When You Printscreen

TrevelyanTrevelyan Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14834Members
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<div class="IPBDescription">Where do the files go?</div> When you take a shot of something on your screen... where do your picture files go?

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  • TheDestroyerTheDestroyer Tooobah Join Date: 2003-07-12 Member: 18123Members, Constellation
    "Clipboard"
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  • Crono5Crono5 Join Date: 2003-07-22 Member: 18357Members
    Open MSPaint and Ctrl+V
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  • RobRob Unknown Enemy Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 25Members, NS1 Playtester
    Yes, Print Screen just puts the picture into memory. You can only have one loaded at a time, so you have to go into a drawing program like paint and paste it (edit->paste or what Crono said) and then save it.
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    When you press the Print Screen button, your picture begins a magical journey to many unheard of locations, from the deepest valleys of your hard drive to the mightiest peaks of your MS Paint or other picture editing tool program. It is as of this time unknown what the picture experiences during this process, so to release the aforementioned picture it is wisest to paste it as soon as possible.
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  • TrevelyanTrevelyan Join Date: 2003-03-23 Member: 14834Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Crono5+Feb 28 2005, 12:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Crono5 @ Feb 28 2005, 12:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Open MSPaint and Ctrl+V <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Thanks mate.


    mmmmmmmm so hungery... wheres the beef?

    *pounces on Aliencow*
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    Can't say I eagerly await those of you who wish to pounce on my meatiness, but bring it on - I shall fight to the death.
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  • GwahirGwahir Join Date: 2002-04-24 Member: 513Members, Constellation
    *bullet to AlienCow's brain*

    *serves up steak*
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  • AlienCowAlienCow Join Date: 2003-09-20 Member: 21040Members
    I hope I give you mad cow disease. Or at least a mild stomach bug.
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    randomness since some people might not know: when saving a printscreen, jpeg > bmp for both size and quality <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • SwiftspearSwiftspear Custim tital Join Date: 2003-10-29 Member: 22097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-That Annoying Kid+Mar 1 2005, 01:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (That Annoying Kid @ Mar 1 2005, 01:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> randomness since some people might not know: when saving a printscreen, jpeg > bmp for both size and quality <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I like gifs... I don't know why, but I do.
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  • That_Annoying_KidThat_Annoying_Kid Sire of Titles Join Date: 2003-03-01 Member: 14175Members, Constellation
    I do to, but when saving to .gif in mspaint it effs with the colors in the image <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • UltimaGeckoUltimaGecko hates endnotes Join Date: 2003-05-14 Member: 16320Members
    Here's what Print Screen has brought for me today (since I don't know the command in R:TW for screenshots). I think it's a fairly good example of R:TW's <i>excellent</i> AI, as well.

    <img src='http://img140.exs.cx/img140/4476/right8aq.jpg' border='0' alt='user posted image' />
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-That Annoying Kid+Mar 1 2005, 02:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (That Annoying Kid @ Mar 1 2005, 02:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I do to, but when saving to .gif in mspaint it effs with the colors in the image <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's because gifs only have a certain amount of colors that they can use. It's better to CTRL-V to a different application and use .jpg (if it's a real world picture or 3d game) or .png (if it's a screenshot of a geometric computer application, like firefox or a flash game).
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    another thing about printscreen which can come in handy is how to only get a printscreen of the active program window - you simply press Alt + Prt Scr.
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  • im_lostim_lost TWG Rule Guru Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15861Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-Dirty Harry Potter+Mar 2 2005, 07:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dirty Harry Potter @ Mar 2 2005, 07:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> another thing about printscreen which can come in handy is how to only get a printscreen of the active program window - you simply press Alt + Prt Scr. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's good to know. I've always pushed Alt + Print Scrn, but I always have the window maximixed, too, so I didn't notice the difference.
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  • MalevolentMalevolent Join Date: 2003-08-03 Member: 18842Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-im lost+Mar 2 2005, 11:04 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (im lost @ Mar 2 2005, 11:04 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Dirty Harry Potter+Mar 2 2005, 07:55 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Dirty Harry Potter @ Mar 2 2005, 07:55 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> another thing about printscreen which can come in handy is how to only get a printscreen of the active program window - you simply press Alt + Prt Scr. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That's good to know. I've always pushed Alt + Print Scrn, but I always have the window maximixed, too, so I didn't notice the difference. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ah, that is a nice thing to know.
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-UltimaGecko+Mar 1 2005, 03:06 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (UltimaGecko @ Mar 1 2005, 03:06 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here's what Print Screen has brought for me today (since I don't know the command in R:TW for screenshots). I think it's a fairly good example of R:TW's <i>excellent</i> AI, as well. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So they are demanding that you do not attack them, and if you don't NOT attack them, they will attack you?

    Interesting.
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  • HopelessnessHopelessness Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9577Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-That Annoying Kid+Mar 1 2005, 01:07 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (That Annoying Kid @ Mar 1 2005, 01:07 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->randomness since some people might not know: when saving a printscreen, jpeg > bmp for both size and quality  <!--emo&::nerdy::--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/nerd-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='nerd-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well, it's better for size, but it's never going to be better for quality. There's a reduction in quality with a jpeg from the compression, but with a raw bitmap there isn't any compression (hence the filesize) and there's no information loss whatsoever from that.
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