How do I make screenshots?
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[edit] F12
When playing a game in GAME.EXE you can take a screenshot at any time by pressing F12. Screens will be saved in BMP format and located in the same folder as your RPG file. If you want to post screenshots to the internet, you should always convert them into JPG GIF or PNG format. Do not post BMP files.
[edit] Windows Clipboard
Alternatively, and the only way to take screenshots in the editor, CUSTOM.EXE, press the Print Screen key. This will save a snapshot of the screen in the windows clipboard. Then paste it under MS paint, photoshop, paintshop pro, the gimp, or any other graphics program.
This does not work for full screen Game or Custom under Windows XP: you must take a screenshot of the program running windowed and cut out the screen.
[edit] Formats
Here is a quick overview of formats
- BMP - Windows Bitmap format. Large files with no compression. This is the only format that you can import into CUSTOM.
- PNG - Portable Network Graphics. Uses lossless compression. This is the preferred format for posting screenshots on the internet. (but be aware that some very old web browsers cannot display it)
- GIF - Graphics Interchange Format. Uses lossless compression. Use this format only if you are worried about making sure that people with very old web browsers can see your screenshot, if you want to combine multiple screenshots into an animation, or if file size is a pressing concern.
- JPG - Also JPEG. Uses lossy compression. All web browsers can view this, and it will often produce the smallest filesizes, but because of the lossy compression, some detail will be lost.
