how to take screenshots of exact screen resolution of video file ?

To take screenshot of video in it's original resolution you need to install mplayer and imagemagick. This pictorial tutorial will help you. Of curse this is tutorial for Debian GNU/linux Lenny.

Step 1 : Install mplayer [ if you don't have ]

# aptitude install mplayer

Step 2 : Check whether you have imagemagick installed.
To view whether it is installed type the following command :

# aptitude search imagemagick

If "c" or "p" is preceding the package name, that means package is not installed.

To install package, type the following command :

# aptitude install imagemagick

Step 3 : Now you can cross-verify whether package has not been installed or not :

# aptitude search imagemagick

If installed, the package name is preceded by the letter "i".

Step 4 : Now the packages have been installed, You want to take a screenshot of your favourite scene or video file. You need to type the following command :

$ mplayer -vo x11 PATH-TO-YOUR-VIDEO-FILE

THis step will enable your media file to play.

Step 5 : Now, type the following command to take a screenshot in another terminal or tab of the terminal :

$  import SCREENSHOT-NAME.png

When you enter the command, it will show you a plus sign, place your cursor on the file and single click it, You have your screenshot.

By default, the screenshot is saved in the following folder :
/home/YOUR-USER-NAME/

p.s. I have mentioned about letters "i", "c", "p" for aptitude commands. Please refer to aptitude manual page.

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