Screen capture

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Glenn

I have or should say, had MWSnap. I used it so seldom that I usually had to
make several tries to get the result I want although it will work
eventually. (XP pro)

Is there another one out there that is so uncomplicated that it works on the
first try?

Glenn
 
Il /17 nov 2005/, *Glenn* ha scritto:
I have or should say, had MWSnap. I used it so seldom that I
usually had to make several tries to get the result I want
although it will work eventually. (XP pro)

Is there another one out there that is so uncomplicated that it
works on the first try?
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Just use the "PrintScreen" key on your keyboard. Then you can paste
the screen capture where you want.
 
Vincent said:
Il /17 nov 2005/, *Glenn* ha scritto:


Just use the "PrintScreen" key on your keyboard. Then you can paste
the screen capture where you want.
Click to expand...

I've got several 'Screen Capture' programs installed, but I invariably
just hit the 'Print Screen' key, open Microsoft Photo Editor, 'Edit',
'Past as New Image', trim as required, then save.

Is there any real benefit in using the screen capture programs? Can you
get more dpi (and hence a higher resolution image)? Every time I try, I
still end up with 72dpi - which is what the Print Screen function gives
you.

Ian.
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Is there any real benefit in using the screen capture programs? Can you
get more dpi (and hence a higher resolution image)? Every time I try, I
still end up with 72dpi - which is what the Print Screen function gives
you.
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You must be using something like a combination of 1024x768 resolution on
your 17-inch (diagonal) monitor. By hitting PRINT SCRN you garner a
capture in buffer that is the same dimensions and resolution you have
set on your particular monitor... thus 72 dpi. I maintain a screen of
1600x1200 pixels on my 19-inch monitor. When I PRINT SCRN, I get a
capture of 1600x1200, and since my monitor is approx. 15-inches from
side-to-side, I get a resolution of something greater than 100 dpi. It
all has to do with what you have set your monitor to depict.
 
Glenn said:
I have or should say, had MWSnap. I used it so seldom that I usually had
to make several tries to get the result I want although it will work
eventually. (XP pro)

Is there another one out there that is so uncomplicated that it works on
the first try?

Glenn
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I tried several screen capture programs but I've discarded them and now use
the Screen Capture function in Irfanview. Just start it going in Irfanview
and press CTRL-F11 (I think the hotkey can be changed) each time you want to
copy the screen. There's also a timer delay option, and you can choose to
capture whole screen, foreground window or client area.
http://www.irfanview.com/

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Frank Bohan
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Frank Bohan said:
I tried several screen capture programs but I've discarded them and
now use the Screen Capture function in Irfanview. Just start it going
in Irfanview and press CTRL-F11 (I think the hotkey can be changed)
each time you want to copy the screen. There's also a timer delay
option, and you can choose to capture whole screen, foreground window
or client area. http://www.irfanview.com/

===

Frank Bohan
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I have that but I wanted to copy just a PART of the desktop, IE: the
placement of my icons on the left side and it insists on copying the whole
screen. My error? Just use my paper cutter and be quiet? :)

Glenn
 
Glenn said:
I have that but I wanted to copy just a PART of the desktop, IE: the
placement of my icons on the left side and it insists on copying the
whole screen. My error? Just use my paper cutter and be quiet? :)

Glenn
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Glenn;

I've used Printkey200 v5.10 for a few months now w/o problem. This
includes easily copying just parts of a screen. Last freeware of which
I'm aware is here http://home.pb.net/~kclarke/pub/printkey510ef.zip

hth,
Craig
 
I have that but I wanted to copy just a PART of the desktop, IE: the
placement of my icons on the left side and it insists on copying the whole
screen. My error? Just use my paper cutter and be quiet? :)

Glenn
Click to expand...

Irfanview has a crop feature, so you can Screen Cap and then crop to the
desired selected area. Check the Irfanview Help file for cropping
instructions.
 
Archangel said:
You must be using something like a combination of 1024x768 resolution on
your 17-inch (diagonal) monitor. By hitting PRINT SCRN you garner a
capture in buffer that is the same dimensions and resolution you have
set on your particular monitor... thus 72 dpi. I maintain a screen of
1600x1200 pixels on my 19-inch monitor. When I PRINT SCRN, I get a
capture of 1600x1200, and since my monitor is approx. 15-inches from
side-to-side, I get a resolution of something greater than 100 dpi. It
all has to do with what you have set your monitor to depict.
Click to expand...

Thanks for the explanation.
So is there any real advantage in using one of the screen capture
programs? Is there any way that they will give me more dpi than simply
pressing the Print Screen key?
Ian.
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Don't know about the dpi issuse, getting back to the uncomplicated
thing, here is how Print Screen can be used.

Screen Capture ( make sure you select jpeg, anything else is a bigger
size )
If you are in any windows based program, just hit the Print Screen key
on your keyboard ( or Ctrl + V ) and you have a full screenshot.
If you hold down the 'Alt' key with the Print Screen key, you will
capture only the window that is on your screen, not the whole desk top.
This sends it to Clipboard, now you can Paste it into Paint ( go to
Edit ) or any other Windows based graphics program.
Save as...
Save as type, select JPEG etc.
If you need to crop it, put it in any Edit program and crop.

I use Screenshot Captor myself because it has all I need for cropping
built in, text comments, arrows etc.
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/screenshotcaptor/

Less complicated & better than Print Screen, because it will produce a
screenshot in one action, as against two by Print Screen, is Gadwin.
Gadwin PrintScreen
http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/?prnscr
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, or Windows NT 4.0SP6

===========================================

Screenshot Pilot free
http://www.colorpilot.com/price.html
 
Don't know about the dpi issuse, getting back to the uncomplicated
thing, here is how Print Screen can be used.

Screen Capture ( make sure you select jpeg, anything else is a bigger
size )
If you are in any windows based program, just hit the Print Screen key
on your keyboard ( or Ctrl + V ) and you have a full screenshot.
If you hold down the 'Alt' key with the Print Screen key, you will
capture only the window that is on your screen, not the whole desk top.
This sends it to Clipboard, now you can Paste it into Paint ( go to
Edit ) or any other Windows based graphics program.
Save as...
Save as type, select JPEG etc.
If you need to crop it, put it in any Edit program and crop.

I use Screenshot Captor myself because it has all I need for cropping
built in, text comments, arrows etc.
http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/screenshotcaptor/

Less complicated & better than Print Screen, because it will produce a
screenshot in one action, as against two by Print Screen, is Gadwin.
Gadwin PrintScreen
http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/?prnscr
Windows 98/Me/2000/XP, or Windows NT 4.0SP6

===========================================

Screenshot Pilot free
http://www.colorpilot.com/price.html
 
I tried several screen capture programs but I've discarded them and now use
the Screen Capture function in Irfanview. Just start it going in Irfanview
and press CTRL-F11 (I think the hotkey can be changed) each time you want to
copy the screen. There's also a timer delay option, and you can choose to
capture whole screen, foreground window or client area.
http://www.irfanview.com/
Click to expand...

Irfanview has been my screen capture app of choice for ages now.
 
In message said:
Don't know about the dpi issuse, getting back to the uncomplicated
thing, here is how Print Screen can be used.

Screen Capture ( make sure you select jpeg, anything else is a bigger
size )
If you are in any windows based program, just hit the Print Screen key
on your keyboard ( or Ctrl + V ) and you have a full screenshot.
If you hold down the 'Alt' key with the Print Screen key, you will
capture only the window that is on your screen, not the whole desk top.
This sends it to Clipboard, now you can Paste it into Paint ( go to
Edit ) or any other Windows based graphics program.
Click to expand...

Yes, I know that there are variations on the theme of how to do a screen
dump. As I said originally, I've got several 'Screen Capture' programs
installed, but I invariably just hit the 'Print Screen' key, open
Microsoft Photo Editor, 'Edit', 'Past as New Image', trim as required,
then save. It doesn't get much simpler than that (and avoids having to
think too much!).

What I would like is more dpi. The only thing which help is to expand
the image on the screen to fill it as much as possible, but often you
can't do this. 'Archangel' says that the 72 dpi I get is a function of
the resolution settings of my monitor, so it's not really practical to
change this. I was hoping that there would be a screen capture program
which would give more dpi then Print Screen.

Ian.
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