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Jagger

Monday, June 23, 2003 - 10:07 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Last year there was a link to software that would allow you to do screen caps of the live feeds, does anyone have that link?

Draheid

Monday, June 23, 2003 - 10:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Jagger: I have been using a program called 'Irfanview' to do screen caps of a lot of different programs/viewers including the live feeds last year.

One thing to be aware of when using this program is in the setup options for screen caps. The options are 'Whole Screen' or 'Forerground window' or 'Forground window - Client area'. This requires you to have the window you are choosing to screencap from as the foreground application otherwise, whatever you are working in will be captured.

There are a lot of nice features to this program including the ability to auto-capture caps at a selectable interval. Another nice feature is a 'batch crop' where you can have it take a series of auto-capped images and have it crop them all quickly. (I used both of the 'auto' features on my laptop when I was monitoring one of the 'Eagle Cams' earlier this year!)

Irfanview.com and select download.
Note from the Irfanview 'About' screen:
IrfanView is provided as freeware, but only for private, non-commercial use (that means at home).

Hope this helps.

Jagger

Monday, June 23, 2003 - 04:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks Dra that was the same thing I used last year but my computer acted up and I lost all software I had added to it, and of course I didn't remember the name of it or have it saved to disk. It's now downloaded and tested, so now I should be all set for BB.

Lurknomore

Friday, June 27, 2003 - 10:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I usually just hit PrintScrn, saved it as a clp file, then converted it in any of my 50000 graphics program (usually PSP). That way you could easily crop, edit, blow up etc when doing it.

Draheid did you feel this other program has any advantages? I could always check it out :)

Draheid

Friday, June 27, 2003 - 12:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Lurknomore: The main functions I liked with Irfanview is the ability to have it capture at specified intervals. For example, I was monitoring an Eagle-Cam for a while which updated every 10 seconds. So I setup my laptop with that page open, then Irfanview to save a screencap every 10 seconds. Of course I ended up with thousands of images to sift through but I didn catch a few that I might have missed if I were to have tried to capture them manually.

The other function I liked was batch processing. I would setup a 'batch' process to take all the captured images and crop them all identically by setting the coordinates and size to crop. Irfanview would then read the source files, crop them, and save the cropped image automatically.

There are several other features I have not yet explored, but those are two I'm very familiar with.

Hope that helps.

Naja

Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 07:45 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Hi, I installed the irfanview and I am having a little trouble figuring out how to catch a shot of video in realONE. I only get a black area where the video is supposed to be. Seem the only place I can actually get a screen capture of video is if I do it while viewing something in powerDVD. I was wondering if someone could explain it a little further? Thank you so much. XP

(not totally technically challenged, but I am sure I am missing something that is obvious to everybody else..LOL)

Draheid

Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 09:31 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Naja: In RealONE, you need to go into 'Tools - Preferences - Hardware' and set the video to "Most Reliable". This will disable 'Optimized Video' and should allow Irfanview to capture the images. I don't think it will affect your systems performance too much. If it does, you'll have to decide whether you need performance or the ability to capture screens.

Hope this helps.

Naja

Saturday, June 28, 2003 - 10:48 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid, Thank you :-) That worked great. That even make it work for my old capture program MWSnap3.

Halfunit

Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 07:13 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I need guidance.

Last year, I would ALT+PrintScreen the feed and then paste it into Paint.

This year, when I try to do that, not only does it throw the center of the picture WAY off, but the feed is "live" in the Paint program. Same with Irfanview.

I can't get the screen caps to work this year. Did something change with the RealOne Player to not allow you to capture still pics, and be able to center them?

I'm at work now, but I'd be more than happy to give an example of what I mean when I get home later tonight.

Draheid

Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 07:24 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Halfunit: See my post to Naja just above. I bet you're going to need the same setting changed on your computer. I know you can't test it right now, but when you do, please let me know.

Hope that helps.

Halfunit

Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 07:36 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<Slaps self for not paying attention.>

Will check it out when I get home - TY Dr. Dra.

Halfunit

Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 09:14 am EditMoveDeleteIP
<Goes home for lunch to check out the tip and it worked!!!>

Tink_A_Belle

Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 02:43 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
For all OS X users who want to capture a screen:

Go to the Utilities folder in the Applications folder. Locate an application called 'Grab'. Open it, while open go to the dock and select to keep it in the dock for easy access later.
In Grabe choose 'Selections' from the menu. You will get a crosshair that will let you make a selection of the screen that you want to capture. Just drag it over the area. You can also choose to capture full screen.

Save the file. Done. You might want to open it in another graph application to change it to .jpg if needed.

There are probably other applications around that let you save as .jpg but this one comes with your mac.os software.

Bastable

Wednesday, July 09, 2003 - 02:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
THANK YOU Tink! So nice not to feel like the ignored child!

Mcroo61

Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 02:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ok I am computer illerate....can someone please walk slowly on how to do the vid caps I have windows XP I downloaded the Ifanview but I have been trying for like 3 days now and cannot figure it out...
Thanks!!

Roo

Draheid

Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 04:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Mcroo61: First you need to make sure your RealONE is configured so that you can do screencaps. Go into the Tools - Preferences - Hardware and set the video to "Most Reliable". Next you should have a folder on your computer where you want to store screencaps. Once this is done, start the video stream playing. Once you have that, open Irfanview and click on 'Options - C Capture'. This window will open:

CapSetup

You will need to 'Browse' to the folder where you want the Screencaps stored then click 'Start'. Irfanview will minimize to the toolbar. Click on your RealONE video window and when you want to capture a screen, hold the Ctrl key and press F12. This will save the entire Realone screen to the folder you chose.

Note: This will save the entire RealONE screen so you may want to open the image and crop the picture from the image saved.

Hope this helps.

Mcroo61

Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 06:22 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid thank you so much...I am going to go try this I will let you know!

Roo

Mranon

Thursday, July 10, 2003 - 09:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This is the one I use.. It's called MWSnap. Very simple, minimizes to the taskbar, and is very quick.

Download

Adamblast

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 10:40 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've used one called HyperSnapDX for several years...

Unlike all the others, it can snap pictures of anything with overlays or 3D game graphics as well... So it'll work with whatever REAL or MS media settings you are on, and also work with DVD screencaps, etc... Anything that might just show up as an empty rectangle with simpler programs...

It's a bit of overkill for newbies, but an excellent and versatile capture program.

Wendo

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 11:25 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I've been using Easy Screen Capture. Very easy to use. It's shareware and I'm considering purchasing it. Just evaluating to see if I'll be using it often enough. (Probably, I'm addicted to BB. LOL!)

Ryn

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 10:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I also use hypersnap - I paid for version 2 - and I now see they are up to version 5 - I have downloaded version 5 and I guess I can upgrade for $10 - there is a heck of a lottta new/cool options in it. (I also have used hypercam but I ummm never paid for that verions......)

Dra - I tried your software and I can't figgure out how to get it to KEEEP the selected region remembered - in hypersnap I select the region once and just hit my hotkey to recapture it over and over. In Irfan everytime I hit the hotkey it wants me to re-draw the region - I have searched help with no success :( other than that it is a great program.

Draheid

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 10:50 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Ryn - I've never been prompted to select a region when I hit the hotkey. I just have to remember to select the RealONE as the foreground window before pressing the hotkey and it works fine. FWIW, I'm using Ver 3.80.

Ryn

Friday, July 11, 2003 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
hmm - I will mess with it this weekend - its on a different computer - thanks.

Watcher

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 05:23 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
There used to be a board you could link to that was simply for practicing clip art and screen caps.....does anyone know where that is? I finally figured out how to take screen caps and to crop them...just wanted to practice inserting one into a post before trying it in live feed posting. Thanks

Draheid

Monday, July 21, 2003 - 09:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Watcher: There is a section in the members area called The Spam Room where people practice posting. Also, if you look, there is an ' EZ lessons in posting fonts, images, and links' area with tips to help you with posting things.

Hope that helps.