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FastStone Capture addresses the shortcomings common to screen-capture programs, and it packages the features and options you need in an easy-to-use interface that simplifies the most cumbersome tasks, including selecting just the parts you want to save, resizing and editing the image, selecting the file format and destination, writing captions, and naming and organizing the final results.
FastStone Capture's primary interface is a small floating task bar with a handful of easy-to-understand icons that activate the program's various methods of capturing screen images: active window, object, rectangle, freehand, full screen, scrolling window, and, for video capture, a screen recorder. Two other buttons select output options and program settings. The program also installs icons on the desktop and system tray. Clicking on an image in any of the capture modes opens the FastStone Editor, a speedy but basic image editor that has some drawing, painting, and effects capabilities. The ability to quickly and easily write and attach captions may be the standout feature. We also like the screen recorder for capturing onscreen video while preserving the context.
FastStone Capture functions quickly, smoothly, and unobtrusively. It downloads, installs, and opens without issues, and, should you decide not to keep it, it uninstalls cleanly without leaving behind any orphan files or folders. FastStone Capture is shareware; it's free to use for 30 days, after which you must purchase and register your copy. We recommend it for all user levels.
Publisher's Description
From FastStone Soft:
FastStone Capture is a powerful, lightweight, yet full-featured screen capture tool that allows you to easily capture and annotate anything on the screen including windows, objects, menus, full screen, rectangular/freehand regions and even scrolling windows/Web pages. You can choose to send captures to editor, file, clipboard, printer, email, Word/PowerPoint document or upload them to your website. Editing tools include annotating (texts, arrowed lines, and highlights), resizing, cropping, sharpening, watermarking, applying edge effects and many more. It also allows you to record screen activities and sound into highly compressed video files. FastStone Capture saves files in BMP, GIF, JPEG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIFF and PDF formats.
What's new in this version: Version 7.1 enhanced the built-in screen recorder by adding pause or resume support and an option (for Vista, Windows 7 and 8 only) to record computer speakers (what you hear) directly.
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All versions:
4.2 starsout of 114 votes
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Current version:
3.8 starsout of 5 votes
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"didnt catch sound"
Version: FastStone Capture 7.1
Pros
easy to use
Cons
maybe it is my fault but when i choose: record,it muted the pc sound. the video quality was bad and without a sound
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"it great to use"
Version: FastStone Capture 7.1
Pros
has good features
Cons
could add more to it features
Summary
over all its simple to use
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"Best capture program I have ever used"
Version: FastStone Capture 7.1
Pros
Extra options even captures over sized screens
Cons
No cons that I can find so far
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"easiest to use"
Version: FastStone Capture 7.1
Pros
easiest to use
records screen
does good recording video off of screenCons
does not record speakers
Summary
I tried probably a dozen, this was the easiest to use. Good quality of recordings and reasonable file size. Options are not expansive and it would not record HD audio "from speakers". The price is relatively fair.
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"Still not fixed"
Version: FastStone Capture 7.1
Pros
Choices and ease of use.
Cons
Still cannot capture just a scrolled frame in Firefox.
Summary
Ever since FF4 and IE8 Faststone Capture was just a shadow of its former self. It could not capture anything on scroll in either browser. Finally a new version 7 was released that was supposed to have solved the problem. I paid for the new v7 but the problem was only partially solved. It will capture a scrolled frame in FF7 but the red starting frame is still surrounds the whole browser and in addition to the scrolled frame it captures a "stutter" version of the rest. Now, all captures have to be cropped. It is very inelegant and kludgey and annoying. Version 7.1 didn't solve the problem.
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