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Title: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: dANGER boy on June 06, 2009, 12:18:54 pm

I've been trying to figure this out but haven't been able to.  I use a 1680x1050 resolution so sometimes it can be hard to find adequate resolutions for wallpapers.  Is there a way or function to disable the HUD and everything else in Freespace so I can take a fullscreen screenshot?

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 06, 2009, 12:19:49 pm

Shift-O

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: dANGER boy on June 06, 2009, 12:33:52 pm

Quote from: Jeff Vader on June 06, 2009, 12:19:49 pm

Shift-O

Damn, why does it always have to be so easy...

But another quick question, more like a technical issue.  When I try taking screenshots (using the Print Screen button on the keyboard), afterwards when I paste it to MS Paint or something all that shows up is a black box.  Any ideas?  It works for other games.  I just tried out Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and the screenshot comes out ok...

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: ssmit132 on June 06, 2009, 07:56:33 pm

You shouldn't need to use MS Paint - Print Screen should save an image in the Freespace2/Screenshots folder.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: dANGER boy on June 06, 2009, 09:13:03 pm

Hey, thanks!  Didn't know there was that folder!  Now I can finally get an eyecandy screenshot.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 06, 2009, 10:04:36 pm

And use IrfanView to convert them from TGA. Why do they save as .TGA and not PNG or something?

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on June 07, 2009, 12:20:50 am

Quote from: colecampbell666 on June 06, 2009, 10:04:36 pm

And use IrfanView to convert them from TGA. Why do they save as .TGA and not PNG or something?

On Windows, I use Quicktime PictureViewer to open them as .TGA, then copy-paste to Paint and save it as a PNG over there.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: eliex on June 07, 2009, 12:35:25 am

My Quicktime PictureViewer is broken . . . everything is displayed as black.  :(

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Rodo on June 07, 2009, 12:45:56 am

maybe because the picture is all black?..

if you are not sure, download Gimp, it's free and will open almost any image format available.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Jeff Vader on June 07, 2009, 02:25:04 am

Paint.NET ftw.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 07, 2009, 08:03:22 am

IrfanView if you just want to look at them. And why in zombie jew's name are you using QuickTime?

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on June 07, 2009, 08:28:05 am

Because I'm too lazy to download IrfanView~ :D

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Herra Tohtori on June 07, 2009, 09:07:17 am

For relevance, ThumbView (http://www.seriema.net/thumbview/). Basically enables thumbnails for DDS, TGA, PCX and other non-natively supported image types on Windows Explorer.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 07, 2009, 10:16:16 am

Isn't that the same as IrfanView Thumbnails?

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Charismatic on June 09, 2009, 02:45:47 pm

Irfanview FTW, been using it for years now. It rules.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Mikes on June 10, 2009, 07:18:59 am

Fraps works great for taking FS pictures too.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 10, 2009, 02:00:16 pm

Or PrintScreen.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Getter Robo G on June 10, 2009, 02:49:17 pm

Guys, how do I reset my screenshot count? I broke a thousand not long ago...

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: colecampbell666 on June 10, 2009, 03:01:10 pm

Delete the registry keys? The folder?

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Sushi on June 10, 2009, 03:04:01 pm

Yep, Irfanview is where it's at. Small, loads fast, handles pretty much any image format for both read and write. One of the first things I install on any new machine. :)

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: ssmit132 on June 11, 2009, 01:08:20 am

I don't know how to reset the count, but mine reset itself a few months ago and I don't know why. It was a few thousand before it reset.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Galemp on June 11, 2009, 05:16:59 pm

Also various audio, video, and text formats. The Paint plugin is perfect for leveling crooked photos.

sorry, off-topic...

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: FreeSpaceFreak on June 12, 2009, 12:36:21 am

... so where are those screenshots, dangerboy? Mind to share them? :P

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: Androgeos Exeunt on June 12, 2009, 02:31:45 am

I almost forgot COMMAND + SHIFT + 3.

Title: Re: Taking good screenshots for desktop wallpapers
Post by: azile0 on June 18, 2009, 11:12:21 pm

Check out "A celebration of freespace". Full 'o' de eyecandy.