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Subject:Re: DOS Screen Captures From:O'NEILL Colin <CNE -at- EUROPAY -dot- COM> Date:Tue, 4 Feb 1997 15:29:00 PST
>The screen captures come out the size of the entire screen. When I try
to
>resize the image, the capture loses its clarity. I tried capturing a
reduced-
>size DOS screen, but the actual reduction is fuzzy before I even try to
>capture it, so the captured image is unacceptable.
If you are pasting the images into word or any DTP package, use the full
sized originals and let the wp / layout programme handle scaling. It
might look fuzzy on screen but it should print out okay! Remember that on
a 600dpi printer, a full 640*480 DOS screen can be printed in about 1"
square.
>Do any of you have experience with a product you'd recommend? Is there
>an easy way to do this?
We use Paintshop Pro in the office for screen captures and image
manipulation. I like it, anyway. However, we do NOT re-size images in PP,
although we often reduce the number of colours or save the image in a
different format to reduce file sizes.
Regards,
Colin O'Neill
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