XnConvert - Dead Simple Cross-Platform Batch Image Processing [Windows, Mac & Linux]
Writing for MakeUseOf means that, as an author, I get through a lot of coffee, a lot of software and a lot of screenshots. Regardless of the operating system I’m using, if I’m reviewing software, rounding up websites or showing off tips and tricks then I’m going to be including screenshots to better illustrate the product or process. I learned pretty quickly that through the wonders of batch conversion that you can save yourself precious time when it comes to image processing.
Snappy Does More Than Just Capture Your Screen
Even though there's a good dozen third-party screenshot tools on the market, the built-in Mac OS X screenshot tool always seemed to suffice for me. It's simple, elegant, and it just works.
Take & Share Screenshots At Lightning Speed With ScreenSnapr [Windows]
The old process of saving and sharing a screenshot was a tedious and annoying one. Typically, it'd involve pressing the Print Screen key, opening up an image editor such as Paint, saving the screenshot, and then heading over to a service like Tinypic or Imgur to upload and be able to share that screenshot with others. When I discovered ScreenSnapr, it's sort of like the clouds opened up in the sky.
Easily Automate Bulk Screen Captures With The Free KMPlayer
As the editor of several TV and movie-based websites, it often comes in handy to be able to grab images from video clips. Now of course there are many ways to do this (using VideoLan’s VLC Player is my favourite) but so far I’ve only found one method in which to grab tens, hundreds or even thousands of captures from a clip with a single mouse click. Fortunately, the results are spectacular.
Heard Wonders About Camtasia But Can't Afford It? Try ActivePresenter [Windows]
Camstudio is a simple open-source screen recorder that’s great for someone who’s starting out his or her YouTube show on software tips and how-to’s. If you’re looking for something that allows you to enhance your videos even more, check out what ActivePresenter offers. ActivePresenter is a screencasting software that you can use to author training tutorials and software walkthroughs.
The Secret To Capturing Top Quality Screenshots With Steam [MUO Gaming]
Grabbing an action-packed screenshot from a video game can be tough. More often than not using the standard Print Screen command in Windows will result in a blank screen being captured; this is true for the manual Print Screen-and-paste method as well as employing apps that use this function. So how can images from games be captured?
3 Light & Simple Ways to Take Screenshots in a Snap
Taking screenshots is something everyone needs to do once in a while. There are numerous screen capture tools out there – some very powerful and costly, and some lighter and cheaper. But let’s face it, most of us don’t need to use screenshots professionally. We just need a lightweight and simple tool that won’t slow down the computer and will simply do what it’s supposed to – take screenshots. Here are 3 free, simple and lightweight tools that do just that.
Create Step-By-Step Instructional Documents With Screenshots & Annotations Using Clarify [Mac]
There will never be a shortage of screen capturing applications, but Blue Mango has produced an app that stands out amongst the rest. Similar to its flagship professional application ScreenSteps, it has released the beta version of an application called Clarify, for when you want to produce step-by-step instructional documents.
Evernote Acquires Skitch & Makes It A Free Download [News]
Last Thursday, Evernote announced its acquisition of the Mac image annotation application, Skitch, as well as the company that produced it. Skitch is a screen capture and desktop photo application that includes over a dozen annotation tools (including highlighter, shapes, arrows, text, paint bucket) for marking up image files.
AShot: A Handy Screenshot Tool for Android
AShot, is an open-source screenshot and screencasting tool. You can easily view what’s on your Android handset on your computer screen and more. Read on to find out more about what makes this a good alternative to the built-in Dalvik Debug Monitor.
Creating Fun & Simple Screencasts Using ScreenChomp [iPad]
Most people would agree that video instructions are easier to understand than plain written words. That's why YouTube is chocked full with how-to videos. But making instructional videos is not everybody's cup of tea as the process is hard and time-consuming. TechSmith - the maker of Jing - has tried to solve the problem by releasing an iPad app called ScreenChomp.
Thumbnail Me - An Easy Way To Generate Thumbnails From Videos
Have you ever attempted to take a screenshot of a video? If you've ever wanted to show someone the quality of a video (without actually sending them the entire video) or create an Internet meme from a still image in a movie, screenshots can be useful. However, they can be quite difficult to take at times, as traditional methods tend to not always work.
How To Create Cool Time-Lapse Videos With ChronoLapse
Have you ever watched a speed-drawing video on YouTube? You know the ones - they often feature some great Photoshop artist showing off their skill by creating a beautiful piece of art right in front of your eyes. A large part of what makes them so impressive is how fast everything happens. The video is shown in fast-forward, so that every second of video is actually several seconds (or even a minute) of real time.
Take a Screenshot & Upload To Your Site In One Step With UpScreen [Windows]
There are a lot of important reasons why people need to take screenshots and then upload them to the web for online publication. We've covered many screenshot apps before but believe it or not, there is another tool that you may want to consider if you want to shave even more time off your screen capturing efforts. You can cut four or five steps from the typical screenshot process by using UpScreen.
Share, Annotate & Archive Screenshots With PixAM [Mac]
Screenshot applications are in no short supply for Mac users, starting with Apple's own built-in rudimentary program and ending with Jing, a favorite among MakeUseOf writers. I typically keep three or four screenshot apps accessible on my Macs, and it looks I may be adding one more, called PixAM, a new addition to the Mac App Store. It works similarly to Jing but it has a few extra goodies.
How To Take A Screenshot & Apply Artistic Effects With The New MS Word 2010
If Microsoft 2007 covered all that you could think of doing with a document, think again. Two new features (among the ten or so) introduced in Microsoft Word 2010 help to reduce your dependency on a third-party screenshot tool and a photo editor by just a smidgen. The latest version of Microsoft Office Suite gives you an 'inbuilt' screenshot tool and a slew of artistic effects.
SnapShoter: A Screen Capture Tool & Clipboard Manager Rolled Into One [Windows]
Screenshot tools are a large tribe and an ever growing one. From the industrial standard SnagIt to even little browser add-ons that reside in our browser, you can have your pick. Fast, lightweight, and portable are three adjectives that fit SnapShoter (ver1.4.9b) to the T. You can throw in ‘free’ too and you have a winner among the ranks.