- Cmd-Shift-3
- Takes a snapshot of the entire screen, (with camera sound effect!) and saves it automatically to the user's desktop folder as Picture 1. Subsequent screen shots
will be stored on the desktop as Picture 2, Picture 3, etc. (OnyX provides an option to change the default saving location from the desktop.)
Cmd-Shift-4 - Converts your cursor
to a "cross-hair", allowing you to define a specific rectangular area of the screen to capture. This includes drop down menus, after you release the mouse button. (See also OnyX info above.)
Cntrl-Cmd-Shift-4 - Same as above, except the captured image is pasted to the Clipboard, rather than being stored on the desktop as Picture 1. The image can then be pasted directly into a document.
Capture an entire window only - To capture a particular window, in the Finder or an application, follow the Cmd-Shift-4 options above to capture a particular area of the screen, then press the space bar after you see the cross-hair.
The cross-hair will change to a camera which you can click on the chosen window to capture to the desktop or clipboard.
Grab - OSX also includes the Grab utility, (in the Utlities Folder)
designed for "grabbing" screen shots, though I don't know why anyone would use this in preference to the other options mentioned here.
After launching Grab, choose the type of capture you want to use from the Capture menu.
Then use Cmd-Tab to switch to the application where you want to make the screen capture:
If you hold down the Cmd key, each time you press the Tab key the next active application will be selected in the Dock. Release both keys when the desired application is selected.
You can then take your screen grab, and copy and paste it into whatever application you are using for your publication.
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- There are a number
of comprehensive screen capture offerings
for the Mac, which offer more options than the basic screen capture, including making movies of on-screen procedures, and capturing pictures from the DVD Player (which the in-built options can't do).
- Capture Me
- Includes a floating capture window, with resize and invert ability.
iShowU- Capture and record video from your screen into a Quicktime movie, in realtime.
InstantShot- Capture the whole screen, a portion of it, or a window. Includes the option to make timed screenshots or to make delayed captures over time.
LittleSnapper- Captures entire web pages and stores them in a Library.
NetFixer- Takes screenshots of entire web pages (including the bits that don't fit on the screen!).
OnyX- Not a screen capture utility, but a system tweaking utility that provides an option to change the default saving location (ie. desktop) of the Picture files created using the OS X built-in options.
Paparazzi- Take screenshots of entire web pages, including the bits that you need to scroll down to see!
- Screen Shot Plus 2.3
- Neat Dashboard widget lets you take screenshots on the fly. Save to HD or clipboard, in a variety of formats, etc. Free.
ScreenCaptureGUI- Takes timed screen captures while you have a DVD paused or playing in Apple's DVD Player application.
ScreenFlow- A complete workflow for creating video screencasts. Able to capture your desktop, video camera, microphone & computer audio at the same time. 10.5 only.
ScreenMimic- Create screencasts that can be saved as Adobe Flash (SWF), Flash Video (FLV), or Quicktime (MOV) files.
Screenium- Make high quality videos of the action on your screen.
ShotChoice- Change the file type of OSX built-in screen shots from png to jpeg, gif, pdf, etc.
Snapz
Pro X- Can be accessed using a keyboard shortcut from within any other application.
Provides dedicated capture of entire screen, windows, menus,
or a user defined selection. Screen shots are saved to the
clipboard, or to a pre-defined folder, in a variety of graphic
formats.
Also includes "screen cam" screen video capture.
SnapNDrag- Free screen capture utility.
ThoughtConduit- Supports multitrack recording of audio and video from any Apple supported device. Still in beta - but looks promising.
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- Print
Screen
- Captures
the entire
screen to the clipboard.
Alt-Print
Screen- Captures
the active
window to the clipboard.
- These
images can be edited in the Paint accessory
program, or in the paint module of
your favourite image editing application.
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- I have not been
able to locate any system-based utilities which will
function from within other applications. However, there
are a number of "stand-alone" applications which offer
screen capture facilities:
- CaptureEze
Pro
- Dedicated screen
capture program. 45 day fully functioning evaluation available.
FastStone- Capture windows, objects, full screen, rectangle regions, freehand-selected regions and scrolling windows/web pages. Free.
HyperSnap-DX- Good looking screen
capture program, though imprints all output until registered. (Also available from this site is HyperCam, for making AVI
screen movies.)
Irfan
View- A free image editing application which includes a screen capture facility (under Options menu).
PaintShop
Pro- Fully fledged graphics
program. Includes dedicated screen capture tools, with a
number of setup options, as well as a wide array of image
editing capabilities.
ScreenHunter- Neat,
easy to use screen capture software for Windows. Free.
SnagIt- Includes an editing module to easily add arrows, captions, etc.
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captured directly from a computer screen.
Both the Macintosh and Windows OS provide built-in screen capture capabilities, albeit fairly basic on Windows. This page provides some info about these built-in mechanisms, as well as links to 3rd party commercial, shareware and freeware applications, which provide some more advanced capabilities.
See also - iPhone, iPod, iPad screen capture