How do I obtain an image of whatever I have on screen at the moment? That may be an internet browser page, my desktop, or whatever...
I need it for an assignment!
How do I "photograph" my desktop?
How do I obtain an image of whatever I have on screen at the moment? That may be an internet browser page, my desktop, or whatever...
I need it for an assignment!
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein
Originally Posted by Pannonian
Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
well, you can make a digital image by simply pressing the "PrntScrn" key (sometimes called "SysRq" or F13). this copies an image of the desktop to the clipboard, which you can paste into an image program (like photoshop or something).
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
press alt+print Screen and then then open the photoshop or what picture wiever program you are using and copy the screenshot in new document.
EDIT:Oh crap Big John beat me.
Last edited by Kagemusha; 02-24-2006 at 01:48.
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
Awesome! Now how do I reduce the amount of space it takes up? I want to make it consume less space without shrinking it or reducing the image quality. Can I do this?
I just pasted it to paint...
"Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." -Einstein
Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
I don't think you can do that without violating the foundations of computing.
You can save it into a different format, though. JPEG (.jpg) is a pretty slim file type, althouth I would think that would reduce the quality superficially.
Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
For pictures, save as a .JPG format not .GIF, .BMP or .PNG
edit: Yah, what Alexander said (open the post a long while)
Last edited by Quietus; 02-24-2006 at 02:49.
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
FYI – you can “paste” the Prnt Scrn into lots of programs, even MS Word. Just in case you don’t have Photoshop or another image editing proram.
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
jpg. Oh that is sooo cool!
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Last edited by Divinus Arma; 02-24-2006 at 19:26.
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
So what does everybody's desktop look like? Here's mine, but I'm getting a little bored with the background.
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
Originally it´s 1280*1024, the background is one of several to choose and I switch from time to time, they´re all the same design and made from screenshots + a photo as background by a Photoshop artist.
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
Here's mine
Spoiler Alert, click show to read:
As you can see, I love EB and have cropped their map to fit my potential conquests of Makedonia, Hellas, Italia, Illyria, and Thrakia with the Epeirotes.
I'm also doing a bit of modding, and my first archaic skinning job of Seleucid Companions, oh yeah, and I just downloaded the BF2 patch yesterday...
Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
My desktop, in all it's cluttered, Nazi glory. I really need to remove some shortcuts.
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EDIT: It was poking fun at Nazi's. I don't see what was wrong with it. I request that i be allowed to put it back.
Last edited by Mikeus Caesar; 02-26-2006 at 00:31.
Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
I answered the same question way back when made the .ORG Star Wars signatures....
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Beirut, you are the best mod...
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I might as well join in...
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I caught a fleeting glimpse
Out of the corner of my eye.
I turned to look but it was gone
I cannot put my finger on it now
The child is grown,
The dream is gone.
I have become comfortably numb...
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Re: How do I "photograph" my desktop?
You can also use SnagIt.
It allows you to select certain parts of your screen, and it comes with it's own "photoshop" (though extremely simplified).
I have the trial version, and it's well worth it.
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