capture a video?

I haven't had the time or the drive to read all about this on the links that you posted Volunteer J. I mentioned "like a screen print" because I was hoping that there is some simple way to capture the whole video as it is displaying and possibly edit the screen view that is displayed during the whole video to eliminate junk around the video, without learning to use anything complicated or purchase anything.

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I'm glad you replied...I have found a new way to

record a video.

See the following links:

VLC Media Player...can record while video is playing

and will save the segment when you stop recording.

(FWIW...it's always a good idea to create a System

Restore point before installing software or updates)

VLC Media Player

http://www.videolan.org/

VLC 1.0 Records Video from DVDs

http://lifehacker.com/5318807/vlc-10-records-video-from-dvds

How To Copy a DVD with VLC 1.0

http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/2686/how-to-copy-a-dvd-with-vlc-1.0/

You other question relates to Cropping and the following

freeware can do that...maybe it would be something to

experiment with:

iWisoft Free Video Converter

http://www.iwisoft.com/videoconverter/

Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***

Is there a way to capture a video that is playing on my Windows XP screen similar to doing a Screen Print to capture an image of the screen as a picture?

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Online videos from sites like YouTube can be downloaded to

your hard drive and videos can be split into smaller segments

using editing software like Movie Maker but if a screen capture

is what you wish to do...Expression Encoder may be what you

are looking for.

Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 (freeware)

http://www.microsoft.com/expression/try-it/

Microsoft Expression Encoder 4 (freeware)

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/en/details.aspx?displaylang=en&FamilyID=75402be0-c603-4998-a79c-becdd197aa79

Expression Encoder Training Videos

http://expression.microsoft.com/en-us/cc197144.aspx

Volunteer J - MS-MVP - Digital Media Experience - Notice_This is not tech support_I am a volunteer - Solutions that work for me may not work for you - ***Proceed at your own risk***