# Taking Screenshots

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Nx Witness has a built-in Screenshot feature that simplifies still image capture of streaming device and local video files to PNG or JPG output formats. If image enhancement and/or dewarping were applied to the exported source, they will be retained while rendering the screenshot.

To take a screenshot from a video

1.Select the desired item in layout.

2.Scroll in Timeline to the desired position (see "Navigating through Archive and Live").

3.Click the Screenshot button

Screenshot

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4.In the Save As dialog that opens:

•Chose a directory location

•Enter a File name, or use the default file name, which is the device name appended with a timestamp

•Select a file type (JPEG or PNG) from the pulldown menu

•To include the playback time, select a timestamp location from the pulldown menu, or select No Timestamp.

•Click Save or Cancel.