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The sweetest news since the announcement of Mac OS 10.7 a.k.a Lion right? Since the release of the Lion beta, we have a had quite a number of enthusiastic users who went ahead and tried out Voila and Boom on it. But as I had covered in a previous post on the same subject, there were a few OS related issues due to which a few features did not work as designed in Voila. This was experienced by other similar apps too. Well the good news now is that those issues have been fixed and we have a few more enhancements in the latest version. Voila v3.1 will feature the following enhancements:

– Completely compatible with Mac OS X Lion

- Option to export web pages into a PDF format from the Voila Browser

- Users can work on and edit their screenshots in the Full Screen mode (Feature available only on Mac OS X Lion)

- Choice of JPEG or H.264 type compression for Screen Recording (Feature available only on Mac OS X Lion)

With Boom, there really wasn’t much to work on since it was pretty much compatible with Lion already. However, there’s some new stuff being cooked and I would let you know some time soon!

That said, we are also running Voila and Boom at a special discount till end of July so that all of you who still haven’t joined in on the coolest bandwagon yet, can do it now. For a limited period, Voila Mac Screen Capture tool will be available for $19.99 (Originally $29.99) both on the Mac App Store or the Global Delight Online Store.

You could also grab your copies of Boom Volume Booster and Equalizer App for just $6.99 (Originally $8.99) for a limited period on the Mac App Store or the Global Delight Online Store.

-Vaishnavi

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Perform a quick Google search, or a search on Twitter or Yahoo Answers or any other ‘How to’ site and you will find most Mac users asking questions like, “How do I do a Screen Capture on my Mac?”, “What are the keys for Screen Capture on my Mac?” or “What are the default Screen Capture keys on my Mac?”. Capturing your screen is one of the most useful features on your Mac, and saves tons of time. Performing a screen capture on my Mac has become almost second nature to me and it has been exceedingly helpful so many times! So here are a few tips for you.

Your Mac comes with a set of default keys that you can use for a quick capture of any content on your desktop using your keyboard. Here is a list of few that will save the screenshot to your desktop:

• Full Screen Capture: Command (Apple)+Shift+3
• Selection Capture: Command+Shift+4. Drag and drop the mouse over the selected area.
• Object/Window Capture: Command+Shift+4, hit the Space Bar, then click a window.

If you would rather have the screenshots saved to the Clipboard, below is the list. Do note that only the last captured screenshot will be placed in the Clipboard.

• Full Screen Capture: Command+Control+Shift+3
• Selection Capture: Command+Control+Shift+4. Drag and drop the mouse over the selected area.
• Object/Window Capture: Command+Control+Shift+4, hit the Space Bar, then click a window.

These steps help you in obtaining a quick capture of some content that you require for future reference. But you have to be content with the kind of capture that you obtain while using this mode. Since, when capturing something using the default mode, the moment you lift the cursor off, the capture is done, irrespective of whether you are happy or not with the capture, or want to re-align the coordinates of the capture area.

If you are looking for more control over your captures, wider capturing options and better organization of your captures, you can try Voila Mac Screen Capture Tool. Voila comes with a free trial so you can try it risk-free for 15-days. Not only does Voila give you flexibility of using your favorite keystrokes for capturing/recording, but it also has a central library that organizes all your screenshots/screen-casts in one place. You can read more about the features here. Voila is priced at USD 29.99 and is available for purchase on the Global Delight Store and on the Mac App Store.

-Vaishnavi

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Voila is not just a Screen Capturing and Editing tool that also lets you share your work, but an application that allows you to neatly organize your images and videos. That’s what the rule-based Smart Collections and Collections are for. Using these you can organize related images and videos, allowing you to easily access your files when you need them and know where to find them.

As you glean through the Voila interface, you will find a few Smart Collections created by default. A Collection will appear as soon as one is created.

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Smart Collections:

As mentioned earlier, Smart Collections are rule-based folders. That is, you can assign specific rules for the kind of images or videos you want to be placed there. Thus, any file that satisfies either one or all the rules of a specific Smart Collection is automatically placed there. This is a great feature that lets you organize your files without you having to specifically drag and drop the files there. This lets you smartly organize related tasks and helps you focus more on your work. To create a rule-based smart collection, hit the Add symbol at the bottom of the app and select Create New Smart Collection. Now you can assign more than one rule to the kind of files you want placed there.

For example, I wanted to create a folder containing all the screenshots I have created for say, a UI re-work. We followed a particular naming convention, assigned the rules and created a Smart Collection. This was when we were planning the re-vamp of the Camera Plus Pro UI. We received a couple of screenshots from our designers and were required to provide our comments. Using Voila it was much easier to put in our comments using the Annotations and organizing them in a single folder. All the files satisfying the rules assigned, would automatically be placed in this folder, making it easier to track the screenshots too.

Creating a rule-based Smart Collection/Collection:

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Assigning the rules in case of a Smart Collection:

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Information Panel showing the contents that satisfy the rules of the Smart Collection:

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Of course, there is another way to organize your screenshots or screen-casts. You can create a Collection. The steps to create a Collection are similar to the Smart Collections, but without the rules. This means you must manually move the files that you wish to place in this folder.

I’m sure you’ll find more uses with this feature. Explore it further and do let us know how you make use of it.

Voila is a comprehensive Screen Capturing app that lets you capture still shots and videos of your desktop. Not just that, you can also edit and annotate your still shots with Callouts, Text, Filters, Arrows and more to make them more meaningful. The built-in organizer lets you manage your files smartly and also lets you share your work instantly via YouTube, Flickr, FTP, SFTP and Mail.

And you even have a better reason to try Voila. Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of the release of Voila v3 we have slashed the price of Voila by almost 17%! That’s right! You can grab your copy of Voila from our Global Delight Store, or the Mac App Store at just $24.99 for a limited period. Hurry!

You’re reading the 5th post in our series, Voila Tips 101: a list that will cover features in Voila, both known and lesser known, that can help you in your work and lets you enjoy all the features of the app. Read the entire list here.

-Vaishnavi

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Capturing a web page in its entirety is one of the special features of Voila. Sure we have provided you with options to capture a web page from your favorite browsers such as Safari, Firefox and Chrome, but with Voila we went a step ahead and provided an additional option, that is, the ability to capture a web page from the Voila browser.

To capture a web page from the Voila browser, you must choose the Web capture mode and select either the Snap from Voila Browser or Open current URL in Voila option. Choosing the latter option will open the current URL from the active browser in the Voila browser. Selecting the first option launches the Voila browser, after which you can enter the URL of the web page you want to capture.

You must be wondering why you would need a built-in browser for the purpose of capturing a web page. Apart from functioning as a normal browser and letting you capture the entire web page, the Voila browser also lets you perform two very interesting and useful functions.

Snap Scrolling Region: A very useful feature that lets you select and capture an area on the web page. Most of the time you would only want to capture the relevant portion of a web page, such as an article on the latest OS X update, a movie review or any thing interesting. With this feature you can select only that portion of the article, thus getting a neat capture without the unwanted information such as the ads running on that site or anything irrelevant.

Snap DOM elements: Another feature is the ability to capture DOM elements. Using the Snap DOM elements function, you can quickly and easily capture the multiple DOM elements of a web page.

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Although in both the functions only a portion of the web page is captured, all the important metadata such as page URL, description, tags, etc. is retained in the info panel. Thus you can always re-visit the web page or refer the source.

I’m sure you’ll find more uses with this feature. Explore it further and do let us know how you make use of it.

Voila is a comprehensive Screen Capturing app that lets you capture still shots and videos of your desktop. Not just that, you can also edit and annotate your still shots with Callouts, Text, Filters, Arrows and more to make them more meaningful. The built-in organizer lets you manage your files smartly and also lets you share your work instantly via YouTube, Flickr, FTP, SFTP and Mail.

And you even have a better reason to try Voila. Celebrating the 1st Anniversary of the release of Voila v3 we have slashed the price of Voila by almost 33%! That’s right! You can grab your copy of Voila from our Global Delight Store, or the Mac App Store at just $19.99 for a limited period. Hurry!

You’re reading the 4th post in our series, Voila Tips 101: a list that will cover features in Voila, both known and lesser known, that can help you in your work and lets you enjoy all the features of the app. Read the entire list here.

-Vaishnavi

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