Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs...

From	Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com>
Newsgroups	comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.graphics, comp.sys.mac.hardware.video, comp.sys.mac.system, comp.sys.mac.systems
Subject	Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs...
Date	2015-10-15 07:15 -0700
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On 10/14/15, 9:18 PM, in article
1mccg0l.1sex0v413blshgN%jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz, "Jamie Kahn Genet"
<jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz> wrote:

> Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> wrote:
> 
>> Ant <ANTant@zimage.com> wrote:
>>> Hello.
>>> 
>>> I noticed screen capturing on Retina Macs show very high resolutions and
>>> sizes. Is there a way not to have this big since I copy and paste them
>>> into documents, e-mails, etc. often?
>>> 
>>> Thank you in advance. :)
>> 
>> No great way, but found this online and seems like it should work:
>> 
>> Use OsX embedded Automator to downsize screenshots automatically after they
>> taken.
>> 
>> 1. Open /Applications/Automator
>> 2. Create a "Folder Action"
>> 3. At the top of the window, where it says "Folder Action receives file and
>> folders added to", select "Desktop"
>> 4. From the panel on the left, select "Files & Folders" and drag the item
>> "Filter Finder Items" to the right panel.
>> 5. Add the following conditions to the Filter Finder Items action: Name
>> begins with "Screen Shot"; Kind is image.
>> 6. (Optional step: if you want to keep copy of originals) - From the
>> Actions list on the left, find "Copy Finder Items" and drag it to the panel
>> on the right. Set the destination folder for the image copy (for example:
>> "To: Pictures")
>> 7. In the Actions library on the left, click on "Photos" and drag the
>> "Scale Images" action to the right panel.
>> 8. In the Scale Images action, select "By Percentage" from the drop-down
>> and set the value to 50.
>> 9. Select File > Save and give the Folder Action a snappy name like
>> "Smaller Screenshot Copy"
> 
> Great idea. I always forget about Folder Actions, though they've existed
> since System 7 days.

I use them from time to time... they work better and faster in modern OS X
than they did back on System 7 - and they were pretty cool back then.

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Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-14 13:51 -0500
  Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-14 19:18 +0000
    Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-10-15 17:18 +1300
      Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 07:15 -0700
  Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-10-15 08:27 +1300
    Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-14 21:16 -0700
      Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-10-15 10:25 -0400
        Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 15:53 +0000
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Savageduck <savageduck1@{REMOVESPAM}me.com> - 2015-10-15 09:04 -0700
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-15 13:37 -0400
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-10-16 20:41 +0000
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 22:10 +0000
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-10-17 13:06 +1300
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 00:23 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-10-17 15:36 +1300
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 14:21 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 14:29 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 16:41 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-10-18 12:47 +1300
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-10-18 01:33 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-17 03:52 +0000
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-10-18 01:09 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-18 03:10 +0000
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 19:06 -0400
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 23:10 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 19:18 -0400
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... jamiekg@wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) - 2015-10-17 13:06 +1300
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 16:09 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 21:55 +0000
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... M-M <nospam@ny.more> - 2015-10-18 03:42 -0400
        Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 11:16 -0700
        Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Erilar <drache@notchibardun.net> - 2015-10-16 20:41 +0000
  Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-15 13:36 -0400
    Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-15 12:50 -0500
      Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 19:04 +0000
        Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 13:55 -0700
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 20:58 +0000
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-15 16:49 -0500
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... David Ritz <dritz@mindspring.com> - 2015-10-15 17:00 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-15 17:02 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 22:22 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-17 18:58 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-18 03:10 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-19 01:51 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-19 16:27 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... TextEdit method... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-19 17:10 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... TextEdit method... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-19 22:18 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... TextEdit method... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-20 16:55 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... TextEdit method... Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-10-19 23:35 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... TextEdit method... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-20 16:57 -0500
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 22:21 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 15:34 -0700
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 22:41 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 17:46 -0700
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-10-15 23:38 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 02:28 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... ANTant@zimage.com (Ant) - 2015-10-17 18:59 -0500
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Patty Winter <patty1@wintertime.com> - 2015-10-18 00:07 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-18 03:10 +0000
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 14:26 -0700
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-15 22:40 +0000
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 17:47 -0700
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-15 23:01 +0000
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 17:45 -0700
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 17:04 -0400
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-16 14:34 -0700
        Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... dempson@actrix.gen.nz (David Empson) - 2015-10-16 12:39 +1300
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 02:09 +0000
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Snit <usenet@gallopinginsanity.com> - 2015-10-15 19:22 -0700
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 17:07 -0400
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 22:13 +0000
              Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 18:29 -0400
                Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-16 22:47 +0000
      Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-16 17:03 -0400
        Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2015-10-16 23:17 -0700
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Alan Browne <alan.browne@freelunchvideotron.ca> - 2015-10-17 09:07 -0400
            Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2015-10-17 14:05 +0000
          Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs... Jolly Roger <jollyroger@pobox.com> - 2015-10-17 16:47 +0000

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