capture

capture (one's) imagination

To hold one's interest or spark one's creativity. I know it sounds strange, but his talk on the importance of obtuse angles really captured my imagination. That movie captured his imagination so much that it inspired him to become a screenwriter.
See also: capture, imagination

capture lightning in a bottle

To achieve or succeed at doing something that is incredibly difficult, unlikely, and/or elusive. Primarily heard in US. The playwright captured lightning in a bottle with his first play, taking the world by storm and thrusting him into the spotlight of fame. This rookie team, such underdogs in this championship, are trying to capture lightning in a bottle with an upset win over the number one seed.
See also: bottle, capture, lightning
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

capture someone's imagination

Fig. to intrigue someone; to interest someone in a lasting way; to stimulate someone's imagination. The story of the young wizard has captured the imagination of the world's children.
See also: capture, imagination
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • at doorstep
  • at (one's) doorstep
  • at (one's) expense
  • at expense
  • at somebody's expense
  • at someone's expense
  • at the end of (one's) fingertips
  • be remembered as (something)
  • be remembered as/for something
  • be in someone's good graces
References in periodicals archive
Optical 3D capture systems will potentially be highly sought-after as opposed to non-optical 3D capture systems.
North America and Asia are expected to keep the growth intact as apart from media and entertainment industry, increasing popularity in biomedical research has fared well for the 3D motion capture market.
An electronic data capture system is a computerized system designed for the collection of clinical data in electronic format for use mainly in human clinical trials.
Magewell's universal Pro Capture drivers support Windows, Mac and Linux operating systems while offering broad compatibility with popular encoding, streaming, live production, collaboration, web conferencing, lecture capture, medical imaging and virtual reality (VR) creation software.
With 2X optical and 10X digital zooming capabilities, the Galaxy Note8's camera captures clear, high-quality close-up shots.
If your camera is not capable of outputting a 2160/60P signal, then you might not want to invest in a capture card that can, as these tend to be more expensive than 2160/30P-capable cards.
After you capture the image you can make annotation by using different annotating tools.
The Screen Capture procedure can use the decode plug-in and other SDK components.
Following scent collection, captive mice were released at their original site of capture. Peromyscus scent consisted of urine, feces, and other bodily odors that were absorbed into the paper towel pieces while the mice were caged.
The optical zoom in the DSLRs can zoom in and capture pictures without compromising the image quality.
Kofax Limited (LSE: KFX)(Nasdaq:KFX), a provider of smart process applications for the business critical First Mile of customer interactions, announced on Wednesday that a mobile money management and remote deposit capture (RDC) solutions provider, serving medium sized banks, has switched to the Kofax Mobile Capture Platform.
Ramallah A shop owner in Hebron has offered a 30 per cent discount on all items in his shop to celebrate Hamas' capture of an Israeli soldier in Gaza.
(MHI) has received an order for a world's largest post combustion CO2 capture system for the enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project in Texas, the U.S.A., which is primarily promoted by NRG Energy, Inc., an independent power producer (IPP) of the U.S., and JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (JX Nippon), a JX Group company of Japan.
Chapter 3: Overview of C[O.sub.2] Capture Technologies
At the same time, the Tiger Forces scored their own advance near the town of Ta'manah, as their troops announced the capture of the Ta'manah farms.