Really dumb Q on screenshots

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I keep seeing loads of gorgeous screenshots on this thread, Are these actually pictures taken in-game? and can anyone please tell me exactly how I can capture my own shots to show off? I'm guessing you hit Print screen, then paste it into something? but I paste it into paint, save it, and it looks pants :o
 
I've found and downloaded Fraps and now installed, You hit F10 to take the screenshot as I read it. But what software do you normally use to paste and save the screenshot into? Is paint okay or is photoshop the usual choice?!
 
Use Photoshop. The jpegs profiles/resizing is far superior to MS Paint. You can alter resolution and/or desired file size.

A lower resolution picture with lower compression will look better than a higher resolution picture with high compression imo.
 
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Wahey!!

Although you don't really need Paint or Photoshop, it just saves as a bitmap in the Frap folder, and then you can upload it straight to photobucket. Or is it best to fettle with it beforehand?! I must admit the pic doesn't look as good as it did when I was playing :(
 
beast said:
Wahey!!

Although you don't really need Paint or Photoshop, it just saves as a bitmap in the Frap folder, and then you can upload it straight to photobucket. Or is it best to fettle with it beforehand?! I must admit the pic doesn't look as good as it did when I was playing :(

A bmp is about 2mb in size, it's worth resizing it too say 800x600 and saving as a jpeg
 
Sirrel Squirrel said:
it's worth resizing it too say 800x600 and saving as a jpeg

Choose best image quality every time though or you might as well save it with paint and we all know how low quality paint saves its jpegs as.
 
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