I often played around with "Photoshopping"myself or friends into movies scenes, famous paints, etc. Usually I relied on being able to download images from the web to be able to do this. With VLC, it really easy to grab a screenshot yourself. Of course, you don't have to be into it for the Photoshop shenanigans, maybe you just want cool desktop wallpaper, or whatever. One of the readers over at How To Geek had a really clever use for movie screenshot from VLC. He used them to create a pattern for his wife's cross-stitch based on the intro to the British comedy "The IT Crowd."
Sidenote: Folks from the U.S. with a Netflix account who have never seen the IT Crowd, can check it out the first 3 seasons for free on Netflix Instant. It's worth a look, especially if you have ever worked in IT.
Taking a screenshot, or snapshot, in VLC is pretty easy. When playing a movie simply select Video from the menu and click Snapshot. By enabling the advanced controls you can also take a snapshot directly from the the main interface with just a button. You can even advance or reverse the video frame by frame to get the perfect shot.
Check out the full article for all the details.
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