screenshot and snapshot creations howtos

How to create desktop screenshots from terminal?
How to create desktop screenshots from Linux X?
How to create thumbnail images of any picture file from terminal?
How to create thumbnail images of any picture file from Linux X?
How to create thumbnail screenshot of a page from terminal?
How to capture portion of the screen using Linux X?
How to capture portion of the screen using terminal?
How to resize any image file from terminal?
How to convert picture file formats from terminal?
How to convert PNG to JPG from terminal?
How to convert PNG to GIF from terminal?
How to install ImageMagick?
How to install KSnapShot?
How to create screenshots using ksnapshot?
How to create screenshots using gnome-screenshot?

Here are several ways to create desktop screenshot in Fedora Linux.

How to create desktop screenshots from terminal?
How to install ImageMagick?

# yum -y install ImageMagick

To selectively capture a portion of the screen using terminal, issue

# import test.png
# import test.jpg

and drag the mouse to select portion of the screen to be captured by import command.

A sample screenshot creation done from terminal




To capture a 800x640 screen size of the screen using import from terminal, issue

# import -window root -geometry 800x640 test.png


To capture a 800x640 screen size after 5 seconds, simply

# sleep 5; echo Capturing screenshot... ; import -window root -geometry 1024x640 test.png

or

# import -window root -geometry 800x640 -pause 5 test.png


How to create thumbnail images of any picture file from terminal?
How to create thumbnail screenshot of a page from terminal?
How to convert an image from PNG to JPG from terminal using mogrify linux command?
How to convert an image from PNG to GIF from terminal using convert linux command?
How to resize any image file from terminal?
How to convert picture file formats from terminal?

Create a wide screen shot first
# import -window root test.png

Convert existing PNG to JPG and create a 250x90 thumbnail image at the same time
# mogrify -format jpg -auto-orient -thumbnail 250x90 test.png

Convert existing PNG to GIF and craete a 250x90 thumbnail snapshot
# convert test.png -auto-orient -thumbnail 250x90 test.gif

Sample converted thumbnail screenshot.


Create a thumbnail screenshot.
# import -window root -geometry 250x90 test.png

Sample thumbnail screenshot of an opened terminal.




How to create desktop screenshots from linux X?

Press Alt+Printscreen key to capture and create an image of the current active window.
Press Printscreen to capture and create a screenshot of the whole screen


How to install ImageMagick?

# yum -y install ImageMagick


How to install KPhotoAlbum.i386?

# yum -y install kphotoalbum.i386


How to create screenshots using ksnapshot?
How to capture screen portion/section from Linux X using ksnapshot?
How to create screenshots using ksnapshot?
How to create screen snapshots?

# ksnapshot
and choose Portion of the Screen from dropdown bar


How to create screenshots using gnome-screenshot?

# gnome-screenshot --interactive


More import readings from here.

That's it.