25.04.2010, 13:23
A further clarification is that the Screen capture which is done with the Windows Clip Board is only a temporary file. For example, the Clip Board integrated into my Office PowerPoint is a temporary file. You can click on the screen shot while in PowerPoint and edit the image after it becomes displayed by clicking on it. After editing the image, you use the Save AS... function. While you are in the Save As... Windows box, you select the file format which you would like. You can repeat the process with the same image to save it to other types of file formats.
Because it is a temporary file, a Screen Capture file is very difficult to find and usally not worth the effort. This is a reason why we need to use an image editor with integrated Clip Board or Fraps which has its own system.
Fraps does leave a permanent image file after you push a hot key to save what is on the screen. Simply look in the main Fraps folder and you will see your image files there. You can also assign the saving of images to an external folder, such as another hard drive.
Many image editors work this way or in a similar method.
Because it is a temporary file, a Screen Capture file is very difficult to find and usally not worth the effort. This is a reason why we need to use an image editor with integrated Clip Board or Fraps which has its own system.
Fraps does leave a permanent image file after you push a hot key to save what is on the screen. Simply look in the main Fraps folder and you will see your image files there. You can also assign the saving of images to an external folder, such as another hard drive.
Many image editors work this way or in a similar method.