July 04, 2008 in Tips and Tricks, UNIX, Open Source | 3 Comments
We all know that by using Shift Command 3 we can take the capture the whole screen and using Shift Command 4 we can select the region to be screen captured.
Capturing Screen Window
There is a hidden trick behind screen capture, if you're pressing Shift Command 4+Spacebar, you will be able to capture a window hovered by your mouse along with the shadow.
You can also capture your menu bar, Dock and even additional menu extras of your Mac. I think you should try it. It's fun.
Disabling Shadow
If you don't like the shadow being captured, you can Disable shadow in screen window captures [MacOSXHints.com] with a simple command line.
Here is the command line defaults write com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow -bool true && killall SystemUIServer to prevent the shadow being screen captured.
And to restore back to original setting, you can use defaults delete com.apple.screencapture disable-shadow && killall SystemUIServer.
Have fun capturing your screen!
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3 Comments
Ken Burns Effect
Add Option to Cmd-Shift-3/4 to put the image in the clipboard instead of as a file on your desktop!
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Ken Burns Effect
Should be Control! Sorry.
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jhm
Thanks. I did not in fact know about this, and had to launch Grab. Speaking of which, the Grab capability from [Safari -> Services -> Grab], which was greyed out before now is operable. Was this from a recent upgrade, or did using this key-combo do something? I get the same shutter sound with KBE's key combination, but nothing ends up in the clipboard. Is there a way to set the destination? my tests are probably marooned somewhere on my HD right now.
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