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HyperSnap

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~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)
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