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I'm trying to take a screen shot (using Grab) of a quicktime video that is paused. The problem is that the video controls don't disappear, and thus are shown in the resulting shot as seen below:

screen capture with controls still shown

Is there anyway to hide this UI when paused, much like it hides when the movie is playing?

Edit: To clarify, I'm using Quicktime 10.0 on 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard)

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Try MPEG Streamclip instead for your screenshots. That's what I use. – daviesgeek Jan 18 at 18:51
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In case no solution for Quicktime is found, here is a solution for movie snapshots using the VLC Media Player.

In the preferences disable Add controls to the video window and click Save. Now you can take a snapshot as explained in my other answer.

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Ah, ok that works. Thanks! – m b Jan 18 at 20:27
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You can take a screenshot without the controls:

  1. Move your mouse cursor out of the quicktime window. (The media controls disappear.)
  2. Press ⌘+⇧+4 then space
  3. Move your mouse cursor back into the quicktime window. (The media controls stay hidden)
  4. Click your mouse to take a picture.

More tips on how to take screenshots in MacOSX can be found here.

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Thanks for the response. However, when the video is paused, the controls don't disappear for me. – m b Jan 18 at 16:32
@mb That's strange. They should disappear immediately when you move your mouse outside of the video. Are you working on 10.7.2 or Snow Leopard? – gentmatt Jan 18 at 17:02
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I'm using quicktime 10.0 on 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard). – m b Jan 18 at 18:46
Ok, I'm using Quicktime 10.1 on 10.7.2. – gentmatt Jan 18 at 18:48
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