Screenshots(Solved)

[Swordwielder]

How do you take a screenshot?

[Domino]

If you are talking about an in game screen shot, use the print screen button on your keyboard then paste it into your graphics program of choice.

I was not really sure what you are asking.

[Ghost]

In a standard AGS game, based on the Default template, just press F12. This creates a screenshot in your game folder. Each keypress will overwrite the last one, though.

Otherwise, start your game, press PrntScrn, open a paint program, and insert your capture.

edit- oops, Domino's getting quicker 

[Domino]

Last night was the first time I did this inside of an AGS game. 

[Swordwielder]

I need screen shots to put in the in game production forum and I tried to hit print screen but nothing happened.

[Ghost]

Did you try to open Paint and then select Edit, Paste?

Alternatively, add this little function into your game's global script file.

Code: ags

function doScreenshot() {
  String input = Game.InputBox("Type the filename:");
  input = input.Append(".bmp");
  SaveScreenShot(input);
}

And then just call it from any keypress you want.

[Matti]

1. When you're in-game press the "print" button

2. Open an image editing program and paste the screenshot as a new image

3. Save the image

4. Upload the image somwhere, for example here

5. Use the [ img][ /img] tags to post the screenie in the forum

[Domino]

To add images to the forums you need a place to host said image.

You can use the link below to host your images or use imageshack or photobucket.

http://www.2dadventure.com/ags/upload/upload.html

to display them in the forums use the code below, but ignore the spaces.

[ img ] Place the URL of where your image is hosted [ /img ]

I always find it hard to describe how to do this, but you'll find it quite easy once you do it a few times.

Good luck.

[Wayne Adams]

Didn't backread all the way, but Alt Print screen will capture just the ags window if you are in windowed mode... windowed mode makes multi shots back and forth from game to art program much faster.


Alt printscreen in game window.. in art program in new document ctrl V
(This works in photoshop not sure bout other apps.)

[Ghost]

... but Alt Print screen will capture just the ags window if you are in windowed mode...

Useful tip, didn't know that!

[arj0n]

in art program in new document ctrl V
(This works in photoshop not sure bout other apps.)

Shift INS will also do...