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Screen capture programs


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Hi again.

This is item #3 on my list of things to ask you all :laugh:

There are so many damn screen capture programs out there I truthfully don't feel like spending all day searching and looking through them all. I've done this a few times in the past and wow, there's just so many of them.

Anyhow, I am of course referring to "freeware" versions to download. Not "free to try" or "trial period" but truly a no nag, non-expiring program that is a gem to have and use.

Every once in a while in the world of freeware when you are least expecting it you come upon a freebie program that just blows your mind away in terms of how complete and stable and incredible it is to use.

A few of these in my opinion would be the

  • WordPress - Blogger Client
  • NoteTab - text editor
  • Keynotes - note program
  • PHP Designer - PHP editor
  • Konfabulator (now Yahoo Widgets) - desktop widgets
  • Aquadock - MAC like dock program for desktop
  • Rainlendar - desktop widget type thingy
  • Samurize - desktop enhancement

Anyhow these are just a few of the many awesome freebies out there. I used to have a screen capture one I favored a lot, but I lost it and haven't a clue what it's name was or where I got it. But there was one thing about it that I liked very much and frankly I won't do without -- the ability to capture from a long window. The program would scroll the window, taking a screenshot of the entire window contents. It was one file instead of having to take a screenshot, scroll down, take another screen shot, rinse repeat 'til you get everything in the window often resulting in many image files for one screenshot.

Does anyone have a favorite screen capture program that you just can't live without and does it also have the "scroll capture" ability? I would love to hear opinions and I would be most grateful for any links to the software for download. Again, freeware versions only completely free not trial period stuff.

Thank you.

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  jakesangel said:

sometimes it pays to just surf the threads..I had no idea Imageshack had a screen capture program. Awesome thx! :cool:

lol@ jakesangel

Yeah I find a lot of things by accident. I've heard of ImageShack but I don't recall what it is. From sounds of it, it seems to be an image hosting site and that's not something I need. I can host my own pics.

I was really hoping a bunch of people would chime in here with their favorite screen capture program. I was hoping to discover some I never heard about and I was REALLY hoping someone would know of one that did the "scroll capture" that I described in my original post at the top of page.

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I'm looking for one that doesn't have any problems capturing custom elements of windows. I use Windowblinds and CursorXP, but sometimes the screen capture programs that I use don't always capture the screen as it really appears. Does anyone know of a freeware program that does? I personally think that snagit is a little too much for my screen capturing needs. I would like to find something that is simpler, free, and can capture screenshots as windows really appears while it is customized.

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  MAK.Arizona said:

Hi again.

This is item #3 on my list of things to ask you all :laugh:

There are so many damn screen capture programs out there I truthfully don't feel like spending all day searching and looking through them all. I've done this a few times in the past and wow, there's just so many of them.

Anyhow, I am of course referring to "freeware" versions to download. Not "free to try" or "trial period" but truly a no nag, non-expiring program that is a gem to have and use.

Every once in a while in the world of freeware when you are least expecting it you come upon a freebie program that just blows your mind away in terms of how complete and stable and incredible it is to use.

A few of these in my opinion would be the

  • WordPress - Blogger Client
  • NoteTab - text editor
  • Keynotes - note program
  • PHP Designer - PHP editor
  • Konfabulator (now Yahoo Widgets) - desktop widgets
  • Aquadock - MAC like dock program for desktop
  • Rainlendar - desktop widget type thingy
  • Samurize - desktop enhancement

Anyhow these are just a few of the many awesome freebies out there. I used to have a screen capture one I favored a lot, but I lost it and haven't a clue what it's name was or where I got it. But there was one thing about it that I liked very much and frankly I won't do without -- the ability to capture from a long window. The program would scroll the window, taking a screenshot of the entire window contents. It was one file instead of having to take a screenshot, scroll down, take another screen shot, rinse repeat 'til you get everything in the window often resulting in many image files for one screenshot.

Does anyone have a favorite screen capture program that you just can't live without and does it also have the "scroll capture" ability? I would love to hear opinions and I would be most grateful for any links to the software for download. Again, freeware versions only completely free not trial period stuff.

Thank you.

Try Windows Media encoder 9. Its free & screen capture is jus one of the features.

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