Steam Beta - Screenshots

orderoftheflame · 2 Feb 2011 at 08:02

Couldn't find a thread on this so far. So hopefully have dibs on it.

http://store.steampowered.com/news/4947/

Steam Screenshots Feature Now in Beta

Steam screenshots are now available in beta. Now players can use Steam to take and share screenshots from any game that runs the Steam overlay. If you’d like to help test the feature, please opt-in to the latest Steam client beta by going to Steam > Settings > Account then changing your beta participation to “Beta Update”.

Once you’ve signed up for the beta, press F12 in any game to take a screenshot. Screenshots are automatically uploaded to the Steam Cloud after exiting the game, or can be manually uploaded while playing through the in-game overlay. Screenshots can be managed through the Steam Community web site and can be published to your profile to share with your friends. Games that use DirectX 8 and earlier are not yet supported.

You can adjust the screenshot hotkey by visiting the In-Game section of Steam settings. If you prefer to not have your screenshots automatically upload to the Steam Cloud, you can set this in the Downloads + Cloud section of settings. Currently in the works is an interface that will allow you to manage your local collection of screenshots and choose which ones to delete or upload to the cloud manually.

The feature is still a work-in-progress while in beta and we’ll be fine-tuning it over the next couple of weeks. Please visit the Steam Screenshots thread in the Steam Forums to point out bugs, suggest improvements or provide general feedback

Had a bit of a play with it, and it's pretty slick as far as the process goes. Much easier than loading fraps up.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/orderoftheflame/screenshot/559773622922631002?library=1
http://steamcommunity.com/id/orderoftheflame/screenshot/559773622922627001?library=1

iamtheoneneo · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:42

so basically steam has become xfire....

PapaLazaru · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:55

iamtheoneneo said:
so basically steam has become xfire....

I would say that Steam has improved on xfire, and this is a very cool addition.

orderoftheflame · 2 Feb 2011 at 09:59

PapaLazaru said:
I would say that Steam has improved on xfire, and this is a very cool addition.

This basically.

I'm not really sure how adding useful features to the client is a bad thing in anyway.

SeraphX · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:01

sounds good, just wonder is the f12 key is transferable for when one uses a controller

PapaLazaru · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:01

Like you said, I have been using fraps for screenies as I have just stopped using xfire. I don't even know anybody who uses it anymore. Steam / Vent have been my favoured forms of gaming communication for ages now and this just negates the need for Fraps so is all good.

They just need a decent and free video recorder now.

Gimpymoo · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:03

iamtheoneneo said:
so basically steam has become xfire....

NO NO NO NO NO NO.... WRONG WRONG WRONG WRONG

orderoftheflame · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:14

Seraph said:
sounds good, just wonder is the f12 key is transferable for when one uses a controller

I know you can rebind it the same as you do for the overlay. I don't know about binding it to a controller though.

You could bind it to the space bar and just nudge it when you want to though I guess.

Hzza · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:16

orderoftheflame said:
You could bind it to the space bar and just nudge it when you want to though I guess.

Put your keyboard on the floor and stand on it everytime you want to take a screenie

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I like this feature, a couple of friends showed me last night. All we need now is some kind of built in video capture and we're set.

Casdawer · 2 Feb 2011 at 10:21

Cool!

Kazz · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:16

iamtheoneneo said:
so basically steam has become xfire....

So...tempting...

can't resist...

...here it comes...

:rolleyes:

Ah, that's better.

M1k3H · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:23

nice one!

iamtheoneneo · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:46

Kazz said:
Ah, that's better.

is that your whole discussion point? really? :rolleyes:

so how has it not become xfire 2.0? friends, see what games people are playing, now screenshot addition.
its becoming bulkier and bulkier as time goes on, part of steams appeal was that it was lightweight and just served the purpose of launching games under drm conditions. nowadays you cant even get it to do that without hanging.

it might be an 'improvement' but it still is xfire whatever way you look at it.

orderoftheflame · 2 Feb 2011 at 11:54

iamtheoneneo said:
it might be an 'improvement' but it still is xfire whatever way you look at it.

I lol'd. Community features = Awesomeness.

Steam would interest me far less if I just used it for "launching games".

iamtheoneneo · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:00

orderoftheflame said:
I lol'd. Community features = Awesomeness.

Steam would interest me far less if I just used it for "launching games".

i lol at peoples dire excuse to mock without giving reasonable explanations at to why steam isnt becoming another xfire and in the process becoming more unstable, much slower and more weighed down with ****.

Ptikobj · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:02

This is interesting, may save using fraps and upload images to places!

orderoftheflame · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:06

iamtheoneneo said:
i lol at peoples dire excuse to mock without giving reasonable explanations at to why steam isnt becoming another xfire and in the process becoming more unstable, much slower and more weighed down with ****.

Thanks for trying to derail the thread, really. If you don't like Steam, nobody is putting a gun to your head to use it.

What you may think is ****, other people clearly welcome as great new features. Slower and unstable? Adding the ability to take screen shots hasn't done either of these for me.

It's an extra feature that removes the need to run another third party program for any games that don't support it themselves. You seem to be the only person that doesn't want this stuff here...

anty1 · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:08

Hell it's about time.

Purdy · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:09

iamtheoneneo said:
so basically steam has become xfire....

That must make Xfire msn then.
Because you have some similar, 'successful' features like another program doesn't really mean steam is just Xfire.

I'm just thankful I didn't need Xfire anymore, ingame chat barely works half the time and looks fugly, another reason not to need it again.

iamtheoneneo · 2 Feb 2011 at 12:16

orderoftheflame said:
Thanks for trying to derail the thread, really. If you don't like Steam, nobody is putting a gun to your head to use it.

What you may think is ****, other people clearly welcome as great new features. Slower and unstable? Adding the ability to take screen shots hasn't done either of these for me.

It's an extra feature that removes the need to run another third party program for any games that don't support it themselves. You seem to be the only person that doesn't want this stuff here...

just because you dont agree doesnt mean i have derailed this thread - its called an opinion, its what happens when you live in a DEMOCRACY. im sorry if your getting a little emotional over that.

i have given clear reasons as to why i think this is a bad move, i havent just pulled them from my ass or got mega excited over the ability to take screenshots (something pc gamers have been doing effortlessly for years incidently)

Also when did i say that i hated steam? i dont. i think its great, but time has shown that the more cack that gets added to systems the slower they become. this is already evident with steam and achievements.
and now they want to effectively take away download speeds , so people can upload and download screenshots? and thats a good thing? ok whatever....