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Review of WinSnap Screen Capture
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LifetimeUpgrades.com has installed, tested, and purchased WinSnap Windows Snapshot Maker (version 3.5.1 beta) on a Windows XP, Windows Vista 32-bit, and Windows 7 64-bit operating systems. This screen capture software was installed on all machines using the default settings of the 32-bit Edition and the 64-bit Edition downloads. The installation ran without any flaws and in seconds, after a less than one megabyte download, the programs interface was up and running.

After being presented with the registration screen, we were faced with a friendly user interface packed with a rich amount of options layed out very nicely on the program. At first glance, the software has six common options running horizontally across the top of the interface and eight easy to use interactions to the right of the screen running vertically.

WinSnap Windows Snapshot Maker has the usual "File: "Save", "Save As", "Print", and a useful "Save as Thumbnail" option. Next, you have the Edit: Copy and Paste, with a "Copy Thumbnail" option. Third is a Capture button with options such as: "Fullscreen, Application, Window, Object, and Region". Fourth is the "Options" with is many options that we will get into soon. Next is the "Tools" which features "Save to Desktop" and "Edit in Paint" or other custom editing software of your choice. Finally is the "Help".With the Buttons to the right going down vertically is the "New Snapshot", Capture size option, "Shadow, Reflection, Contour, Rotate, Watermark, Resize".

The feature buttons on the right side are very quick and easy buttons. The "Shadow" button gives a nice gray shadow behind your screen capture giving you a three dimension appearance. The "Shadow" options are adjustable by the color background, opacity, size, distance, and angle. The color can be adjusted to any color on your screen giving it a nice look to your website or other images associated with your capture. The

"Reflection" button has the options to adjust the size, opacity, and offset to the image capture. Contour is also adjustable along with the "Rotation" and the "Resize". We found the watermark options to be very useful for protecting your image with your own personal logo or design. You can even add text to complete the watermark. Under the "Watermark" option, you have the capabilities to change the opacity and the placement of the watermark.

Saving an image is completely fast and has the option to save as five separate images. Screen captures can be saved as "BMP, JPEG, PNG, GIFF, TIFF". These seem to be the most common image formats.

One of the best benefits to this software is the authors support. On several occasions using a few different email address, we contacted the author and received a response within one day and usually within just a couple of hours. The author of this software is actively developing this software and is open to suggestion to better his product. The author tells us that he is soon to release the final version of 3.5.1 and is actively looking at new improvements already.

The final unique features we have found with this software snapshot maker is the ability to have a clear window background with the Application and the Window Snapshots. This feature will didsolve the images behind captured image giving you a nice clear crisp looking image. The second unique feature is the support to capture non-rectangular windows and regions of your capture. This software does a great job at these new added features in the newest versions. These are two great benefits that we haven't seen in any other screen capture software offering a lifetime upgrade policy.

LifetimeUpgrades.com feels this screen capture software is a fantasticly good buy with all of its options available, and we haven't even covered them all. Combined with fantastic technical support and a lifetime upgrade policy for newer editions, this software is a must to own and we have awarded it the 5 of 5 star.



Version 3.5.3 reviewed on: Oct 20 2010

Publisher's description

Incredibly easy-to-use screen capture software for everyday tasks

WinSnap is really a clean, fast, uncomplicated plus user-friendly computer program to take plus cropping and editing screen shot images. It's going to without difficulty grab windows 7 most typically associated with non-rectangular shape together with personalized as well as transparent abilities, together with Aero Glass regarding Windows 7 7 along with Windows vista. WinSnap brings eye catching drop shadows, ideas, rotations, watermarks and also other results quickly. This tool allows many image formats and supplies modern auto-save capabilities.

WinSnap completely handles Home windows 7, both 32-bit and 64-bit models.

Non-Rectangular Forms and Circular Aspects

If you've ever experimented with have a screenshot around the non-rectangular utility using the Print Screen key, you will know the issue:

WinSnap can easily acquire screenshots of non-rectangular plus translucent your windows program and present an actual drop shadow impression on the fly.

This great drop shadow effect is readily available for any Windows 7 as well as Vista user.

WinSnap was particularly intended to capture the latest Windows 7 User interface, first unveiled in Windows vista. It can certainly overcome just about all potential problems with translucent window frames, rounded edges along with dark areas. In addition, it could possibly add a drop shadow effect just like the Aero style.

Support for PNG Transparency and Alpha-Funnel

Shadows, insights are semi-transparent! This ability makes it possible for easy visual editing, which is invaluable whenever adding screenshots regarding multi-color skills.There's one PNG image having alpha transparency positioned on 2 different expertise:

Unique Application & Multi-Object Capture Modes

WinSnap permits you to most certainly jointly determine and also record many devices, e.g. windows 7, dialogs, buttons and also other controls. Multiple windows may be placed on screen after which easily paired right into one particular screenshot graphic.

Windows Blinds is supported as well.






Changes on the new version:
Support for Windows 8 Consumer Preview.
Added "Copy images with transparency" option.
Added application and folder icons in Tools menu.
Right-click on empty area opens Advanced File menu.
Changed default window size for different resolutions.
Fixed control and window sizes in high DPI mode.
Removed "LICENSED TO" from the titlebar in the registered version.
Several other minor improvements and bug fixes.

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