Screen capture programs

[Mark Kehn]

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.

Edited December 22, 2005 by MAK.Arizona

[Dashel]

PrtScn?

:p

[Mark Kehn]

Lol Dashel,

I use that more than I would prefer but it doesn't do the "scroll capture".

[joker999]

  Quote

ImageShack QuickShot integrates with Windows XP, 2000, or 2003 and allows you to take a screenshot and upload it to ImageShack with the press of a key!

http://reg.imageshack.us/content.php?page=quickshot

[briangw]

Not free, but Snagit is well worth the price!

[jakesangel]

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

[Mark Kehn]

  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.

[chmsant]

I'm suprised nobody has suggested our very own neoshooter!

https://www.neowin.net/forum/index.php?show...6&hl=neoshooter

[thecableguy]

I went through many ones and I found this one to be the best. River Past Screen Recorder

[moloko]

Neoshooter is nice,

For my main system I use Snagit. For my thumbdrive I have Hoversnap. Lots of features, no install. does what it needs to do.

[moloko]

Neoshooter is nice,

For my main system I use Snagit. For my thumbdrive I have Hoversnap. Lots of features, no install. does what it needs to do.

[Zer0_II]

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.

[mysterious_w]

Print Screen is what I use too, meh.

[adam3003]

I tried many programs. I use uvScreenCamera.

[10lbbass]

I use MWSnap, it doesn't have the "auto-scrolling" feature you want, and I wish there was a way to add "annotations and notes" to the capture, but it's worked for me for the last 3 or 4 years on my home and work computer.

[belthurgp]

  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.