I had a DVD created of old family movies. Now I'm trying to capture a image using the screen capture tools but all I get is a gray image. I've tried shift-command-3-click, shift-command-4-click, Grab, etc., but no luck. Here is what I come up with:
Although the DVD player is playing the file, no files are showing up when I open the DVD disc. I have a MAC PRO with El Capitan. Thanks
iPhone 5s, iOS 8.2
The Apple DVD player hasn't allowed screen captures for quite a while - it is deliberate, most likely some copyright issue.
There are a couple of methods to get screen captures anyway - one is to download and use the (free) VLC media player and perform your screen captures as usual, the other is to use one of the controls in Apple's DVD player, which is a little bit clunkier. To use Apple's DVD player, pause the playback and choose the DVD Player > Controls > Use Current Frame as Jacket Picture menu item, then press stop - stopping the DVD playback will bring up the jacket picture, which you can capture.
As alluded to above, if you use any DVD playing software other than Apples, screen capture will work just fine.
Thanks. I will try this method when I have to do another capture.
Screen capture does not work with DVD player
