[생활 속 IT] How to capture and edit PC screen?

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[IT동아 김영우 기자] When you are surfing the Internet or using different applications, there are times when you want to save the screen and see it again later. A useful feature in this case is the screen capture function. In the smartphone environment, it is possible to capture just by pressing the ‘power + volume up’ button combination on most models, so many people use this function. So how do you capture it on your PC?

Based on the Windows 11 operating system, the easiest way to capture the screen on a PC is to use the ‘Print Screen (prt sc)’ key on the keyboard. The Windows operating system comes with a ‘Capture Tool’ that captures the screen, and this application runs automatically when you press the Print Screen key on the keyboard.

When you press the ‘Print Screen (prt sc)’ key on the keyboard, the screen capture application will run / Source = IT Donga

This capture function consists of three menus: the first is still the image capture, the second is the video capture, and the third is the capture mode menu. Selecting the Capture Mode menu allows you to specify the capture area as Rectangle, Window, Full Screen, and Freeform.

Specify the capture area as rectangle, window, full screen, and freeform area / Source = IT Donga

The most common capture methods are still +rectangular. After selecting the method, specify the area you want while holding down the left mouse button and release the mouse button to capture and save it immediately. Pictures saved this way can be found in the C:Users(username)PicturesScreenshots folder.

Captured pictures are automatically saved in the folder C: Users (username) Pictures Screenshots / Source = IT Donga

Another capture method is to manually run the ‘Capture Tool’ app and capture. This can be selected through the list of apps displayed by pressing ‘Start Menu’ → ‘All’. The method of use is almost the same as the capture function introduced earlier. After running the application, you can start capturing by pressing the Print Screen key on your keyboard or pressing the Windows key + Shift key + S together.

You can manually launch the Snipping Tool app via the app list in the Start / Source menu = IT Donga

And if you run the capture tool manually like this, you can use the ‘delayed capture’ function. This allows you to slow down the execution time after the capture command by 3 seconds / 5 seconds / 10 seconds. This is a useful feature when it is difficult to press the capture button while doing other tasks.

The ‘capture delay’ function of the recorder is useful when you want to capture it while you are doing other work / Source = IT Donga

If you run the capture tool manually, you can also edit the image right after capturing it. At the top of the Capture Tool application, there is a tool bar such as ballpoint pen, highlight, eraser (delete the marker), shape, image crop, text operation, etc., which allows you to freely edit the image. By clicking on each tool, you can change the color or size (thickness) of that tool.

You can freely edit images via the edit function at the top of the capture tool / Source = IT Donga

If you need more detailed editing, it’s a good idea to use the ‘Photos’ app built into the Windows operating system. This can be accessed by right clicking on the saved image file and selecting ‘Photo’ from ‘Open with’.

Run the ‘Image’ app via the right-click menu of the capture file / Source = IT Donga

You can use different editing functions by selecting ‘Edit’ in the top left corner of the Photos app. ‘Crop’ allows you to change the display area of ​​the image up, down, left and right, and ‘Adjust’ allows you to set brightness, transparency, contrast, weight, shadow, edge brightness, saturation and sharpness.

It is possible to edit images more precisely through the Edit function at the top left of the photo application / Source = IT Donga

To automatically adjust the overall tone or color in batches, you can use the ‘Filter’ tool. Through this, you can change the overall image to be brighter, darker or brighter, and you can also convert it to a black and white tone or set it to have an old feeling. Alternatively, you can select ‘Auto Correction’ and let AI automatically correct the image.

If you use the ‘Auto Correction’ function, AI will automatically correct the color of the image / Source = IT Donga

‘Change’ is similar to the editing function of the capture tool introduced earlier. Pen, highlight, and eraser (marker removal) functions are provided, and you can also change the color or size (thickness) of each tool by clicking on it.

The most interesting editing tool in this photo app is ‘Eraser’. By using this, you can erase various objects in the image Instead of just covering the relevant part with a different color, next-generation AI technology is used to extract the actual surrounding colors. check to cleanly remove traces.

The ‘Eraser’ function implements a generational AI to allow clean deletion of material / Source = IT Donga

After selecting the corresponding tab, select the object on the image that you want to delete AI object will briefly analyze the field and delete the object. Then, we fill that space with an image that matches the surrounding background to complete a natural image.

A ‘background’ function that allows you to edit the background of the image in different ways / Source = IT Donga

In addition, the Photos app also offers a ‘background’ editing feature. This is also an editing function with AI generation, which allows you to leave only the main object of the image and blur the background or remove the background completely. It is also possible to fill the removed background with a new color.

There are many other ways to capture your PC screen. Some apps (games, etc.) provide shortcut keys to capture the screen within the app. In some cases, you may not be able to capture the app’s screen with the default Windows capture tool. In this case, check with the app’s developer to see if a capture shortcut key is provided. for the app itself.

For your information, it is also a good idea to use the ‘Xbox Game Bar’ function available since Windows 10 to capture the game screen. It is operated by pressing ‘Windows key + G key’ together, and provides screen capture functions as well as game performance analysis, online chat, and audio modification.

You can run the ‘Xbox Game Bar’ through ‘Windows key + G key’ and capture the screen even during the game / Source = IT Donga

The Xbox Game Bar can be launched at any time, even while the game is running, and you can capture still images by pressing the Windows key + Alt key + Print Screen key at the same time, and capture video with press the Windows key + Alt key + R keys at the same time. Please check it out as it is very useful for creating screenshots or game videos.

Donga IT Reporter Kim Young-woo ([email protected])