Screen Shot Software

[BobHill]

With Snagit you can set any region on your screen to capture either an image or video (including a streaming video like some presented here on the CarveWright site) WITH sound (but via your computer speakers and pick up mic, so you need a quiet background). Snagit is the best capture software around, unless you go for Camtasia (also by TechSmith) as it will also allow you to capture any sequence you may be working on (like Designer and add your voice description from your mic at the same time). It will also allow you to capture anything off your computer with your WEB camera with sound, such as physically working on something. It's up to version 10.0 now and well worth the price (IMNSHO).
Bob Hill

[Metalhead781]

i've been using alt+prt sc (print screen)since win 98 holding alt grabs the active window only not the whole screen. just prt sc and you got a bit more cropping.

[CarverJerry]

I seen another post besides this one and someone was talking about Irfanview program, I see Spalted talked a little about it here too. I was wondering if anyone has used it and if there is any special settings that need to be used, I also want to run this program from my external hard drive and on my computers hard drive. Any pointers and help sure is appreciated.

[James RS]

I am running Windows XP and just hit Ctrl and Print screen key and paste into Paint.net

[mtylerfl]

I have a couple "fancy-schmancy" screen capture programs...but I never use them...Alt+Prnt Scrn or just Prnt Scrn are how I do all of the screenshots for whatever-publication-I'm-working-on. Both functions copy to the clipboard, then I paste into whatever graphics program I'm using that day...crop, adjust, resize there, then save.

[RMarkey]

On Windows 8, the windows_key + print_screen saves the current screen to your "Pictures" folder, no clipboard needed.

[mtylerfl]

On Windows 8, the windows_key + print_screen saves the current screen to your "Pictures" folder, no clipboard needed.

Good to know. I haven't got the guts to go Win 8 yet. Next new computer.

[CarverJerry]

I know how to do a screen shot, or use snipit, but this Irfanview program is suppose to be able to open or view our designer files (mpc and pnt)'s and show a picture if my mind remembers right. Was really wanting to know how to use it. This was the only thread I found using the word "Irfanview".

[Deolman]

You can read all about Irfanview here"

http://www.irfanview.com/

It mostly works with digital pictures.