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The Velocity Webshots online Sandbox tool rocks!

Feb 5, 2006 4:10PM PST

I ran across a free online tool called Velocity Webshots that allows you to convert an HTML page to a JPEG right online... which I have never seen and didn't think it could be done.

http://webshots.velocitysc.com

I use images like this in several of my web sites, so it comes in real handy. And I can save them as different sizes so if I need a thumbnail or a larger one.

I give it two thumbs up!

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How is that different from making a screenshot...
Feb 5, 2006 8:09PM PST

pasting it into a graphics editor and saving as jpg? There are also screen grab utilities that will do this in onew shot.

Their site is not very informative.

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I see one benefit. It's anonymous.
Feb 5, 2006 9:51PM PST

Interesting idea but reminds me of a funny saying.

"He has a solution in search of a problem."

Bob

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Not another application to learn
Feb 6, 2006 12:46AM PST

Maybe its just me but, I just like it because I am not a graphics designer and I don't work with a lot of graphics editing software.

I don't have to learn anything new... I just follow the simple steps and it does what I need for me. It keeps my life simple.

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It's easy...
Feb 6, 2006 8:28AM PST

You don't need a program in the first place, you can do it on any computer with an internet connection, it's quick (you don't have to make a screenshot, open a program, paste it, resize it and save it). Thank you for sharing HiHowAreU... I'm fine btw Wink.

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Feb 6, 2006 11:22PM PST

Somnething must be missing in your instructions. That doesn't work at all as far as Ican see.

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And which part?
Feb 7, 2006 1:51AM PST

It's funny you say that there might be something missing, waiting for me to ask you "what is missing"... whereas you could have just said what was missing, so I could have corrected myself... Wink

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You tell me.
Feb 7, 2006 11:33AM PST

If I open a web page and open Photoshop and Paste into a new document nothing pastes in (not that I would expect it to).

Your instructions are very vague. What exactly are you doing?

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Plugging his site for some reason, and keeping top
Feb 7, 2006 12:01PM PST

billing here.

Is there possibly a virus or trojan being downloaded?

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I think what is missing is "Press Prt Scn"...
Feb 7, 2006 8:28PM PST

which is the same as "Make a screen shot".

You can't Paste what's not on the Clipboard.

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Well...
Feb 9, 2006 8:20AM PST

I wasn't really "instructing" anything, but rather briefly summarizing the steps that can be skipped if you're using the website.

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No borders like screenshots....
Feb 8, 2006 12:37AM PST

If you do a screenshot and do a copy / paste to any application you still have to crop out the browser, resize, etc.

I like this because all you do is tell it what Url you want to capture, set a size and quality, and BAM!!! You have you webshot.

None of that other crap, or installing some app you have to learn how to use.

My life is much simplier now... many thanks for the tool!

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No borders at all?
Feb 9, 2006 3:32PM PST

Try this screen shot without any borders. Back to basics:
Press Command/Shift and the #4 key. Take your curser with the +marque tool and isolate the image that you want to capture. Draw the marque and release the mouse curser. You will hear a click of a camera lens. The Image will be on your hard drive or on your desk top as a Picture, PDF, Tif or PNG file. The file will be low res at 70 dpi.
Open it in many applications and proceed. No need to eliminate the background. You have already done it!
On a PC start with Alt/shift and proceed.
A regular full screen shot of the total screen would be Command/Shift #3 key for a Mac.
I open all such screen shots in Adobe Photoshop and re-save them as an EPS, Tif (or as Jpeg when I want to send them to other members here on the forum through email.)
Try it, real simple. Works all the time.

Here is another neat way to use a screen shot while viewing a PDF file.
You want to copy that image without going through the Acrobat tool to copy?
Get the image to fill the screen with the magnifying tool. Proceed with your screen shot image and the file will be still 70 dpi, yet very large.
Larger than using the Acrobat tools.
Open in Photoshop and the resolution/image will be larger when you resize for a publication.
I do this almost daily. Works for me and I have excellent results.

-Kevin

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Screen shots for newbies
Feb 9, 2006 9:13PM PST

I am familiar with that method on Mac; I don't see it working on PC. Macs have far better screen shot capabilities than PCs, but there are lots of utilities you can download to fancy up your screenshots making on PC:

http://www.iopus.com/guides/screenshot.htm

I don't mind learning new software (Copy/Paste is simple and universal anyway).

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PS: I used to use Print Screen Deluxe....
Feb 9, 2006 9:17PM PST

Which can capture a screen or any part of it and save in several formats. Look around for other programs; there are plenty.

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Print Screen Deluxe
Feb 10, 2006 12:32PM PST

Good info for the PC user.
Thanks EdH,

-Kevin

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Screen Shots
Feb 10, 2006 12:30PM PST

EdH, I had to that exact same procedure on a PC at work about six months ago. I thought there was a simpler work around with a PC.

-Kevin