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Capture Me - 1.4.1

screen capture tool with many options

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All Time:	(4.6)
This Version:	(4.3)
Current Version:	1.4.1
Release Date:	2007-03-11
License:	Freeware
Downloads (this version):	17,957
Downloads (all versions):	2,173

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Product Description:

Capture Me is a flexible screen capture and recording utility for Mac OS X which features a floating capture window, several saving options, and resize ability.

To use the program, drag and resize the floating window to cover the area you want to capture. Then click in the window to capture the screenshot. You can resize it, copy it to the clipboard, and save it in a variety of formats and locations. Its behavior is customizable with respect to what happens after a capture. A newly added movie recording mode now allows up to a one minute long QuickTime movie (no sound) to be produced.

What advantage does Capture Me hold over the built in OS X screencapture facility? For some tasks, the answer is simple - there is none - the built in screen shot is elegant and easy to use. However, there are occasions when it's nice to be able to choose what file format your capture saves in, copy it to the clipboard without holding down four keys at once, or resize it on the fly. It's also common to want to take successive shots of the exact same position on the screen without moving the capture region at all, or make all your captures the same size. These tasks are trivial with Capture Me, but difficult at best with the built in utilities. Another possible use is as a floating capture pad - see the comment on our web page for an example of one user who does this.

What's new in this version:

Version 1.4.1:

[new feature] New traditional Chinese localization by Jerry Lee.

Version 1.4:

[new feature] Now has a simple movie capture mode which can record and save a QuickTime movie (no sound) using the MPEG-4 codec.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.4 PPC

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.4 PPC
Mac OS X 10.3.9
Mac OS X 10.4 Intel
Mac OS X 10.0
Mac OS X 10.1
Mac OS X 10.5 PPC
Mac OS X 10.2
Mac OS X 10.5 Intel
Mac OS X 10.3
Mac OS Classic

Feedback Summary:

This Version:
Overall Rating:	(4.3)	Features:	(3.7)	Support:	(3.3)
Ease of Use:	(5.0)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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White image - Version: 1.4.1, 9/20/2009 10:43AM PST

onorobo

Sometimes when I capture something, the shutter click sounds like always, and the image shows up in the window like always, but when I save the file and check it, it's blank. I'm not trying to capture pictures of DVD movies, which I hear gives a similar problem sometimes.

My version is 1.4.1, I'm trying to capture an images from an online java art program.

A real gem, and does just what it says. - Version: 1.2.1, 7/20/2007 08:20AM PST

TheMuse

I've been using ver. 1.2.1 of CaptureMe to capture screen images from DVD (the Mac's builit in DVD player doesn't allow this). I'm using OS 10.3.9, and this software does just what it says it will do -- quickly, cleanly, and easily.

I didn't realize that there had been two updates in the meantime -- ver. 1.3.x and ver. 1.4.1 -- and that ver. 1.4.1 can now capture one minute of video in QT. It requires OS 10.4 (I'm holding out for Leopard so I'm still using OS 10.3.9), but I'm perfectly happy with its screen capture ability alone.

I'm almost disappointed that CaptureMe offers video capture because it was just so intuitive and streamlined at capturing still shots that I don't want it to get complicated with extra features, as some shareware is wont to do. Why? Because users expect to see shareware "updated" regularly. If they see that the developer hasn't updated the program with a new release since 2 or 3 years ago, they assume that he's no longer involved with the software. But in some cases, it means that the software works! That's why it doesn't need tweaking or updating (just an update when a new OS comes along).

So developer, if you're reading this, I encourage you to develop your video capture software as a separate product. CaptureMe screen capture was perfect as it was. It's rare to find such a lean program that includes customization options and doesn't hog system resources. I like it that CaptureMe is small and does what it does well, which was to supplement something that's missing in the native OS.

screen capture needs work - Version: 1.4.1, 6/30/2007 04:47PM PST

rev.emilio

the image capture is nice and simple, but the movie capture needs work. on a G5 with plenty of RAM, capturing a Quartz Composition at 640x480 and 320x240, 30fps, turned out files that appeared to be 20fps, 4200kBps and 3500kBps, respectively, but never played more than 7 or 8fps.

too bad, otherwise it's very simple and nice to use. i look forward to future versions.