Vista - Recommend screen-capture software (inexpensive or open-source)?

I'd like to be able to take a snapshot of only a certain
area of my screen such as the active window, and save it
to a .JPG or something similar. I know Snag-It does
this but it's $50. Is there something in the public
domain or less expensive that someone can recommend for
this?

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:38:24 -0500, Rick <rick@xxxxxx> wrote:
I have had good experiences with Gadwin Print Screen (free):

http://www.download.com/Gadwin-Print...-10123018.html

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:38:24 -0500, Rick <rick@xxxxxx> wrote:

First of all, note that no special software is required to get just
the active window. PrtScrn captures the whole screen, and Alt-PrtScrn
captures the active window.

It captures it to the clipboard, but if you want a .jpg file, just
past it into a program like Paint, and then save it as a .jpg file.

If you want a part other than the active window, you need special
software. One free choice is the gadget called "Snaper" that goes on
the sidebar. But I haven't used this and can't comment on how easily
or how well it works.


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On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:50:09 -0500, "Rick Rogers" <rick@xxxxxx>
wrote:
Few people know it's there, so odds are very low.

To the OP: Google "using snipping tool".

On Sun, 28 Dec 2008 09:38:24 -0500, Rick <rick@xxxxxx> wrote:
I am pretty sure IrfanView does it:

http://www.irfanview.com/

vista has the snipping tool

also google jing



"Rick" <rick@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Once you've pasted the image in Paint you can then select the part you want
and make that a new image, or open in another imaging software package and
crop the jpg to just the part you want.


"Ken Blake, MVP" <kblake@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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