How to post a screenshot? [FIRST POST UPDATED WITH VIDEO TUTORIAL]'

[Dowly]

EDIT: First post cleared up, video posted. Sorry it took so long.

Video (watch in HD if you can, if you can't and can't make out what to do, PM me and I'll write a tutorial):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xW-Vc_edTZM

[ReallyDedPoet]

Thanks Dowly for this, I am sure it will be helpful, especially with all the great work being done here as of late:yep:

[FIREWALL]

Thx from me too!:up: This is something i've always wanted to know.
Will printup and add to my book of tutorials that i've gotten from you and others from this great site. Thanks again to all of you. :rock:

[Lzs von swe]

bump to first page:up:

[ReallyDedPoet]

Dowly what program did you use for this illustration? FRAPS, Ifranview, just curious:yep:

[Lzs von swe]

bump to first page:up:

again:up:

[Hitman]

Will printup and add to my book of tutorials that i've gotten from you and others from this great site

No need to worry, I'm making this sticky here. It's too good to be lost:up:

[Dowly]

The link is also under my sig, so dont worry. ;)

@reallydedpoet: Photoshop CS2

[U-418]

:up: I'll have to remember this thread. It may come in handy...some-day, some-time, some-place, some-where, some-way, some-how...
:doh: I just need a few months...

[ReallyDedPoet]

The link is also under my sig, so dont worry. ;)

@reallydedpoet: Photoshop CS2

Thanks Dowly:up:

[Hitman]

The link is also under my sig, so dont worry. ;)


Yeah, but it didn't pass the idiot's test: I DID NOT SEE IT :damn:

[Dowly]

Remember this thread in the SubSim Skipper of the month voting. :rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

Remember this thread in the SubSim Skipper of the month voting. :rotfl:

"Read my lips.....No tax rises" :rotfl:

[Woody34]

But how do i remove the dials etc to make a proper screenshot

[Dowly]

Press del on your numpad. :up:

[Woody34]

Hey thanks. I've been pressing the other del button:o

[DanielSmith]

amazing post, it is very helpful!
There are a lot of screen capture tools such as snagit and aca capture pro (http://www.acasystems.com/en/screencapturepro/)

[ReallyDedPoet]

WelcomeDS:up:

[Jimbuna]

Welcome aboard kaleun Smith :arrgh!:

[mainexpress]

can someone tell me how to post a sig on subsim.com i really want one bad of a painting of a U.S. submarine-thnks

[Jimbuna]

Go to 'User CP' (top left of page and then to Edit Signature section then image shack etc. as explained above :up:

[mainexpress]

no, im talking about a signature like the one you got,not a screenshot

[Jimbuna]

It's the same operation/method...just go to where your sig is stored on your pc and use image shack to get the link :up: :arrgh!:

[Dowly]

Just make sure your pic isnt too big, 400 x 120 is the limit IIRC. :up:

[danlisa]

:hmm: Yes, 150 high.:roll: Including text.
;) :rotfl:lol

[U-418]

How do you take pics using SH3?
How does the game save pics?

???

[Jimbuna]

How do you take pics using SH3?
How does the game save pics?

???

Ctrl + F11
Stored in C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\GWXv103 (or SH3 if that's the version your playing) :up:

[U-418]

I play the Stock version of SH3.

[Jimbuna]

Then it's still Ctrl + F11 and C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SH3 :up:

[U-418]

Cool, thanks for the info. :up:

[Jimbuna]

Your welcome kaleun :arrgh!:

[ssconvert]

just trying out my sig. I uploaded to mediafire and used the forum embed code. Seems a crap load longer than the imageshack one in the eg.

ffs y so small, its supposed to be 500 by 100.

[Dowly]

500 x 100 is larger than allowed. ;)

[Jimbuna]

Try this :up:

http://img340.imageshack.us/img340/9995/untitledan3.png (http://imageshack.us)

[ssconvert]

How'd you do that? Do you use a graphics program like Banner Maker pro or something? What do you use to manipulate/edit pictures?

[Jimbuna]

There are dozens of programmes out there. I am currently using Saint Paint :arrgh!:

Simply right click on the sig and choose the option 'Save Picture As...' :up:

[flag4]

hi hunters
sorry, i'm a little confused about taking in-game photo's.
i have xp and run sh3 with latest gwx

so i press ctrl+f11 and then were does the shot go, and how to retrieve it...

thanks
flag4

[ReallyDedPoet]

hi hunters
sorry, i'm a little confused about taking in-game photo's.
i have xp and run sh3 with latest gwx

so i press ctrl+f11 and then were does the shot go, and how to retrieve it...

thanks
flag4 They go in your main SH3 directory, you will see them as .bmps'.
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterThree\In Here. again, as .bmps'
or C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\GWXv103
Depends what you named the Main Folder.


RDP

[Jimbuna]

hi hunters
sorry, i'm a little confused about taking in-game photo's.
i have xp and run sh3 with latest gwx

so i press ctrl+f11 and then were does the shot go, and how to retrieve it...

thanks
flag4 They go in your main SH3 directory, you will see them as .bmps'.
C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\SilentHunterThree\In Here. again, as .bmps'
or C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\GWXv103
Depends what you named the Main Folder.


RDP

If your going to post them here on SS, don't forget to convert them to the much lower sized format 'jpeg'. They will load quicker that way. :up:

[swdw]

For modifying/converting the screen shots or any pictures, you can use one or more of these free programs:

The GIMP for Windows http://www.gimp.org/windows/

Irfanview http://www.irfanview.com/

Xnview http://www.xnview.com/

Paint.net http://www.getpaint.net/

Pixia Paint http://park18.wakwak.com/~pixia/ (http://park18.wakwak.com/%7Epixia/)

[marv2112]

Thank You, much! Good info.:)

[jimmie]

Why don't people use Flickr? :damn:

Flickr has always been faster, ad free, no bandwidth limit, and you can even make
catalogue, tagging, slideshow, etc, much much more.

I don't understand why people use photobucket etc which seems so limited.

[Jimbuna]

I suppose it's purely a matter of personal choice :hmm:

[jimmie]

I suppose it's purely a matter of personal choice :hmm:

Actually I suppose maybe people don't even know it or used it (despite the site is really famous and it's one of the web2.0 stuff). Perhaps different kind of life style (hobby) gives different kind of sources for information. Flickr's been graced by mostly photograph lovers. But it's not only for photos. It's sad because most advantages (organizing capability and horizontal networking among similar interests) gained by Flickr are for who views pictures.

Only one thing I'm less objective against photobucket etc in these days is finally I almost never see "bandwidth exceeded" banner. But they put big ad banners, slow, no album like view options, picture size seems to be limited...

Anyway if someone who reads this and just in case you haven't tried Flickr yet:

http://www.flickr.com/

[Jimbuna]

I've just visited the site and may give it a try soon :up:

[Koondawg]

I find photobucket.com very usefull and user friendly...:|\\
same results, catalog, slide shows, links in html, [img] and so on...and the best thing about it...it is also freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[Dowly]

I find photobucket.com very usefull and user friendly...:|\\
same results, catalog, slide shows, links in html, [img] and so on...and the best thing about it...it is also freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Agreed! :up:

[Julius Caesar]

I was asked to make a short tutorial on how to post a screenshot, so here it is. Hopefully you find it usefull. :up:

http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/6885/30952765sy8.jpg

http://xs413.xs.to/xs413/07111/2222222212.jpg

http://xs413.xs.to/xs413/07111/333333333333123.jpg

http://xs413.xs.to/xs413/07111/44444444444123.jpg

http://xs413.xs.to/xs413/07111/555555436.jpg


And bingo! You have just posted a screenshot! :rock:


Well, only first picture works in this "how to post pictures" thread :ping:

[Dowly]

Aww dang. :nope:

I see if I can be arsed to make a video tutorial.

[danlisa]

LOL, looks like Imageshack is having a clean up.:lol:

So much for "Your images will never be deleted".:rotfl:

[cpt_zdzich]

As some of you noticed, most of guide pictures are gone... so, can anybody tell me wich link i have to use to get my signature? (im talking about imageshack) ;)

Thx for help m8's :up:

[Jimbuna]

As some of you noticed, most of guide pictures are gone... so, can anybody tell me wich link i have to use to get my signature? (im talking about imageshack) ;)

Thx for help m8's :up:

Hotlink for forums (1)

or

Thumbnail for forums (1)

Depending on the size you want......I use the Hotlink http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[cpt_zdzich]

Alles Klar Herr Kaleun!

[Jimbuna]

tragen Sie an :arrgh!:

[Kaptain Hans Wolf]

hi all, just wondering where all the in game screenshots you take are saved to, i have taken many using ctrl+F11, i then search all through my files and folders, yet i cant seem to find where my screenshots are being saved. am i doing something wrong?

[Jimbuna]

You'll find them stored in your SH3 game folder....in bmp format.

Don't forgrt to convert them to jpeg format using an image editing programme before posting them http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Tango589]

Please could someone give me a guide to posting screenshots? So far I have taken a screenshot ingame, opened it in paint.net, resized it to 800 x 600 pixels and saved it as a .jpeg file. Now I don't know what else to do.

Cheers.

[Dowly]

I make a vid sometime today. ;)

[Tango589]

I make a vid sometime today. ;)

Dowley, you are a star.:rock:

[Jimbuna]

I make a vid sometime today. ;)

Dowley, you are a star.:rock:

Nope...he's actually a Finnish ferret ;)

http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img502/7239/littleferretat5.gif

Make sure your partners drawers are all secured http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/watchoutpennytheferretsinyourdrawer.gif

[Tango589]

I make a vid sometime today. ;)

Dowley, you are a star.:rock:

Nope...he's actually a Finnish ferret ;)

http://imgcash5.imageshack.us/img502/7239/littleferretat5.gif

Make sure your partners drawers are all secured http://imgcash3.imageshack.us/img412/4774/thumbsuplargeon1.gif

http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd320/pasquarade/watchoutpennytheferretsinyourdrawer.gif

My partners drawers are so secure that I struggle to gain access!:rotfl:

[Jimbuna]

LOL http://img113.imageshack.us/img113/7975/gigglebigtb9fg3.gif

[Whiskey T. Foxtrot]

Hi all! This is my first post here. I started off playing Silent Service on a Commodore 64. I found Silent Hunter I many years later. And I just started playing SHIII a few weeks ago. I haven't upgraded to GWX yet, but I think I will after I go through a career at least until 1942 or so. I did install several small mods, though.
My question is, I cannot seem to find screenshots after I take them. I hit ctrl-F11 and the screen freezes up for a split second. After I exit the game, there are absolutely no new .bmp images in the SH folder or anywhere else on my computer. Any ideas?

[Sailor Steve]

WELCOME ABOARD!:sunny:

They should be in the main SH3 folder, labelled "SH3Img@4-30-2008_20.46.30_422"

The numbers will be different, of course, but that's how it should look.

[Jimbuna]

Hi all! This is my first post here. I started off playing Silent Service on a Commodore 64. I found Silent Hunter I many years later. And I just started playing SHIII a few weeks ago. I haven't upgraded to GWX yet, but I think I will after I go through a career at least until 1942 or so. I did install several small mods, though.
My question is, I cannot seem to find screenshots after I take them. I hit ctrl-F11 and the screen freezes up for a split second. After I exit the game, there are absolutely no new .bmp images in the SH folder or anywhere else on my computer. Any ideas?

Welcome aboard matey...be sure to convert them to jpeg format :up:

[SeaWolf U-57]

Its not just the blind who cannot see

[SeaWolf U-57]

you can just press the "PrtScn" key on your keypad then open up any art program (microsoft office picture Manager is a good one its in office tools)
then just point to the middle of the page and right click and paste then you can edit it and save it as a Jpeg

[Whiskey T. Foxtrot]

I figured out why I couldn't take a screenshot. I am running Vista and have SH3 installed in program files. I had to manually configure my settings to allow the "user" of my computer to make changes to any files under program files. Now that I can take pics I am all set!

[Jimbuna]

Looking forward to seeing what you post http://www.psionguild.org/forums/images/smilies/wolfsmilies/thumbsup.gif

[Blue-Casket]

I can't put pictures in here...

They are Jpeg and i copy them but i can see nothing to paste them here can anyone help me ? :cry:

Lol nevermind after a very long while i realised now how it works LOL

[prowler3]

I push CTRL+F11...and I have no screenshots that I can find anywhere? Where should they be found? And, if they are not there (as I've looked in every conceivable place), what have I broken and how do I fix it?

Vic

[A Very Super Market]

Its in wherever you installed Silent Hunter 3. Not in data, or mini-files mind you, its lying right in the open.

[prowler3]

Its in wherever you installed Silent Hunter 3. Not in data, or mini-files mind you, its lying right in the open.

Nope...it's "broken" then as I have nothing in my SH3 directory. How do I fix that?

[bert8for3]

Try Ctrl+PrtScr (if you're using the res fix, F11 may be disabled).

[Jimbuna]

Its in wherever you installed Silent Hunter 3. Not in data, or mini-files mind you, its lying right in the open.

Nope...it's "broken" then as I have nothing in my SH3 directory. How do I fix that?

Try this....it's free:

http://wisdom-soft.com/products/screenhunter_free.htm

[prowler3]

Try Ctrl+PrtScr (if you're using the res fix, F11 may be disabled).

You got it, Bert. CTRL+PrtScr does the trick. I do have the ResFix, BTW).

Thanks!

Vic

[karamazovnew]

CTRL-PrintScreen? That means i've been wasting the paint on F11 for too long? :wah:

Dowly, I can only see the first of the 4 images... Save as Bmp. what next?

[JMV]

This is just an attempt to post a screenshot ( never done it before )
Let's see :

http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/7627/sh3img25201001020156.jpg

[JMV]

Yeay ! it worked ! Yeeeeeehaaaaaaa

[JMV]

Is this one better ?

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9766/sh3

[JMV]

No ? may be this one ?
Is this one better ?

http://img405.imageshack.us/img405/9766/sh3img252010183555343.jpg

[JMV]

YYYeeeessssss !!

Thanks all .

[Wreford-Brown]

Dowly's images seem to have gone walkabout on the first few posts.

I put together a 'How to...' on screenshots for some of my testers:
http://www.filefront.com/14851931/How-to-post-a-screenshot.doc/

[JMV]

Nice, Thank you WB.

[Dowly]

Just a note that I am atm uploading the video tutorial I promised to make 2 years or so ago.

Hey, better late than never, right? :O:

I'll ask a moderator to add an update to the thread title once I've uploaded and checked that video is good quality.

:salute:

[Jimbuna]

Just a note that I am atm uploading the video tutorial I promised to make 2 years or so ago.

Hey, better late than never, right? :O:

I'll ask a moderator to add an update to the thread title once I've uploaded and checked that video is good quality.

:salute:

Stick in an additional tut for avi's and use Dans as an example :D

[Dowly]

Stick in an additional tut for avi's and use Dans as an example :D

Who's Dan and what does he want? He ain't Lt. Dan is he? Just what I needed... another cripple in my life.. farking push him down the stairs the first opportunity I get...

[frau kaleun]

http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/picture.php?albumid=144&pictureid=1342




Play him off, keyboard cat!

http://playhimoffkeyboardcats.com/uploads/keyboardcat1.jpg

[Hitman]

Desinfectation carried, thanks for the report FK :up:

[Esanssi]

But how do i remove the dials etc to make a proper screenshot

Press del on your numpad. :up:

As a laptop user, I'm forced to inquire, what do I do if I don't have numpad or a Del-button? :haha:

[Wreford-Brown]

Nice work Dowly :yeah:

[Jimbuna]

Who's Dan and what does he want? He ain't Lt. Dan is he? Just what I needed... another cripple in my life.. farking push him down the stairs the first opportunity I get...

Danlisa....the night he flew with Jack Daniels :DL

[Sailor Steve]

Danlisa....the night he flew with Jack Daniels :DL
I hope Dowly even remembers posting that. Ferret memories aren't to good after six months.
:rotfl2:

[frau kaleun]

Ferret memories aren't to good after six drinks.


Fixed. :O:

[Jimbuna]

I hope Dowly even remembers posting that. Ferret memories aren't to good after six months.
:rotfl2:

Well I'm pleased someone else can remember but it would require a warning seeing as how Dan used an expletive or two :DL

[ninja turtle]

I just want to say a big thank you to Dowly for the stickied you-tube link "How to post a screenshot?" I've only recently learnt how to take a screenshot (never had the reason to before) and your tutorial helped immensely to put it on the forum.

The video link may have been put on two years ago but hey, some of us are still learning (read 'catching up').

Cheers

:yeah:

[Kessner]

:up:Nice!...

[CPT Airborne82p]

Can I map a different key than F11 to take screenshots? I'm on a laptop which requires me to press ctrl+fn+f11 all at once for screenshots. Be nice if I could just hit "g" or something.
Thanks ;)

[Capt._O'Kelly]

This was helpful, Thanks!!! :yeah: