SnapShot/32 brings professional quality, convenient Windows 95 and NT screen captures to your fingertips. It was designed for ease of use, with powerful and useful features to aid the professional as well as support the needs of the occasional user. Use it just a few times - you'll find it to be indispensable. Some of the more impressive features are listed here; this is but a partial list. The best way to get to know SnapShot/32 is to simply use it! Save your image as a BMP, GIF, JPEG file. GIFs can optionally be interlaced and include transparent back- grounds, and SnapShot/32 will create JPEG files, including the new progressive format JPEGs, that is becoming popular on World Wide Web. BMP graphics can be saved in 16, 256, 64K or 16M colors. Include the cursor image in your capture for a special look few capture programs can bring to you. Choose your own HotKeys that quickly capture the entire Desktop, any Rectangle you outline, or the highlighted Window or Client, and automatically repeat the capture every x seconds or by using another HotKey. Automatically save each of your captures to a file by default - you can even trigger new captures every x seconds and have the filename incremented. Print your capture direct from SnapShot/32 - it will expand the image to the size of the paper and margins that you set, and even add a frame, reverse, or reduce the output to black and white! For complete information on all that SnapShot/32 brings to you, open the help file (SNAP32.HLP) for a screen image that provides an instant overview of its many features and functions. They said... "I just tried out your screen capture program. Easy to configure, easy to use. Very well done!!! Congratulations. It's the best I've seen to date." "Just downloaded and took a quick look, If Snapshot works as well as I think it will, this will save me tons of time documenting an Access app I'm working on. Definitely cool, especially the ability to grab the client window with a single keystroke! If it works OK on my NT machine (3.51 retail build), you can expect a registration check!!" (it did, of course, and we got our check.) "I've had no problems with capturing the PowerPoint cursors. This is great, most of the other utilities that I've tried haven't been able to do this." "Like the product, great for anyone who needs to hammer home their point with a screen print!" "Finally a program I can use to capture screens on the Net!" "I'm a telcommunications engineer for the Canadian government. Your product was just what I was looking for when creating manual for my users." "Thanks Greg, Really cool, simple to use, come in handy kinda program. I appreciate the quick response with registration number." We're ready and waiting for your comments! INSTALLATION ------------ Install this program by uncompressing the SNAPxxx.ZIP file to an empty directory on your hard disk and add its icon to Windows 95 or NT. SnapShot/32 is courteous; it does not litter your drive with other files. Uninstalling the program is as simple as removing the files you have created, but we think that once you try SnapShot/32, it will become a permanent resident. Which leads us to the next topic... Register your copy of SnapShot/32 by selecting "Register" under the program's Help menu, or from within the help menu. This program is a 'try before you buy' shareware program that relies on your support for continued development, and single user registration is only $20.00. When you register SnapShot/32 you will receive a code that enables additional features and become eligible for priority support. You will also be able to obtain free updates of the program through our Web page (address below) with which you can use your registration code, until the next major release. To register copies of SnapShot/32 please use the "Register" program usually provided with SnapShot/32 to make payments. We use KAGI SHAREWARE registration service, which accepts different payment methods, including credit card and invoices. If you live in US or Canada you may also mail me your check or money order directly, payable to Greg Kochaniak. Greg Kochaniak 3146 Chestnut Street Murrysville, PA 15668, USA e-mail: gregko@kagi.com http://198.207.242.3/authors/gregko/gregko.htm License cost: Single licenses: $20 each Site license: $500 (Site licenses cover a single organization for an area of up to one hundred miles (160 km) in radius.) World-wide license: $1500 Distribution is permitted provided you follow these instructions: You are free to make copies of the distribution archive (SNAPxxx.ZIP) and pass it along to others for their evaluation provided that no modifications or additions are made to the software, its documentation, or any associated files, and it is not bundled in a distribution of any other software . Support is available through the addresses listed above, whether you are a registered user or not. Registered users receive priority treatment, of course. E-mail will always receive the quickest response. ============================================================ Changes log: As you can see, SnapShot/32 receives continual attention as we listen to users' comments and suggestions to make it the best screen capture utility for Windows 95 and NT possible. Your input is always welcome. Greg Kochaniak e-mail: gregko@kagi.com http://198.207.242.3/authors/gregko/gregko.htm 3146 Chestnut Street, Murrysville, PA 15668, USA ver. 2.52, released 1995.11.08 Removed restrictions from unregistered software - it will now read GIF and JPEG files, and allow to set transparent background in GIF. The only remaining restriction is "snap with cursor image", which requires at least a temporary license from me to test. I also made auto-print and bitmap save options saved and restored from the registry between runs. Also auto-save now uses bitmap options setting from Save As... dialog for the format of bitmap it creates. ver. 2.51, released 1995.10.31 Cosmetic changes: fixed focus for file dialogs - was not set until you clicked on any control. Fixed tab order for some dialogs and made 'A' a menu shortcut for Save As... item on File menu. ver. 2.50 Final release, 1995.10.25 Added JPEG read/write. Fixed GIF output to do dithering when reducing colors to 256 from hi-color modes (this is an option on File/Save As dialog). Changed Save dialogs from having separate menu functions for BMP and GIF to just one Save As... dialog. In capture window/client mode added a blinking frame that shows what will be captured as you move the mouse cursor around. Other new features - drag and drop BMP, GIF or JPG file from file manager or Win95 folder to SnapShot/32 window to open and view it, or start Snap32 with a command line argument to open that particular file. Added "Snapshot Options..." item under "Options..." menu. You can set there "Auto Print" and "Auto Copy" actions that are taken right after a snapshot is done. The image will be printed on the default printer and/or copied to the Windows clipboard. You may also turn off the "Auto Restore" feature and keep SnapShot/32 window minimized (in Windows 95 taskbar) after each snapshot. Added keyboard shortcut keys for Edit/Copy (Ctrl-C), Paste (Ctrl-V) and Clear (Ctrl-X) functions. Also added "Options" to Save in BMP format, that allows to select bitmap type (1, 4, 8 or 24 bits per pixel). Fixed many bugs. Ver. 2.44, released 1995.09.20 Fixed two small bugs: in Save GIF, if you did not type the extension, it used to be BMP, not GIF. Also on the same dialog the word "Transparent" was misspelled. Ver. 2.43, released 1995.09.14 Added this really nice help file (if you are a developer, ask me who wrote it!) and made links to it from SnapShot/32 program. Ver. 2.42, released 1995.09.09 Fixed some small problems in color palette when capturing images from palette intensive applications. Also upgraded Register to ver. 1.18. Ver. 2.41, released 1995.08.25 Fixed a license number problem for long names (over 30 characters). Also moved registry entries for window position, print setup and hot keys to HKEY_CURRENT_USER tree, so that each user on a machine could have her/his own settings saved. Ver. 2.40, released 1995.08.23 Fixed the printing bug under Windows 95 (it would not print at all), introduced since ver. 2.34. Changed the way license numbers are generated. Until now the numbers were based on the name of the machine, where the program was running. Now they are based on the name of the owner, so that people could use SnapShot/32 on several machines. Still the "single user license" number must be entered separately on each machine, but since it is tied to the owner name, one can install it e.g. on her/his desktop and laptop computer independently. The name of the owner appears in the "Help/About" box. People who registered earlier and have licenses based on machine names can upgrade to a "single user license" at no cost by sending me an email message or a letter containing their machine name and old license number. The old licenses will still work. Ver. 2.34, released 1995.07.30 Bug fix: SnapShot/32 saves its position and window size on exit, and when restarted, its window is positioned as before. This created problem when the saved position was completely off-screen so the window was not visible. Fixed by checking for any corner of SnapShot/32 window being off- screen, and if so - repositioning the window to the center of the screen. Also modified the message that appears if SnapShot/32 can not register its hot keys, e.g. due to another program (sometimes another copy of SnapShot/32) using them. This message is less cryptic now, explains the reason and suggests changing the keys with "Configure Hot Keys" dialog under "Options" menu. Also fixed: "Enable hot keys" check box in hot keys setup dialog was not doing anything. Ver. 2.33, released 1995.07.23 Added ability to read GIF files, but only in registered version. You may read-in GIF file to view it, print it, translate to BMP file or change the GIF file attributes like interlaced mode and transparent background. Ver. 2.32, released 1995.07.14 Working on a MAP file for a GIF image for one of my WEB pages I needed to read coordinates of points on the bitmap. Added the display of last mouse click coordinates to the title of SnapShot/32 window. Ver. 2.31, released 1995.07.12 There seems to be a bug in Win95 betas - when asking how many colors the display supports ( GetDeviceCaps( dhdc, BITSPIXEL ) call ) it says "2" even if it is in 16 color mode. For this reason the bitmaps or GIFs saved in 16 color mode were black and white only. Worked around this bug by forcing 16 colors always if less colors are reported. Ver. 2.30 Added hot key configuration dialog.Added "Repeat last capture" function and hot-key. Added the "Auto capture and save" feature - save pre-defined screen area to a file every time the "Repeat last capture" hot key is pressed, or a specified time elapses. Added "save with cursor image included" option. Fixed a problem with hot-keys, which did not operate under NT 3.5 if SnapShot/32 window was not in foreground. Ver. 2.29 Made separate functions "Save BMP" and "Save GIF" under "File" menu for easier access. Save GIF has now options to set interlaced mode for GIF file (fade-in effect on WEB) and to set transparent background attribute. The transparent background is available only in registered version.Added "Setup" button to "Print" dialog for easier access. Ver. 2.28 (there was no 2.27 release) Fixed GIF save for graphics cards with more than 256 colors. Fixed BMP save - used to save always 256 color bitmaps, now it is the same as the display color resolution. Ver. 2.26: Fixed problems with color printing. Removed printing and clipboard copy restriction for non-registered version. Ver. 2.25: Changed registration info, added REGISTER application. Ver. 2.24: Changed hot keys to F12, since PrintScreen did not work on Windows 95. Fixed printing on Windows 95. Ver. 2.23: Added hot-keys (PrintScreen with different Shift and Ctrl combinations). Among other things they allow capture with menus pulled down. Ver. 2.22: Fixed the capture problem on Windows 95, that caused parts of SnapShot/32 windows be visible after selecting one of the functions from Snapshot menu. Ver. 2.21: Fixed the problem that sometimes caused SnapShot/32 to hang on startup. Ver. 2.20: Added ability to save captures in GIF format, importang e.g. for people working on HTML (Web) documents. Worked around a problem in NT 3.51 beta and Win95 where Print Setup dialog crashed the program.