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Wataru
Screenshot problems
August 02, 2006 09:49PM
Sometimes when I take a screenshot from a certain game not all of the elements appear in the screenshot. For an example of this take a look at the screenshot I took from Clapton 2. I wanted to make screenshot with the end-boss in it but as it can be seen the end-boss does not appear in the screenshots, its bullets are however pictured.

Does anybody of you know why this sometimes happens and if it can be fixed?

Thanks in advance



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 08/02/2006 10:59PM by Wataru.
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Manuel
Re: Screenshot problems
August 20, 2006 11:26PM
Sounds like a bug in your emulator. Try another one to be sure.

Grtjs, Manuel

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DanielSmith
Re: Screenshot problems
January 13, 2007 04:51AM
it is very easy ,you just need to install some kind of professional screen capture software like aca capture pro.
ACA capture PRO is a multi-function software...Not only capturing the video,
it can capture almost all kinds of files such as swf, all static images, flash on the website, window's menu item...Moreover, ACA capture PRo support selected-area capture function, it is mean that you have a more easyuse screen capture resolution.....



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 01/28/2007 03:32AM by DanielSmith.
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Wataru
Re: Screenshot problems
January 20, 2007 07:04PM
@DanielSmith,

Thanks I will have a look at the program you mentioned.
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Manuel
Re: Screenshot problems
January 21, 2007 12:26PM
If the emulator is correct (i.e. bug free) this program should not be necessary, really. I've never had problems in e.g. openMSX. Please mention this problem to the author of blueMSX, so he can fix it!

Grtjs, Manuel

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Manuel
Re: Screenshot problems
January 28, 2007 07:52PM
By the way, I checked Clapton II: the problem is that the game has flickering sprites. If you make a screenshot at the wrong time, the sprites could just be off and thus missing.

Best way to make screenshot: pause the emulator to see if it's going to be OK, and then make the shot. Then you know what you'll get.

Grtjs, Manuel

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Wataru
Re: Screenshot problems
February 03, 2007 03:27PM
Thanks for the tips, Manuel
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msxbas
Re: Screenshot problems
February 04, 2007 02:18PM
I have some troubles uploading the screenshots.

My way of making them: ALT+PrtSC on active Ru-MSX window, CTRL+V to paint, crop of the frame of Ru-MSX, save to .bmp, convert to .png

Is there a fixed number of pixels for the screenshots? Is that a reason for not accepting my screenshots?
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Manuel
Re: Screenshot problems
February 04, 2007 02:27PM
msxbas, that sounds like a very complicated way of doing things. It's much easier to use an emulator that supports screenshots directly, like openMSX or blueMSX. Also, there is less chance that there are emulation errors and cropping errors.

Grtjs, Manuel

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msxbas
Re: Screenshot problems
February 04, 2007 02:50PM
I always use alt+printscreen and paint: it has become a habbit. It is low-end and works with all programs

I'll see if open-msx or blue-msx work on my old PII-333mhz win2k laptop



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msxbas
Re: Screenshot problems
February 05, 2007 11:21PM
Ok then, tried openMSX, but the default .png files it generates are giving me errors too.

I somehow cannot upload screenshots...

Any clues?
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Manuel
Re: Screenshot problems
February 05, 2007 11:27PM
Those png files should be OK, so something else is probably going wrong. No idea what, though... Maybe Sylvester can comment.

Grtjs, Manuel

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sylvester
Re: Screenshot problems
February 06, 2007 11:04PM
What exactly goes wrong when you upload them ? Do you get a warning ?
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msxbas
Re: Screenshot problems
February 11, 2007 01:18PM
no warning, unclear error.... (see pic)
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msxbas
Re: Screenshot problems
February 25, 2007 04:14PM
maybe someone else can try....

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Manuel
Re: Screenshot problems
March 01, 2007 10:34PM
Thanks, but the Adventure Quest one is already on the site. When I have some time I'll try to remember to add the other one.

Grtjs, Manuel

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Wataru
Re: Screenshot problems
March 03, 2007 07:47PM
Hi everybody,

It seems that msxbas is not the only one having problems in uploading screenshots, I am trying to upload the title screen of Who Dares Wins II but get the following message:

It seems something went wrong when processing your upload.
Error: Uploading failed !!

And I haven'tn changed my uploading method.

OFF TOPIC: the link to Aackosoft software doesn't seem to work either, only a blank screen appears.

Regards,

Wataru
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sylvester
Re: Screenshot problems
March 05, 2007 09:47AM
I will have a look at it tonight.
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sylvester
Re: Screenshot problems
March 05, 2007 07:57PM
Ok, fixed the screenshot upload problem and also the blank screen with Aackosoft.
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sylvester
Re: Screenshot problems
March 05, 2007 08:00PM
btw, I also uploaded the ace of aces title screenshot to test it :)
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