This application helps you capture images from screen, as well as record activities running on your desktop. The screenshots are saved in common image formats (BMP, TIFF, GIF, JPEG, PCX, TGA, PNG) or directly as PDF files. The built-in video recorder enables you to save the screen recordings in WMV format for quick playing on your Windows media player.
Since it is designed for screen capturing and recording, this tool doesn't actually have an interface to stand in your way when making shots. Instead it comes with a toolbar comprising small buttons designated for specific actions. What's more, you can keep it hidden in the taskbar and have access to commands by right-clicking on its icon or by pressing hotkeys. The program comes with predefined combinations of keys, but you can go to Settings and easily make other configurations according to your liking.
As I was saying above, the program's main functions are taking shots and saving recordings of screen activities. To be more accurate, the app enables you to capture active windows, full screen, or specific regions of your desktop. In addition, you have the ability to make screenshots of scrolling windows and web sites, as well as of fix-sized areas. Then, you can perform some basic editing of the taken images, send them to email or to printer, make upload to Internet pages, or simply export them to Word, Excel, or PowerPoint.
As a screen recorder, the program lets you record the entire screen, a defined rectangular area, or just the window of a running program. With appropriate settings, the resulting video can render the audio of an application in progress, as well as the sound of mouse clicks.
In conclusion, FastStone Capture is a comprehensive tool designed to help you easily take shots of whatever you want to capture. This feature, along with the screen recording function, makes it a great app for tutorials or public presentations.
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