Screenshot help.

**total war lover** · August 30, 2011, 10:54 AM

Where do the screenshots go if you use printscreen?
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thanks

**The Mouth** · August 30, 2011, 04:11 PM

You need an extra program to take screenshots like Fraps or Irfanview in Rome total war.

**lmgtfy** · August 30, 2011, 06:04 PM

Minimize/exit RTW open Paint press Paste (Ctrl+V) then save as jpeg.

**Macedon1an** · August 30, 2011, 07:03 PM

The screenshots taken with PrintScreen can be found in the "tgas" folder which is in the folder were you have RTW installed... The only problem is that they are in TGA format so you need a converter to make them in JPG or PNG format so they can be used on the net...

**Brusilov** · August 30, 2011, 07:08 PM

Originally Posted by Macedon1an

The screenshots taken with PrintScreen can be found in the "tgas" folder which is in the folder were you have RTW installed... The only problem is that they are in TGA format so you need a converter to make them in JPG or PNG format so they can be used on the net...

You can do this with GIMP which can be downloaded and is free. The download page can be found here

**Macedon1an** · August 30, 2011, 07:25 PM

Originally Posted by Brusilov

You can do this with GIMP which can be downloaded and is free. The download page can be found here

Or download Format Factory (which I use).

**equites** · August 31, 2011, 12:28 AM

You can use fraps http://www.fraps.com/setup.exe install it,run your game,and take pics

**total war lover** · August 31, 2011, 06:20 AM

I'm gonna use fraps, then I don't need to convert right?
oh and btw +rep for you all

**Macedon1an** · August 31, 2011, 06:34 AM

Originally Posted by total war lover

I'm gonna use fraps, then I don't need to convert right?
oh and btw +rep for you all

Yep, you don't need to convert.

**Brusilov** · August 31, 2011, 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by total war lover

I'm gonna use fraps, then I don't need to convert right?
oh and btw +rep for you all

The free version of FRAPS only allows you to save in BMP format and limits movie recording to 30 seconds. If you play the one-off license fee (which I did about 5 years ago) you can save in any format and record 30 minutes of video at a time (I thought it was unlimimted but someone told me it isn't).

You can use Howies' Screen Capture which has no such limitations on file types to save. It can be found here.

I know other people use Xfire, which can be found here.

**total war lover** · September 01, 2011, 05:59 AM

thanks, have some rep again

edit: I can't give rep to you gusy, so just give eachother some rep

**~~PlPs~~** · September 01, 2011, 05:06 PM

also if you use steam can take lots of lot pic by f12 key

**MortenJessen** · September 05, 2011, 07:17 AM

Originally Posted by Byzantine Knight

also if you use steam can take lots of lot pic by f12 key

Only use this option if it is a Steam version of the game. Having a cd/dvd version run under Steam brings a lot of unpleasant problems with file-locations and mods.