Re: Screen capturing on Retina Macs...

From	John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net>
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	2015-10-16 23:17 -0700
Organization	Sept. all the time
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On 10/16/15   PDT 2:03 PM, Alan Browne wrote:
> On 2015-10-15 13:50, Ant wrote:
>>>> 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?
>>
>>> Easily resized via Preview|Tools.
>>
>> Is there a way to resize in memory without saving as files? Like always
>> set 50% of the screen captures I take? I usually screen capture and then
>> paste directly into Word 2011 documents.
>
> Not that I know of, but it would be nifty if there was an option for
> Screen Capture to open the image in Preview before writing the file.
> That would satisfy your need above.  (But being good Unix programmers,
> Apple engineers would probably write the temp copy to disk before
> invoking Preview - so would come to the same thing...)
>
> As to managing screenshots written to disk, I typically write them to
> the download folder and then use them (and edit them from there).  I
> cleanup the download folder regularly so that's a good place to keep
> them.  (The default is the desktop but that's easily changed).
>

My screenshots, almost always Cmd-Shift-4, gets saved into DropBox, 
which provides a quick way to link to a photo. precisely 11:16:13 PM PST 
on Friday, October 16, 2015.

<https://www.dropbox.com/s/z87329gpw6lp6yu/Screenshot%202015-10-16%2023.16.21.png?dl=0>

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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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