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I love this tool but I have an issue. It saves images with capitalized extensions such as JPG instead of jpg. There doesn't seem to be an option to change this within the tool.
 

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For what it's worth I used to use the Snipping Tool, a lot!

Now I have switched to TechSmith's Snagit 10 because I can save captures as jpeg, png, bmp, ico, etc., plus it has a separate editing window to go back and customize the captures later.

It runs in either the 32 bit or 64 bit Windows 7 OS.

It's a "pay" program but it is so much more useful and has tons of features including highlight, arrows, text balloon insertion, text fields, etc.

They offer a free 30 day trial so you can install it and see how you like it. Plus there's tutorials on their website.

You can read more about here: http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp
 
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I've used that program. It's too complicated for some of the captures I want. The nice thing about snipping tool is one click and I've got what I need. Mostly used for web sites I've designed. I just need to save them in a normal extension.
 

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Now I have switched to TechSmith's Snagit 10 because I can save captures as jpeg, png, bmp, ico, etc., plus it has a separate editing window to go back and customize the captures later.

They offer a free 30 day trial so you can install it and see how you like it. Plus there's tutorials on their website.

You can read more about here: http://www.techsmith.com/screen-capture.asp
I'll give it a go. You're not the 1st person I've heard singing Snagit's praises
 
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Possibly alternative w/ Snipping tool

I encountered the same frustration with the capitalized extensions. If you do a lot of snipping and don't want to change from Win7's snipping tool, you can use a tool like Advanced Renamer to rename the extensions to lowercase. I found this to be one of the best renamers with thumbnail previews, remembering last applied actions and directories. Designate a folder to snip to and you are off.

http://www.advancedrenamer.com
 

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It is a nuisance, as it involves an extra click, but you can, of course, "save as"
 
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Thanks!

It is a nuisance, as it involves an extra click, but you can, of course, "save as"
Geez, I had no clue you could just change the default name with the capital lettered extension to lower case. Just tested it now and that is great!
 

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Actually the standard save works, you simply must type the .png or .jpg on your filename rather than allow it to add the extension for you.
 

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Does the capitalisation make any physical difference? I use the capitalized extension on my png (PNG!) files so I can see at a glance which ones have been "Photoshopped".
 
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Thanks, Mods, for the info. I just joined the forum and am glad to see such quick responses to my question. Dare I say this is the MS version of the Genius Bar?
 

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We aren't all Microsoft employees if that's what you mean, though there are a few members here who are. But we use or have experience with W7 and are pretty good with a search engine so we try to help others as best we can. Welcome to w7forums.
 

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Does the capitalisation make any physical difference?
No. That's why it is not easy to rename files from one case to another - the system does not see it as change. So what some times works is to change it to something else, like xyz, then rename it again to lower case .jpg.
 
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No. That's why it is not easy to rename files from one case to another - the system does not see it as change. So what some times works is to change it to something else, like xyz, then rename it again to lower case .jpg.
I have found that by hitting F5 or right-click, Refresh will cause the system to recognize the changes without needing the two steps.
 

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That's if the changes took, but don't show. Sometimes they don't take because the system does not see a difference between upper and lower cases in the directory tree.
 

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