Moving capture rectangle

[YossiD]

Is there a way to draw a capture rectangle on the screen, or specify rectangle size (using Capture Area option 7), and then move the rectangle on the screen before making the capture?

Thanks

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Use custom selection (Shift+C), followed by Crop (Ctrl+Y).

[YossiD]

Thanks, that's useful to know, but it only works within IrfanView.

I'm looking for a way to do that when capturing screens outside of IrfanView using IrfanView's Capture/Screenshot functionality. Is it possible?

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

It is better to use FastStone Capture. Version 5.3 is the last freeware version, and adequate for what you need.

[JendaLinda]

You may try a Screenshot feature builtin in Windows. Press a keyboard combination Windows Key + PrtScr, the screen will briefly dim to indicate the screenshot was taken. Screenshots will be saved in PNG format to the Pictures user folder. You may take a lot of screenshot in a row and crop the saved pictures later.

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

FastStone Capture is a much better option than Printscreen.

This screenshot shows how to take a shot of a fixed size region. Just move the rectangle around to grab the desired region as asked in the OP.