Comments on: Mac Screenshots http://www.techjive.net/2007/04/11/mac-screenshots/ Making Tech Jive For You Thu, 29 Apr 2010 12:07:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Alan http://www.techjive.net/2007/04/11/mac-screenshots/comment-page-1/#comment-124 Alan Thu, 12 Apr 2007 13:38:32 +0000 http://www.techjive.net/2007/04/11/mac-screenshots/#comment-124 If you add Ctrl to the mix on the above key-chords, you'll get a TIFF formatted clipping on the clipboard, which you can paste into an app like Word or Photoshop. I tried snapping my Dock, but it never turned out except just gray with the black triangles where the icons for the currently running programs were. There are tools to change the format from PNG, such as <a href="http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/27288" rel="nofollow">shotChoice</a> or you can hack it up yourself from Terminal: defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleScreenShotFormat <i>imageFormat</i> <i>imageFormat</i> can be JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or PICT. I've also read that even PSD and GIF are supported, but I haven't tried it. A little tool called <a href="http://www.derailer.org/paparazzi/" rel="nofollow">Paparazzi</a> is unique in that it will "screen-capture" a full web-page, even if the page is taller than the screen. This is similar to printing to PDF in your browser, but it is more like an actual screenshot than a printed web page. (The links in the preview text above look way wrong compared to what I've entered in this textarea box. I hope they post correctly.) If you add Ctrl to the mix on the above key-chords, you’ll get a TIFF formatted clipping on the clipboard, which you can paste into an app like Word or Photoshop. I tried snapping my Dock, but it never turned out except just gray with the black triangles where the icons for the currently running programs were.

There are tools to change the format from PNG, such as shotChoice or you can hack it up yourself from Terminal:

defaults write NSGlobalDomain AppleScreenShotFormat imageFormat

imageFormat can be JPEG, TIFF, PNG, or PICT. I’ve also read that even PSD and GIF are supported, but I haven’t tried it.

A little tool called Paparazzi is unique in that it will “screen-capture” a full web-page, even if the page is taller than the screen. This is similar to printing to PDF in your browser, but it is more like an actual screenshot than a printed web page.

(The links in the preview text above look way wrong compared to what I’ve entered in this textarea box. I hope they post correctly.)

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