The L Word Screencaps

[Jermale Kunstler]

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This week, I repeated the process from the same .docx file, but the spacing/kerning is incorrect in the PDF. Nothing has changed between last week and this week, to my knowledge. I've also tried the 'export to PDF' and 'save as PDF' methods, but they are giving the same results.

I'm attaching some screenshots of the correct and incorrect versions of the PDF output for comparison. In the 'incorrect' version, I've underlined some of the problem areas (the same effect occurs throughout the entire document). You can also see in the image that not only are some of the letters spaced too closely or too far apart, but the spacing between words in general is incorrect (too wide). I've also attached the PDFMaker settings that I used as well and the Distiller settings.

It doesn't look like you are doing anything wrong. And the fact that you get the same problem when you use Microsoft's save as PDF as you do when you use Acrobat's PDFMaker is indicative of a problem with the stream of text and spacing information passed by Word to either PDFMaker or Microsoft's own PDF creation capability. Both work off the same stream of EMF data. This points to a likely problem within Word itself.

Is it possible for you to post (Acrobat's Send-&-Track facility, DropBox, or similar) both PDF files - the one from PDFMaker and the other from save as PDF such that we can examine the files? Also the source Word file? Since we are not aware of this issue, we need an example to reproduce the symptoms. (The font is publicly available for us to get

Also be aware that typically, Microsoft Office 2016 self-updates often without any notification to the end user. That could account for the fact that something that worked last week suddenly is funky this week. (The version of Word you specified is indeed the most recent update automatically provided by Microsoft!)

Thank you for your reply, it's much appreciated. I seem to have resolved the issue for now. I used the Acrobat 'repair installation' function, but unfortunately, before I could test the result by making a new pdf, my husband 'helpfully' ran a Windows disk cleanup for system files (apparently eliminating obsolete Word updates -- I'm not too clear on this). He also ran software called 'CC Cleaner'. One of these three processes seems to have had the effect of allowing Word to 'remember' a pdf printer driver (Bullzip) that I occasionally use, and restore it to the list of available printers in Word. I say 'remember' because in the past, I have noticed that Word would after a few days 'forget' or 'lose' the driver and it would disappear from the Print page (I have no other print drivers installed) until reinstalled. I feel that this behaviour is somehow relevant to the problem with Acrobat I experienced -- but it seems like maybe more of a problem for MS!

Anyway, unfortunately I can't tell whether it was the repair of Acrobat or the disk cleanup (and/or 'remembering' of the print driver) that resolved the problem. But I suspect based on the past behaviour of Word, that it will in few days 'forget' the Bullzip driver again. I have a funny feeling that when that happens, I'll experience the same spacing problems in pdfs created from Word. On the other hand, the Bullzip driver was 'forgotten' or not available in Word's printers when I made the initial, successful pdfs before the problem began.

I hope this information is helpful. If it's possible to leave this thread open, I'll update with any relevant information if and when the problem recurs (with more careful testing next time so I can be more sure what process led to the resolution of the problem). Again, based on past behaviour of Word, I expect that three or four days should do the trick.

Checking in to report some new observations about this issue. As expected, Word lost track of all installed drivers once again. This is obviously a Windows problem because now that I'm alert to it I see that they also disappear from Devices and Printers.

I ran the Acrobat 'repair installation' again and found that it does work to make all installed drivers (Adobe pdf, Microscoft XPS writer, etc.) available again in Devices and Printers and on the Print screen in Word -- I presume because as part of the process it somehow refreshes them with Windows. However, each time this is done it also creates a new copy of the Adobe pdf driver, so that I now have five copies. Not sure if the copies can be safely deleted/removed or not, but I would hesitate to keep using this solution because the number of copies would become unmanageable pretty quickly.

Having been doing some reading I believe the disappearing drivers has to do with the print spooler becoming corrupted somehow. A suggested work around to this seems to be to isolate the Adobe pdf driver into its own process, but I'll have to look into this further.

"screen recording" is my favorite, but I am still not really satisfied. (UPDATE: I found a video of someone famous saying screen recording, I would appreciate if you comment with links to more videos like this with your favorite choices)... I also found about 100 videos on YouTube of people using this term, which I have not found for any of the alternatives mentioned in the question.

screencast is commonly used in certain fields (tech, design, photography, media and probably more). Here are a lot of videos showing this. My issue with this word is that it is very misleading and it will definitely confuse many people. @jmbpiano put this very nicely in a comment on the answer screencast :

This usage seems rather niche and if I were to first encounter it in another context, the suffix "-cast" would immediately evoke mental comparisons to "broadcast" and "webcast" (forms that are decidedly not static, playable on-demand video, but rather something that is being presented once at a specific time, possibly live and/or interactive).

Similarly to many commenters here, I actually don't like this word much. Personally, I would probably use video capture. Individual tastes aside, however, screencast is a term that is very well attested in dictionaries, books, and software, and if you look at the evidence below, seems to be preferred overall.

A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas screenshot generates a single picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the changes over time that a user sees on a computer screen, enhanced with audio narration.

True, in general, one should not take Wikipedia as a reputable source. However, my experience is that tech-related topics are usually treated quite authoritatively there, at least once the article has existed for a number of years (as this one has).

Screencasting on desktops and laptops has been around for a number of years. Screencast software records whatever is displayed on your screen and enables you to add a voiceover narration during the recording. (source)

You can use any of these accounts to test your app and create a screencast.

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Our review team examines your screencast and follows your usage instructions to reproduce the personalization elements of each permission. Providing a detailed screencast and clear instructions will result in quicker evaluation of your submission.

A screencast is a digital recording of computer screen output, also known as a video screen capture, often containing audio narration. The term screencast compares with the related term screenshot; whereas a screenshot generates a single picture of a computer screen, a screencast is essentially a movie of the changes over time that a user sees on a computer screen, enhanced with audio narration.

Wikipedia not withstanding, to me a screencast is more likely to be a live presentation than a recording, or at least one with a distributed audience, la a broadcast. If you're just sending it to your mother, I wouldn't call it any kind of -cast.

Update: As noted in your comment, you mentioned screencap as a word you didn't choose in the question. However I really do think it's the right word here. It's what's used by people who do commonly deal with this and have a word for it, and even if someone hasn't heard it before, it immediately makes sense and is memorable once they hear it used.

Unlike some have suggested, it isn't a "video screen capture". You are looking at a video screen now, so a video screen capture would be ambiguous, as either a still-picture (screenshot) or a video would fit that description... obviously!

The word you are looking for is "Screenshoot". Shot gives the sense of having already occurred in a single instant, fitting well with the action of taking a single picture. Shoot gives the sense of occurring currently in continuum, fitting well with the action of taking a video.

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