VLC HowTo/Take a snapshot

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Take a snapshot of a video

If you want to take a snapshot, when you watch a film in VLC, press down the hot-key for snap shooting. The pre-defined hot-keys is in MAC OS X: Command+Alt+s, in Windows,Linux, and Unix: Ctrl+Alt+s.


If you want to change the hot-keys go to Preferences → Interface → Hotkeys setting →Advanced options and set take video snapshot. Then write the hot-keys you want.

After you have tacked a snapshot you may want to see it.
In Windows you can find it at: My Documents\My Pictures\
In MAC OS X: Desktop/
In Linux and Units: $(HOME)/.vlc/

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