[AccessD] jpg Screen shot

Brett:

Would it be a problem if you wanted to send a file to someone?  Is PNG
format supported by Windows or any of the popular viewers?

Rocky

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brett Barabash" <BBarabash at tappeconstruction.com>
To: "'Access Developers discussion and problem solving'"
<accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 9:42 AM
Subject: RE: [AccessD] jpg Screen shot


> By far, the absolute best format for screenshots is PNG.  Near-infinite
> color range (handles 32-bit palettes with ease), lossless compression, and
> tiny file size.
>
> Unfortunately, it is open-source based so it hasn't made it to the
> mainstream like other more popular formats (GIF, JPG).
>
> I wrote a global error handler that automatically grabs a full screen shot
> of the users' workstation upon app failure and stores it as a PNG on the
> network.  Files range between 8KB and 25KB!
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software [mailto:bchacc at san.rr.com]
> Sent: Friday, April 16, 2004 10:23 AM
> To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] jpg Screen shot
>
> You should make this into an article.
>
> Thanks to everyone who helped.  I eventually used Irfanview which looks
like
> a very complete program.  Just got a note from the publisher - the jpg is
> fine.  Of course, in the magazine it's going to be probably no bigger than
> 2" x 2"
>
> Regards,
>
> Rocky Smolin
> Beach Access Software
> http://www.e-z-mrp.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "William Hindman" <wdhindman at bellsouth.net>
> To: "Access Developers discussion and problem solving"
> <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [AccessD] jpg Screen shot
>
>
> > ...don't use any program that initially captures your screen as a jpeg
> ...I
> > won't go into the details here but when you save an image as a jpeg you
> are
> > using a lossy algorithm that throws away portions of the graphic ...its
> the
> > nature of the beast ...in order to give them the high quality jpeg they
> > need, start with a decent graphics program that lets you capture the
image
> > in a high quality, uncompressed format to begin with ...Photoshop and
> > paintshoppro are the mainstream programs ...I personally use
paintshoppro
> > (www.jasc.com) ...set your screen resolution to the highest resolution
> your
> > graphics card can support and make sure your image capture area is clean
> and
> > clear at that resolution ...capture the image and save it into un
> > uncompressed format, preferably the native format of your graphics
program
> > ...in paintshoppro that would give you an image with a .pspimage file
tag
> > ...using that image you can do all sorts of image enhancements to make
> your
> > saved image look better ...then resize it to 300dpi ...if you started at
a
> > much lower screen resolution you might wind up with too small an image
at
> > this point ...once the image is sized/cropped/enhanced just as you'd
like
> to
> > see it, use your graphics program's feature that optimizes it and saves
it
> > as a jpeg ...use zero compression (even though the jpeg will still have
> some
> > inherent image quality loss) and make sure that you use the comparison
> > feature to ensure minimal visible loss of image quality in the resulting
> > file.
> >
> > ...now you have a decent sized jpeg at the desired dpi that is the best
> that
> > you can present ...hth :)
> >
> > William Hindman
> > "Always code as if the person who is maintaining or testing your code is
> > a violent psychopath who knows where you live." William Silverstein
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Rocky Smolin - Beach Access Software" <bchacc at san.rr.com>
> > To: <AccessD at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Thursday, April 15, 2004 4:30 PM
> > Subject: [AccessD] jpg Screen shot
> >
> >
> > Dear List:
> >
> > A magazine wants a screen shot from my software and they would like it
to
> be
> > 300dpi.
> >
> > What's the best way to get that off the screen and into a jpg?
> >
> > MTIA,
> >
> > Rocky Smolin
> > Beach Access Software
> > http://www.e-z-mrp.com
> >
>
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