RTW Screenshot help

**powellinthesouth** · August 02, 2010, 10:08 AM

Ok, went back to this game after so long and I can't get SS done. I've done the whole PrnScrn paste in paint and all that shows up is a black screen. The tgas folder for rome with its screenshots are also just black pictures.

**irishron** · August 02, 2010, 10:21 AM

I use Howie's Screen Capture.

**powellinthesouth** · August 02, 2010, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

I use Howie's Screen Capture.

the one found here?
http://howie-s-quick-screen-capture.findmysoft.com/

**irishron** · August 02, 2010, 01:11 PM

That's it.

**powellinthesouth** · August 02, 2010, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

That's it.

Installed, tested it and it does the same thing. It just takes a black picture.

**powellinthesouth** · August 02, 2010, 01:55 PM

I changed to windowed mode and it works, but I really do not wish to play in windowed

**irishron** · August 02, 2010, 02:08 PM

I am running Win 7, 64 bit, just tried it, and you are right.

Have you tried FRAPS? I haven't.

**powellinthesouth** · August 02, 2010, 02:37 PM

Originally Posted by irishron

I am running Win 7, 64 bit, just tried it, and you are right.

Have you tried FRAPS? I haven't.

No I havent, I shall try it

---- double posts merged (Brusilov) - you said it yourself - you should have edited!

I know I should be editing my last post, but I'll post anew for it to be bumped.

I tried fraps and managed to get it to take SS fullscreen. The problem is getting back into the game; sometimes it will just remaximize itself, sometimes it will flutter and minimize immediatly, really a hit and miss. I guess this will have to do, either like this or just settle for windowed mode.

**Brusilov** · August 02, 2010, 03:51 PM

When I first used Vista I found that my screens (Ctrl+Alt+PrintScreen) were all pictures of my desktop and I could not find an answer anywhere.

I did have Fraps (I paid for the one-off license several years ago) and I could use that without any problem, however, with some screens that I take I really want to see what I've taken so I can re-take it if I have to (adjustimng the movie camera angle).

Anyway, as you've discovered I found out that the way to get decent acreen shots is to use 'windowed mode'. I don't know how you've achieved the windowed mode but I use the -ne shortcut target switch.

I'm not sure what you mean about swapping back into Fraps - surely all you need to do is to set up the PF keys to take the shots?

If you are playing the game at a different resolution than Windows then I would expect something to happen as the display needs ot reset itself. However, on my system I play the game and have Windows set to the Native Resolution of my monitor (2560x1600).