Microsoft Edge has a hidden feature thatll please YouTube addicts

Date:
Thu, 31 Aug 2023 11:12:33 +0000

Description:
Microsoft has given Edge a new ability to capture frames from YouTube videos with ease, but isnt shouting about it.

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Microsoft has sneaked in a feature under the radar with the latest version of its Edge browser , one that allows you to easily capture screenshots of YouTube videos at their native resolution.

Windows Latest spotted that this feature is now available in the stable (finished) version of Edge (116), but Microsoft didnt announce it in the release notes for some reason.

When playing a YouTube video (or with it paused), all you have to do is double-right-click on the video, and from the context menu that appears, select Copy video frame.

This puts a copy of the current frame being played (or paused) into the clipboard, and you can then paste it into your image editor (or wherever) to use it.

Why not just hit Print Screen to take a screenshot ? As Windows Latest points out, if you take a grab this way, the resolution of the resultant image will be that of your desktop. However, if you use the new copy frame option with Edge, the grab will be in the native resolution of the video (if youre watching a 4K clip, the resolution will be 4K, even if youre viewing the content at 1080p on your monitor). Analysis: Another slight edge over Chrome

A further advantage of using the new frame capture ability is that you dont need to faff around making sure the YouTube video is full screen, or that
bits of menu arent in the shot, and so forth. With a minimum of effort you just get the single, whole, video frame extracted at its native resolution.

Its not a huge feature, no, but it is a useful one for those who do occasionally like to get a screenshot from YouTube. It seems quite odd that Microsofts release notes make no mention of this new ability, but then again, it is fairly niche though its still a way of differentiating Edge from
Chrome (as part of the ongoing battle of the best web browsers ).

Microsoft has been busy adding a lot of features to Edge this year, and in
the past weve observed the danger of bloating the browser. Something
Microsoft is apparently aware of, seeing as it has just announced plans to
cut some functionality from Edge with its next incarnation ( bits and pieces that werent used much ). Perhaps going forward, well see as much trimming as adding new features, at least for a time. You might also like Edge could get another feature thatll delight touchscreen users How to use Microsoft Edge Edge has a built-in VPN, in case you didn't realize



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/edge/microsoft-edge-has-a-hidden-feature-t hatll-please-youtube-addicts


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