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While using your print screen works to snap a picture from your PC's screen, there are plenty of image capture programs available. Many of these are available at an affordable price and will capture quality images. Whether you have a website and are trying to capture still images or video or if you simply want to save images from TV, it is worth investigating these image capture programs.

FastStone Capture is a program that has a small interface but is very fast and effective. It is $20 to purchase and works in Windows. Unlike many other capture programs, it can capture multiple windows at once. This program is ideal if you are looking to incorporate your images in a Microsoft PowerPoint or Word presentation. FastStone Capture even supports audio input for projects that require both image and sound.

Jing is an image capture program that works on both the Windows and Mac platforms and is free. It snaps still images, but you also have the option of capturing multiple frames from video as well. The program is excellent for individuals who want to share their captured images as quickly as possible. There is an upgrade to Jing Pro that costs $15 per year, which removes the Jing logo from your images.

Hauppage WinTV is probably one of the most sophisticated of all image capturing programs available on the market today. You can choose from several different models of their USB tuner sticks and software for your Windows computer that vary in price from $80 to $130. The WinTV program allows you to not only capture still images but high quality video as well. You can modify the size of the program's capture screen so that the images can be as large or small as you want. It is easy to set up and well worth the cost.