On Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:37:12 -0400, Cheryl wrote:

> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote in message
> ...
>> blake wrote:
>>
>>>>> shit, the page finally loaded (after twenty minutes and a refresh),
>>>>> and the images *don't* seem captureable.
>>>>
>>>> You wanted something like this?
>>>>
>>>> http://i40.tinypic.com/260wcpv.jpg
>>>>
>>>
>>> i didn't, no, but you might tell janet and om how you snagged it.
>>
>> OK, this is from Windows:
>>
>> 1. Open MS Paint. (It ought to be in the Accessories folder.) If you don't
>> see a white rectangle which represents a virgin picture, press Ctrl-N to
>> start a new picture.
>>
>> 2. Use your browser to open the slideshow, and navigate to the picture you
>> want.
>>
>> 3. Press the "Print Scrn" key.
>>
>> 4. Go back to MS Paint and press Ctrl-V (for "Paste") to paste the
>> screenshot into the picture. Use the selection tool to select the photo
>> part of the screenshot, and press Ctrl-C. Click File --> New to open a new
>> picture. (You'll be asked if you want to discard the old photo. Yes, you
>> do.) Then press Ctrl-V again to paste the cropped photo into the new
>> picture. What you'll have at that point is a .bmp file; if you want to
>> make it some other format, you can do a File --> Save As... to select a
>> different format.
>
> Even easier. Fraps. Made for capturing stills from streaming video, but I'd
> bet it would work with flash slideshows, too. Free to use the limited
> function version.
> http://www.fraps.com/

thanks, bob and cheryl. i don't know how often i will want to do this, but
i've squirreled away both your replies against that day.

your pal,
blake