FireShot extension does not capture page as shown. Has problems with Text.

Question

FireShot doesn't capture text as displayed in the Firefox browser. The captured PNG has screwy text. Perhaps this is because of ClearType? I am running on Win7 64bit.

Here is a snippet of a capture in what it looks like in both browsers and the difference of the pixels. It should be identical in both please.

https://i.imgur.com/GKxFY.png

This is the latest version of Fireshot (there is no About FireShot in the menu to see the version #).
It looks like I'll have to use it in Chrome if I want the capture to be accurate...

Accepted Answer

Yes, this is due to Firefox 2d rendering acceleration. There's a short how-to of switching this off, please google it and apply. Everything should be fine.

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 00:18 Last Edited By: ihateregtosearch
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FireShot doesn't capture text as displayed in the Firefox browser. The captured PNG has screwy text. Perhaps this is because of ClearType? I am running on Win7 64bit. Here is a snippet of a capture in what it looks like in both browsers and the difference of the pixels. It should be identical in both please. https://i.imgur.com/GKxFY.png This is the latest version of Fireshot (there is no About FireShot in the menu to see the version #). It looks like I'll have to use it in Chrome if I want the capture to be accurate...

Posted: 13 Feb 2012 19:58
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Yes, this is due to Firefox 2d rendering acceleration. There's a short how-to of switching this off, please google it and apply. Everything should be fine. __________________ FireShot Pro Pro Full Webpage Screenshots will be moving to a subscription model soon! There's a last chance to purchase a Lifetime License and get a 33% discount! - https://getfireshot.com/buy.php

Posted: 03 May 2014 19:27
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By the way, acceleration feature on FF actually slows it down for general usage. Might as well a good idea to turn it off.

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