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Well after much messing around and about 50 restarts of SH4, I've learned that what's causing the screenshot problem is the Vertical Sync option under graphic settings.

If it's checked, I get mangled screenshots.

If it's not checked, I get normal screenshots.

Don't know why it's doing this all of a sudden, I had vsync on ever since it was an option on the menu, and before that I'd forced it on in main.cfg. Not sure what happened.

I'd play w/out vsync except that I get microstutters so bad the game is unplayble. Tried turning vsync off in SH4 and forcing it on in my video card drivers and I can take good screenshots that way but I still have the microstutters.

I'll try the video driver reinstall later this afternoon. Maybe something got crapped in the driver so it's not waiting for the buffer to fill before grabbing the screen?

DH

For easier screenshots I recommend using Ctrl + F11 to take them and FastStone Image Viewer (free and awesome) to simultaneously batch convert/rename them all after exiting the game. Then just delete the original bitmaps.

For your DVD issues have you tried updating your IDE/ATA drivers from your motherboard's website? If they're too old they may not work correctly with newer programs. For example, I couldn't do any burning of any sort with iTunes before I updated; iTunes would just lock up. After the update all was well.

Scan for virus.. maybe.:-?

Woohoo!!! FIXED!!!!!!

Guys thanks for all your help and advice - finally came down to re-installing my ForceWare drivers (a nightmare in itself, something always goes wrong when I do it and today was no exception) Here's the proof:

http://home.triad.rr.com/llambeth/SH...TF%20Fixed.jpg

That was taken with all gfx options on, including vsync. And I've restarted SH4 several times and it keeps on working :rock::rock::rock: Obviously something got crapped in my gfx drivers though I never suspected it since I could take good screens in other games. Who knows :hmm:

Next time we're in port together, drinks are on me!!! All your input is much appreciated :up:

Only question now is after 24 hours of screenshot-hell, do I even wanna play?

Quote:

Originally paraphrased by DirtyHarry3033

I know what you're thinkin' punk...

You're thinking did he fix 6 problems or only 5?

To tell you the truth, I've forgotten myself after all this work.

But being as this is SH4, the most powerful sub-sim in the world, hell the bugs will blow your head clean off...

You've gotta ask yourself a question:

"Do I feel like playing?"

Well do ya, punk????

Thanks for the support guys :up:

DH

DirtyHarry ... ever thought of running FRAPS?

Oh ... and I had the same sort of issue but only when I let FS9 run the AA ... bottom and some times sides were desktop or blank. Running an X850XT then. So it was a driver issue ... once I loaded FRAPS I forgot about it.

Glad you got it going. :up:

I'm still stuck in AGP land. I'm guessing those cards in SLI are operating like the old Voodoo cards. I still have a pair of voodoo 2's on an old rig, running SLI.
As I remember, each one would render every other line on the screen. I must have missed that you were running SLI. :o I just hate to throw working stuff away. hehe
Oh well, it's all good now.

an easy solution to the SN problem as in bmp to jpg. get infranview. i just knocked down my 2 gigs worth of bmps to 58mb of bmps. but it still makes you wonder why they cant just save them as bmps. just like mtw2 they are all saved as .tgas. the cause for me to get infranview in the first place.