Inserting a Picture

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

Just something for the newbies to learn so they know and dont have to ask around like i did:
I would reccomend my way, if your not all technical and dont understand what a tga is, also, fraps can video movies, unlike a screenshot

1. Create an account on photobucket (https://photobucket.com/?link=topmenu&special_track=nav_tab_home), if you already have an account on it, log on.

2.Download fraps (http://www.fraps.com/download.php)

3.Open Fraps, when you play M2TW there is a number in the top left hand corner of the screen.

4.When you take a screenshot using Print Screen, it should sound like a picture being taken.

5.Next, go onto your album on photobucket, and upload the screenshot. Browse in your fraps document, the screenshots are clearly visisble with the picture symbol aswell as being call medieval...

6. Upload the picture, and wait until it is finished, and there should be a 4 boxes, with one of them titled direct link, copy this

7. Add it to the post, placing before it and after it, then preview the post and see if it works, to prove it works i will add a picture myself

https://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll147/Insane834/medieval22008-03-2715-12-53-75.jpg

The other way, using no fraps but still using screenshots


Create an account on photobucket.

Go to options in the total war game you want to post a screenshot from and turn off anti-aliasing so it reads no anti-aliasing.

Take that screen using print screen

go to programfiles/sega/m2tw/tgas, this is where your screen will be saved. This will need to be converted, I find the easiest thing to do is copy and paste the tgas screen to paint and then save, deleting the old tgas to minimise the confusion.

Then log into photobucket and upload the paint-saved-screen by clicking browse.

When it is in your album the fourth link underneath the desired image labeled IMG Code. Simply paste this into a forum post and when you have posted it, it will be visible
Quote taken from Lepper King

You can also use imageshack, as you do not need to create an account

Hope this helps

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

I have also been told by Rolo, i cant explain it, just here is the exct quote ''anti-aliasing off and that the direct image link cuts out a stage which will help people who need it more efficiently.'' Happy Rolo???

[Rolo]

I have also been told by Rolo, i cant explain it, just here is the exct quote ''anti-aliasing off and that the direct image link cuts out a stage which will help people who need it more efficiently.'' Happy Rolo???


:earmuffs: I am not listening to your childish reply. It is noted however.

:faq:

no :argue: owtte

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

Im not sure what you mean, but please post any extra information, i just said the way that i posted my first images today

[Rolo]

Basically I said to you in a private message that for people not using fraps and are using ordinary print screen they need to turn off anti-aliasing (it creates black screens).

Also you say that to post an image you copy the "direct-link" and then add around the link. It cuts out a stage to copy the image code and post that so you do not need to add the image code as it has already been posted.

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

I didnt get any of that! But, im using fraps so it doesnt bother me, this is just for newbies who wanna know the simpler way to add pcitures to your text

[LeperKing]

Ok, Insane thinks he knows best but I know how to post screenshots on forums but I did not understand a word of his instructions.

This is what I do:

Create an account on photobucket (www.photobucket.com).

Go to options in the total war game you want to post a screenshot from and turn off anti-aliasing so it reads no anti-aliasing.

Take that screen using print screen

go to programfiles/sega/m2tw/tgas, this is where your screen will be saved. This will need to be converted, I find the easiest thing to do is copy and paste the tgas screen to paint and then save, deleting the old tgas to minimise the confusion.

Then log into photobucket and upload the paint-saved-screen by clicking browse.

When it is in your album the fourth link underneath the desired image labeled IMG Code. Simply paste this into a forum post and when you have posted it, it will be visible.

I hope this is clear.

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

Fraps is 10 times easier, it actually tells you when a screenshot is taken, so there is no confusion, and seens as though you didnt understand, ill try to explain it...... AGAIN

1. Create an account on photobucket, if you already have an account on it, log on.

2.Download Fraps

3.Open Fraps, when you play M2TW there is a number in the top left hand corner of the screen.

4.When you take a screenshot using Print Screen, it should sound like a picture being taken.

5.Next, go onto your album on photobucket, and upload the screenshot. Browse in your fraps document, the screenshots are clearly visisble with the picture symbol aswell as being call medieval...

6. Upload the picture, and wait until it is finished, and there should be a 4 boxes, with one of them titled direct link, copy this

7. Add it to the post, placing before it and after it, then preview the post and see if it works, to prove it works i will add a picture myself

https://i287.photobucket.com/albums/ll147/Insane834/medieval22008-03-2716-34-53-59.jpg

[cherryfunk]

imageshack is also great, you don't need to create an account, just go to their site and upload the image:

http://www.imageshack.us/

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

Thanks Cherryfunk, ill add it to the original post

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

I was just wondering Cherryfunk, can you upload videos onto Imageshack??? Fraps can make videos, 30 second videos, but meh, its a start. I might make a M2TW video and put it on imageshack and youtube...

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

Hope the links i added help :beam:

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

LeperKing, i was just wondering, how do you get to that tga file, do you use my computer, or something else because i cant find it while searching the M2TW directory with My computer as the first application i opened

[Mithrandir]

One can use the imageshack quick upload bar in the advanced reply screen.

[Brave]

Insane, on LeperKing's behalf I say to you programfiles/sega/medieval2/tgas

or:

programfiles>sega>>med2>tgas

[Mek Simmur al Ragaski]

Aaaah, i see now, you dont go onto SEGA, you go onto Creative assembly, ok thanks

[dark_disclosure]

Aaaah, i see now, you dont go onto SEGA, you go onto Creative assembly, ok thanks

Nice pics Insane id have to ask if you would join and be one of our promotional people by chance??
Kind Regards

Dark Disclosure

[Iñnsomñni]

Dont you have to run CinEd to make movies? Me and Insane ran a tutorial on youtube and couldnt make sense of it all, we managed to figure out how to film 30 second vidoes on fraps, and take screenshots, just cant figure out how to use CinEd...

[dark_disclosure]

Dont you have to run CinEd to make movies? Me and Insane ran a tutorial on youtube and couldnt make sense of it all, we managed to figure out how to film 30 second vidoes on fraps, and take screenshots, just cant figure out how to use CinEd...

we use fraps aswell dont worry we cant work the bloody cinedit too. but we make do with what we got and take a look at our large me2tw vid in our trailers section of the forum to see what i mean it still works out well for us

[Iñnsomñni]

ahhhh, ok thanks ill take a look now

[dark_disclosure]

also if you want to get a lil heads up of whats going on in Dark Disclosure head to our forums and sign up thats were we will give everyone a sneek peek at what we are doing for example we are just aboput finished another trailer