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    Icon5 whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    hey, I a mgoing to need a good way of screen taking for beta testing. so, please, what is the best (free) way?
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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Best free way is to press print screen button on your keyboard mate

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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Flasheart View Post
    Best free way is to press print screen button on your keyboard mate
    well, that does me very little good since I CANT VEIW IT!!!! but thanks......
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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    They will be saved as in a folder called TGA`s in your Rome directory.You can then load them into Gimp or any art package that can read tga pics.

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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    I got Irfanveiw and it says it can read TGA files but all it shows is a black screen.
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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Use Fraps. You can get the trial version for free at www.fraps.com It takes excellent screens, and you can also select which button you want to use to take the shot. I find Irfanview and Fraps the perfect screenshot taking and organising system

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    thanks trying FRAPS out.....
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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Theres also GIMP. Thats the one Caradog uses


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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    thanks all, turns out anti-alaising was the problem. I posted my first screenshot on Image shack. my screen name their is LOTRTWK
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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Hi ,

    I got an addional question.

    In MTW 2 it works very well with screenshots for me.

    In RTW all screenshots in tga folder are just total black.

    Any suggestion ?

    Thx for any help ...

    Protector

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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Turn off anti-aliasing in the video settings to capture screenshots.
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    Default Re: whats the best tool for screenshot taking?

    Quote Originally Posted by Protector View Post
    Hi ,

    I got an addional question.

    In MTW 2 it works very well with screenshots for me.

    In RTW all screenshots in tga folder are just total black.

    Any suggestion ?

    Thx for any help ...

    Protector
    i had similar problem with black screenshots. I dont know if turning anti-aliasing off solve the problem, probably yes if tito labieno says so. I solved it by using freeware programs like fraps (gimp etc.)

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