using PIL for good screenshots

[Tim Arnold]

Hi,
I'm using PIL to enhance screenshots for print and online publication. I'm
writing to see if someone else is doing similar work. The shots are dialogs,
menus, etc. -- my workflow to create the print images:

(1) writer takes screenshot on Windows XP box (96dpi)
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*** Python Image Library ***
(2) convert to RGB
(3) resize to a writer-specified width using nearest neighbor*
(4) enhance with Sharpness enhancer, factor=2

I think these look pretty good, but if you have a different method or good
advice, I'd like to hear from you.
*nearest neighbor used for going up in size, antialias for going down in
size.

thanks,
--Tim Arnold

[pyt...@bdurham.com]

Tim,

Sounds like an interesting project.

Have you considered using SnagIt to produce your screenshots?
www.TechSmith.com/SnagIt

Malcolm

[Tim Arnold]

Thanks for the interest on this, but I don't control what the writers
use to get the screenshot. They give me a 8-bit png screenshots
(sometimes 24-bit) captured at 96 dpi. The part I can control comes
after that--I need a workflow for getting the screenshot into print,
looking as good as possible.

thanks,
--Tim Arnold