Author Topic: NANY 2016 Release: Automatic Screenshotter - v1.06 - May 7, 2017 (Read 103,255 times)

mouser · « **Reply #50 on:** March 24, 2017, 09:11 AM »

v1.05.1 - Mar 21, 2017

Support for High-DPI displays (where text magnification setting is over 100%).
Improved default sound.
New option for capturing a specific region by coordinates.

mouser · « **Reply #51 on:** May 08, 2017, 09:23 AM »

v1.06.1 - May 3, 2017

[BugFix] Fixed GDI leak that could cause app to hang after thousands of captures.

Ballue · « **Reply #52 on:** July 18, 2017, 09:16 PM »

Hi,

thanks for great tool. I have a question about file saving rules. I crawled thru all the settings, but even if I put single file name like "screenshot" files are being stored with counter (screenshot_as_00001.png, etc. Is somehow possible to use just one name, which will be replaced everytime with new screenshot (e.g. screenshot.png) ? In more details - I am running central surveillance camera system (full screen splitted into 6 pieces/cameras) and I need every hour automaticaly capture screen and send that picture by e-mail. And because AS creating "counted" filenames I have an issues to send right (recent) screenshot by e-mail.

Thanks

Marek

mouser · « **Reply #53 on:** July 18, 2017, 09:34 PM »

That's a good idea. I can whip up a new version soon with an option for this.

There are two ways it could be done:
1. Let user specify a filename pattern on "File Saving" tab that as usual but add an option that tells AS to overwrite existing file if it already exists (instead of autonaming with counter).
2. Have an option that does file saving uniquely as it currently does but ALSO saves some generic filename ("lastcapture.png" for example) and always overwrites.

Which would be more useful?

Ballue · « **Reply #54 on:** July 18, 2017, 09:55 PM »

Thanks for fast reply. My vote is for 2nd option - would be great to have such functionality (and much better than 1st option). Maybe it would be easier for you to implement as well - keep file saving rules as it is, and just simply copy recent screenshot to "lastcapture.png".

mouser · « **Reply #55 on:** July 18, 2017, 11:58 PM »

I should have a new version before the end of the weekend.

mouser · « **Reply #56 on:** July 19, 2017, 03:39 PM »

DC member Ballue told me about a nice writeup of Automatic Screenshotter here:
http://www.guidingtech.com/56099/automatically-take-screenshots-windows-pc/

wraith808 · « **Reply #57 on:** July 19, 2017, 09:32 PM »

So maybe that's your mention that you were looking for.

mouser · « **Reply #58 on:** July 19, 2017, 09:35 PM »

Timing is a bit off.. Feels to me like the latest mention must have been in an email newsletter somewhere..

wjamoe · « **Reply #59 on:** July 20, 2017, 04:01 AM »

It is a pity that the auto screencap article refers to sourceforge instead of donationcoder.com :-(

It was not possible for me to add a comment to correct this.

mouser · « **Reply #60 on:** July 20, 2017, 04:11 AM »

The sourceforge link is for the second runner-up app they posted about at the end of the article. The first 3/4 of the article is about Automatic Screenshot Captor and it links to us correctly.

Ballue · « **Reply #61 on:** July 28, 2017, 08:02 AM »

Hi,

just wanna kindly ask you, how is progress with "lastcapture.png" :-)

Thanks

mouser · « **Reply #62 on:** July 29, 2017, 04:18 AM »

Sorry I've been wrapped up in other projects.. But I will try to get it done this weekend.

mouser · « **Reply #63 on:** August 04, 2017, 02:04 PM »

Ok a weekend too late but I'm working on it now.

mouser · « **Reply #64 on:** August 05, 2017, 10:24 AM »

Ballue, please try the latest beta:

v1.08.1 - Aug 5, 2017

[Feature] Added option to enable (default) automatic renaming of files if a file exists with the same name already. This was always done in previous versions, now it can be disabled.
[Feature] Added option to save a LastCapture.EXT file in current settings directory after each capture; useful with other tools if you want to react to the latest capture.

Ballue · « **Reply #65 on:** August 07, 2017, 08:10 PM »

Hi Mouser,

amazing job, it does exactly what I needed :-)

Actually running for testing purposes auto-capture every 5 minutes (fullscreen app) and win scheduler send e-mail every 5 minutes with lastcapture.jpg in attachement and all looks perfect.

Thanks a lot man

Ballue

mouser · « **Reply #66 on:** August 07, 2017, 10:26 PM »

mouser · « **Reply #67 on:** August 09, 2017, 08:10 AM »

New official release uploaded (v.1.08) on program home page: http://www.donationcoder.com/Software/Mouser/AutomaticScreenshotter

Filipe Meira Castro · « **Reply #68 on:** September 07, 2017, 08:40 PM »

It's a great tool, thanks

Below a few suggestions

Is it possible to add an option to open the screenshot folder in the windows explorer?
Is it possible to add an option to make a screenshot after x seconds after every click? - If making a screenshot on VNC, I need sometime to allow VNC to refresh the screen
Is it possible to have the systray icon to change when it is taking a screenshot (so that I am sure a screenshot was taken)?
The option "Launch Internal screenshot browser" makes something funny in W7,64b - all window size of open apps go very slim and desktop icons get scrambled....

Cheers!

mouser · « **Reply #69 on:** September 08, 2017, 10:53 PM »

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Is it possible to add an option to open the screenshot folder in the windows explorer?

You can use View->Launch External Screenshot Browser, but I will add a new option to just open folder in next version.

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Is it possible to add an option to make a screenshot after x seconds after every click? - If making a screenshot on VNC, I need sometime to allow VNC to refresh the screen

I will look into it.

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Is it possible to have the systray icon to change when it is taking a screenshot (so that I am sure a screenshot was taken)?

I will add such an option; you can also have it play a sound currently to help you confirm.

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The option "Launch Internal screenshot browser" makes something funny in W7,64b - all window size of open apps go very slim and desktop icons get scrambled....

I have had a similar report -- I will fix it. My stupid tool is trying to DOCK to the side of the screen.

Filipe Meira Castro · « **Reply #70 on:** September 08, 2017, 11:00 PM »

Brilliant, thank you so much

Kelemvor · « **Reply #71 on:** November 07, 2017, 02:12 AM »

I just installed this program so I can keep an eye on what my kids are doing when they are supposed to be doing homework on their laptop. However, it appears to have only installed under my ID. I logged in with one of the kids accounts but I don't see the program in the tray and it's not recording.

It'd be great if I could install this under one account and have it run under all the accounts.

I could try installing it under each user but I don't know if that will overwrite the settings from the previous one. Any suggestions?

Thanks.

mouser · « **Reply #72 on:** November 07, 2017, 02:37 AM »

Just because it isn't running automatically doesn't mean it wasn't installed for all users. You need to configure my apps to run at startup -- by default they don't start automatically when windows boots.

Kelemvor · « **Reply #73 on:** November 07, 2017, 04:10 AM »

I checked the box to start with Windows under the account it was installed for. Do I need to run it manually for each user the first time and redo that setting?

Update: Yep. All the settings were reverted to the defaults when I logged in with another user. I guess I just have to redo everything for each user.

mouser · « **Reply #74 on:** November 07, 2017, 04:14 AM »

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Do I need to run it manually for each user the first time and redo that setting?

yes.