# Getting a Pic From a Video ?

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/getting-a-pic-from-a-video/194403
**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")
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### 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")

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> [@9/02 summer bbq MENU](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/9-02-summer-bbq-menu/34100/16):
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> if i paused the movie, while i pasted my clip, then saved and/or exited the movie, i would get a blank pic.
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> 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

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