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NC #1069 Unite is Accessible, Shell Script for Rounded Border Screenshots, Shure MV7+ by Eddie, Nits with Allister Jenks

November 3, 2025·55 min·2 clips

The command is simply: screenshot -CIO. Then use ImageMagick to add rounded borders with a mask. It's super simple.

Alison Sheridan explores macOS screenshot automation solutions for Tahoe's rounded window design. She discusses the technical problem: screenshots of rounded windows don't capture transparent corners consistently, and borderless windows lack visual definition. The episode covers three approaches: using Shotter app with backdrop function, creating a Retrobatch automation, and building a complex shell script combining Screen Capture (with CIO flags), ImageMagick image masking, and AppleScript clipboard integration embedded in Keyboard Maestro. Eddie Tonkoi contributes segment on Shure MV7 Plus microphone for audiobook recording workflows. Episode celebrates responsive developer feedback (Shotter's Max fixed transparency issue in 5 days) and explores the personal satisfaction of creating tools yourself versus using simpler applications.

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