White Cloth Capture | Instruction Manual 2.5.3

Overview (Purpose)

When capturing windows, background interference can sometimes cause the window's outer edges to appear dirty. By using this application "White Cloth Capture", you can capture windows clearly.
You can also capture the entire screen or multiple windows at once.

Install / Uninstall

Installation Method

Extract the downloaded ZIP file to any folder.

Uninstallation Method

Delete the folder created during installation.

NOTE
Deleting a folder will also delete all captured files and log files contained within it.
Please back up the files as necessary before deleting.

NOTE
If you created a shortcut in the startup folder according to the "Setting Startup Launch" section below, please also delete the shortcut.

Simple Operation Steps

Double-click WhiteClothCapture.exe to start it.
Bring the window(s) you want to capture to the front, in front of the white main window of "White Cloth Capture".

Pressing the "F12" key will simultaneously capture the entire screen and all windows displayed on the screen.
Pressing the "F11" key will display the PNG save destination folder in File Explorer.

NOTE
If the following screen is displayed upon startup, click "More info" and then click the "Run anyway" button.

Icon Display Settings (For Windows 11)

In Windows 11, the application's white square icon is displayed by default in the area stored under the ">" symbol (the overflow area). You can use it more conveniently by performing the following settings to always display the icon in the task tray.

Right-click the taskbar at the bottom of the screen and select [Taskbar settings].
→ "Personalization > Taskbar" will be displayed.

Click the ">" symbol on the right end of [Other system tray icons].
→ The list of icons will be expanded.

Turn ON "WhiteClothCapture.exe," which is present in the expanded list.
→ The white square icon for "White Cloth Capture" will be displayed in the task tray.

NOTE

During Capture Execution: When you press the "F12" key to capture the screen, the icon changes to a blue square during processing.
Left Click: Toggles the display/hide of the main window (the white background cloth).
Right Click: Displays the main menu.

Main Menu (Right-Click on Task Tray Icon)

Right-clicking the white square icon in the task tray or the main window will display the following menu.

Cloth Color

Sets the color of the main window. This window functions as the background (the white background cloth) during capture. In addition to preset colors, you can also select [Custom] to specify any color.

Change Capture Key

You can change the key that executes the screen capture. The default key is "F12".

Change Explorer Key

You can change the key that opens the capture folder. The default key is "F11".

NOTE
"F12" cannot be selected in [Change Explorer Key]. Please select from "F1" to "F11".

Block Key for Other Apps

Set whether to block (suppress) key input assigned to the Capture key from other applications. When turned on, key input will only work in this application.
For example, in the standard Windows Paint (mspaint), pressing the "F12" key displays the "Save As" dialog, but if this setting is ON, it blocks this dialog display.

NOTE
Regardless of whether [Block Key for Other Apps] is on or off, pressing the Capture key while holding down the "Shift" key will block (suppress) key input to other applications.

NOTE
As for the Explorer key, key input to other applications will always be blocked (suppressed) regardless of whether [Block Key for Other Apps] is on or off or whether the "Shift" key is pressed.

Play Capture Sound

Sets whether to play a sound upon capture. The default is ON.

Display Title on Cloth

Sets whether to display the title "White Cloth Capture" in the bottom right of the main window (the white background cloth). The default is ON.

Include Mouse Cursor

Sets whether to include the mouse cursor in the screen capture.

NOTE
Depending on the shape of the mouse cursor, it may not be captured correctly.

Include Task Bar

Sets whether to include the task bar in the screen capture.
Note that if this is turned ON, [Capture Window(s) Only] will be disabled (grayed out).

Capture Window(s) Only

Sets whether to capture only each window(s).
Note that if this is turned ON, [Include Task Bar] will be disabled (grayed out).

Copy to Clipboard

Sets whether to also copy the captured image to the clipboard. You can select from [off], [Whole], or [Active Window]. The default is [Active Window].

Capture Screen

Captures the screen. The default key is "F12".

Show in Explorer

Opens the capture folder "capture" in File Explorer. The default key is "F11".

Always in Background

Displays the main window (the white background cloth) as far in the background as possible.

Bring to Front

Moves the main window (the white background cloth) to the very front.

Send to Back

Moves the main window (the white background cloth) to the very back.

Visible

Toggles whether the main window (the white background cloth) is displayed.

Advanced - Stabilize Sound Playback

Stabilizes sound playback (capture sound playback). This mitigates the phenomenon where sound effects during capture, etc., are not played correctly depending on the Windows environment.

Only Captured Log

Logs are output only when an actual capture is performed (only when a PNG file is saved).
Logs for windows that were not captured are not output.

View Log File

Displays the capture log file "capturelog.txt" with its associated application (text editor).

Help

Show help.

About...

Displays the application's version information.

Exit

Exits the application.

Capturing with the Main Window Hidden

You can capture screen images even when the main window (the white background cloth) is hidden.

Hide the main window (the white background cloth) by turning off [Visible] in the right-click menu or by left-clicking the white square icon in the task tray.

Display the window you want to capture.

Press the "F12" key to capture the screen.

PNG File Name

When you perform a screen capture, a PNG file is saved with the following name:

Entire screen

6-digit date (yyMMdd) + 4-digit sequential number + .png

Example: 251031_0001.png

Each window

6-digit date (yyMMdd) + 4-digit sequential number + 2-digit sequential number + window title + .png

Example: 251031_0001_01_Calculator.png

Log File

When you perform a screen capture, a log is output to the log file "capturelog.txt".
Each line contains the following items, separated by tabs:
・Timestamp
・Window handle
・Window title
・Class name
・Program file name
・Window X coordinate
・Window Y coordinate
・Window width
・Window height
・PNG file name

Configuration File "setting.ini"

By editing the settings file "setting.ini", you can configure the state of this application when it starts up.
For example, by deleting the ";" (comment out) at the beginning of ";Include_Mouse_Cursor=on" and changing it to "Include_Mouse_Cursor=on", [Include Mouse Cursor] will be turned on when you start the program (the mouse cursor will be included in the screen capture).

Setting Startup Launch

By creating a shortcut in the Startup folder, you can automatically launch this application when Windows starts.

Press "Win" + "R".
→The "Run" dialog box will appear.

Enter "shell:startup" and click "OK."
→The startup folder for the currently logged-on user will be displayed.

Right-drag the file "WhiteClothCapture.exe" and drop it into the Startup folder, then select "Create shortcut" from the pop-up menu.
→A shortcut to "WhiteClothCapture.exe" will be created.

NOTE
If you want to hide the main window (the white background cloth) when it launches at startup, edit "setting.ini" and add "Visible=off" (delete the ";" at the beginning of the line).

Troubleshooting

This application does not launch properly

If antivirus software is installed, this application may not launch properly.
If necessary, add this application to your antivirus software's exceptions (exclusions) settings.

I pressed the capture key (F12), but the capture did not occur.

Select [Change Capture Key] from the right-click menu and check the capture key assignment.
If the issue persists, try restarting the application (exiting and launching it).

When capturing a full-screen window, the bottom of the screen (the height of the taskbar) is not captured.

Turning on [Include Task Bar] will include the taskbar (taskbar height) in the capture.

I want to turn the default options on or off at startup.

You can turn each option on or off by editing setting.ini.

Capture sound does not play or playback is unstable even when [Play Capture Sound] is on

Turning [Advanced] - [Stabilize Sound Playback] on stabilizes capture sound playback by continuously playing silence.
Conversely, turning this off may allow capture sound to play correctly in some environments. Try toggling it on and off.

An unknown process, "SilentLoop.exe," is present in Task Manager

"SilentLoop.exe" is a process that continuously plays silence to stabilize capture sound playback.
Turning [Play Capture Sound] or [Advanced] - [Stabilize Sound Playback] off will terminate it.

Terms of Use, License Purchase

This software is provided "as is," and the author assumes no responsibility for any problems, damages, or data loss that may arise from the use of this software.
This software is shareware. If you wish to continue using it after the trial, please purchase a license.
The trial period for this software is one month. Please try it out fully before purchasing. No refunds will be given after purchase.
Please purchase one license per user (purchase the same number of licenses as the number of users).
A single user can install this software on multiple PCs with one license (there is no need to purchase multiple licenses).
The price for one license is 1,000 yen (excluding tax and other fees).
License fee payment (purchase of this software) can be made through Vector (https://www.vector.co.jp/).

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