I created http://site2pic.com/ a couple years ago, it also hosts the screenshots. Not sure what to do with it.
Great. I tried it and it works just fine. I also like the fact that you provide a link to the image.
Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
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Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#42Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thanks! I built this as I was doing competitive analysis for my other project, www.cameralends.com. I have a few ideas for where to take this: - take a timelapse of your site, one screenshot per day - create a report of 10-20 webpage screenshots (one time for competitive analysis, scheduled & emailed for visual QA) - options to use different browsers Because I'm using SauceLabs and S3, I have hosting costs, so I am d…
API call - url= http://whatever.com reply - src= http://s3bucket of image bonus crop - auto crop image based on params (500x500) Would pay $10/month for up to 300 images - $25/month for up to 3,000 2 biggest pains/wants for this 1) WordPress Blog that I could build a plugin (or u) so I can embed a screenshot for reviews 2) for apps I build that embed a link - pull a screenshot and auto embed so it looks pretty Would…
https://browshot.com/api/documentation#screenshot_create ? Browshot supports upload to S3 and cropping (https://browshot.com/api/documentation#screenshot_thumbnail)
URL2PNG has a WordPress plugin to take screenshots sautomatically
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#43I was needing a service that took a screenshot of a site but at a wide width. Every service I found online took it at like 1000px or right at the cut off of the layout and I wanted it to show more. It's crazy in Chrome I can't seem to find a decent tool that takes a shot of the entire web page.
Browshot can do up to 1920px width.
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#44Something similar is this blog post about using Selenium + Perl (and bit of GD) to create screenshots of all your website pages via its sitemap.
A contact sheet for your website - http://techblog.babyl.ca/entry/contact-sheet
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#45I built a similar tool called GeoPeeker ( http://www.geopeeker.com ) that does this as well, but does so from a number of different geographic locations. Handy for trouble-shooting DNS and CDN issues. I too submitted it to Hacker News but alas, it found no love. C'est la vie!
Very nice project. Here are some ideas for premium features:
-Change monitor. If images stop matching, issue an alert.
-More locations in general. Obvious additional server costs.
-Screenshots by user agent; iOS, Android, IE, Firefox, Chrome.
-Screenshots by other variables. Is a particular ISP injecting ads? etc.
Change monitor/alerts would be useful for detecting problems traditional monitor tools may miss. Additionally may be useful in contractual situations where another party is employing cloaking. E.g. I bought a static button banner and the seller is switching it out on me.
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#46I built a similar tool called GeoPeeker ( http://www.geopeeker.com ) that does this as well, but does so from a number of different geographic locations. Handy for trouble-shooting DNS and CDN issues. I too submitted it to Hacker News but alas, it found no love. C'est la vie!
Very nice project. Here are some ideas for premium features: -Change monitor. If images stop matching, issue an alert. -More locations in general. Obvious additional server costs. -Screenshots by user agent; iOS, Android, IE, Firefox, Chrome. -Screenshots by other variables. Is a particular ISP injecting ads? etc. Change monitor/alerts would be useful for detecting problems traditional monitor tools may miss. Additio…
Premium features are being worked on as I type this. The one I'm most excited about will be the ability to schedule 'peeks' at a site. Load times, pings, email notifications and browser agent tweaks will be also be included. I'm also toying with providing html/js/css file diffs over time. So much to do!
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
API call - url= http://whatever.com reply - src= http://s3bucket of image bonus crop - auto crop image based on params (500x500) Would pay $10/month for up to 300 images - $25/month for up to 3,000 2 biggest pains/wants for this 1) WordPress Blog that I could build a plugin (or u) so I can embed a screenshot for reviews 2) for apps I build that embed a link - pull a screenshot and auto embed so it looks pretty Would…
https://browshot.com/api/documentation#screenshot_create ? Browshot supports upload to S3 and cropping ( https://browshot.com/api/documentation#screenshot_thumbnail ) URL2PNG has a WordPress plugin to take screenshots sautomatically
Looks great - will try and test out as I REALLY need this service automated :)
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#48I built a similar tool called GeoPeeker ( http://www.geopeeker.com ) that does this as well, but does so from a number of different geographic locations. Handy for trouble-shooting DNS and CDN issues. I too submitted it to Hacker News but alas, it found no love. C'est la vie!
Resubmitting this, very nice. Submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6617097
Re: Show HN: Web site I built last night that takes screenshots of web sites
#49I built a similar tool called GeoPeeker ( http://www.geopeeker.com ) that does this as well, but does so from a number of different geographic locations. Handy for trouble-shooting DNS and CDN issues. I too submitted it to Hacker News but alas, it found no love. C'est la vie!
Resubmitting this, very nice. Submission here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6617097
Many thanks!