# Getting a Pic From a Video ? **URL:** \ **Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic\ **Created:** [December 28, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403 "2007-12-28T06:57:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 6:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/1 "2007-12-28T06:57:48Z")
i have a 47sec video of a motor running & i need a pic or 2 of the motor…is there anyway i can get a pic from the video ? like a still shot or do i need some special video software ---
**Author:** ![imported\_Jon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/edb3f5/32.png) [@imported\_Jon](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/imported_Jon)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 8:58am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/2 "2007-12-28T08:58:42Z")
I would just take a screenshot of it, I’m sure theres other ways though… ---
**Author:** ![fshowcars](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/fshowcars/32/5937_2.png) [@fshowcars](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/fshowcars)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/3 "2007-12-28T08:59:03Z")
press the print screen button while you are watching it, then paste it into mspaint ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 8:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/4 "2007-12-28T08:59:57Z")
> [@new](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/new/34091/12): > > press the print screen button while you are watching it, then paste it into mspaint sweet, thanks Sonny ---
**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 9:56am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/5 "2007-12-28T09:56:48Z")
lemme know if it works. cause usually doesnt work for me. when i open paint, it shows whatever is on the screen at that second. and when i save and close, the image goes black. i take a pic of the laptop screen with my dig. camera. that’s the only way i get still shots. ---
**Author:** ![BeastMode](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/beastmode/32/6027_2.png) [@BeastMode](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BeastMode)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 10:26am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/6 "2007-12-28T10:26:52Z")
> [@9/02 summer bbq MENU](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/9-02-summer-bbq-menu/34100/7): > > lemme know if it works. cause usually doesnt work for me. > > when i open paint, it shows whatever is on the screen at that second. and when i save and close, the image goes black. > > i take a pic of the laptop screen with my dig. camera. that’s the only way i get still shots. hmm thats fucking odd. try pasting it in to MS Office Picture Editor ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 10:40am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/7 "2007-12-28T10:40:18Z")
> [@9/02 summer bbq MENU](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/9-02-summer-bbq-menu/34100/7): > > lemme know if it works. cause usually doesnt work for me. > > when i open paint, it shows whatever is on the screen at that second. and when i save and close, the image goes black. > > i take a pic of the laptop screen with my dig. camera. that’s the only way i get still shots. Ya it worked for me, but ya it did copy everything that was on the screen so i just Croped the pic and i’m good to go 😃 heres the cropped pic from the video ---
**Author:** ![AeroKing](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/aeroking/32/6011_2.png) [@AeroKing](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AeroKing)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 12:33pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/8 "2007-12-28T12:33:58Z")
yea, i know it copies everything, but my prob. was that if i took a screenshot while a movie was playing, and pasted into Paint, the image that appeared in paint would coincide with whatever point the movie was at. so if i did a screenshot at 1:20, then opened paint and pasted (while the clip was still running), i would get the canvas, but the clip image would keep going with the movie. if i paused the movie, while i pasted my clip, then saved and/or exited the movie, i would get a blank pic. kinda odd, cause MSpaint would be showing the movie while i was editing the screenshot. ---
**Author:** ![sinim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/54ee81/32.png) [@sinim](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/sinim)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/9 "2007-12-28T12:41:13Z")
Windows Movie Maker can take pictures from video clips. ---
**Author:** ![SoLow](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/solow/32/6001_2.png) [@SoLow](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SoLow)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2007, 2:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403/10 "2007-12-28T14:30:43Z")
> [@9/02 summer bbq MENU](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/9-02-summer-bbq-menu/34100/16): > > yea, i know it copies everything, but my prob. was that if i took a screenshot while a movie was playing, and pasted into Paint, the image that appeared in paint would coincide with whatever point the movie was at. > > so if i did a screenshot at 1:20, then opened paint and pasted (while the clip was still running), i would get the canvas, but the clip image would keep going with the movie. > > if i paused the movie, while i pasted my clip, then saved and/or exited the movie, i would get a blank pic. > > kinda odd, cause MSpaint would be showing the movie while i was editing the screenshot. i just paused it where i wanted the pic, hit prt screen then went to paint and hit paste and cropped the image