Re: Mac Screen Shot Software

[Mike Stockman <stockman@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 08/20/1999 5:29 PM, Dina Davidson (DinaD@Xantrex.com) wrote:

>I tried searching the archives, I really did.
>The search engine on Frameusers.com leaves a little to be desired.
>
>I am looking for a cheap or free screen-shot snagger for Macintosh.

Well, "free" would include:

* The built-in function in the MacOS. Command-shift-3 takes the whole 
screen, and command-shift-4 changes the mouse cursor to a crosshairs so 
you can select a rectangular region. Either way, the screenshot is saved 
on the root level of your hard drive as a PICT file (convertible to any 
other bitmap format) as Picture 1, Picture 2, and so on.

* MenuCapture (check 
http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Abstracts/rec/HyperArchive.htm
l, and search for menucapture) uses the built-in screen capture utility 
but adds the ability to capture menus and pop-ups (and anything that 
involves the mouse button being pressed).

"Cheap" would get you:

* Snapz Pro from Ambrosia Software 
(http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/Products/SnapzPro.html), easily the most 
fully-featured screen shot program for the Mac. Saves in TIFF format, 
among others, and does snapshot delay, screen regions, and tons of other 
stuff.

There are others that I can't seem to find at the moment, but Snaps Pro 
is probably all anybody needs, if the built-in function won't cut it.

Hope this helps,
----->Mike
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