Creating SX screenshots..

farjedi · 19th April 2006, 06:48 PM

Hi, I am about to be teaching a beginners class how to use Cubase SX and I was thinking of making some screen shots so they can take it home and have a visual guide. I want to do this at home but I have no printer and will have to print up elsewhere. My question; Is there a program that can capture what is on screen and save as a .gif or .jpeg? This would allow me to work out my classes at home and also edit the pictures at leisure.
I know this isn't a particularly music related thread but someone must know the answer. Thanks..

joris de man · 19th April 2006, 06:51 PM

Are you on Macos X or Winxp?

In XP, just press print screen. This will make a copy of your current screen to the clipboard. THen use a program like photoshop or even windows paint to paste it into a new document. That should do the trick!

(btw, it will capture the whole screen, so a paint package of some sort to crop out the bits you don't want would be useful)

Cheers,

Joe

orange · 19th April 2006, 06:58 PM

On XP I think <CTRL> printscreen or <ALT> printscreen just copies the current highlighted window to the clipboard. Or is it <SHIFT> printscreen ???

it's something like that !!!

si

edit...i've just noticed that the forum has edited out my CTRL and ALT and SHIFT cos they were in greaterthan/lessthan signs...hence my post makes no sense at all !!!! oh well simonv said it better below !

simonv · 19th April 2006, 06:59 PM

Hey,

For Windows:
-You can do as above (just press PrintScreen, and do Paste in your favorite Imaging software).

-Or try this, do ALT-PrintScreen. It takes a printscreen of only the active window.

From there, you can paste it in an imaging software, or paste it directly in Word.. that's what I'd do.

farjedi · 19th April 2006, 07:14 PM

Excellent advice....I tried it and it works a treat "alt, printscreen" or on my computer "alt, PrtScrSysRq" , always wondered what that was about

Again Thanks

farjedi · 19th April 2006, 09:41 PM

is there any way to get the mouse cursor as part of the image? Icing on the cake but would be nice..cheers

copperx · 19th April 2006, 10:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farjedi

is there any way to get the mouse cursor as part of the image? Icing on the cake but would be nice..cheers

Probably with another software package, but it is not possible to do that with the standard windows PrintScreen or with Adobe Photoshop. Not possible either with PaintShop Pro.

If you need to highlight something your best bet is using the paint program's functions to draw over the screenshot. I have never needed the mouse pointer
on a screenshot.

Mike O · 19th April 2006, 10:56 PM

After exhausted Windows functionality for several years I was turned on to Snagit available here: http://www.techsmith.com/.

farjedi · 19th April 2006, 11:27 PM

Hi thanks for the tip, I will try snaggit perhaps another time, as time is indeed ticking before my class begins. These are absolute beginners and I am attempting to teach them to sequence midi using Battery software sampler. I am creating a handout so they can use the facilities outside of our class to practise their skills. It's a step by step guide so the mouse pointers will help clarify my words, leaving, hopefully, no confusion. There must be little drawings of mouse pointers that I can just add to my images. Anyone?
Thanks for all the helpv

cymatics · 20th April 2006, 04:51 AM

PrintScreen from Gadwin is a free screen capture utility that allows you to capture the mouse cursor.

It also gives you options for 'current window', 'client window', 'full screen' or 'rectangular area'

- jon

Improv · 20th April 2006, 05:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by farjedi

There must be little drawings of mouse pointers that I can just add to my images. Anyone?
Thanks for all the helpv

Thing is you'll have to select it by outlining pixel by pixel and cut-n-paste it or do some sort of trasparency tricks or else you'll get a little box around it. Good luck

farjedi · 20th April 2006, 10:44 PM

OK.I'll try

farjedi · 20th April 2006, 10:46 PM

Cheers Cymatics, I like the sound of "free"..Thanks everyone for all the great advice..

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19th April 2006, 06:48 PM	#1
farjedi Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Creating SX screenshots.. Hi, I am about to be teaching a beginners class how to use Cubase SX and I was thinking of making some screen shots so they can take it home and have a visual guide. I want to do this at home but I have no printer and will have to print up elsewhere. My question; Is there a program that can capture what is on screen and save as a .gif or .jpeg? This would allow me to work out my classes at home and also edit the pictures at leisure. I know this isn't a particularly music related thread but someone must know the answer. Thanks..

19th April 2006, 06:59 PM	#4
simonv Gear addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Montreal Posts: 474	Hey, For Windows: -You can do as above (just press PrintScreen, and do Paste in your favorite Imaging software). -Or try this, do ALT-PrintScreen. It takes a printscreen of only the active window. From there, you can paste it in an imaging software, or paste it directly in Word.. that's what I'd do. __________________ -- www.allamps.com www.myspace.com/simonvezina

20th April 2006, 04:51 AM	#10
cymatics Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Charm City Posts: 312	PrintScreen from Gadwin is a free screen capture utility that allows you to capture the mouse cursor. It also gives you options for 'current window', 'client window', 'full screen' or 'rectangular area' - jon __________________ There's nothing an agnostic can't do if he really doesn't know whether he believes in anything or not.

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19th April 2006, 06:51 PM	#2
joris de man Gear addict Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Amsterdam Posts: 315	Are you on Macos X or Winxp? In XP, just press print screen. This will make a copy of your current screen to the clipboard. THen use a program like photoshop or even windows paint to paste it into a new document. That should do the trick! (btw, it will capture the whole screen, so a paint package of some sort to crop out the bits you don't want would be useful) Cheers, Joe

19th April 2006, 06:58 PM	#3
orange Lives for gear Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: London Posts: 1,661	On XP I think <CTRL> printscreen or <ALT> printscreen just copies the current highlighted window to the clipboard. Or is it <SHIFT> printscreen ??? it's something like that !!! si edit...i've just noticed that the forum has edited out my CTRL and ALT and SHIFT cos they were in greaterthan/lessthan signs...hence my post makes no sense at all !!!! oh well simonv said it better below !

19th April 2006, 07:14 PM	#5
farjedi Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Excellent advice....I tried it and it works a treat "alt, printscreen" or on my computer "alt, PrtScrSysRq" , always wondered what that was about Again Thanks

19th April 2006, 09:41 PM	#6
farjedi Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	is there any way to get the mouse cursor as part of the image? Icing on the cake but would be nice..cheers

19th April 2006, 10:56 PM	#8
Mike O Lives for gear Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 687	After exhausted Windows functionality for several years I was turned on to Snagit available here: http://www.techsmith.com/.

19th April 2006, 11:27 PM	#9
farjedi Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Hi thanks for the tip, I will try snaggit perhaps another time, as time is indeed ticking before my class begins. These are absolute beginners and I am attempting to teach them to sequence midi using Battery software sampler. I am creating a handout so they can use the facilities outside of our class to practise their skills. It's a step by step guide so the mouse pointers will help clarify my words, leaving, hopefully, no confusion. There must be little drawings of mouse pointers that I can just add to my images. Anyone? Thanks for all the helpv

20th April 2006, 10:44 PM	#12
farjedi Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	OK.I'll try

20th April 2006, 10:46 PM	#13
farjedi Gear maniac Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 192	Cheers Cymatics, I like the sound of "free"..Thanks everyone for all the great advice..