Ramstein Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 How to take screenshot of in game menu? I am trying to take a snapshot of ingame control settings for a fellow pilot. But, with all the utilities, hypersnap, snagit, printscreen, DCS (control settings) which you can save them as an ini file , will not let me do this.. I looked on the Internet, and they keep telling me taking snapshots in games work with pc's etc.. but I want a snapshot of the menu, and most of the tutorials, are worthless and suck up a lot of time to say nothing useful. Anyone know the best and easiest way? thanx.. ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR
cichlidfan Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Fraps. http://www.fraps.com/ ASUS ROG Maximus VIII Hero, i7-6700K, Noctua NH-D14 Cooler, Crucial 32GB DDR4 2133, Samsung 950 Pro NVMe 256GB, Samsung EVO 250GB & 500GB SSD, 2TB Caviar Black, Zotac GTX 1080 AMP! Extreme 8GB, Corsair HX1000i, Phillips BDM4065UC 40" 4k monitor, VX2258 TouchScreen, TIR 5 w/ProClip, TM Warthog, VKB Gladiator Pro, Saitek X56, et. al., MFG Crosswind Pedals #1199, VolairSim Pit, Rift CV1 :thumbup:
Slayer Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 No need for fraps, just use the Windows built in snipping tool. It's in Start>acessories>snipping tool. Unless you use Windows 8...then your on your own... [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] System Specs Intel I7-3930K, Asrock EXTREME9, EVGA TITAN, Mushkin Chronos SSD, 16GB G.SKILL Ripjaws Z series 2133, TM Warthog and MFD's, Saitek Proflight Combat pedals, TrackIR 5 + TrackClip PRO, Windows 7 x64, 3-Asus VS2248H-P monitors, Thermaltake Level 10 GT, Obutto cockpit
fitness88 Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 No need for fraps, just use the Windows built in snipping tool. It's in Start>acessories>snipping tool. Unless you use Windows 8...then your on your own... No snipping tool in Windows 8...too bad? Snipping is the best.
71st_Mastiff Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 while in the screen press print screen. next alt tab out to desk top, next open paint. click on past. there you will have your print screen. :thumbup: "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
Ramstein Posted February 6, 2013 Author Posted February 6, 2013 No need for fraps, just use the Windows built in snipping tool. It's in Start>acessories>snipping tool. Unless you use Windows 8...then your on your own... carp... I have Win8 :doh: ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR
159th_Viper Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 carp... I have Win8 :doh: Use Paint as stated above. No need for snipping. Novice or Veteran looking for an alternative MP career? Click me to commence your Journey of Pillage and Plunder! [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] '....And when I get to Heaven, to St Peter I will tell.... One more Soldier reporting Sir, I've served my time in Hell......'
porky_pig Posted February 6, 2013 Posted February 6, 2013 Just type in Snipping Tool in the start menu.
Ramstein Posted February 7, 2013 Author Posted February 7, 2013 I am giving up,, all it ever does is take pictures of desktop stuff.. and if I try to alt-tab in and out it does the same thing,,, these programs will not let you take snapshots in game menus,, only desktop.. they fight you... and by the time you click your way back to the menu... you cannot click the area to snapshoot.. if you are in the snapshot program, you have to get back to the menu, and when you click on the game that is your snapshot,,, so you waste it on clicking on the game (which in turn, is just another snapshot of the desktop),, a viscous circle... might as well just bring out my digital camera... thanx anyways... :doh: ASUS Strix Z790-H, i9-13900, WartHog HOTAS and MFG Crosswind G.Skill 64 GB Ram, 2TB SSD EVGA Nvidia RTX 2080-TI (trying to hang on for a bit longer) 55" Sony OLED TV, Oculus VR
joey45 Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Might be a Win8 thing. The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance. "Me, the 13th Duke of Wybourne, here on the ED forums at 3 'o' clock in the morning, with my reputation. Are they mad.." https://ko-fi.com/joey45
EvilBivol-1 Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Ramstein, have you tried to simply press the PrtScn key and then hit Paste in Windows Paint as suggested above? - EB [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Nothing is easy. Everything takes much longer. The Parable of Jane's A-10 Forum Rules
71st_Mastiff Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 I think hes having TV focus problems might have to try changing to full screen? "any failure you meet, is never a defeat; merely a set up for a greater come back", W Forbes. "Success is not final, failure is not fatal, it is the courage to continue that counts", "He who never changes his mind, never changes anything," Winston Churchill. MSI z690 MPG DDR4 || i9-14900k|| ddr4-64gb PC3200 |zotac RTX 5080|Game max 1300w|Win11| |turtle beach elite pro 5.1|| ViRpiL,T50cm2||MFG Crosswinds|| VT50CM-plus rotor Throttle || Z10 RGB EVGA Keyboard/ G502LogiMouse || PiMax Crystal VR || 32 Asus||
EtherealN Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 Print Screen should save to your SavedGames folder, both "in-sim" and in the DCS World menu. Ramstein, what do you mean by save as ini file? [sIGPIC][/sIGPIC] Daniel "EtherealN" Agorander | Даниэль "эфирныйн" Агорандер Intel i7 2600K @ 4.4GHz, ASUS Sabertooth P67, 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600MHz, ASUS GTX 560Ti DirectCU II 1GB, Samsung 830series 512GB SSD, Corsair AX850w, two BENQ screens and TM HOTAS Warthog DCS: A-10C Warthog FAQ | DCS: P-51D FAQ | Remember to read the Forum Rules | | | Life of a Game Tester
Daniel M Posted February 7, 2013 Posted February 7, 2013 (edited) Print Screen should save to your SavedGames folder, both "in-sim" and in the DCS World menu. This worked for me in DCSW: 1.2.2.7570. OP what is your version? Directory for above should be C:\Users\<username>\Saved Games\DCS\ScreenShots Edit: Sorry just noticed this was under the "Lock on" section...not sure if relevant. Edited February 7, 2013 by Daniel M
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