2 Handy Methods on How to Make a DVD Screenshot

Q1: Hey there...does anyone know how to get stills or screenshots from a DVD? I created a short film a while ago and figured I could just use "Print Screen" on the PC to get still shots of the movie as it played. However, it doesn't work at all. All I get on the PC is a black area when the DVD player is open. Does anyone know a way around this? Thank you!

Q2: When I want to take a screenshot of my favorite clip while playing a DVD movie, I saw an error:"Screen grabs are unavailable during DVD playback. Please quit DVD Player first." Is there a method to solve the problem?

A: The answer is yes. Usually, when we watch a DVD copy movie and there are always some moments we want to retain, but how to do? Follow this article to get what we can do for DVD snapshot.

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VLC is an open source and practical media player. It's completely free and available on multiple platforms, including Windows, Mac, and Linux. It gets reputation for its powerful playback capability and supports DVD playback as well. When it comes to the best free Windows 10 DVD Player, VLC should be on the list. And VLC can also help you quickly take screenshots while playing DVD movies. Next, I will show you how to take screenshots from DVD using VLC Media Player.

Step 1: Insert a DVD disc to the disc drive and run VLC.

Step 2: Click the Media button and select Open Disc... from the drop-down list or simply press Ctrl + D.

Step 3: Choose the path of the DVD file or click on "Browse" and choose "Video_TS Folder" and then play it.

Step 4: When playing, you need to pause the screen you want to take a screenshot of. Click Take Snapshot in the drop-down list of the Video button.