Justaguyin_nc
March 22nd, 2006, 01:03 PM
I guess this is a gray scale area... but available to do... I sometimes run across a site that has a movie clip and instead of bookmarking the site to find the video gone later... I will just grab the video.. sometimes this option is not available so a solution to be found is just screen capture the video as it plays... Recently Turner Classic Movies made a Preview of the month Video with "Cake" playing "I will Survive"... I love their take on it... sooo... I turned on the CamStudio Software that is freely available online and captured the Video to watch at will.... CamStudio is not available anymore from the original developer, because he sold the product to Macromedia, but the old, free version is still available on the net. Version 2.0 is fully functional, then there is version 2.1 which doesn't have any new features, it only requires registration via mail. So, 2.0 is 100% fine if not better. There are many sites that still carry this wonderful software.
2.0 can be found here as one site: http://www.majorgeeks.com/CamStudio_d4646.html
Not only is this post for the purpose to make you aware of the software but also to explain a feature in Windows Media Player that must be changed to allow the capture of the Videos and also Screen Capture Pictures of Video for that matter....
Load up Windows Media Player..
Right Click on the top bar to get a pulldown window...
goto Tools/Options...
When the next popup comes up Pick the Performance tab and then Advanced. UNCHECK Use Overlays under Video Acceleration and DVD video then press OK...
You can now capture Video from the player with Camstudio...
Find the Video you wish to capture and then
with CamStudio there is a Region setting, Use Fixed Region and press the Select button... this allows you to drag/adjust to the size window of the Video..
press record..
play the video and you now have an AVI of the video...
You have options of Codecs under Video Options... Microsoft Video 1 Should do the Job fine for you.. The quality can be pretty good..
Under Audio Options Just use the Audio From Speakers.. works well also.
As for the Video that made me think others might like this software for their own private purpose.. Checkout the Video here: http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/multimedia/featuredmovieclips/ and press the link to
March 2006 This Month promo for TCM a rather neat little video of I will Survive by Cake.
2.0 can be found here as one site: http://www.majorgeeks.com/CamStudio_d4646.html
Not only is this post for the purpose to make you aware of the software but also to explain a feature in Windows Media Player that must be changed to allow the capture of the Videos and also Screen Capture Pictures of Video for that matter....
Load up Windows Media Player..
Right Click on the top bar to get a pulldown window...
goto Tools/Options...
When the next popup comes up Pick the Performance tab and then Advanced. UNCHECK Use Overlays under Video Acceleration and DVD video then press OK...
You can now capture Video from the player with Camstudio...
Find the Video you wish to capture and then
with CamStudio there is a Region setting, Use Fixed Region and press the Select button... this allows you to drag/adjust to the size window of the Video..
press record..
play the video and you now have an AVI of the video...
You have options of Codecs under Video Options... Microsoft Video 1 Should do the Job fine for you.. The quality can be pretty good..
Under Audio Options Just use the Audio From Speakers.. works well also.
As for the Video that made me think others might like this software for their own private purpose.. Checkout the Video here: http://www.turnerclassicmovies.com/multimedia/featuredmovieclips/ and press the link to
March 2006 This Month promo for TCM a rather neat little video of I will Survive by Cake.