copying waveform graphic

[shinnen]

Hi,
Is there a simple way, or program, that will allow me to copy the wave form to a graphics (jpg) file?
.... john

[straightupwv]

You can capture what's on the screen by doing a screen shot. Open the wave form you want the image of in Audacity and hit the "Print Screen" key on your keyboard. Open a graphics program and select "edit/paste". Then save the image as "whatever_you_want_to_call_it.jpg"

[shinnen]

Thanks Straightupwv,
I was aware of that method. I don't why, but I was thinking that Audacity might have the capacity to copy the wave.
...... john

[alatham]

shinnen,

If you're thinking of taking a screen shot of a waveform and converting that to an audio file, it can't work unless you've only got a few hundred samples in the waveform. Even then, you'll have trouble finding software to do that.

For the average file, a single pixel's worth of display might represent hundreds or thousands of samples. There's no way one pixel can represent all that data.

[shinnen]

Hi Alatham,
No, I'm only interested in capturing it form the artistic point of view. It seems like a potent visual representation of emotions, so I'm looking at it from that perspective.
........ john

[alatham]

Ahhh, Audacity doesn't do that itself.

I would use straightupwv's advice and use the 'print screen' button. But first I would press [ctrl]+[shift]+f to expand all the tracks to fit the entire Audacity Window. That's the highest resolution picture you'll get out of Audacity.

[shinnen]

Thank you both. I'll try that....... john