SCREENSHOOTER

Introduction

This program was made by @vocthor. Its purpose is to take screen captures periodically by itself.

Disclaimer

This program is made 100% in Java. This program was a 1-2 weeks project, and i'm still a student. I am not responsible for a bad use (even if I don't see how you could use it in a "bad" way). If you discover a new bug, problem, ... or have an idea for new features, please report it. A lot of features are not implemented yet, and are still in development, but for now this program is functional for a basic use.

Parameters

• File menu allows you to clear the console tab.
• Monitor menu allows you to choose which part of your screen to capture :
  • Primary monitor captures only the screen of your primary monitor
  • All Monitors creates a big capture of all your monitors
  • Selected Area allows you to take captures of only a part of your screen
• Help : display this file into the console tab.
• Path : MUST contain the absolute path of where to store the captures.
• Browse : helps you chossing the Path parameter.
• Name : generic name of your captures (not mandatory). For now the file's name is in format "YY-MM-DD_Name_id.jpg".
• Period : how much time between each capture (in milliseconds).
• Save Changes : saves the current parameters.
• Start Capture : starts the capture session. You can't change the parameters while capturing.
• Pause Capture : pauses the capture session. You can't change the parameters. Press Start Capture to resume the current capture session.
• Stop Capture : stops the capture session. Reset the Path, Name, and Period parameters, as well as the selected monitor.
• Console : just a tab where you can see the run of the program.

How to use

1. Start the program, the main window will appear.
2. Enter a valid absolute path, a generic name (not mandatory), and set up the time period.
3. Select the area to capture

If you choose Selected Area a new window with low opacity will appear. Just superpose this window on the area you want to select (you can resize and move it). Then draw a rectangle on the new window by pressing your mouse on the top-left corner and releasing it on the down-right corner. This rectangle must match the area you want to capture. The red rectangle IS NOT lined with the area you selected. It just have the same surface area. You can now close this window

4. SAVE CHANGES
5. Start the capture session
6. Pause / Stop the capture session

Features not implemented yet

• New Window button
• Capture tab