Creating Movie Preview images

**VEF Ruler** · November 24th, 2007, 09:51 PM

Image Grabber II:

Nice free tool to make screenshots from video files and save them as customisable multiple thumbnail previews with file info and timestamps. You also can automate the grabbing of the screens by pressing the little 'Monitor' icon and fill out the number of screens you want.

Example: (plus a screen of the automated grabbing option)

100% clean Freeware
Size: 1MB
Runs on Windows: 98/2000/Me/XP

Site of the author: (oft down because of exceeded daily bandwidth limit)
http://www45.brinkster.com/antworkz/

English mirror downloadsite:
http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ImageGrabber

German mirror downloadsite:
http://www.chip.de/downloads/Image-G..._17361088.html

Basic how to use: (the small ImageVenue preview hanging on to the right is sharper)
Don't make the previews to width/broad otherwise people would have to scroll from left to right to see it complete, about 980 pixels max will make it fit on a 17 inch resolution (1024x768 pixels). Note make your preview 800 pixels max width when you are going to post it as a fullsize preview (so not as clickable thumbnail) in your post.

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When done you can add the preview to your post by using a imagehost like ImageVenue look at this post how you can post using ImageVenue.

Note that 'ImageGrabber II' can grab from more uncommon file formats and/or files with more uncommon file extexions like .divx with no problems, only thing is that it does not recognise and list it in the files it can open ... when you however, while opening a file, select it to show "All Files" instead of "All Movies" they will get listed and can be opened to make caps of that format.

moxie · October 20th, 2008, 02:55 PM

First off, thanks for the post. I tried it and it works well with some apps. When I try it with VLC I get "this interface is not supported" any suggestions. The vids do not play with media player. Thanks again

DubSalute · October 20th, 2008, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by moxie

First off, thanks for the post. I tried it and it works well with some apps. When I try it with VLC I get "this interface is not supported" any suggestions. The vids do not play with media player. Thanks again

Hi moxie, can not realy follow your thought perhaps you can be more specific.

To make screens with Image Grabber II you start the program and then open a media file in Image Grabber II.

When Image Grabber II can not play the format then its likely that you are missing needed codecs, i use it in combination with the freeware codecpack K-Lite Mega Codec Pack.

Its a good codec pack with good install/uninstall:
K-Lite Mega Codec Pack (Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista).
http://www.free-codecs.com/download/...Codec_Pack.htm

Always make a systemrestore point before a codecpack install to be on the safe side.

NirvanaBoy · July 24th, 2009, 01:57 AM

Does ImageGrabber work with Windows Vista? If not, is there a program out there that does? I've been dying to start contributing here and I've got all my ducks in a row except for this issue. Thank you for your time.

**rotobott** · July 24th, 2009, 05:44 AM

Works for me,although I had to download it a few times before it would work,well worth the effort though.

DubSalute · July 25th, 2009, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NirvanaBoy

Does ImageGrabber work with Windows Vista? If not, is there a program out there that does? I've been dying to start contributing here and I've got all my ducks in a row except for this issue. Thank you for your time.

I can not tell if Image Grabber II runs on Vista but there are a few alternatives:

Media Player Classic/MPC (Windows 9x and 2000/XP/Vista).

Another freeware option is Video Thumbnails Maker 2.0.0.0 note it requires Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 (Windows 9x and 2000/XP/Vista), also use this older 2.0.0.0 version, the lastest version is still freeware but includes a program logo thumbnail on the previews that only gets removed when you "donate".

**knobby109** · July 25th, 2009, 07:31 PM

There's a Firefox addon called Screengrab.Click and you get the option of saving the whole page, the visible part or a selection as a jpg file.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146

kava · February 26th, 2010, 05:07 AM

DubSalute, This is a great software.
I'm using it too.. (in Windoz)
And, thanks for the link. (I need backup, searching their links almost a year)
But now I'm using Linux, it is hard to find software like this.. :

**TheBare** · February 26th, 2010, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NirvanaBoy

Does ImageGrabberwork with Windows Vista? .

Yes ImageGrabber II

darknight · March 17th, 2010, 12:53 PM

Lately, ImageGrabber freezes upon saving the thumbnailed picture on my machine. Uninstalling and reinstalling didn't work, Has anyone a solution? thank.

November 24th, 2007, 09:51 PM	#1
VEF Ruler Rule Keeper Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 161 Thanks: 0 Thanked 8,012 Times in 62 Posts	Creating Movie Preview images Image Grabber II: Nice free tool to make screenshots from video files and save them as customisable multiple thumbnail previews with file info and timestamps. You also can automate the grabbing of the screens by pressing the little 'Monitor' icon and fill out the number of screens you want. Example: (plus a screen of the automated grabbing option) 100% clean Freeware Size: 1MB Runs on Windows: 98/2000/Me/XP Site of the author: (oft down because of exceeded daily bandwidth limit) http://www45.brinkster.com/antworkz/ English mirror downloadsite: http://www.videohelp.com/tools/ImageGrabber German mirror downloadsite: http://www.chip.de/downloads/Image-G..._17361088.html Basic how to use: (the small ImageVenue preview hanging on to the right is sharper) Don't make the previews to width/broad otherwise people would have to scroll from left to right to see it complete, about 980 pixels max will make it fit on a 17 inch resolution (1024x768 pixels). Note make your preview 800 pixels max width when you are going to post it as a fullsize preview (so not as clickable thumbnail) in your post. > When done you can add the preview to your post by using a imagehost like ImageVenue look at this post how you can post using ImageVenue. Note that 'ImageGrabber II' can grab from more uncommon file formats and/or files with more uncommon file extexions like .divx with no problems, only thing is that it does not recognise and list it in the files it can open ... when you however, while opening a file, select it to show "All Files" instead of "All Movies" they will get listed and can be opened to make caps of that format. Last edited by -Lucifer-; June 19th, 2013 at 09:23 AM.. Reason: edit 2013

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moxie Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 86 Thanks: 550 Thanked 3,748 Times in 85 Posts	working with VLC First off, thanks for the post. I tried it and it works well with some apps. When I try it with VLC I get "this interface is not supported" any suggestions. The vids do not play with media player. Thanks again

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darknight Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 263 Thanks: 625 Thanked 2,437 Times in 219 Posts	Lately, ImageGrabber freezes upon saving the thumbnailed picture on my machine. Uninstalling and reinstalling didn't work, Has anyone a solution? thank. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 0 or greater. You currently have 0 posts.

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July 24th, 2009, 01:57 AM	#4
NirvanaBoy Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 107 Thanks: 1,022 Thanked 3,953 Times in 106 Posts	Does ImageGrabber work with Windows Vista? If not, is there a program out there that does? I've been dying to start contributing here and I've got all my ducks in a row except for this issue. Thank you for your time.

July 24th, 2009, 05:44 AM	#5
rotobott Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 32,099 Thanks: 174,743 Thanked 634,413 Times in 31,420 Posts	Works for me,although I had to download it a few times before it would work,well worth the effort though.

July 25th, 2009, 07:31 PM	#7
knobby109 Vintage Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 1,736 Thanks: 144 Thanked 14,338 Times in 1,702 Posts	There's a Firefox addon called Screengrab.Click and you get the option of saving the whole page, the visible part or a selection as a jpg file. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1146

February 26th, 2010, 05:07 AM	#8
kava Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 9 Thanks: 13 Thanked 13 Times in 8 Posts	DubSalute, This is a great software. I'm using it too.. (in Windoz) And, thanks for the link. (I need backup, searching their links almost a year) But now I'm using Linux, it is hard to find software like this.. :