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12-26-2010
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#1 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
Active Window Screenshot First off, I apologize if this thread is in the incorrect forum.
Anyways, when I take a screenshot of an active window on Windows 7, it cuts off the shadow on the edges. Is it supposed to do this? (see attachment)
If not, how can I fix this?
Thanks. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ61 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M320 2.10 GHz Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 363F Memory DDR2 Graphics Card AMD M880G w/ ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Sound Card IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays 1366x768 LCD |
12-26-2010
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#2 | | Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard |
If you're using the built in Snipping Tool this is how it is supposed to work.
You could try and cut round the window manually but that's just annoying.
Don't worry about it.
Oli | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Apple MacBook 5,1 OS Windows 7 Profesional x86, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard CPU Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4Ghz Memory 4GB DDR3 Graphics Card Nvidia 9400m Monitor(s) Displays 13.3" Internal + 22" DVI + 21.5" USB Screen Resolution 1280x800 + 1920x1080 + 1920x1080 Keyboard Apple Late 2009 Wireless Keyboard (US) Mouse Apple Magic Mouse Case Aluminium Unibody Hard Drives Internal SATA 2.5" 500GB (395GB Mac HFS+, 105GB Windows NTFS)
2.48TB RAID consisting of 5 disks (HFS+) Internet Speed 6.33Mb/s up. 0.36Mb/s down. Other Info Harman Kardon Soundsticks II Speakers |
12-26-2010
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#3 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
I'm using the built-in function on my laptop: FN key+alt+print screen | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ61 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M320 2.10 GHz Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 363F Memory DDR2 Graphics Card AMD M880G w/ ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Sound Card IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays 1366x768 LCD |
12-26-2010
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#4 | | Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS |

Quote: Originally Posted by Dutchcoffee First off, I apologize if this thread is in the incorrect forum.
Anyways, when I take a screenshot of an active window on Windows 7, it cuts off the shadow on the edges. Is it supposed to do this? (see attachment)
If not, how can I fix this?
Thanks.  Yup, that's how its suposed to work. you can always try 3rd party apps like Snagit to have shadows and rounded corners in your screenshots. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HCL OS Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS CPU Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.90GHz Motherboard Gigabyte G31M-ES2L Memory 3GB DDR2 Graphics Card Asus Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1GB Sound Card On-board Monitor(s) Displays HCL eZeeBee 18.5" LCD Screen Resolution 1366x768 @ 60Hz Keyboard Stock Mouse Stock PSU Corsair CX500 V2 500W Cooling Stock Hard Drives Western Digital 320GB Internet Speed 15-25kBps D/L | 10kBps U/L | Hey Don't laugh |
12-26-2010
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#5 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Hello DutchCoffee,
Yep, that's the way it's suppose to work.
A workaround would be to use only FN key + Print Screen, then paste it (CTRL + V) into Paint to crop out the screenshot with the shadow included in it. It's a bit more work, but it should do the trick. Screenshot with Paint
Hope this helps,
Shawn | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
12-26-2010
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#6 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
I found this application which looks promising. Shotty - Overview | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ61 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M320 2.10 GHz Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 363F Memory DDR2 Graphics Card AMD M880G w/ ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Sound Card IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays 1366x768 LCD |
12-26-2010
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#7 | | Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS |
Nice application. It'll do the job for you. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HCL OS Winbdows 7 ultimate x64 | Ubuntu 12.04 x64 LTS CPU Core 2 Duo e7400 @ 2.90GHz Motherboard Gigabyte G31M-ES2L Memory 3GB DDR2 Graphics Card Asus Nvidia GTX 560Ti 1GB Sound Card On-board Monitor(s) Displays HCL eZeeBee 18.5" LCD Screen Resolution 1366x768 @ 60Hz Keyboard Stock Mouse Stock PSU Corsair CX500 V2 500W Cooling Stock Hard Drives Western Digital 320GB Internet Speed 15-25kBps D/L | 10kBps U/L | Hey Don't laugh |
12-26-2010
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#8 | | Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 |
Nice find. | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Self built custom OS Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1 CPU Intel i7-980X 3.3 Ghz (3.48 Ghz OC'd) Motherboard ASUS P6X58D Premium Memory 12 GB (2GBx6) DDR3 PC3-16000 2000 MHz Kingston HyperX Graphics Card Sapphire HD5870 Eyefinity 6 2GB Sound Card Realtek HD Audio ALC889 Integrated Chip Monitor(s) Displays 3x 27" Asus VE278Q Screen Resolution 1920x1080 Keyboard Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution Mouse Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5500 Revolution PSU OCZ Series Gold OCZZ1000M 1000W Case Corsair Obsidian 800D Cooling Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme Copper CPU heat sink w/120 MM Hard Drives 160GB OCZ RevoDrive X2
** 2 x 1TB Samsung HDD HD154UI SATA Internet Speed 50 Mb/s Download and 2 Mb/s Upload Other Info Microsoft LifeCam Cinema
** Lite-On iHBS212 12x BD Writer
** Samsung CLX-3175FW Printer
** Netgear WNDR3800 Router
** Motorola SBG6580 Cable Modem
** 2x APC Back-UPS XS 1500 |
12-26-2010
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#9 | | |
Really nice! Thanks for the tip, Dutchcoffee. Downloaded and tested, it uses almost no resources and does a very nice job. For someone constantly making screenshots, this really is a valuable tool.
Thanks.
Kari | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number HP ENVY 17-1150eg OS Windows 7 x64 Ultimate CPU 1.6 GHz Intel Core i7-720QM Processor Memory 6 GB Graphics Card ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5850 Graphics Sound Card Beats sound system with integrated subwoofer Monitor(s) Displays 17" laptop display, 22" LCD and 32" Full HD TV through HDMI Screen Resolution 1600*900, 1680*1050 and 1920*1080 Keyboard Logitech diNovo Media Desktop Laser (bluetooth) Mouse Logitech MX1000 Laser (Bluetooth) Hard Drives Internal: 2 x 500 GB SATA Hard Disk Drive 7200 rpm
External: 2TB for backups, 3TB USB3 network drive for media Internet Speed 50/10 Mbps VDSL Other Info Windows 7 Ultimate Retail Full in English, additional Guest-user accounts in Finnish, German and Swedish (Working languages English & Swedish, Family language German, my own language, mother tongue, Finnish. I really need Ultimate to get to use Language Packs!) |
12-26-2010
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#10 | | Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit |
I just found this application too, which I like better. zscreen - Project Hosting on Google Code | My System Specs | | System Manufacturer/Model Number Compaq Presario CQ61 OS Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit CPU AMD Athlon II Dual-Core M320 2.10 GHz Motherboard Hewlett-Packard 363F Memory DDR2 Graphics Card AMD M880G w/ ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4200 Sound Card IDT High Definition Audio CODEC Monitor(s) Displays 1366x768 LCD Active Window Screenshot problems? All times are GMT -5. The time now is 11:24 PM. |  |