You may get an error message that says "An error occurred while trying to copy the video display to the Clipboard" when you try to capture a large (640x480) image in the Apple Video Player on your computer by pressing command-C. You may also receive the message, "An error occurred while trying to freeze the video display" when you click the Freeze button.

If either of these situations occurs, it is an indication that the Apple Video Player is running out of memory as it copies your image to the Clipboard. To increase the preferred amount of memory allocated to this application follow these steps:

Step 1

Locate the Apple Video Player application on your hard drive. Make sure it is not running as you will not be able to change the memory partition if it is.

Step 2

Click Apple Video Player once to highlight it. Under File choose Get Info.

Step 3

In the bottom of the Get Info window, adjust the Preferred size by double-clicking in the Preferred size box and typing in a higher number.

Note: The size that you set depends on the complexity and size of the image you are trying to copy to the clipboard. Try increasing in 100K increments.

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