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Is it possible to screen cap a dvd in HD using vlc? I mean, that will give a HD result? I can only get SD caps even though the dvd and my computer are HD *scratches head*

As in take a snapshot/image of the video? By default VLC's snapshot button saves a *.png file of the videos original size (you could then scale that up in an image editor to be "HD" or whatever size you like - the scaled result will be similar(/better) to what VLC output anyway).

VLC can resize snapshots (see in the preferences) however I'm not sure that works in VLC 0.9.8a.

If you are using Windows then pressing "Prt Scr" probably won't display the video when pasted. Change the output module to e.g. OpenGL and then Prt Scr should work - so you could do that in fullscreen more, for example. See here for how to change the video output module:
http://wiki.videolan.org/WindowsFAQ#Why ... _output.3F

Arite.

Thanks. I'll try that. The png is still smaller than say something I've capped using another program. And, won't scaling up lose resolution? It's just stretching pixels isn't it?

Yes, by scaling you will be losing information effectively. The size difference could, for example, be if the video is interlaced.

Arite.