Screen capture when it doesn't fit in it

[krtxmrtz]

I was wondering if there's some freeware utility out there that allows screen capture of large images or web pages that don't fit into the screen. For example, I may be interested in capturing as jpg a web page containing text, images and whatnot that must be scrolled down to see all of it.

[penagate]

I don't think it's possible. I've tried to do it myself but the thing is nothing off-screen is painted to an accesible canvas (the desktop DC) - you would only be able to do it if the program used backbuffers and you could somehow access those - highly unlikely.

[krtxmrtz]

I don't think it's possible. I've tried to do it myself but the thing is nothing off-screen is painted to an accesible canvas (the desktop DC) - you would only be able to do it if the program used backbuffers and you could somehow access those - highly unlikely.

How about capturing the current screen and sending a message to the other app (e.g. Firefox) to have it scroll down, then automatic screen-shooting again and so on? Do you think that's possible? Too complicated? Offhand I can't even figure out how to calculate the necessary amount of scrolling. But maybe that's the way to go.

[iPrank]

I was wondering if there's some freeware utility out there that allows screen capture of large images or web pages that don't fit into the screen. For example, I may be interested in capturing as jpg a web page containing text, images and whatnot that must be scrolled down to see all of it.

I'm with pena.
There is no way (atleast I don't know) that will capture image from a webbrowser's backbuffer.
Why aren't you saving the image from webbrowser ?

If saving the image is not an option, try this dll. It can save offscreen windows. Use a simple application with a Webbrowser control, load the page in the control, resize the window large enough to fit whole page and then take a 'screenshot' of that window using that dll.

I tried to make a similar dll, but I only succeeded to capture my own offscreen forms only. (where I knew which controls are on screen)

[krtxmrtz]

I'm with pena.
There is no way (atleast I don't know) that will capture image from a webbrowser's backbuffer.
Why aren't you saving the image from webbrowser ?

If saving the image is not an option, try this dll. It can save offscreen windows. Use a simple application with a Webbrowser control, load the page in the control, resize the window large enough to fit whole page and then take a 'screenshot' of that window using that dll.

I tried to make a similar dll, but I only succeeded to capture my own offscreen forms only. (where I knew which controls are on screen)

It's not just about capturing the image. I'd like to capture (and make an image file of it) a rectangular area of a web page containing an image plus text. This text doesn't fit, you've got to scroll down to see the rest of it. The reason why I don't want to just save the page or print it is I want to get rid of any other images (like ads) and irrelevant or stupid stuff.

I'll take a look at the dll though.

[iPrank]

It's not just about capturing the image. I'd like to capture (and make an image file of it) a rectangular area of a web page containing an image plus text. This text doesn't fit, you've got to scroll down to see the rest of it. The reason why I don't want to just save the page or print it is I want to get rid of any other images (like ads) and irrelevant or stupid stuff.

I'll take a look at the dll though.

IMO, the easiest way would be editing the DOM of that page to remove unwanted stuff and then print/save it.
See this code. You'll need similar code to remove unwanted stuff from DOM.

(edit: the dll mentioned in previous post is not free.)

[Al42]

Or view it in higher screen resolution long enough to capture it?

[krtxmrtz]

Or view it in higher screen resolution long enough to capture it?

At that high resolution, if it were possible, I wouldn't probably make out anything...

[gigemboy]

Mr. Captor (made by Fox Magic?? I believe?) is a program I have used in the past that has a scrolling capture function that scrolls the page down and captures the entire area. It is not freeware, but it does include the functionality.

[krtxmrtz]

Mr. Captor (made by Fox Magic?? I believe?) is a program I have used in the past that has a scrolling capture function that scrolls the page down and captures the entire area. It is not freeware, but it does include the functionality.

I've been trying out Mr Captor's demo version but it doesn't seem to work... maybe it works only for some web pages. Or perhaps I should first read the instructions, you know... when everything else fails... But it seems easy enough that I don't think I have missed any important point.

[thegreatone]

Or some sort of Virtual Resolution Change?

[gigemboy]

I've been trying out Mr Captor's demo version but it doesn't seem to work... maybe it works only for some web pages. Or perhaps I should first read the instructions, you know... when everything else fails... But it seems easy enough that I don't think I have missed any important point.

I havent used it for a long time, I dont even know if my version is anywhere up to date, but it seems I was having a little trouble with it also when I tested it just now. I had only used the feature in the past a couple times, but I never really had a really long window to capture. When testing it just now on this thread window, it would capture some of the extended window, but not all, and would stop at different points when trying to do the same window over again. So it does seem to be buggy...

[krtxmrtz]

I think I'm going to pick up my own suggestion in post #3 above and make a new thread in the general VB6 forum.

[krtxmrtz]

I think I'm going to pick up my own suggestion in post #3 above and make a new thread in the general VB6 forum.

There it is.