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New ZonaSnap Screen Capture Utility

by Bla1ze on 28 Jun 2009 10:45 AM
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ZonaSnap Screen Capture Utility!

Sure CaptureIt is a great application but it falls short on some features as it's a very basic application. Some people may like that, while others may want more. ZonaSnap gives us all just a little more in the way of options with its utility, and just like CaptureIt does it for free.

ZonaSnap allows you to preview your screen caps before you save them so you are sure you got the pic you wanted and then save if you do so choose. However, the integration doesn't stop there, it also allows you to email the capture or send it to photobucket for image hosting. One thing it does not allow though, is to send to BlackBerry Messenger contacts - not that big of a deal but hopefully the developer will indeed add that in a later update. Check It out today for free, available in English and Spanish translations as well!

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Posted by kudvu002 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

this is nice as I am always having to email my ss to post on forums. It will be a nice additition for this to do it for me!

 
 
Posted by YourFriendWayneD Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

QL Does this... email...and its high quality too :)

 
 
Posted by fbriceno97 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

QL is not free :(

 
 
Posted by crysis63 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

capture it takes better high quality pictures than zonasnap, and as shown in the picture above, the screen does not look like that on my phone.

 
 
Posted by fbriceno97 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

Or any other advanced image editing program, there you can see the quality of the ScreenShot of Capture It and ZonaSnap... when you do it come back and tell me what you got.

 
 
Posted by techfury90 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

I can guarantee they're using the exact same method as Capture It (read towards the bottom for my post on it)...

 
 
Posted by jagv98 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

You are wrong buddy, the picture quality of ZonaSnap is higher than the CaptureIt and equal to that of QL. The preview image is a bit distorted because is scaled, but obviously that was for sending and handling to save this is excellent.

 
 
Posted by crysis63 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

the quality is not better than the capture it.

 
 
Posted by jesusalejandro Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

My friend, you can compare. Use PhotoShop, the quality is better

 
 
Posted by SimeonAS89 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

Eh, I'm not complaining. It def has a few more options then CaptureIt and best of all, its FREE. And I do agree, the quality on these captures are higher. CaptureIt doesn't compare, but I'd still recommend it as a good app regardless of if it beats this app or not.

 
 
Posted by crysis63 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

to tell the truth they look the same -_-, but i like the simplicity of capture it.

 
 
Posted by fbriceno97 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

But that is not the difference, when you take an Screen shot of your BlackBerry is because you want to share it (most of the time)... there is no more direct way than using ZonaSnap, and a tip to get the pictures sent to a BlackBerry Messenger contact... you choose email it, then over the attached file you press menu > Open Attached file > Menu > Send to a Messenger Contact... this do the trick until the developer add it directly to the app.

On the other hand i like the way to have an specific folder for the captures taken, so they do not get mixed on the image folder.

But that is my opinion.
Regards

 
 
Posted by bmtenney Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

Having to enter an email address every time and not being able to use your contact list is just down right a no go for me. There isn't even an option to store your photobucket user id and pin, so you have to enter that everytime. I would stick with capture it for you that want free or QL if you don't mind paying for it.

 
 
Posted by jesusalejandro Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

This feature will be in the next version comming out this week. Wait for it

 
 
Posted by fbriceno97 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

It stores the last photobucket account used, so when you choose that option it will ask if you want to use that one or a new one.

and about email?? what is the point, you have access to your contact list, so you pick the email address you want.

 
 
Posted by duck383 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

does any one know if i create a mobile pb account will it link with my account i already have (from web) or is this a different account , cause when i tried to send from phone and enter my info into the app it would only let me enter numbers and my pb web account is letters
thx

 
 
Posted by jesusalejandro Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

My friend. This number sends PB, is like a PIN.

You need enter that pin. check the guide of the app

 
 
Posted by duck383 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 959 days ago

thx figured it out i used my number from my pb account under mobile account and it connected,also if your pb info is saved to your native add book it will keep your info everytime you send a pic never have to reenter
thanks for the help

 
 
Posted by JordanMan009 Sunday, Jun 28, 2009 958 days ago

It doesnt work when i push zonasnap option when i push menu. Does anybody know why this is happening and what should i do?

 
 
Posted by ale7714 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

Which BlackBerry do you have? Where are you trying to take the screenshot?

 
 
Posted by JordanMan009 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

I have a bold. It sometimes work. Like randomly. And when it does, it freezes with the pop up and i have to do a battery pull

 
 
Posted by jagv98 Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 957 days ago

In which of the Popups? The previous capture with the text "What do you want to do with the capture?"

You can roll down with the trackball? Because you have to choose an option or press the escape key for get out of the popup.

 
 
Posted by StraightWisdom Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

I just DLed it to my 8330...

I think I like CaptureIt better... just easier to use and simple.

 
 
Posted by jesusalejandro Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

If the process is the same, what is your point?

This app just add more feature, but the process to take a screenshot Its the same

 
 
Posted by choji Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

not sure if it's just my storm in particular but most of the screen shots still had the menu fading away.

 
 
Posted by jagv98 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

Have you seen the note of the overview?

http://software.crackberry.com/product.asp?id=32297&n=ZonaSnap-(English)

 
 
Posted by f-castrillo Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

Can you make it so that ZonaSnap isn't the default menu item after hitting the BB item? I tried to move around an icon on the main page of my Storm 9530 by double tapping the BB button (because the default highlighted option pre-ZonaSnap was "Move"), and I snapped a picture instead.

I deleted it because I make heavy use of double tapping the BB button ("Send" option in Messages, Facebook, Myspace, UberTwitter, etc., "Move" while rearranging the home screen)

 
 
Posted by jagv98 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

Added to the TODO list for the next version. Thanks for the comments.

 
 
Posted by tfrankson Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

send as MMS, BB Messenger and SMS as CaputerIT allows

 
 
Posted by techfury90 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

Its the same as Capture It, I can guarantee it. I wrote parts of Capture It, and it basically just uses the RIM-supplied net.rim.device.api.system.Display.screenshot() call, with the RIM-supplied JPEG compressor. I can't see how ZonaSnap could be any different from Capture It... I wanted to do PNG, but RIM didn't have a compressor for it in the API, so I just settled on JPEG to get it out the door fast.

 
 
Posted by jagv98 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

It seems very strange that you have written part of the implementation CapturIt, which I think is still very good application.

The API allows you to choose the JPEG quality:

Encode JPEGEncodedImage (Bitmap bitmap, int quality)
Valid values are between 0 (lowest quality) and 100 (highest quality)

In the BlackBerry Support Forum you can get a PNGEncoder to BlackBerry richard_puckett made available there

 
 
Posted by techfury90 Wednesday, Jul 01, 2009 956 days ago

I want to say we used 100 for the quality option.. but I'm really not sure. I don't happen to have the source code handy, waiting to get it from the other guy I worked on it with, otherwise I'd just look at that. Thanks for the tip on PNGEncoder, I was looking to implement PNG in Capture It at some point soon. I may just rewrite it if I can't get the code, since the app is very small as it is.

 
 
Posted by fbriceno97 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

quality? features? both?...

capture it, is a good app. But ZonaSnap is way better as the quality is superior and the advanced features it offers are not close available on Capture it.

 
 
Posted by ale7714 Monday, Jun 29, 2009 958 days ago

I think the picture quality of ZonaSnap is better. But suppose the quality is equal to CaptureIt, ZonaSnap still has many more utilities for the use of the image, such as sending the capture to photbucket and receiving the image code directly into memopad. Come on! You don't have to do anything to get the link of your capture, what else can you ask for. I am mentioning only one of its many advantages. In addition, the app is extremely easy to use. So, the point is not only the quality of images, because ZonaSnap is an app much more complete and comprehensive than just "image quality".
In my opinion, if you are interested in convenience, ease and integration with other services. This app is perfect for you.

Regards

 
 
Posted by jesusalejandro Tuesday, Jun 30, 2009 957 days ago

I can be more agree with something.

This is the big reason that do of ZonaSnap is more interesting than CaptureIt. (Of course, That's my opinion)
I don't need an applications who does half of work while I can get an app who do everything I need.
Almost 90% of times I take a screenshot was for share and posting in a thread; and this app do all I need to do that for me. what can I say?
Also, all the screenshots are saved in a new folder separatly. I hate have to look many pictures in my SD, but ZonaSnap, also organized my pictures for me.
Anyway, all of this is my opinion. This is the perfect app for ScreenShot for me, ZonaSnap do exactly what I want.
Everybody can choose wich is the perfect app for them

 
 
Posted by delikid Thursday, Jul 02, 2009 955 days ago

I installed zopa and capture it this morning. I have posted two photos for you to review. I have not changed anything about either photo; they are raw are the software captures them.

ZONA http://tinyurl.com/mvdbyw

CAPTUREIT http://tinyurl.com/ndwjqt

 
 
Posted by maxxgrl Sunday, Aug 02, 2009 924 days ago

it's hard to tell the difference @ delikid

 
 
Posted by diduiff Thursday, Sep 10, 2009 885 days ago

Cant do homescreen w/ background...