Taking Screengrabs
The easiest way to document you work is by taking a screenshot or making a video.
Screenshot
You can take a screenshot of your application with an external tool or from within the app itself.
All operating systems have a native screenshot function:
You can also use Photoshop, Gimp, or any number of utilities. Another method is to save a frame from the application itself:
- OpenFrameworks: ofSaveScreen(string filename) & ofSaveFrame()
- Processing: saveFrame()
- Cinder: use app::Renderer::copyWindowSurface(Area &area) to copy the screen into a file, then save it manually
- PureData GEM: [pix_snap2tex]
Video
To record video of your app running, you will need a screen recording application:
- QuickTime X: Mac 10.6
- Camtasia: Win, Mac
- ScreenFlow: Mac
After you have your video, it might be nice to do some editing .. try iMovie, Windows Movie Maker, etc