~terry
Wed, Jul 24, 1996 (11:39)
seed
HyperSnap -- HyperSnap, formerly called SnapShot/32, is a 32-bit
screen capturing app for Windows 95 and Windows NT users that
offers an extensive and solid collection of features. It also doubles
as a image viewing client and includes several features not currently
found in the competition, including the ability to save captured
images as a GIF (with the option of saving in interlaced mode
and/or with a transparent background), JPEG (with recently added
support for progressive JPEGs), or BMP (with selective color
depth capability) file; the ability to include the cursor image in the
screen capture; HotKeys for quickly capturing an entire desktop, a
rectangle of any size, a window, or an active client; drag 'n' drop
capability for quickly opening image files withing HyperSnap; and
an option for automatically saving each capture to a file, printing
the capture, or copying the capture to the clipboard. With so many
features, you might wonder what could possibly be missing in
HyperSnap. Although there are no real image manipulation tools
included with SnaeShot, the program is designed to satisfy one
specific area, screen capturing, and leave the graphics design to
programs like Paint Shop Pro and Photoshop. Windows 3.x users
will also find themselves out of luck with HyperSnap; thankfully, a
comparable program for Windows 3.x, JasCapture, is also available.
Aside from these two minor caveats, HyperSnap is definitely a
first-rate screen capture app, one destined to be a must-have app
for many die-hard graphics users.
Pros: Tons of options and features, supports several file types and
configurations, inexpensive
Cons: Only available in 32-bit version, no image manipulation tools
New: Improved region capturing, quick save and print options,
New name and look, more
Version Reviewed: 2.66
Date of Review: 5/27/96 Reviewer: Forrest Stroud
~gregko
Wed, Aug 28, 1996 (12:26)
#1
Just wanted to add that HyperSnap current version is now
2.70. New features include auto-scroll, which lets you
capture window contents beyond the lower window edge, if
it has a vertical scroll bar. That way you may capture
e.g. entire WEB pages from your browser, and other documents.
Greg Kochaniak
(HyperSnap author)