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I'd like to reduce the time necessary to create screenshots. I want to skip reopening and cutting and saving. Instead I'd like to use a python script to determine the size of the part of the screen and crop the screenshot accordingly.

So, there's three (four) questions in one:

  • Is it possible to take a screenshot with python?
  • Can I edit the screenshot with python?
  • Can I determine the size of an element in the user interface to crop accordingly?
  • Is there already a solution out there?
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    $\begingroup$ I never new there was a screenshot functionality built into blender.. Learn some thing new every day :) Anyway, I'm on linux with KDE so I always just used Ksnapshot which has an option to box select the region for capture. There might a program with similar functionality for windows. $\endgroup$
    – gandalf3 ♦
    Aug 16, 2013 at 17:00
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    $\begingroup$ I learned most of blender through working on problems of others. It has lots of gems hidden in plain sight. You can use "Alt+f3" for Screencasting. create a movie out of it in VSE and Add Audio and text as you see fit. I also like to use Spacebar Menu a lot. $\endgroup$
    – Ali Jibran
    Aug 16, 2013 at 18:31

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This answer is given with assumption that you would like to save different windows screen shot only.

Here are the steps to take screenshots of specific windows in Blender e.g 3dView, UV Windows, Properties.

  1. Hover your mouse over required window.

  2. Press Ctrl + F3.

  3. Before saving screen shot, Uncheck Full Screen box to save only specific windows shot. It is available in Save Screenshot Properties Box.

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  • $\begingroup$ Thank you, that's part of what I need. Although I'd sometimes like to dissect further $\endgroup$
    – Haunt_House
    Aug 16, 2013 at 17:02
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To use the screenshot feature see the bpy.ops.screen.screenshot operator. To crop to the active window/editor use the full option:

import bpy
bpy.ops.screen.screenshot(filepath="//output.png", full=False)
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  • $\begingroup$ Now that one's cool. if I learn how to assign a shortcut to a script, the save screen won't bother me, since it's just dumping shots out. $\endgroup$
    – Haunt_House
    Aug 16, 2013 at 21:12
  • $\begingroup$ @Haunt_House No python required to set this up, you can set the operator parameters in the shortcut. See the wiki for more info. $\endgroup$
    – Aldrik
    Aug 16, 2013 at 21:34
  • $\begingroup$ Do I do anything wrong? I click the folder icon in the shortcut and I select a path and the textbutton stays blank. $\endgroup$
    – Haunt_House
    Aug 16, 2013 at 23:06
  • $\begingroup$ @Haunt_House You seem to have found a bug. I typed the path directly and it works fine. $\endgroup$
    – Aldrik
    Aug 17, 2013 at 6:47

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