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How can I take screenies?

Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
edited September 2011 in Controls and Interface
Ok, I can save my costumes, but how can I take screenshots of everything around me? I've checked the Key Binds window but couldn't find the proper one (I think ;) ).
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    The print_screen button should take a quick shot for you.

    /screenshot
    /screenshot_jpg
    /screenshot_ui
    /screenshot_ui_jpg
    /screenshot_depth
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    yay it worked thx! :D
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    I made 3 keybinds based off a post Dardove made sometime back and it works very well. I just hit button 1, 2, and the 3 for great shots (whatever buttons you bind them to).

    /renderscale 2
    /screenshot
    /renderscale 1

    Notes: The renderscale 2 will slow down the FPS noticably, but the quality of the screenshot will be much better. Doing the plain "/screenshot" seems to be cleaner than the jpg version, but it might depend on if you own editing software. I use photoshop. Finally, don't forget the third command to set renderscale back to where you can play.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    SolarDynamo wrote:
    I made 3 keybinds based off a post Dardove made sometime back and it works very well. I just hit button 1, 2, and the 3 for great shots (whatever buttons you bind them to).

    /renderscale 2
    /screenshot
    /renderscale 1

    Notes: The renderscale 2 will slow down the FPS noticably, but the quality of the screenshot will be much better. Doing the plain "/screenshot" seems to be cleaner than the jpg version, but it might depend on if you own editing software. I use photoshop. Finally, don't forget the third command to set renderscale back to where you can play.

    I wonder what quality/compression ratio the jpg is saved with, vs the standard screenshot, which may be lossless...
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    biostem wrote:
    I wonder what quality/compression ratio the jpg is saved with, vs the standard screenshot, which may be lossless...

    No idea, but the /screenshot command saves as a .tga file which is a lossless format, meaning there is no compression involved and as a result, no loss in quality. It can also contain alpha channels.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Posts: 1,156,071 Arc User
    edited September 2011
    SolarDynamo wrote:
    I made 3 keybinds based off a post Dardove made sometime back and it works very well. I just hit button 1, 2, and the 3 for great shots (whatever buttons you bind them to).

    /renderscale 2
    /screenshot
    /renderscale 1

    Notes: The renderscale 2 will slow down the FPS noticably, but the quality of the screenshot will be much better. Doing the plain "/screenshot" seems to be cleaner than the jpg version, but it might depend on if you own editing software. I use photoshop. Finally, don't forget the third command to set renderscale back to where you can play.

    why not just put it on one keybind?
    renderscale 2 $$ screenshot $$ renderscale 1

    on a side note, anyone know the command to remove the gui so I can make my own keybind?
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