Screenshots

**Martok** · 08-21-2005, 07:04

Okay, I'm having a brain fart here. Which key do you use to take a screenshot?

**Graphic** · 08-21-2005, 07:10

This was answered in the existing screenshots thread.

**Geezer57** · 08-21-2005, 07:11

Originally Posted by Martok

Okay, I'm having a brain fart here. Which key do you use to take a screenshot?

The key is "F2", and the screen caps are stored in the "TGAs" folder.

**Mr White** · 08-21-2005, 09:03

I take screenshots with the print screen button and than paste it in a graphic program like photoshop. But you probably ould use paint to.

**Tricky Lady** · 08-21-2005, 09:45

I must say that I prefer the F2 way of taking screenshots. The TGA files can then be opened with an editing program such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or the free Irfan Viewer (can be found on Net somewhere).

**Mr White** · 08-21-2005, 10:23

Originally Posted by Tricky Lady

I must say that I prefer the F2 way of taking screenshots. The TGA files can then be opened with an editing program such as Photoshop, Paint Shop Pro or the free Irfan Viewer (can be found on Net somewhere).

How is it better than just past it?

**Mr White** · 08-21-2005, 10:26

Originally Posted by Mr White

How is it better than just past it?

better then just PASTE it?

**Mr White** · 08-21-2005, 10:28

besides great to finally seeing someone from Belgium on the forum ( I live not far from Kortrijk/Courtrai).

**Dutch_guy** · 08-21-2005, 11:28

I just use print-screen, then alt-tab out of the game , open paint and then past it.
Also save as a .jpg file.

only downside is you have to pause the game a lot for screens , and you have to alt-tab out of the gam, everytime you wish to save your shots.

**Tricky Lady** · 08-21-2005, 12:37

Originally Posted by Mr White

How is it better than just past it?

Well I have noticed that my poor old PC has some troubles when I'm playing MTW (or RTW) and running another program at the same time (especially true for memory eaters like Photoshop).
I've experienced too many CTDs so I rely on the F2 capture screen button, and will open/resave the TGA images later on.
(CTDs also happened when I ran Windows together with MTW when I was writing down battle logs and keeping an overview of my campaign. So I had to go back to good old pen and paper)

(BTW I live in Antwerp, and welcome to the Forums!)

**Mr White** · 08-21-2005, 13:16

Originally Posted by Tricky Lady

Well I have noticed that my poor old PC has some troubles when I'm playing MTW (or RTW) and running another program at the same time (especially true for memory eaters like Photoshop).
I've experienced too many CTDs so I rely on the F2 capture screen button, and will open/resave the TGA images later on.
(CTDs also happened when I ran Windows together with MTW when I was writing down battle logs and keeping an overview of my campaign. So I had to go back to good old pen and paper)

(BTW I live in Antwerp, and welcome to the Forums!)

I will remember that. It is kind of a drag that every time I want to take ab screenie I have to alt-tab or else the previous one is lost

**EatYerGreens** · 08-23-2005, 01:09

Also, the advantage of F2 is that the picture is saved immediately to your HDD.

When you cut and paste, the contents of the Windows clipboard will retain the screen dump data for as long as it takes for you to do the next cut'n'paste operation. That memory is then being wasted, in my opinion.

The TGA files are about 2 Megabytes each, to give you an indication of how much memory that clipboard will be taking up. Actually, a PrintScreen dump will probably be in .bmp format and, although it will be a smaller file, will still be over 1Mb being used up. Users on systems with marginal amounts of RAM to run their operating system, plus the game, may have problems with this.

F2 is also great for taking screenshots of battles, without the 'Paused' logo getting in the way.