# \#screen-capture

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## [Screen Capture and Screenshot export issues](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-and-screenshot-export-issues/46621)

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**Author:** [@Atticus](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Atticus)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [April 2, 2026, 4:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-and-screenshot-export-issues/46621 "2026-04-02T16:49:51Z")

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Hi community! I am trying to export images from 3D renders (transparent PNGs). Currently running 3DSlicer 5.10 on Win11. Issue 1: When using the Screen Capture module, if the default output file name is changed, the e…

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## [Higher resolution for screen captures of 3D view?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/higher-resolution-for-screen-captures-of-3d-view/8880)

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**Author:** [@nick](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/nick)\
**Replies:** 54\
**Last updated:** [June 18, 2025, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/higher-resolution-for-screen-captures-of-3d-view/8880 "2025-06-18T14:49:49Z")

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Hello, I’m wondering if there’s a way to get higher resolution screen captures of the 3D view. I need images of my segmentations with a high enough dpi to print on a poster (about 300 is what I’m thinking). Is there a w…

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## [3D view screen capture](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-view-screen-capture/19035)

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**Author:** [@liku](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/liku)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [January 14, 2025, 8:07pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/3d-view-screen-capture/19035 "2025-01-14T20:07:54Z")

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Operating system: Win 10 Slicer version: 4.11 I captured images of 3D view (refer to the ScreenCapture module), and transferred these images to the library which uses OpenCL and performs image processing. Now I want t…

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## [Screenshot Resolution](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screenshot-resolution/35927)

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**Author:** [@chris\_nik](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chris_nik)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2024, 5:59pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screenshot-resolution/35927 "2024-05-05T17:59:32Z")

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Hello all, I have noticed that when I do an “Annotation Screenshot” with Scale factor 5.0x, the resolution of the Screenshot matches the resolution of the Slice in Slicer. However, when I zoom into the Screenshot, I get…

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## [Generate animations easily based on keyframes in Slicer](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/generate-animations-easily-based-on-keyframes-in-slicer/35778)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 28, 2024, 4:01am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/generate-animations-easily-based-on-keyframes-in-slicer/35778 "2024-04-28T04:01:36Z")

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SlicerMorph has a module called Animator that allows creating movies that are not possible to do with default Screen Capture module. eg. It includes things like cropping volumes, interpolating between diffe…

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## [Error given when trying to screen capture a binary label map](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/error-given-when-trying-to-screen-capture-a-binary-label-map/34326)

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**Author:** [@M\_finlayson](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/M_finlayson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2024, 2:42pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/error-given-when-trying-to-screen-capture-a-binary-label-map/34326 "2024-02-14T14:42:19Z")

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I am trying to create an image stack of a binary label map, I have created the map but when I try to make the image stack by using the screen capture module I receive and error stating “not all arguments converted during…

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## [Python script to automate rotation](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/python-script-to-automate-rotation/33275)

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**Author:** [@Michael\_Allen](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/Michael_Allen)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [December 10, 2023, 8:01pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/python-script-to-automate-rotation/33275 "2023-12-10T20:01:18Z")

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Hi all, I’m working on a project creating radiographic views from CT scans, rotating one volume inside another using the repository script (https://github.com/Slicer/Slicer/blob/master/Base/Python/slicer/ScriptedLoadable…

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## [Capturing a Screenshot in uncompressed TIFF format](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/capturing-a-screenshot-in-uncompressed-tiff-format/30991)

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**Author:** [@chris\_nik](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chris_nik)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 5, 2023, 11:09am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/capturing-a-screenshot-in-uncompressed-tiff-format/30991 "2023-08-05T11:09:39Z")

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Hello dear Comunity, when capturing a screenshot of the multiplanar view of a CBCT volume, the only option Slicer gives me is to save it in png. format. The resolution of the saved image is inferior to the one of the CB…

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## [How to make a 3D screen selection for Markup ControlPoints?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-3d-screen-selection-for-markup-controlpoints/27575)

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**Author:** [@sunshine](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/sunshine)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 1, 2023, 11:51am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-make-a-3d-screen-selection-for-markup-controlpoints/27575 "2023-02-01T11:51:53Z")

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Hello everyone, I am working on my Python Scripted extension, trying to implement a rectangle (drawn by mouse) selection on the screen (3D Widget / Window) to select all the ControlPoints covered by the rectangle. Coul…

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## [How to use Screen Capture Module to save slices as .png files one-by-one along one axial?](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-screen-capture-module-to-save-slices-as-png-files-one-by-one-along-one-axial/21336)

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**Author:** [@user4](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/user4)\
**Replies:** 24\
**Last updated:** [July 14, 2022, 3:26am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/how-to-use-screen-capture-module-to-save-slices-as-png-files-one-by-one-along-one-axial/21336 "2022-07-14T03:26:38Z")

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Hi all,this is the thing I want to do: I need to save all the ROI slice png files along one axial.For example,I need to save the slices from -20 to 20 along I-S axial according to the volume spacing information. Man…

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## [Capture 3D view into PNG file with transparent background not working as expected](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/capture-3d-view-into-png-file-with-transparent-background-not-working-as-expected/23740)

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**Author:** [@aliabidi](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/aliabidi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [June 7, 2022, 12:54pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/capture-3d-view-into-png-file-with-transparent-background-not-working-as-expected/23740 "2022-06-07T12:54:14Z")

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I have a 3D image which I want to take a screenshot of, I do not want to have the background or the axes (I, R, S) or purple lines when I save the image. The current state looks as follows: I have run the ‘Capture 3D…

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## [ScreenShot is toooo small when red/yellow/green view too small](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screenshot-is-toooo-small-when-red-yellow-green-view-too-small/23110)

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**Author:** [@caiqj1203](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/caiqj1203)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [April 26, 2022, 3:10am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screenshot-is-toooo-small-when-red-yellow-green-view-too-small/23110 "2022-04-26T03:10:11Z")

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I resize main window like this . and I use captureImageFromView function to generate screenshot, the screenshot like this What can I do to make the size of the screenshot independent of the display window?

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## [Failed to install easing-functions package](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/failed-to-install-easing-functions-package/17930)

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**Author:** [@slicer365](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/slicer365)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 3, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/failed-to-install-easing-functions-package/17930 "2021-06-03T12:31:01Z")

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I want to use the explode models function in the animationSlicerMorph,but I need to install the easing-functions package. this picuture means no response！Is there any other way to install the package?

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## ["buffer queue overflow, dropping" error in ffmpeg on windows](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/buffer-queue-overflow-dropping-error-in-ffmpeg-on-windows/17681)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [May 19, 2021, 2:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/buffer-queue-overflow-dropping-error-in-ffmpeg-on-windows/17681 "2021-05-19T14:33:00Z")

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As per this discussion we have updated the Animator to match the encodings used in Screen Capture module. However, this resulted in a repeatable error in ffmpeg encoding (see video below). Same happens in Screen Capture …

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## [Screen capture problem with FFmpeg version](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-problem-with-ffmpeg-version/17234)

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**Author:** [@HodaGH](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/HodaGH)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 5:49pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-problem-with-ffmpeg-version/17234 "2021-04-21T17:49:58Z")

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Hi all, I want to use screen capture to make a video of fading between my fixed and registered images but before that I get an error while installing FFmpeg. I’m on MacOS Mojave and I installed FFmpeg with : brew instal…

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## [Screen capture has issues if scaling is set to 2.0x or larger](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-has-issues-if-scaling-is-set-to-2-0x-or-larger/8219)

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**Author:** [@muratmaga](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/muratmaga)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 29, 2019, 9:53pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/screen-capture-has-issues-if-scaling-is-set-to-2-0x-or-larger/8219 "2019-08-29T21:53:09Z")

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When I try to do a screen capture of the 3D rendering window at magnification equal or greater to 2.0x, it superimposes two images. This only happens with 3D view only setting. Also Screen shot window stays behind t…