screencapture

=Screen Capture=

// There are a number of terms associated with this topic. They are often used interchangeably. A **screenshot** is a picture of the user’s computer screen, The entire screen is usually output into an image file. (**Print Screen** is a key on most keyboards that copy the current window or entire screen to the clipboard. You can paste it into an application or print it from there.) A **screencast**, also known as a **video screen capture**, is essentially a movie of what a user sees on his or her monitor. The files often contain audio narration and/or text boxes or other graphics added to the video. Some programs can extract only the text from a window; others can capture the contents of scrollable windows. ( // from Answers.com // ) I use 'screen capture' for capturing still images from a screen and 'screencast' for capturing a video clip with narration or graphics added. SWQ // General Information SnagIt Other Screen Capture Tools

Also see Screencasting ** GENERAL INFORMATION ** How To Capture a Screen Shot of your Desktop or the Active Window in Windows http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/general/ht/winscreenshot.htm

Screen Capture, Screen Shots, and Screen Grabbers [Teacher Tap] __ http://eduscapes.com/tap/topic7.htm __

Screen Shot Tips & Tricks: How to get better screen shots for screen display by Sue Chastain http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/screencapture/l/blscreenshots.htm Take Your Best Shot: Get Better Screen Shots for Print: Set Up Your Screen Properly For Best Screen Capture Results by Jacci Howard Bear http://desktoppub.about.com/od/screencaptures/l/aa_screensetup.htm SnagIt by TechSmith (commercial product) http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp This is the same company that makes Camtasia, and the two can be purchased together as a bundled package. At one point, TechSmith was offering their previous version of Snagit as a free download. Check it out!
 * SNAGIT **

Tutorials: SnagIt http://www.techsmith.com/learn/snagit/default.asp Snagit Guide http://www.snagitguide.com/ Personalize Snagit Captures http://www.snagitguide.com/15/personalize-snagit-captures/ Create Snagit Stamps in Photoshop http://www.indezine.com/products/other/snagitstamps02.html SnagIt 8 Tutorials – VIDEO http://www.indezine.com/products/other/snagitstamps02.html Gadwin http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/
 * OTHER SCREEN CAPTURE TOOLS **

WebShot http://www.snapfiles.com/get/webshot.html "WebShot enables you to capture full size or thumbnail screenshots of webpages and save the resulting image in JPG, PNG, GIF or BMP format. You can either capture the entire page (fully scrolled) in full size or tweak the browser window and resizing settings to create a thumbnail image of the site." MWSnap http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html This screen capture utility for Windows is freeware. Screen Rip 32 http://www.snapfiles.com/get/screenrip.html Cropper http://www.snapfiles.com/get/Cropper.html Screen Shot Deluxe (commercial product) http://www.broderbund.com/jump.jsp?itemType=PRODUCT&itemID=893