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I am quite keen on having screenshots of all my links, possibly using pugdog's mod, on either the link or detailed template.

So, anyone have a good idea to automatically take a few thousand screenshots? I realise it has to be done manually by my computer at home, that is fine but what i really want is a way for a windows program to:

i) go to website
ii) create screenshot
iii) shrink image
iv) save image with standard name. I would want to use the id number of the link but not sure best way to do that.

Anybody done this have any suggestions on software? i trued tucows and a few other places and although a lot came back fro screenshots etc could not find anything suitable.

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The only automated process I know is making PDF files of "web sites"...basically, you type in a web address in the Adobe Acrobat Writer and you configure it to create separate PDF files...

In terms of graphic screenshots (.jpg), I don't know of any process that does that...although would be a cool tool.

Regards,

Eliot Lee
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There is a lot of software that does this, although I cannot think of any names. Perhaps there is one called CaptureIt or something.... I have seem several of them on Tucows.

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Canucks, i know of lots that do screenshots, but automated screenshots? i couldn't find any but will have another look.

Anthro, yeah that pdf thing is really cool it was really what gave me the idea it might be possible but i think they work in a different way, a screenshot tool must need a computer viewing it on screen to work? where as the pdf one could work without a monitor etc... i would think.

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I don't think there is such as thing.....

Wanna borrow my version of VB6 :) ?

Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/
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hehe without a doubt not (yet)! PHP is enough for me at the moment.

there must be something, i see some sites with hundreds of screenshots before of websites, it must be done with a program. If only i could remember the sites!

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Are you sure they didn't do it 1 by 1?

Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/
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no. I can't see any reason why it can't be done and i would think realtivly useful for people so might be out there somewhere..

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There are some cool tools here....may be worth a look.....

http://www.mpegx.com

I think they focus more on mpeg though - surprisingly!

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I just found this at the URL above.....any use?

http://www.hyperionics.com/

Paul Wilson.
http://www.wiredon.net/gt/
http://www.perlmad.com/
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not automated i don't think, useful if you want to take lots of screenshots while playing a game for example but not a list of websites unfortunatly...

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