Comments: FastStone Capture

Software name: FastStone Capture
Description: Screen capture utility
Type: Shareware; 30 days trial; USD19.95 for full version
Company: FastStone Soft


Before i got this nifty little software, whenever i need to capture a screen or make a screen shot, I would need to press the 'Prt Scr' (Print Screen) button on my keyboard and paste it into a Microsoft Paint. Then i would need to manually extract out the section that i require (Print screen just captures everything in the whole screen). Then i stumble upon this great piece of software and everything was like so much easier.

First you need to get the software from this site. It is a very small software, about 1.23MB for the zipped version, so it should take approx 3 minutes to download using a 56Kbps modem. Installation is fairly simple, just press next all the way and it should be done. Once installed and run, the program will sit on the taskbar and the menu can be activated when clicked.

On the capturing ability, it is very versatile. You can capture the whole screen, selected windows or objects or you can manually select what to capture. What is so great about this is that once you have capture the screen, it will immediately open an editor for you to edit or save and the editor is good enough for you to do some simple editing (much like Microsoft paint, but much more powerful than it) and filters (like having torn edge) without the need of another external editor.

You can also customize the setting for this program. Little things such as 'Auto save' once you have capture, the file format (BMP, JPG, etc) and even the auto file name generation

I would greatly recommend this program to anyone that does a lot of screen captures. It really makes a different on helping you make quicker and easier screen captures. The only thing that you would need to consider is that it carries quite a hefty price tag USD19.95 to register this program for the full version.