Really dumb Q on screenshots

[beast]

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

 

[squiffy]

Fraps.

 

[beast]

Care to elaborate?

 

[squiffy]

It can take screen dumps, save to bitmap.

 

[Memphis]

It can take screen dumps, save to bitmap.

And it's a program named "Fraps", in case you hadn't worked that bit out .

 

[beast]

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?!

 

[squiffy]

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.

 

[beast]

[/IMG]

Testing...

 

[beast]

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

 

[Sirrel Squirrel]

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

 

[Zefan]

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.