Screen captures now replaced by "checkerboards"

Back in the days of 10.5, I used to be able to grab screen shots (still images) from movies and TV shows using shift-cmd-4 (e.g., in iTunes or Quicktime Player). Now, I just get a gray checkerboard pattern where the show used to be.
Is this a "hardware overlay" issue? Or has this capability been removed?
Any ideas or suggestions would be appreciated. I really miss this feature. Thanks.
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Can't say for sure but one thing that comes to mind is this was always disallowd on DVD's in particular... God forbid we take a shot of a movie and do something with it.
FYI it works for me, although I haven't tried it on movies..
Does it not work at ALL? or just not on movies?

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Screen Captures Exposed

This thread attempts to tackle the issue of screen captures in FrameMaker.
Please post questions about screen captures to the FrameMaker forum outside the FAQ thread using Add Topic. http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.ee6b312
Please, post corrections and suggestions to the FAQ Corrections and Suggestions thread:
DorothyK "FAQ Suggestions and Corrections" 5/9/01 7:12am.
Screen captures are a basic part of technical writing and even non-technical writers, who use FrameMaker to write about software, will more than likely end up using screen captures.
This thread attempts to clarify issues about screen captures. This thread concerns itself primarily with screen captures of software, not the screen capture of things like photographs.
Please post questions about screen captures to the FrameMaker forum outside the FAQ thread!http://www.adobeforums.com/cgi-bin/webx?14@@.ee6b312

Dov Isaacs on Screen Captures Dov Isaacs had this to write about screen captures: *************** Date: Wed, 23 May 2001 10:23:22 -0700 From: "Dov Isaacs" <[email protected]> Subject: Imported / Placed Images - MORE (You Asked for It!) All: Some additional issues were raised yesterday both on-list and in some private emails to me about me postings with regards to screen capture images specifically and images in general. Issue #1 - UNIX =============== UNIX is not my specialty and Adobe no longer provides a version of Photoshop for any flavour of UNIX. Thus, my advice for UNIX users of FrameMaker are effectively to capture the raw image as TIFF, process the image on Windows or Macintosh to obtain the EPS file with the image interpolation option, and then move the resultant EPS file back to your UNIX-based system for use with FrameMaker. Issue #2 - File Size - Screen Captures ====================================== There is no question that the binary EPS files that result from the procedures I outlined yesterday are somewhat bloated compared to other files holding the same content. The resultant PDF files at the end of the process, though, are exceptionally compact. To show what is going on, I captured an image showing one of the PSCRIPT driver dialog windows. I saved the resultant RGB image in a number of different formats. The following are the files, sizes, and explanations: Printer Properties.bmp - 899 KBytes RGB and K only, no CMYK option, no compression option, no display/print-time interpolation, limited cross-platform interoperability, application/driver resampling problems Printer Properties.gif - 20 KBytes RGB only, no CMYK option, 24 bit color reduced to 8 bit color, no display/print-time interpolation, application/driver resampling problems Printer Properties.tif - 61 KBytes no display/print-time interpolation, application/driver resampling problems Printer Properties Direct ASCII.eps - 2735 KBytes no compression, enormous size (includes TIFF preview) Printer Properties Direct Binary.eps - 1462 KBytes no compression, large size (includes TIFF preview) care must be taken in setting Windows PostScript printer driver to correct binary option (most often TBCP if not AppleTalk printer) Clearly, you are indeed paying an on-host penalty in file size by using the EPS approach that I outlined. The resultant PDF generated from this content most often is SMALLER than the PDF generated from TIFF equivalents and has higher quality, but you will pay in terms file size of the on-host "content" files with the images. (You may ask "why are the EPS files from Photoshop so bloated?" The answer is two-fold. Part of the problem comes from the fact that Photoshop does not have a compression option for non-JPEG EPS export, although it has a ZIP compression option for non-JPEG PDF export. The other part of the problem is the TIFF preview header, which surprising enough, takes at least as much space as the "base" uncompressed image in PostScript. Yucck!) But alas, I did find a way of fixing this problem enough to be quite a bit more tolerable. (If local disk space is not a problem, then you need not worry about trying this stuff out!) Instead of saving the image as EPS with the interpolation option in either Photoshop 6 or Photoshop Elements 1, save the image as Photoshop PDF with the interpolation option and ZIP compression (not JPEG!!) using either one of those programs. THEN, in Acrobat 5, save the PDF file as binary EPS, TIFF header, language level 3. (In Acrobat 4.05a, export the PDF file similarly!) Resultant files (both ASCII and binary flavours): Printer Properties.pdf - 23 KBytes Most compact format for this image type Not appropriate for FrameMaker import/placement. Printer Properties from Acro5 ASCII.eps - 400 KBytes Slightly larger than binary equivalent, much larger in the general case, though (includes TIFF preview) Printer Properties from Acro5 Binary.eps - 396 KBytes Slightly smaller than ASCII equivalent, much smaller in the general case, though (includes TIFF preview) care must be taken in setting Windows PostScript printer driver to correct binary option (most often TBCP if not AppleTalk printer) With the replacement step of generating PDF instead of EPS and then the extra steps of running Acrobat and saving/exporting PDF, you save over two thirds of the disk space for the EPS files. There is no quality loss in this process. The savings in disk space is due to the fact that unlike non-JPEG EPS export from Photoshop/Photoshop Elements, PDF export from the same program can ZIP compress images as well. Screen captures do exceptionally well with non-lossy ZIP compression. The EPS save/export from Acrobat maintains the images' ZIP compression. The remaining "bloat" in these Acrobat-generated EPS files is the result of Acrobat's PostScript procedures in the EPS file as well as the TIFF header. Bottom line is that I think the extra steps are worth it if you want to conserve disk space. If you want to re-edit THESE EPS files in Photoshop, unlike the EPS files directly saved from Photoshop, extreme care must be taken in opening them to avoid weird resampling. Issue #3 - Non-Screen Capture Images ==================================== I would still recommend EPS as a better means of importing/placing images into FrameMaker such that resampling does not occur in the application or driver. Likewise, I would not recommend ever resampling any such images to a higher resolution. Turn on the image interpolation option and let either Acrobat or the ultimate PostScript printing device do the hard lifting for you. You gain nothing by carrying around the extra data which really contains no real new data. This is most likely contrary to what your service bureaus and printers will tell you as gospel and what their pre-flight software will advise you to "correct," but resampling here buys nothing at all. (If they still don't believe you, have them contact me!) I have revised the recommendations from yesterday based on the above ... - Dov ======================================================================== Based on our experience at Adobe, there is one way that easily yields the highest quality computer screen shots for both display and printing. (1) Grab the image with whatever your favorite tool is. Under Windows, the easiest thing to do is Alt-PrintScrn which puts the RGB bits onto the pasteboard. On the Mac, Shift-Command-4 followed by CapsLock yields an image file. (2a) Under Windows with Photoshop 6, create a new document. It will automatically be the size of the image on the pasteboard. CTRL-V will then paste the screen capture into that new image. Then, flatten that image. (2b) Under MacOS with Photoshop 6, open the generated image file (a PICT file with a name of the form "Picture x" where "x" is an integer). (3) Convert the screen shot image to CMYK or grayscale to suit your needs. Not all service bureaus require CMYK! If you are displaying the PDF file and printing to laser printers, CMYK buys you nothing other than potentially a larger file. (4) Flatten the image. Layers buy you nothing here and may cause problems later in saving the file. (5) Do not resize or change resolution of the image!!!!!! (Why? Because you generally don't know at this time exactly what the magnifications and resolutions are that you will be viewing and printing with! In fact, zooming in and out with Acrobat or Acrobat Reader changes those requirements on the fly. Better to simply just have the captured data. Upsampling or downsampling at time of need to exact specifications yields much better results than multiple such transformations!) (6a) Re-editable by Photoshop, but "bloated" EPS file size option! Save the image using File=>Save As using the "Photoshop EPS" option. In the "EPS options" screen, you should use the TIFF (8bits/pixel) preview option (yields an EPS file that can be used both on Mac and Windows), Encoding "binary" (ASCII can be twice the size and JPEG is totally inappropriate for screen shots). Check "PostScript color management" if you are using color management in your workflow. The key though is that you MUST check "Image Interpolation". This sets a image dictionary key that Adobe PostScript Level 2, Adobe PostScript 3, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader use to do very high quality image interpolation and/or downsampling appropriate to the device's actual resolution and technology at the time the image is viewed or printed. (Distiller passes this key along from PostScript or EPS in a PostScript stream into the equivalent PDF image key!) Close Photoshop 6. OR (6b) Compact EPS file size option! (i) Save the image using File=>Save As using the "Photoshop PDF" option. In the "PDF options" screen, you should use the ZIP encoding (lossless compression) option. The key though is that you MUST check "Image Interpolation". This sets a image dictionary key that Adobe PostScript Level 2, Adobe PostScript 3, Acrobat, and Acrobat Reader use to do very high quality image interpolation and/or downsampling appropriate to the device's actual resolution and technology at the time the image is viewed or printed. (Distiller passes this key along from PostScript or EPS in a PostScript stream into the equivalent PDF image key!) (ii) Close Photoshop 6. (iii) Open the resultant PDF file in Acrobat 5 or 4.05a. Save the PDF file as an EPS file using the export function in Acrobat 4.05a or the Save As function in Acrobat 5. Set the options for binary EPS, TIFF header, and language level 3. (iv) Close Acrobat. (7) Import the resultant EPS file into whatever application you have in which you wish to include the screen print. Obviously you will only see the EPS preview in those applications (except for InDesign), but your resultant printed output (via PostScript or PostScript=>PDF) or display via Acrobat / Acrobat Reader will be of exceptionally high quality. During distillation, do not downsample any of these images. Downsampling of the screen shots can be avoided by having a high enough threshold for downsampling; 300dpi or higher will do! Working on a budget? It turns out that you can replace Adobe Photoshop 6 with Adobe Photoshop Elements 1.0 if you do not need to convert to CMYK and don't need any other advanced image handling. This could save you $500 a copy if your image handling needs are more limited. NO, as far as I know, neither JASC nor Corel PhotoPaint nor any of the other budget image edit programs offer the EPS export image interpolation option, assuming they even offer the EPS format. Furthermore, none of the nifty screen capture utilities that we know of offer either EPS or EPS with the image interpolation option. We know of NO better means of producing high quality printed or displayed screen shots in an output device independent manner. Forget GIF, TIFF, BMP, and especially JPEG. Forgetting the issue of the image interpolation feature for the time being, use of any of these formats results in the "host" program (such as FrameMaker or Microsoft Word, etc.) doing their own resizing of the image in conjunction with the PostScript drivers based on the device resolution selected. The bottom line is that by the time Acrobat gets to display the image or the PostScript RIP gets the image data, the image data will have been upsampled, downsampled, resampled, i.e. overmangled! Also, note that for purposes of placing other images in FrameMaker or similar applications, EPS with the image interpolation also is the preferred means of image placement for exactly the same reasons. In terms of image resolution, you may choose to leave as-is and let the Distiller do the heavy lifting, if necessary or downsample in Photoshop if the original image is grossly over-endowed, so to speak. Remember, you cannot later reconstruct what you downsample now. With regards to the "resolution" that you set the Acrobat Distiller printer to, that resolution primarily affects non-EPS image handling. As long as you set the resolution to 600 dpi or greater, character and vector artwork placement will be fine and not affected. You don't need to use the resolution of the final device (in fact, don't go over 1200 dpi under Windows or you might hit a nasty bug in FrameMaker's interface with the driver). For distillation job options, always use "compress text and line art". This is non-lossy compression and you gain nothing by not using it other than a larger PDF file size. I know that this information is very much at odds with what your service bureaus, printers, or Kinkos will tell you, but it is authoritative and Adobe Systems Incorporated stands behind it completely when used in conjunction with Adobe Acrobat and RIPs with Adobe PostScript Level 2 or Adobe PostScript 3.

Since Firefox 6.0 copying images, by either Win 7 fxn or by screen capture fxn's, no longer works

-- At least, this is the way it seems... a letter I wrote first to the VMN Toobox staff (and to Firefox)...
Hi VMN Staff/Inventor – and Hi to my favorite browser’s staff at Firefox,
I must say that I really love your Screen Capture fxn for the VMN Toobox 4.25! I use it ALL of the time! Hopefully, I have sent you some money already. Tonight however something is really wrong! When I fired up the computer this afternoon and, as usual, was doing research for my office, some webpage logos wouldn't copy, so as usual I dropped down the VMN Toolbox selections, selected Screen Capture and arranged the capture bars over the image, got the yellow flash-across the selected area and pasted the picture in to the document. I looked and looked, reshot the image several times but unbelievably … THE SCREEN CAPTURE IMAGE on the document WAS BLANK!
This NEVER occurred before. And, even after restarting the computer it still did not work.
Then I happened to be in a document where VMN screen capture images had been added - they were ALL blank! Checking other documents - all screenshot images in all documents are blank, totally whited out, with the black lines of where the images used to be right there, emphasizing that something is gone. Like a painting stolen from a museum wall and the photon shadow is all that remains.
I had not used Awesome Screenshot for quite a while, but there it was up on my toolbar - tried that - same damn thing! What's going on? I am pretty certain I let Mozilla FireFox go ahead and update from v5.x to v6.0 as soon as I signed on, and several add-ons were suddenly "no longer compatible," but as far as I can tell your software doesn't rely on any plug-ins. The Awesome Screenshot extension add-on for Firefox was still enabled, yet it did not work.
Further troubleshooting - as I was at my desktop on the network in the office, I then fired up my laptop. This time I DID NOT allow Mozilla Firefox to update from v5.x to 6.0. The VMN toolbox screenshot worked fine! Uh, oh Firefox…?
So, I will be sending this message to Firefox also - I detest Microsoft, only use their software at all only because I HAVE to, I almost never use IE v8.x or 9.x or wherever it is now - but can your people at VMN (and y'all at Firefox) explain how the only browser I use, Firefox, could possibly reach in to my documents file and cause the screenshots downloaded to the clipboard, then to documents, to suddenly no longer be able to be seen? Is this even possible?
Lastly, maybe you know something about this - is there any way to actually "see" the clipboard - what's on it at any given time? I cannot find any way to access either file names or images existing on the clipboard no matter how much is on it, or what program I'm using. (An IT level/web developer person I am not, just a physician.)
I have Windows 7 Professional on my desktop, 4GB RAM, the network/server can only use a 32-bit system type, and everything is highly maintenanced by myself and our IT team, so absolutely everything else is fine. On my laptop I have a Windows 7 Home Premium OS installed and working fine on a brand new HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC w/ 4GB RAM, 64-bit system type.
Any time to send me any ideas? Thanks. And you too, Firefox - what's going on?
Thank you very much,
Robert Schmidt, D.O.
Woodlands Healing Research Center 5724 Clymer Rd. Quakertown, PA 18951 [email protected] and [email protected] ph: 215-536-1890 fx: 215-529-9034 cell: 267-221-1818

-- At least, this is the way it seems... a letter I wrote first to the VMN Toobox staff (and to Firefox)...
Hi VMN Staff/Inventor – and Hi to my favorite browser’s staff at Firefox,
I must say that I really love your Screen Capture fxn for the VMN Toobox 4.25! I use it ALL of the time! Hopefully, I have sent you some money already. Tonight however something is really wrong! When I fired up the computer this afternoon and, as usual, was doing research for my office, some webpage logos wouldn't copy, so as usual I dropped down the VMN Toolbox selections, selected Screen Capture and arranged the capture bars over the image, got the yellow flash-across the selected area and pasted the picture in to the document. I looked and looked, reshot the image several times but unbelievably … THE SCREEN CAPTURE IMAGE on the document WAS BLANK!
This NEVER occurred before. And, even after restarting the computer it still did not work.
Then I happened to be in a document where VMN screen capture images had been added - they were ALL blank! Checking other documents - all screenshot images in all documents are blank, totally whited out, with the black lines of where the images used to be right there, emphasizing that something is gone. Like a painting stolen from a museum wall and the photon shadow is all that remains.
I had not used Awesome Screenshot for quite a while, but there it was up on my toolbar - tried that - same damn thing! What's going on? I am pretty certain I let Mozilla FireFox go ahead and update from v5.x to v6.0 as soon as I signed on, and several add-ons were suddenly "no longer compatible," but as far as I can tell your software doesn't rely on any plug-ins. The Awesome Screenshot extension add-on for Firefox was still enabled, yet it did not work.
Further troubleshooting - as I was at my desktop on the network in the office, I then fired up my laptop. This time I DID NOT allow Mozilla Firefox to update from v5.x to 6.0. The VMN toolbox screenshot worked fine! Uh, oh Firefox…?
So, I will be sending this message to Firefox also - I detest Microsoft, only use their software at all only because I HAVE to, I almost never use IE v8.x or 9.x or wherever it is now - but can your people at VMN (and y'all at Firefox) explain how the only browser I use, Firefox, could possibly reach in to my documents file and cause the screenshots downloaded to the clipboard, then to documents, to suddenly no longer be able to be seen? Is this even possible?
Lastly, maybe you know something about this - is there any way to actually "see" the clipboard - what's on it at any given time? I cannot find any way to access either file names or images existing on the clipboard no matter how much is on it, or what program I'm using. (An IT level/web developer person I am not, just a physician.)
I have Windows 7 Professional on my desktop, 4GB RAM, the network/server can only use a 32-bit system type, and everything is highly maintenanced by myself and our IT team, so absolutely everything else is fine. On my laptop I have a Windows 7 Home Premium OS installed and working fine on a brand new HP Pavilion g4 Notebook PC w/ 4GB RAM, 64-bit system type.
Any time to send me any ideas? Thanks. And you too, Firefox - what's going on?
Thank you very much,
Robert Schmidt, D.O.
Woodlands Healing Research Center 5724 Clymer Rd. Quakertown, PA 18951 [email protected] and [email protected] ph: 215-536-1890 fx: 215-529-9034 cell: 267-221-1818

How do I get a screen capture in Windows on MacBook?

I'm a new guy to Mac/Mountain Lion, but not to computers, so this question may be a bit dicey.
I have used Gadwin PrintScreen for years on Microsoft Machines. During Setup, I am allowed to use Ctrl+Printscreen but now I am using, only occasionally, Windows 7 x64 on a partition on my MacBook Pro/Retina. Considering that there is no Printscreen key on the keyboard, I can no longer use the configuration I am accustomed to in the Windows environment on my lovely, shiny Mac. Only combinations ofCtrl/Alt and F keys are allowed. I get "Can't use that key. Already assigned to, etc."
So then, my query is this, on the Windows side, what keyboard combo will allow me to get a full screen capture? I've tried everything and combed the Apple community to no avail. If there is no keyboard combination, what app can I use that will allow me to do so in a Windows environment on a MacBook Pro/Retina. Just a month old.
I know how to execute this on the Mountain Lion side, but that key combination doesn't cut it on the Windows side.
In closing, I hope the solution is an app download to allow me to choose a configuration.
Thanks for reading,
Kelly J.

Start > All Programs > Accesories > Snipping Tool > New > Full Screen Snip
Sorry I don't know of any key combinations that will do the same thing.

I have a 17" Macbook pro with flickering red and cyan(blue) lines across the screen. The issue disappears temporarily when I tap on the computer, and the problem does not occur when I use external display or try to screen capture the problem.

I purchased my Macbook (17") through a certified apple tecnition in August 2012, it was refurbished and the motherboard was completely replaced. I do a lot of photo editing, but I have been unable to do so because of the red vibrating lines that interrupt my screen. The issue disappears temporarily when I tap on the computer, and the problem does not occur when I use external display or try to screen capture the problem. I brought the computer back to the technition I purchased it from and he said that it was a problem with my fan, so I have two new fans but the issue is still occuring. He says he doesnt know whats wrong. Does anyone have any information on this issue?
Here is an image of the issue
http://www.flickr.com/photos/67839707@N08/8884847081/

I recommend having your Mac serviced by someone competent. A force sufficient to "blow apart" the fans was clearly excessive and may have damaged the display cable, as well as any number of other problems.
Dust is properly cleaned with a vacuum, preferably one designed for computer service, and they are not cheap.
Compressed air should never be used. It just blows dust everywhere, often into places where it can no longer be removed.

Changing file type format in Screen Capture (shift command 4)

You'd think this would be in a preference menu! But it's nowhere to be found in any apps preference or system preferences.... I've seen posts how to do it in Terminal... and people sell programs to do it.... but Tiger and Leopard have t built in.. sort of....
The default file format when using SCREEN CAPTURE (ShiftCommand4) was a .pdf ... but then it was changed to .png Some people can't read .png... so I wanted my captures to be in .jpg format.
You can change the file format type of your SCREEN CAPTURE to any of the following:
JPG, JPG-2000, TIFF, BMP, PDF, Photoshop, PICT, SGI, PBG, TGA
But first you have to have a file you want to change (say it is a png).
Open the file using Preview.
Once open, under File (in the menu bar) go down to SAVE AS.
There's you'll see FORMAT and a pull down menu. Choose which one you want...
Screen capture will now open your captured pictures in that format.
Crazy, huh?

The OP here was using a keyboard shortcut, not Grabber.
I did some further exploring. I just tried TinkerTool again, and again was able to change the file format of saved screencapture files to jpeg. TinkerTool modifies the com.apple.screencapture.plist file the same way that the Terminal command does.
This clearly works for command-shift-3 and command-shift-4, which save the screencapture image as a file. However, on looking more closely at the O.P.s initial post in this thread, he/she actually said
I use keyboard shortcut control/command/shift/4
When you include the control key in the command, the screencapture image gets saved to the clipboard instead of to a file, and you wouldn't normally be aware of its format until you pasted the clipboard contents somewhere else. I don't know where the OP was pasting it, but as was noted in the thread cited above by Baltwo, pasting a sceencapture image from the clipboard into a mail.app message results in a .tiff file being pasted. I also find this to be true in my system - perhaps this is what the OP was doing all along.
However this is an issue caused by the receiving app, not by the screencapture function. It's possible to look directly at the contents of the clipboard via:
Finder>Edit Menu>Show Clipboard
With my screenshot format set to jpeg by TinkerTool, I used control-command-shift-4 to save a screenshot to the clipboard. Looking directly at the clipboard in Finder as above, the clipboard image was a jpeg. When I then pasted the clipboard contents into a mail message and used Mail>File Menu>QuickLook Attachments, the pasted graphic in the mail message was a .tiff.

How to Get Proper Video Screen Captures (Screencasts) of Lightroom or Photoshop in Win?

Hello. I would like to get proper screen captures of Lightroom on Win 7/64, showing all screen elements as you see them. I tried FastStone Capture 8 and SnagIt 11.1, but they have various differing issues. Do you have a good hint?
In my screen capture, i want a mouse-click-sound each and every time the mouse is clicked. This is not "system audio", because the computer doesn't play a sound for every ordinary click. The capture software must add that sound. (I'm aware i can add the sound manually in post production, but want it recorded together with video.)
Experience with Faststone Capture 8's video captures:
I get well usable footage
Does optionally record mouse-click-sound for each click, with adjustable volume
Does not properly record some elements of Photoshop or Lightroom screens:
- cursors sometimes look rough or double-sized
- Lightrooms "TAT (Target Correction Tool)" disappears while being dragged on the image
- the color selector box of Lightroom's Adjustment Brush is not shown, while the cursor working within that color selector box is shown
- Lightroom's three-second-splash-message after Undo etc. is not shown
(All these missing elements do show up in *still* captures with Faststone Capture. They also *do* show up in video captures done with SnagIt.)
Experience with Snagit 11.1's video captures:
Does properly capture all those elements that FastStone does *not* capture (listed above)
Does *not* optionally include a mouse-click-sound for each and every mouse click (they record "system audio", but a sound on every click is not "system audio")
Videos are less smooth, cursor sometimes "jumping"
Now do you know a screen capture software for Win 7 that can
properly record *anything* that's seen within Lightroom and Photoshop
and automatically add a mouse-click-sound for each and every click i do
and produce smooth footage without "jumping cursors"?
Thanks for your real-life experiences!

Hi, thanks for your suggestions. Now i also tried:
Camstudio:
- mouse click sounds very weird (my mistake?), does NOT record LR overlays like adjustment brush's colour selector
Screen-cast-o-matic, optionally online, free:
- DOES record overlays like adjustment brush's colour selector. Mouse-click-sound not in free version. "System audio" is promised in paid version, but that does not necessarily mean a sound for each mouse-click. Contacted support for more
Straightforward using, lots of short video tutorials (useful for absolute beginners).
Free downloaded program 1.4 only works on primary monitor, the online launched app also records on secondary monitor
Don't see option to record a "window", only set resolutions
More "jumpy" than Faststone
More interesting pro-version seems to be rent-only-licenced, at 15 USD per year, not a one-time-buy
Camtasia:
DOES record overlays like adjustment brush's colour selector
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How to Get Proper Video Screen Captures (Screencasts) of Photoshop and Lightroom in Win?

Hello. I would like to get proper screen captures of Lightroom and Photoshop on Win 7/64, showing all screen elements as you see them. I tried FastStone Capture 8 and SnagIt 11.1, but they have various differing issues. Do you have a good hint?
What's more: In my screen capture, i also want a mouse-click-sound each and every time the mouse is clicked. This is not "system audio", because the computer doesn't play a sound for every ordinary click. The capture software must add that sound. (I'm aware i can add the sound manually in post production, but want it recorded together with video.)
Experience with Faststone Capture 8's video captures:
I get well usable footage
Does optionally record mouse-click-sound for each click, with adjustable volume
Does not properly record some elements of Photoshop or Lightroom screens:
- cursors sometimes look rough or double-sized
- Lightrooms "TAT (Target Correction Tool)" disappears while being dragged on the image
- the color selector box of Lightroom's Adjustment Brush is not shown, while the cursor working within that color selector box is shown
- Lightroom's three-second-splash-message after Undo etc. is not shown
(All these missing elements do show up in *still* captures with Faststone Capture. They also *do* show up in video captures done with SnagIt, see below)
Experience with Snagit 11.1's video captures:
Does properly capture all those elements that FastStone does *not* capture (listed above)
Does *not* optionally include a mouse-click-sound for each and every mouse click (they record "system audio", but a sound on every click is not "system audio", so a regular click on a menu item has no sound)
Videos are less smooth, cursor sometimes "jumping"
Now, do you know a screen capture software for Win 7 that can
properly record *anything* that's seen within Lightroom and Photoshop
and automatically add a mouse-click-sound for each and every click i do
and produce smooth footage without "jumping cursors"?
Thanks for your real-life experiences!

Myles, thanks again, here are my findings with Camtasia:
Camtasia:
DOES record overlays like adjustment brush's colour selector
.camrec format isn't offered for recording, only .trec and .avi (on Win 7), but trec is usable just as .camrec i guess
Exported MP4 looks blurry and has colour blotches, that are not visible in the initial recording, only after exporting; this doesn't change at all after setting very high quality MP4 options; i guess i didn't look properly
i see how to add mouse-click sounds; i don't like the sound they provide so much; maybe it can be exchanged.
Other tests:
Camstudio:
mouse click sounds very weird (my mistake?)
does NOT record LR overlays like adjustment brush's colour selector
Screen-cast-o-matic, optionally online, free version:
DOES record overlays like adjustment brush's colour selector. Mouse-click-sound not in free version. "System audio" is promised in paid version, but that does not necessarily mean a sound for each mouse-click. Contacted support for more
Straightforward using, lots of short video tutorials (useful for absolute beginners).
Free downloaded program 1.4 only works on primary monitor, the online launched app also records on secondary monitor
Don't see option to record a "window", only set resolutions
More "jumpy" than Faststone
More interesting pro-version seems to be rent-only-licenced, at 15 USD per year, not a one-time-buy

No audio on screen capture

has it been resolved yet why there is no sound when you use screen capture? i wanted to take some youtube videos and put them together, but i also want the sound.

I can't help but wonder why they even botherd making the video recording software if they diidn't include audio .
I tend to consider such features add-ons because to appeal to novice users because the features are incomplete as far as functonality is concerned or too dependent on the CPU power of the platform on which it is used. This is why I tend to use dedicated import and/or screen capture applications. Normally, I would recommend using an app like Snapz Pro X from Ambrosia ($69) but they too are having problems updating or replacing their audio "kernel extension" following system audio changes made in the Lion OS release. ScreenFlow ($99) is another good screen capture app but it includes a number of editing features that many users do not want or for which they are not willing to pay such a high price. I personally amd looking at what, for me, is a new app listed in an article URL posted by QTKirk. The app is called Screenflick and lists for $29. I am interested in it because they claim you can tap into user events like key presses (e.g., use of keyboart shortcuts) and highlight/include them in your captures. (I.e., this would be very handy for the makie of "quickie" tutorials.) In any event, I have not tried this app so I can't yet recommend it based on personal use... but it might be worthing looking at if you plan to purchase such a utility. (And yes, it does claim to support the audio capture of both system audio and/or a user selectable mic source.)

Chose wrong display settings, resulting in blue screen. Now what...

I just purchased a new Mac Mini and connected it to my LCD TV with an HDMI cable. Everything was working fine untill I switched the display setting from 1080i to 1080p (or vice versa, I'm not sure) which resulted in a blue screen. Now I can no longer see my desktop, how do I fix this ?
Nevermind. I just found the solution in another topic. Starting the Mac in safe mode solved my issue.
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Hi,
I've also had the same problem you've mentioned and had it kind-of resolved.
I had the horizontal grey area on my screen which got worse over time. I had it sent away to Apple to be repaired and it came back pretty much the same as they couldn't find anything diagnostically wrong with it. I then went to the Genius bar and, fortunately, they recognised that there was a grey banding and replaced the LCD panel.
This did get rid of the grey banding, although brought a whole new set of problems.
Don't put up with the genius staff trying to baffle you or make you feel like you are being silly for complaining - the iMac is not a cheap machine and you have the right to make sure it is fit for purpose. A grey/uneven screen is not fit for purpose.
Ask them to replace your LCD panel and glass, but inspect it when you collect it to make sure it is an even brightness and colour. My replacements have been brighter on the left hand side than the rest of the screen or had a blue tint on the left or a yellow tint on the right. If you don't like it, don't accept it - as I have been told repeatedly by Applecare and the genius bar 'all the lcd panels are different you have to find one you like' i.e. put up with!
Eventually the cost of the replacement panels will mount up and they will offer a replacement. It has taken me almost a year to get my replacement. Just keep on at them until it is resolved.
Also, on your first pic there is a rectangular mark - this could be screen persistance and can be easily removed by using a white screensaver for a few hours. I found mine did it when i had the brightness on full (to compensate for the greyness!).
Hope this has helped, good luck!

Screen capturing in Premiere Pro 2.0?

I'm looking to create a video presentation of my company's proprietary web applications and would like to capture my screen as I navigate through the pages and narrate. I have seen other recently released video editing software that enables users to capture the current screen as video - but we have Preimier Pro 2.0 at the office. Can I screen capture with this version or what kind of upgrade would support this feature?

What Jim points out is unfortunately all too true. Some have had success with Camtasia footage (via conversions, etc.), but many just rely on the limited editing capabilities in the current release. It's also true for Adobe's screen-cap program (name eludes me right now). There seems to be less success with that one, than with Camtasia.
Do not know if CamStudio has any editing features.
You might want to also post to the Video Lounge, as both Jeff Bellune and Curt Wrigley do video tutorials and do them well. They WILL have some ideas for you. The Lounge is for non-Adobe specific questions. Though there is a technical nature to your question, I think it will fit right in, and both are likely to see and respond to your request for info.
Good luck,
Hunt

Need help in screen capturing for flash CS4 AS3

Hi, i need help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! URGENT!
I am currently doing Augmented Reality.
I got my marker to detect my model but my problem now is how to screen capture the content that is in swf.
(As in capture the dae model shown in the comp not from webcam.)
& also i just want to capture the swf window not the whole desktop.
I read online, they say its impossible?
Or is it possible to call screen capture function in javascript to flash CS4? (LIke external data)
(Moreover, does anyone know how to detect multiple dae models with different markers?)
Anyone can help??? Thanks in adv!!

My current program (Flash CS4, AS3) only can capture what the webcam sees.
How do i change it to screen capture (something like print screen) with my .DAE models?
In the case, when i click on the capture button, it print screen.
Here's part of the code that capture what the webcam sees.
private function captureImage(e:MouseEvent):void
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   bmp = new Bitmap(bmd);
   bmp.x = 140;
   bmp.y = 40;
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Really really need help! URGENT!
Thanks!

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