Baker wrote:
> David Ross wrote:
> > I have a problem when taking a screen shot.If i have a movie on the
> > screen (Totem/Ogle/Mplayer) or TV (TVTime/XawTV) the screen shot ends up
> > being a blue box where the video should be as if there was no signal.
> > Any suggestions?
>
> I've also noticed that you can't get a screenshot from these programs,
> presumably because they talk to the graphics hardware at a very low level.
>

Maybe an example is in order
Here's what i want
http://ntlug.org/screenshots/svcd-ut2004.gif shows xine playing a movie
Here's how mine comes out...sometimes black sometimes blue but no pic
http://24.32.5.119/tvtest.jpg 

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David Ross
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