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Title: TGA file switcher?
Post by: manwiththemachinegun on June 14, 2016, 05:38:05 pm
Hey all, since FS2 pictures come out as .TGA format, and those are files that are A: huge, and B: not in common usage, what do you guys use when converting them to something everyone can see?
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: niffiwan on June 14, 2016, 05:50:42 pm
I use the default ubuntu image editor (gThumb) which can read & write TGAs.  Gimp can also read TGA, and it's available on Windows and while it's overkill it'll do the job.
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: CKid on June 14, 2016, 06:05:43 pm
http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-jpg
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: AdmiralRalwood on June 15, 2016, 02:19:22 am
I use Irfanview to convert to PNG (or just use FRAPS to take PNG screenshots directly).
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: X3N0-Life-Form on June 15, 2016, 03:11:49 am
Quote from: AdmiralRalwood on June 15, 2016, 02:19:22 am
(or just use FRAPS to take PNG screenshots directly).

That's what I do nowadays. I got tired of chasing the various screenshot folders of every game and then converting the shots to something I can use.
Also, it uses the same screenshot key for every game.
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: manwiththemachinegun on June 15, 2016, 01:02:26 pm
Actually, how to you do take pictures of "in menu" things like command briefings etc? The flight deck? Etc. Print screen doesn't seem to be working.
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: niffiwan on June 15, 2016, 09:42:32 pm
Er, "works for me"? You mean that nothing appears in your screenshots dir when you press "Print Screen"? Are you running windowed or fullscreen?
Title: Re: TGA file switcher?
Post by: jr2 on June 16, 2016, 09:56:06 am
Quote from: manwiththemachinegun on June 15, 2016, 01:02:26 pm
Actually, how to you do take pictures of "in menu" things like command briefings etc? The flight deck? Etc. Print screen doesn't seem to be working.
Quote from: niffiwan on June 15, 2016, 09:42:32 pm
Er, "works for me"? You mean that nothing appears in your screenshots dir when you press "Print Screen"? Are you running windowed or fullscreen?

...You're not installed to \Program Files or anything, are you?