What program do you use for screen shots?

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 05:56 PM

Just wondering what program(s) you guys use to upload pictures from your screen.

Quasar · 10-21-2009, 05:58 PM

I use Corel's Paint Shop Pro, but just about any photo editor will do. I think I've just used MS Paint before.

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:00 PM

How do you do it with ms paint?

bluzkat · 10-21-2009, 06:03 PM

I use SnagIt (from Techsmith) it ain't free but its really good. There are a bunch of *freeware* screen capture programs, Google is your friend.

Bubbagump · 10-21-2009, 06:04 PM

You do realize that by pressing the Print Screen key it copies an image of your screen to the clip board? From there you can paste that image into any image program.

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:05 PM

screen capture! Thats what I've been trying to say! I guess its been a long day. Google is my friend when my brain works

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubbagump

You do realize that by pressing the Print Screen key it copies an image of your screen to the clip board? From there you can paste that image into any image program.

I did not. huh thanks.....wait what is the print screen key?

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:07 PM

If you're on Windows, you don't need any special third-party software.

Press ALT and "Prnt Scrn" or "Print Screen" (depending on your keyboard).

It's usually next to the mostly useless scroll lock button or close to it.

You then have a screenshot of your focused, active window.

Then open up MS paint (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Paint).

Then paste: CTRL-V.

You can then save it as a BMP, Jpeg, or whatever you want.

Quasar · 10-21-2009, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by 03lespaul

How do you do it with ms paint?

Take the screen shot, open Paint, paste, save as jpeg, upload. Just did it now:

EDIT: (deleting screen shot, which was obnoxious, and Destructavator beat me to it anyway!

brainwreck · 10-21-2009, 06:10 PM

hit the 'print screen' button and paste (from the edit menu) into your image editor. paint.net has some shapes and lines that come in handy when working with screen shots. oh.....crop the shot so as to be kind to us little screen people.

Bubbagump · 10-21-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 03lespaul

I did not. huh thanks.....wait what is the print screen key?

You have used a keyboard before, right? And I am not referring to 88 weighted keys.

Or are you wanting to take movies of your screen?

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Destructavator

If you're on Windows, you don't need any special third-party software.

Press ALT and "Prnt Scrn" or "Print Screen" (depending on your keyboard).

It's usually next to the mostly useless scroll lock button or close to it.

You then have a screenshot of your focused, active window.

Then open up MS paint (Start -> All Programs -> Accessories -> Paint).

Then paste: CTRL-V.

You can then save it as a BMP, Jpeg, or whatever you want.

Wow, its that easy. Thanks!

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:13 PM

Goodness! Several of us posted at once.

I also forgot to mention - if you want a full-blown video instead of a still, check out "VirtualDub" which is open-source, free, and totally clean and has an internal video screen capture recorder available in it.

Do *not* google for a screen recorder and grab any of the many freeware commercial apps that pop up right away, they are loaded with spyware, viruses, etc.

Take my word for it as a former computer tech who does video editing and even taught computer tech stuff in what is now a college at one time.

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Bubbagump

You have used a keyboard before, right? And I am not referring to 88 weighted keys.

Or are you wanting to take movies of your screen?

haha yeah I'm trying to find it on my Axiom 61.

JHughes · 10-21-2009, 06:20 PM

I use Hoversnap.
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm

I use Irfanview to add borders.

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Destructavator

Goodness! Several of us posted at once.

I also forgot to mention - if you want a full-blown video instead of a still, check out "VirtualDub" which is open-source, free, and totally clean and has an internal video screen capture recorder available in it.

Do *not* google for a screen recorder and grab any of the many freeware commercial apps that pop up right away, they are loaded with spyware, viruses, etc.

Take my word for it as a former computer tech who does video editing and even taught computer tech stuff in what is now a college at one time.

Thanks Destructavator.

Lawrence · 10-21-2009, 06:23 PM

www.jingproject.com

Free... and allows annotations. Or... if you have a ton of things to do with screen capture or screen video use the Camtasia Studio demo for 30 days until it times out. http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

whatsup · 10-21-2009, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Destructavator

Goodness! Several of us posted at once.

I also forgot to mention - if you want a full-blown video instead of a still, check out "VirtualDub" which is open-source, free, and totally clean and has an internal video screen capture recorder available in it.

cam studio, is the best freeware for screen recorder (after google)
but will check your offer ,though.

Quote:

Do *not* google for a screen recorder and grab any of the many freeware commercial apps that pop up right away, they are loaded with spyware, viruses, etc.

yes indeed, when they come from general sites.

the solution for that, is to look for the developer site, you can see that on the google link.

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:31 PM

Indeed, Cam Studio is a good program, I've used that one before. I was going to mention it as well but you beat me to it, whatsup.

Keep in mind that it takes a lot of system resources to capture and record video all on the same system, with the computer passing info to the video card and having to grab it back again and encode it with a codec and save it on the hard drive.

This means that if you video-record REAPER in action, REAPER's performance may suffer if you don't have a fast system.

An alternative if you have video-S OUT on your video card is to record with a video input on a second computer, I've done this before with good results (but it takes experience and know-how to set it all up properly).

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:33 PM

Thank you all so much!

karbomusic · 10-21-2009, 06:35 PM

PrintScreen = The entire desktop

Alt+PrintScreen = Only the application window that has focus.

Karbo

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:36 PM

I also forgot to mention: If you've already invested in video editing software, Vegas, Corel VideoStudio, anything from "A-Bloat-Be" etc., you can also get a screen capture *driver* that lets your computer see your screen and audio output as an attached "camera" device.

This also works with VirtualDub.

audioguytodd · 10-21-2009, 06:37 PM

Or use InfranView. Always a goto app for me (and millions of others).

It's free but screenshots only- no video capture (unless there is a new version...)

Jae.Thomas · 10-21-2009, 06:38 PM

i always use shup

www.shup.com

but with my own server.

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Destructavator

Indeed, Cam Studio is a good program, I've used that one before. I was going to mention it as well but you beat me to it, whatsup.

Keep in mind that it takes a lot of system resources to capture and record video all on the same system, with the computer passing info to the video card and having to grab it back again and encode it with a codec and save it on the hard drive.

This means that if you video-record REAPER in action, REAPER's performance may suffer if you don't have a fast system.

An alternative if you have video-S OUT on your video card is to record with a video input on a second computer, I've done this before with good results (but it takes experience and know-how to set it all up properly).

Shouldn't be a big deal. Hopefully my OCed q9550 can take it.

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:40 PM

Just think - with all the people coming into this thread and posting at the same time as we have for the last 5 min. or so, someone is probably going to get excited reading all this and be up all night downloading and trying out all of these apps we've mentioned...

...That and tomorrow morning I wouldn't be surprised to come back to this forum and see dozens of recorded videos of REAPER in-action from people trying it all out...

Jae.Thomas · 10-21-2009, 06:42 PM

this thread just might be the fastest posted-on thread ever

Sheppola · 10-21-2009, 06:43 PM

+10 for Irfanview.

Also you can just type mspaint in the Start menu/run box to launch mspaint.

HTH

Jae.Thomas · 10-21-2009, 06:44 PM

win7 has "snipper" which is really good for screenshots, more "snagit" like.

theres another, snag-it

03lespaul · 10-21-2009, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Jason Brian Merrill

this thread just might be the fastest posted-on thread ever

I think your right haha

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:46 PM

Heck, I've seen people even record their screen with a cell-phone camera and post the clip on YouTube, not that I recommend that though...

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 03lespaul

I think your right haha

I agree. I wonder if this will become some kind of competition, to see how many people can post in the same thread at the same time - Crash the forum software, anyone?

Actually, please don't do that...

karbomusic · 10-21-2009, 06:50 PM

Vista has a snipping tool as well but not as nice as snagit.

Karbo

clickonce · 10-21-2009, 06:51 PM

Screenshot Captor is best I have found.. and it's free.

Jae.Thomas · 10-21-2009, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by karbomusic

Vista has a snipping tool as well but not as nice as snagit.

Karbo

the windows 7 one may be improved, not sure

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:53 PM

A complete list of all the apps that would do the job would be a mile long, we're not going to make this thread go on for pages and pages with every single friggin' one, are we?

Jae.Thomas · 10-21-2009, 06:53 PM

Lawrence · 10-21-2009, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Destructavator

A complete list of all the apps that would do the job would be a mile long, we're not going to make this thread go on for pages and pages with every single friggin' one, are we?

Well... he did ask "what we were using" which of course would be many different things?

They'll all do the job.

Destructavator · 10-21-2009, 06:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Lawrence

Well... he did ask "what we were using" which of course would be many different things?

They'll all do the job.

True, and a quick google for "screen capture software" comes up with ~15.6 *million* results.

airon · 10-21-2009, 07:07 PM

I use XNView. Has great zoomming via the mouse and can crop stuff. I add annotations in Gimp or Xara usualy. Jing is probably more efficient at that.