Gimp-Forum.net › GIMP › General questions
how to make smaller screenshots

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
Thread Modes
how to make smaller screenshots
rrlangly Offline
Newbie
**
Posts: 1
Threads: 1
Joined: Feb 2021
Reputation: 0
Operating system(s):
  • Linux

Gimp version: 2.10
#1
02-13-2021, 07:45 PM
I want to take a screenshot of an app, but not so that the screenshot can be viewed full size.

I just want to show off the app w/o giving away too many of the details of the controls. And if someone tries to expand the size, it will be unreadable.

I will then post these screenshots on it's website.

Can anyone point to how that might be done?
Find
Reply
denzjos Offline
Gimper extraordinaire
***
Posts: 1,185
Threads: 179
Joined: Sep 2018
Reputation: 118
Operating system(s):
  • Windows (Vista and later)

Gimp version: 2.10
#2
02-14-2021, 10:18 AM
Before you make the screenshot you can zoom the screen down (in your browser or other software) so the information is not readable and then make a screenshot.

   
Find
Reply
Ofnuts Offline
Administrator
*****
Posts: 6,443
Threads: 280
Joined: Oct 2016
Reputation: 567
Operating system(s):
  • Linux

Gimp version: 3.00RC2
#3
02-14-2021, 01:09 PM
(02-13-2021, 07:45 PM)rrlangly Wrote: I want to take a screenshot of an app, but not so that the screenshot can be viewed full size.

I just want to show off the app w/o giving away too many of the details of the controls. And if someone tries to expand the size, it will be unreadable.

I will then post these screenshots on it's website.

Can anyone point to how that might be done?

Since you are in Gimp, why don't you scale down in Gimp?

If you want to keep the screenshot at full scale you can blur the text with Filters>Blur>Pixellize or Filters>Noise>Spread. Spread noise is less noticeable.

   
Find
Reply


Forum Jump: