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Hi,

In relation to: Shift + Command + Control + 4

To take a screenshot of for example, a music album cover, book cover, movie poster or any other picture to paste onto a blank folder mine has all gone blurry after the update of Mojave. Has anyone experienced this problem?

Normal screen shots are fine with the exception of this type of screenshot. It never used to be like this.


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Hi simonvee.

To take a screenshot on any recent macOS is not as you describe.

For a specific area to be captured for a screenshot, it is:
Command + Shift + 4. (Use your mouse and drag to select the area of the screen that you wish to capture.)

For a whole screen screenshot, it is:
Command + Shift + 3

These have not changed in macOS Mojave: https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/05/how-to-macos-mojave-screenshots/

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Hi simonvee.

To take a screenshot on any recent macOS is not as you describe.

For a specific area to be captured for a screenshot, it is:
Command + Shift + 4. (Use your mouse and drag to select the area of the screen that you wish to capture.)

For a whole screen screenshot, it is:
Command + Shift + 3

These have not changed in macOS Mojave: https://9to5mac.com/2018/10/05/how-to-macos-mojave-screenshots/

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There are 4 methods of taking screen shots.

1. shift + command + 3
2. shift + command + 4
3. shift + command + control + 3
4. shift + command + control + 4

I am using another method of sceenshooting which you use the 'control' key. My method allows me to do what is described above.
 

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I didn't know that. But have you tried the normal way of doing it just to see if that overcomes the "blurriness"?

Incidentally, that article I linked goes on to define lots of other useful things you can achieve. Worth a read.

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If you have a folder....say a Red Hot Chili Peppers album which has no picture on the folder, go into Google images and search up an album cover. Screen shot it using the method I told you. Then click on the folder and double tap to get into 'Get Info". Click on the icon and then press command + V. See if it's blurry. I've been using this same method for years. It still works, but is drastically blurry. It's a bug on Mojave.
 

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I'm enjoying this:)

I did it the conventional way to start with and got this image:

Screen Shot 2018-11-10 at 12.40.29 pm?.png

Looks ok to me.

I'll give your method a go in a minute; but another thought occurred to me. When I want a Google image, say, I right click on it and "Save image as" and save to wherever.

Now, I've tried your methods, both +3 and +4 (BTW the order is reversed in your way - whole screen is 4 instead of 3).

I got the screenshots - but where do they go?? Not to Desktop, nor Downloads and presumably not as a png format because a Spotlight search only found my Screenshot which is, by default, png.

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I'm enjoying this:)

I did it the conventional way to start with and got this image:

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Looks ok to me.

I'll give your method a go in a minute; but another thought occurred to me. When I want a Google image, say, I right click on it and "Save image as" and save to wherever.

Now, I've tried your methods, both +3 and +4 (BTW the order is reversed in your way - whole screen is 4 instead of 3).

I got the screenshots - but where do they go?? Not to Desktop, nor Downloads and presumably not as a png format because a Spotlight search only found my Screenshot which is, by default, png.


Ian


My way, using the control button, does not store the image anywhere. You have to paste (command + V) to paste the item. In this case, your are pasting the item on the blank icon at the top. It replaces it.

I do this to easily identify books, movies and music. It also makes it look prettier. Even though you are screenshooting something so small, you SHOULD be able to read the writing on the album folder. After Mojave update, this has been bugged.
 
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The screenshot you posted is a 'normal' screenshot. Those are fine like I said before.

Try my way which you paste a tiny little picture on a album folder.
 
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you paste a tiny little picture on a album folder
If you post a tiny picture and then blow it up larger, it will look blurry because the tiny picture doesn't have sufficient resolution. Can you give a specific link to show exactly what "tiny picture" you are cutting/pasting?
 
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Screen Shot 2018-11-10 at 9.12.34 pm.png Screen Shot 2018-11-10 at 9.13.45 pm.png

- - - Updated - - -

The large screenshot on left: Before

The small screenshot on right: After


Like I've said, I've been doing it for years and got the best quality pictures to screenshoot, always. But seemingly with Mojave, it's always blurry regardless.
 
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I was looking for the source URL of the images. In Google Images, if you hover over the image you get the pixel size in the lower left corner. Despite the image size on the screen, the file itself has that resolution. If you screen capture the icon from the screen instead of the image, you get whatever the icon size is, which may be much lower resolution than the original image from which the icon was created. Your picture only shows a fuzzy image, not the source from which you got the image, which doesn't allow any comparison. Where (what URL) did you use to get the Letting Go image?
 
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Still no URL. I'm done here. Good luck with it.

It's not Mojave, I do that all the time and my icons are not fuzzy. It's something in what you are doing.
 
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OK, I went there, saved the cover image to my desktop (Right click on the Amazon image, then Save As), opened a new folder, did a Get Info, unlocked it, dragged the saved image to the folder icon and the image was perfectly clear. Small, but clear.

So, how exactly are you doing whatever you are doing?

2018-11-10 08.49.22 am.png
 
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My Way

1. Go into Google Images. Type the image that I want and search
2. All the searches appear with hundreds of pictures.
3. I click on the picture and make sure it's decent in size (although didn't really matter in the past)
4. Shift + Command + Control + 4: Take a customized screenshot
5. Click on folder and 'get info'
6. Unlock the folder using password
7. Command + V (paste)

Although I tried your method (save as, click and drag). The folder then said 'JPEG' but loaded no picture on it. Strange...
 

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Yes, Jake, that's exactly how I do it. I don't use screenshots for these images, but Right Click and "Save As". Much better resolution.


As I mentioned, I did try simonvee's method, but the screenshots made the usual noise, then disappeared to goodness knows where on my iMac. Anyway, I stick to the conventional way of taking screenshots, as I said. And they always go to the Desktop by default.

And thanks for your help.

Ian
 

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Ah, simonvee. I was typing whilst you were and now understand that your "screenshots" presumably go to the clipboard? Then Command + V pastes them to your required destination?

Funny thing is, I have a clipboard manager which stores everything and they aren't there. Anyhow, no worries. No space taken if they weren't conventional screenshots.

Well, I clearly haven't helped much, but maybe between you and Jake (and me?) we can sort things out.

Good luck.

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It might just be the configurations of my Macbook Air (2013)
That's what I am beginning to suspect. Your exact procedure on my MBPr mid-2015 yields crisp images, so it has to be something on your system. Can you try my steps to see if that fixes it? Your step 4 just copies the image shown on your screen, not the underlying image, so the size of the underlying image is irrelevant. You might get better results downloading the image itself instead of making a screenshot of the icon. And yes, my way changes the unnamed folder to the name of the icon, but you may be able to avoid that. I think if the extent of the image file is .icns it doesn't rename, but I never change default icons so I'm not the icon expert here.
 

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