if I select a window to be screenshot, I get this error:
Your screen shot can’t be saved.
Unable to capture window image.
(shortcut: cmd-shift-4 and then space)
It seems to be new in Lion. Never had that problem before. And regular screenshots seem to work fine (cmd-shift-3).
Thanks for any help! ~ Kai
MacBook Air, Mac Pro, Thinkpad IBM, iMac, Mac OS X (10.5.2)
Kai,
do you know what? I heaved a sigh of relief when I read that topic because, after a full morning of frustration, I was finally able to get Command+Shift+4 + spacebar working.
Then I posted the answer, and in 10 minuts the error came back again! I can capture Finder windows, Safari windows but not the Calculator, nor Photoshop panels.
Very strange indeed!
Davide
Same problem here, the only working solution I've found is in this thread, follow the link (it should point you exactly to the right point in the discussion):
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/2132437?answerId=10368899022#10368899022
Cheers
Davide
Thanks Davide ...
I created com.apple.screencapture.plist with Terminal and restarted the Mac.
The first couple of window screenshots worked on a Chrome browser window (command-shift-4, then space bar). But it did not work on other app's windows (Finder, Carousel).
Then I switched back to Chrome and I didn't work there too anymore. Crazy thing is that now it works on Finder windows. Very very strange.
All this is only true for capturing a whole window content (command-shift-4, then space bar)
~ Kai
"Unable to capture window image"
