Working area pictures and vidios

[Wilbri]

I am placing this topic in the beginners area as I can not decide on another suitable area. So if there is, I would be obliged if it was moved to the correct place? Possibly pertains to additional software and hardware!

 

Two Questions:

 

1) How does one obtain Acad screen views that are used to portray a picture as part of demonstration/explanation used by contributors to this forum.

2) Similarly, how does one create a video to demonstrate procedure as sometimes found on this forum?

[ReMark]

You can capture an image of your screen using the Print Screen or PrintScrn key on your keyboard then paste the image into a program such as Paint. Save the image as a bmp or jpg file for uploading to CT.

[Wilbri]

I possibly need to re-phrase my question but not sure how to.

What I am eluding to are the images that appear within the Acad monitor drawing area rather than an entire screen shot of the whole ACad screen itself .

The same goes for for the videos.

Does this make sense?

[ReMark]

Screen capture, edit in Paint program, or other program of your choice, for just the "area" in question. One such program is called Snag-It.

 

I have no experience with videos.

[Pablo Ferral]

Holding down the ALT key plus pressing Print screen will print the current window only.

 

Snag it/Camtasia are great programs, if you keep your ears and eyes open they ocasionally give away old licensces for free.

 

Otherwise you could try 'Jing'.

[sparkyuk]

within "paint" you can crop the picture to show just the part you want

[Wilbri]

Thank you sparkyuk.

I have been attempting to do just what you described in MS Paint but to no avail.

Paint2 what's that? I have been using MS office for years and attended courses on the subject, although I must admit that I concentrated on Excel and Word which are the programs I apply in my job - mechanical engineering design and communication.

I have found it and am presently downloading from Brothersoft and look forward to using it to better explain myself.

[Pablo Ferral]

Serendipity - Donnie Gladfellar just did a great round up of screen capture software:

http://www.thecadgeek.com/blog/2010/03/15/five-tools-for-easy-screencasting/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+TheCadGeekBlog+(The+CAD+Geek+Blog)&utm_content=Google+Reader

[Wilbri]

Thank you Pablo

I have downloaded and saved the site in PDF format.

Very interesting. It is 12:30 pm in South Africa so need to get to bed.

Will review and respond tomorrow.

[sparkyuk]

sorry wilbri i have big thingers and hit 2 by mistake lol.if you open paint them crtl v it will insert your print scrn crap then at the top of the right hand side is a small square select that then left click at the left top side of what you want of the screen dump and drag the square to cover the area you want then right click in that square and select cut,then open a new page saying no to keeping your print scrn, then paste into your new page you will have the part of the page you wanted, just save the page as you want and you done ok?>

[Wilbri]

sparkyuk

 

Little battle in the beginning but yes I've got it.

Many thanks

Need to practice a bit and memorize.

 

Pablo

 

Remain to review your link which I have downloaded.

Will respond later once I have had a look.