DPI setting when using WinShot on Windows 10

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2024-04-11

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WinShot is a screen capture software that can save and print PC screens.

The latest version is WinShot 1.53a (2007/05/15).

It is not compatible with Windows 10 because it has been over 10 years since development was completed, but since I can not afford the convenience of screen capture operation from the icon in the notification area of the taskbar, I am installing it on Windows 10 and using it. I will.

However,

The compatibility of Windows10 and WinShot is bad.

When screen-capturing, it is now about 2mm (7px) larger than the frame size.

The following image is the startup screen of the screen capture software Snipping Tool included with Windows 10 captured by WinShot.

You can see that a lot of left /bottom /right is captured.

Well, the main subject.

To make WinShot operate normally on Windows 10, use the "Simultaneous capture and cut" function of WinShot.

This article consists of the following contents.

High DPI display and WinShot
Windows compatibility tweaks
Measures 1-3
Explanation by Microsoft Tatsuhiko Tanaka
Related site links

High DPI display and WinShot

WinShot was developed for 96DPI, so it may not work properly on Windows 10 (Windows 8.1 or later OS) that now supports high DPI displays.

In particular,

This applies when the "scaling and layout" setting in the display settings of Windows 10 is set to a value other than 100%, such as 125%.

Windows compatibility tweaks

Depending on the PC, if you do not adjust the compatibility, the PC screen may be enlarged during the capture operation of WinShot and you may not even be able to capture.

WinShot.exe Properties> Compatibility

☑ Overrides higher DPI scale behavior.

Measures

If you open the settings of WinShot and set the value of "cut at the same time as capture" appropriately, you can automatically cut the extra captured part.

For PLAN-B,

There is a way to use the screen capture feature of the free image viewer IrfanView.

Specifically:

Measure 1: Cut at the same time as capture

WinShot> Preferences> Cut

Check "☑ Cut at the same time as capture" and specify 7 pixels for the cut size of bottom /left /right.

On our other PC, 1 pixel was a good value.
The setting value varies depending on the display resolution.

Measure 2: Use IrfanView

IrfanView comes with a capture function as standard.

Although it cannot be operated from the icon in the notification area, it has almost the same functions as WinShot and supports high DPI.

A keyboard shortcut is also provided, and you can capture the desktop area etc. with Ctrl + F11 .

Please read the related article for details.

Solution 3: Find another screen capture software

SnapCrab for Windows-Release Notes | Fenrir
SnapCrab for Windows 1.1.2 Release Notes

Fixed an issue that the capture range is shifted in high DPI environment
Fixed an issue where the authentication method of Twitter was changed to OAuth and the authentication sometimes failed.

Summary

When using a high DPI display, you can automatically cut unnecessary parts by setting the WinShot option "cut simultaneously with capture".

My PC is set to [7px], but the setting value depends on the display.

IrfanView is equipped with a screen capture function as standard and supports high DPI as standard.

Document

Reprinted by Tatsuhiko Tanaka of Microsoft about DPI.

For all previous resolutions, 96 DPI was the standard. Therefore, there are many apps that are created based on 96DPI. 96DPI means that one inch contains 96 dots. DPI stands for Dot Per Inch.

When displaying an app created assuming 96 DPI on a high resolution display, UI elements such as text will be displayed small. Therefore, the OS side is performing the process of expanding to 125% or 150% by default. Changing the display resolution to 150% enlarges the UI elements by a factor of 1.5, making the text easier to read.
Tatsuhiko Tanaka's blog

External link

Validation: Windows 10 Pro Fall Creators Update, v1709
WinShot 1.53a

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