Help with PowerDVD

[secondworry.livejournal.com]

Hey! I have windows xp and I have PowerDVD. The first time I used it, I wasn't able to screencap it. When I did, it would just show up as a black square. Then I tried a few days later and I was able to screencap it and get the picture. It's been about a week or more since then and I'm trying to screencap a movie again and the blackbox is showing up instead of the picture. Can anyone help me with this? I want to be able to screencap on PowerDVD. Thanks!!!

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[baisernoir.livejournal.com]

Make sure hardware acceleration is NOT enabled. It should be in the configuration option under the video tab.

[secondworry.livejournal.com]

ok. I went to the configuration option and when to video but all that's there is color options. I looked under the other tabs but I couldn't find anything. But under the info tab it says the hardware acceleration is on. Do you know how I might be able to turn it off? Thanks so much already!

[baisernoir.livejournal.com]

What version of PowerDVD do you have? Because mine is 8...

[secondworry.livejournal.com]

um...i'm not sure. I just got this computer maybe less than a month ago with PowerDVD on it. If it helps the full name is CyberLink PowerDVD.

[baisernoir.livejournal.com]

I dont know what to tell you :( For me its:

Configuration >> Video Tab > And then I uncheck Hardware Acceleration.

I could be under 'advanced' or something. All I can say is to just look around, you'll find it eventually. That's what I had to do. Im sorry I couldnt be of more help.

[secondworry.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much anyway!

[butterflysxy.livejournal.com]

I love you. I was having the same problem but with a green screen, couldn't find how to fix it anywhere so I figured I'd check here, it worked. (((love)))

[baisernoir.livejournal.com]

Yahh, glad I could help =)

[delphynn.livejournal.com]

You might try going to help and doing a search for video acceleration. I'm pretty sure you can set this under more than one place.

I'm sorry I'm vague and can't put my finger on where to find it, but, it's got to be on there somewhere.

using my grr argh frustrated icon for you. :)

[natural-piety.livejournal.com]

The version of PowerDVD that came on my computer was not the full version, so I had to get that one instead. And then to take a screencap, you should just be able to click the "capture frame" button (second from the left) and then hit Ctrl+V to paste it into PSP or whatever.