[thelist] DVD question

[William Anderson]

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Palyne Gaenir [SMTP:palyne at sciencehorizon.com]
> Sent:	Thursday, August 03, 2000 1:56 AM
> To:	thelist at lists.evolt.org
> Subject:	[thelist] DVD question
> 
> I seriously fear I'm way outside the scope of the list here -- but 
> then again it is about computer tech and one COULD, technically, need 
> to do this at some point... (rationalizations here... :-))....
> 
> I have two different computer DVD software packages, WinDVD and 
> PCFriendly DVD.  I wanted to do a screen capture of one of the 
> images.  When I captured it (using PaintShop Pro, as PhotoShop 
> doesn't seem to have a screen capture, nor do PCs by default [mac 
> does]), it was okay; it showed up fine in PSP.  When I saved the 
> image -- it said it worked fine on the save, and still displayed fine 
> still... but then when I went and opened the TIF file that I had 
> saved, it was just black.
> 
didja try and save it out in any other format?  try outputting in 24-bit
BMP, then try using it in Photoshop ... 

my DVD software prevents me from taking screen captures from any DVD encoded
with Macrovision (the DVD - and VHS incidentally - anti-piracy system).  I
won't go into the details of how Macrovision works - it's well off-topic for
this list - but have a nosey at http://www.macrovision.com/vcp.html if
you're interested.

I get around that by using Zone Selector, an applet which lets me select
Regions and turn Macrovision on or off - since I route my DVD output through
a VCR, this is essential for me!

-- 
William Anderson, WS Atkins IT Scotland, Glasgow
E-mail: wpanderson at wsatkins.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)141 332 7030 x2216 - Fax: +44 (0)141 331 2481