Re: Flare questions

[beelia <beelia -at- gmail -dot- com>]

I haven't used Capture in a long time, but may be doing so again soon,
because of one of the advantages it offers for localization.

Capture captures in layers, and callouts are separate from the image, making
it possible to translate the text independently (in my case, using Lingo).
It is also designed to re-snap an image more easily when it is updated.

Don't take my word for it:

https://www.madcapsoftware.com/products/capture/overview.aspx

I'm glad this came up, because I can see that a lot of the reasons I haven't
used it have been fixed in the latest version. I'll probably upgrade and
start using it again.

Bee

2010/8/12 Jefe de redacción <editorialstandards -at- gmail -dot- com>

> On Thu, Aug 12, 2010 at 3:15 PM, Tim Murray
> <tlmurray -at- techknowledgecorp -dot- com> wrote:
> >> Do have a pre-historic copy of SnagIt that gets a lot of use for
> >> screen-caps output as PNG and JPG. No other uses currently, but I
> >> really should come out of the Dark Ages.
> >
> > You should avoid JPEGs for screen shots. The algorithm is designed for
> photographs. It doesn't know what to do with  high contrast such as a
> straight vertical black line against white, so it may introduce artifacts --
> little splotches of color -- along the edge. I can spot a JPEG screen shot a
> mile away.
>
>
> I have some reviewers who prefer them, and who insist on
> sending anything that they do or review as JPG.
> My documents (mostly webhelp, some PDF) get png illustrations, only.
>
> I use SnagIt to grab illustrations from Visio, rather than let Visio
> inflict its version of PNG and JPG export.
>
> I'm still waiting for some persuasive reasons to switch to "Capture".
>
> Flare is company property (ditto Visio, Illustrator, Photoshop,
> InDesign...),
> but elderly SnagIt is personal property. I would need some potent
> ammunition to get company bucks for Capture. And do I need Analyzer? Wuffo?
>
> </kevin>
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