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Questions tagged [screen-capture]

Screen capture is the act of capturing the video on a computer screen either as a point in time (screenshot) or live streaming.

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How do I create a GIF screencast in Windows?

I need a way to record my Windows desktop and save it as an animated GIF file. Here's an example: I need GIF animations so that they can run from a web page without requiring any plugins. I want to record and save directly as a GIF. How can I…
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How to prove the authenticity of a screenshot?

I have take some screenshots of chat from Whatsapp web using Windows 8 Snipping Tool. I saved those images in PNG format. How can I prove that those images are original, i.e. not tampered or edited?
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How can I take browser screenshots at a higher resolution than my browser supports?

I need to take a screenshot of a website as it would appear on a very high resolution monitor... say 4000x3000 pixels. My laptop's screen has a native resolution of 1400x768. Basically, I need to simulate having a monitor resolution much higher than…
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How to capture screen video (with audio) using VLC media player?

The steps below do sometimes result in a partial file which can't be played or some file without sound. Click Media -> Stream -> Capture Device -> Capture Mode = Desktop -> Stream Then select destination File = test.mp4, leaving Profile = Video -…
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Screen recording without third-party software on Windows 7?

Is there a way to do screen recording on Windows 7 without installing third-party software? (Doing it with Microsoft software would be okay.) Specifically, I'd like to be able to run a program and generate a video file (for example, .avi) of the…
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Saving large webpage as Image

I'm trying to save a webpage as an image. The web page I'm trying to save is a bit long, and has many images. I tried Google Chrome Screen Capture Extension and few other Chrome screen-capture plugins, but all gave me an empty image as output. How…
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How to record screen while installing Windows?

Besides recording the screen with an actual camera what are the options to make, for example, a Windows installation video tutorial?
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Is there a screen recording app that saves as .gif?

I have a blog, and sometimes I'd like to show my readers something specific about computers. I've seen a lot of screen recording software, but all seem to save as video files. Do any save as an animated GIF? I know how to transform a small video…
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Can Windows 7 or Vista's Snipping Tool capture a screen 10 seconds later, and capture the mouse pointer as well?

I wonder if Windows 7 or Vista's Snipping Tool can capture a screen 10 seconds later, and capture the mouse pointer as well? The thing is that sometimes we need to capture the thing that "pops up" when the mouse is over it, so in that case,…
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Is there any software that can capture the screen and turn it into a fake webcam input?

Is there any software that can capture the screen and turn it into a webcam-type input so that you can easily record and/or broadcast your screen with regular video software? Edit: Just to be clear, I'd like to be able to use it live as an input to…
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How do I capture a video of my Windows 7 desktop in VLC media player?

I used to be able to capture a video of my desktop in Windows 7 in an older version of VLC media player. But they've recently changed the UI, and I can't seem to work out now how to record my desktop in the latest version of VLC media player…
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How to take a screenshot of a something bigger than the screen?

I have a created a route using Google Maps. I want to take a screenshot of this route in satellite view with maximum zoom. But since it doesn't fit my screen I can't do it. It there a way around this?
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Free tool like Snagit which can capture scrolling Window?

Snagit can capture scrolling windows like in a browser. Is there a free capture tool for Windows which can do the same kind of capturing? I am not looking for a generic capture tool. I need one which can capture a full web page even if it extends…
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What software for Mac OS X can take auto screen captures at intervals?

I need a piece of software for Mac OS X 10.6 similar to AutoScreenShot for Windows that will take screenshots at intervals for me. I'm trying to make a time-lapsed video of my work on an illustration, except it's going to be about a 5 - 10 hour…
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windows snip tool, capture scrolling page

I'm trying to capture a scrolling page using windows 8 snip tool. I've tried the window capture option but it just captures the visible part of the page, not the part that would be revealed by scrolling. any ideas?
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