Screen Capture

[Ken Veal]

For some reason Paint Shop Pro X has changed regarding screen capture, now, when I go to select an area via a right click it immediately captures the whole screen. This is after going file-import-screen capture-start.I have to get round this by cropping the captured image.

[see3]

For some reason Paint Shop Pro X has changed regarding screen capture, now, when I go to select an area via a right click it immediately captures the whole screen. This is after going file-import-screen capture-start.I have to get round this by cropping the captured image.

I use PSP9 but...

This sounds like the: Activate capture using is set at: Right mouse click.
This sounds like the: Capture Group Box is set at: Full Screen.

To change your Screen Capture settings click: File > Import > Screen Capture > Setup. Change what you wish... then click OK.

HTH Kenneth Veal

[Ken Veal]

In the capture set up box ,client area is selected.Other options are Area-Full Screen-Window-Object.Should Area be selected to
capture a selected part of the screen ?

[see3]

In the capture set up box ,client area is selected.Other options are Area-Full Screen-Window-Object.Should Area be selected to
capture a selected part of the screen ?

It appears that Area may be what you want.
This is what my PSP9 Capture Setup Help says:
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In the Capture group box, select the type of capture:

Area: Captures an area of the screen that you select by clicking once at one corner of the area and clicking again at the opposite corner.

Full screen: Captures the entire computer screen.

Client area: Captures the contents of the active program.

Window: Captures the active window. If a dialog is open, this option captures the dialog. If no dialog is open, this option captures the active application.

Object: Captures an object within a program, such as a menu bar, toolbar, icon, or a document window. When you initiate the capture, you move the cursor over an object and it is highlighted with a rectangle.
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You may have to play with your settings until you find what you want.

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Personally I don't use PSP's screen-cap any more... mainly because it's such a pain to use. (i.e. launch PSP and keep it running to grab stuff.)

I switched to a freeware hot-key program called PicPick http://www.picpick.org/en/features
You may want to read about it... if you screen-cap a lot.

NOTE: During the PicPick install, click on Custom Installation and, uncheck what you don't want.

[Ken Veal]

Thanks for the info, version x help does not give the details you posted.I have selected Area and that is now doing what I have always been able to do.I dont know why it changed, as far as I know I have not altered anything.I usually use screen capture when PSPro is in use to capture then edit images but I will look at your link.Thanks again for your help.

[see3]

Thanks for the info, version x help does not give the details you posted.I have selected Area and that is now doing what I have always been able to do.I dont know why it changed, as far as I know I have not altered anything.I usually use screen capture when PSPro is in use to capture then edit images but I will look at your link.Thanks again for your help.

Thanks for your feedback, Kenneth Veal, I'm glad you were able to find settings that you're used to.

As far as X being changed or different...
Sometimes things are (improved?) from one version to the next. In your case I think the defaults were switched.
You may find other things different as well. (i.e. other defaults changed, features moved to other areas or renamed or ... gasp ... gone entirely.)

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As far as the PicPick info... I didn't know how much you screen-captured or when. So I added my 2-cents at the bottom. : )

see3