xwd -out my_cupture_screen_file.xwd
(in X terminal) Capture the contents of X-windows screen into a graphics X-windows "dump" file (*.xwd). You can later convert the xwd file into your favourite format using the convert utility. Unde KDE, you can also use the keyboard shortcuts <Alt><PrintScreen> or <Ctrl><Alt><PrintScreen> to copy the current window or the entire desktop into the clipboard.
convert my_capture_screen_file.xwd my_capture_screen.jpg
Convert the X-windows screen dump file (*.xwd) into the *.jpg file format. The convert utility can convert graphics from/to many different file formats.
import -display 192.5.100.10:0 -window root my_file.jpeg
Capture the contents of the root screen from X-windows running on server 192.5.100.10 display 0. The output file is my_file.jpeg (change the file format by giving it an appropriate filename extension). You need to have the permission to write to the screen in order to be able to capture its content (the permission to everybody can be given by running xhost + in the X-terminal). See man import for options.
ksnapshot
(in X terminal) GUI-based utility to capture screen contents.
xine frankenstein.avi &
(in X terminal). Watch the movie from the file "frankenstein.avi". Looks better than on a TV :))
