Features

FS · #1

I need to get a screenshot from a 30 minute long movie (an .asf file), but I can't skip ahead with the bar that shows the point where the movie is playing. If I try to drag the slider around, it just skips back to where it was. Is there some kind of setting or preference I can change so I can skip the movie to where I need it to be?

MetalMilitia · #2

I guess you could try media player classic. Media player generally sucks at skipping through vids tho.

(start > run > 'mplayer2')

AChimp · #3

I've never been able skip around in Media Player. I use ATI File Player when I have to do that. It came with my video card.

FS · #4

No luck with Media Player Classic, but I have an ATI card too. If I don't have ATI File Player, I assume I can find it for download.

Something else I sometimes run into big movie files that, when ran, are supposedly only 2 minutes long, but when the slider reaches the end of the bar the movie freezes while the sound keeps playing. But, if I click further ahead on the bar, a whole new part of the movie plays for two minutes. Are these just damaged files or something?

MetalMilitia · #5

Mine does that too sometimes, probably just a bug in media player.

AChimp · #6

I've never had that problem. It's likely a damaged file or incorrect codec, I think. :/

You might be able to get File Player from the ATI site... I think you need to have a valid driver CD in order to install it, though.