[MPlayer-users] taking screenshot of mplayer video (using xv,x11&sdl)

[Matt Ficken]

I just checked, and mplayer does report that its using Xv when I tell it to. It also reports that its using 
X11 when I tell it to. And, it also reports that its using SDL when I tell it to. 
 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: Corey Hickey <bugfood-ml at fatooh.org> 
Date: Sat, 06 Sep 2003 10:57:03 -0700 
To: "MPlayer user's list." <mplayer-users at mplayerhq.hu> 
Subject: Re: [MPlayer-users] taking screenshot of mplayer video (using xv,x11&	sdl) 
 
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html] 
> Matt Ficken wrote: 
> > [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html] 
> > I'm trying to take screenshots of videos playing in mplayer. I've tried both the xv, sdl & x11 video 
drivers.  
> > The screenshot software I'm using is graphicsmagick and I've also tried ksnapshot.  
> >   
> > Whenever I'm only playing one video, all that is captured from that one video is a blue box.  
> >   
> > I'm running XFree86-4.3, linux-2.4 & mplayer-0.90  
> >   
>  
> -vo x11 should work fine. When you tried x11, are you sure mplayer was 
> actually using it and not xv? 
>  
> When you use x11, mplayer should print: 
> VO: [x11] 720x312 => 720x312 Planar YV12 
>  
> Whereas with xv: 
> VO: [xv] 720x312 => 720x312 Planar YV12 
>  
> -Corey 
>  
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