Capturing Images and Clips

WinDVD allows the capture of static images or moving clips during movie playback of DVD-video and video files.


To capture a still image

Capture your perfect movie scene and use it on your computer as a desktop wallpaper or send it as an email attachment.

1 While viewing a video file, click Tools and choose Capture. The Capture Browser is displayed.

2 Click the Corel WinDVD capture add Capturing Images and Clips button to capture the current frame.

By default, the captured image is displayed in the Capture Browser and the image files are saved as *.BMP files in the Documents and Settings\[User Profile]\Application Data\Corel\WinDVD\Capture folder.


To delete a captured image thumbnail

On the Capture Browser, select the image thumbnail and click the Corel WinDVD capture delete Capturing Images and Clips button. Only the thumbnail is deleted and the image file remains in the Capture folder.


To send a captured image by e-mail

1 On the Capture Browser, click the Corel WinDVD capture email Capturing Images and Clips button.

2 WinDVD generates the attachment, and then launches the default e-mail program.


To capture a video clip using Quick Clip

WinDVD lets you create an animated image from a selected movie clip segment. You can share the animated image with your friends by sending the image file as an email attachment. By default the animated images are saved in the Documents and Settings\[User Profile]\Application Data\Corel\WinDVD\Capture folder.

1 While viewing a video file, click Tools > Capture. This opens the Capture Browser.

2 When you get to the part of the video that you want to capture, click the Corel WinDVD quickclip record Capturing Images and Clips button. This starts the recording process.

Note: The maximum length of WinDVD motion capture is up to 15 seconds only. When the recorded scene reaches the time limit, recording automatically stops and the clip is saved in the Capture folder.

3 Click the Corel WinDVD quickclip stoprecord Capturing Images and Clips button to stop motion capture.

4 The captured clips are displayed as thumbnail images on the Capture Browser. To see a larger preview of the thumb
nails, double-click on the thumbnail.

By default, captured clips are saved as *.GIF files in the Capture directory of the WinDVD folder.


To send Quick Clip video by e-mail

1 On the Capture Browser, click the Corel WinDVD capture email Capturing Images and Clips button.

2 WinDVD generates the attachment, and then launches the default e-mail program.


To configure the Quick Clip setting

1 Right-click on the Viewing Area and choose Setup.

2 Under the Playback Control tab, set your preferred options in Quick Clip Setting and click Apply. Click OK to close the dialog box.

 

 

Capturing Images and Clips