How many seconds does it take for each screenshot to be produced?
On average, a single screenshot should take approximately one minute per browser. Some web pages may take up to a minute and a half, whereas the fastest seen are around a half a minute.
These figures do not include the time waiting on a configuration (like Mac OSX 10.6) to become available during peak hours, nor does it include the time for the configuration to boot up and begin running the screenshot process, which is usually only a few seconds.
The responsiveness of the website host, the speed of internet routing, the number of elements on the page, and the browsers rendering time can affect how quickly a page loads and is deemed ready for screenshots. As a screenshot test runs, the browser is scrolled and the screens are captured in order to append together the final full page screenshot, so the length of the page is another factor in the overall timing.
From an accounting standpoint, you are only charged for the time the screenshot process begins up until the time the full page screenshot is complete. No time is charged for the loading or tear down of the configuration before and after the test is run.
I you have not already done so, please read the overview of the screenshot test process for more information:
How do screenshot tests work?
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controlling the time until a screenshot is taken
Hello,
My page takes a while to load, because it contains a large set of unit testing code, and the screenshot was taken while it was half way into the test cases.
Is it possible to control the amount of time until the screenshot is taken?
Thanks,
Amnon
Yes, you can set a delay for
Yes, you can set a delay for pages that need it. Here is an article that shows how - http://crossbrowsertesting.com/blog/new-feature-add-delay-your-screenshots. We will add this as an faq.