Screenshot of DVD in Play Mode?

This is not an iDVD question strictly speaking, but I'm not sure where else to ask it: with the newest version of OS X, how can I take a screenshot while I have a DVD in play mode? I am trying to capture some still images from a DVD and cannot figure this out.

Hi Meatyard
Welcome to apple discussions. There's an app called SnapZProX (somewhat pricey though IMO when compared to the price of apple's iLife). But it can do this well.
http://www.ambrosiasw.com/utilities/snapzprox/
And I know it's not always possible to do a dvd screen grab while in Preview but the approach I use that works well for me is pressing all three of the following keys Command + Shift + 4
Click Here /For example:
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