Is there a better way to take snapshots of Vista?

I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of Snipshots
(not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but (probably, I
will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the application for taking
screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a customized screenshot and
automatically convert that image into a jpeg or tiff without user
intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone you want to snap in
and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in the desktop the file of
that jpeg.

Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?

Snagit 8 is far superior to the Vista built in and is Vista certified, not
free but much better.
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"javier" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone
> you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in
> the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>

I don't believe there is. Snipshots (I forget the name too :-)) and
PrintScrn (and Alt+PrintScrn for window specific shot) are the only native
ways to take a screenshot in Vista. As also suggested, there are many other
applications that can take screenshots and are more customizable.

And to yout macosx comment (here we go :-P), if MS had develped a "great"
screenshot app, then 3rd party companies like the suggested would run crying
to the government over anti-trust (its the IE/Netscape and WMP/Real fight
all over again). Apple does not have this issue since not many can be
bothered to develop for it (also since their market share is so small).
Apple seems to be exempt from all hardware and software problems that MS is
constantly hounded about, which is only because Apple chooses what happens
and nobody complains. Wouldn't it be fun to watch AMD fire up if Microsoft
said, "we're going to only use Intel CPUs"? Apple on the other hand, get
away with it.

Whoops, sorry for my rant :-) Have a nice day :-)


"javier" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone
> you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in
> the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>

Grab a copy of the free IrfanView.
It does a great job taking screenshots.

www.irfanview.com

--

Steve Easton




"javier" <> wrote in message news:...
> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of Snipshots (not sure of
> the name) to take customized screen shoots, but (probably, I will get flamed for this)
> in MacOSX Tiger besides the application for taking screenshots there is also a key
> shortcut to take a customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a
> jpeg or tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone you
> want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in the desktop the
> file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>

Em Quarta, 4 de Julho de 2007 18:31, javier escreveu:

> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone
> you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in
> the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?


you mean a program like this one ?

http://linux.wordpress.com/2007/02/2...pps-ksnapshot/

For years I've used Printkey 2000

but recently switched to Gadwin Printscreen
http://www.gadwin.com/printscreen/


"javier" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone
> you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in
> the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>

http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsn...e-version.html

Forget all others.. this is the best...free too
and automatically saves..


"javier" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone
> you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in
> the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>

"corbomite" <-> wrote in message news:...
> http://www.ntwind.com/software/winsn...e-version.html
>
> Forget all others.. this is the best...free too
> and automatically saves..

So does IrfanView if you tell it to.

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"javier" <> wrote in message
news:...
> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the zone
> you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly appeas in
> the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>
> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>

http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html

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"Charles W Davis" <> wrote in message
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>I have used SnagIt for years. Each month in our Computer Club's newsletter
>is several images. See the Q&A pages, beginning on page three, on these
>newsletters: http://www.myscacc.org/newsletters.htm
> It is available at: http://www.techsmith.com
>
> "javier" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I've been using Vista for almost a month and liked the feature of
>> Snipshots (not sure of the name) to take customized screen shoots, but
>> (probably, I will get flamed for this) in MacOSX Tiger besides the
>> application for taking screenshots there is also a key shortcut to take a
>> customized screenshot and automatically convert that image into a jpeg or
>> tiff without user intervention, you simply select with the cursor the
>> zone you want to snap in and when you finish select it automaticaly
>> appeas in the desktop the file of that jpeg.
>>
>> Is there a similar way in vista to take snapshots?
>>
>