Click 2 Play

Here are the various keyboard shortcuts that let you take various types of screenshots on an Apple Mac running OSX.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Apple Key + SHIFT + 3 + CTRL                Screen to Clipboard

Apple Key + SHIFT + 4 + CTRL + Drag     Selection to Clipboard

There is also a list of various keyboard shortcuts at ss64.com. 

The screenshots are saved as pdf to the desktop, but can be easily changed by viewing them in Preview and then selecting export option from the file menu.

There are a large number of common image file formats which you can choose from and you can also give the image a more relevant name.

Image file formats include :-

BMP, JP2, JPEG, MacPaint, PDF, Photoshop, PICT, PNG, QuickTime Image, SGI, TGA, TIFF

By clicking on the options tab you can make adjustments to the bit depth and quality settings.

I found this site which has lots of useful tutorials and tips relating to the Final Cut

Pro Studio suite of software programs.

Los Angeles Users Group

For anyone interested in learning more about video formats for the web there is a document titled ‘Preparing for Online Distribution’ which gives a useful overview of where thing are at.

You can download a copy of the document here.