Saving screenshots of video?

[buckner]

If you have Windows XP there is a program that comes default with XP called "Windows Movie Maker". Open the movie in that program and yuo can take screen shots.

Again, the video won't open up in that program. It's saved as a Windows Media File and I can't change it.. or at least, I don't know how to.

It won't open as anything else when I view the video, either, so I don't know how to view it in another program to save it there first.

[Jessika]

What is the file extension on the movie? Anything is a Windows Media File that is set to open default in Windows Media player lol

[buckner]

If you mean if it says "wmv" or "ani" it's nothing like that. It simply says "Windows Media File".

I can't find where to see what the extension is. I saved it in Windows Media Player and the only thing that it could as was "all files".

*shrug* Does that help explain at all?

[Jessika]

Every file has an extension lol.

Open up any folder on your desktop, go to "tools > folder options", click "view".

Then look for "hide extensions for known file types" and UNCHECK the box. click ok then browse to where your movie is saved. It should now show a file extension.

[buckner]

It shows as a .wmv

So why won't it open in anything? :/

[Jessika]

Are you sure it isn't letting you open it in Windows Movie Maker?? Because I can open those file types in it.

[buckner]

Yeh, if I'm doing it correctly, then I'm positive it's not letting me open it.

Lets make sure I'm trying to open it the right way. --- Under file, there's a blank white paper icon for "New Project". I'm clicking on the icon to the right of it labeled "Open Project". I then browse and find my video, and say OK. It then tells me I cannot open this file because it's not in a version that it likes.

Am I right, or is there something I'm missing? :/

EDIT --- I'm an idiot. I found the import icon. LOL, I'll post again if I'm having trouble.

Thank you so much!