How to make perfect screenshots?

flakmonkey · 03-04-08, 04:49 AM

I guess it depends on the look your going for i use CS2 mostly to make screenshots look a bit more photographic.

Photoshop`s diffuse glow filter can add a certain something (filters>distort>diffuse glow) + adding grain and using a sharpen filter can also improve the look of a screenie.
Auto-levels can also improve the overall appearance of a pic.
You can add lens flare too, just dont make it too bright or it`ll look rubbish! (filters>render>lens flare)
+you can always desaturete the image to get that b&w look.

++ The obvious one, before you even take the screenshot, make sure your settings are at their max, ie at least 4x AA and 16xAF (in your vid cards control panel)

A few of my shots:
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...ris1066/p6.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...is1066/p1t.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...ris1066/p2.jpg
http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...1066/photo.jpg

03-04-08, 04:49 AM	#2
flakmonkey Grey Wolf Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Staffordshire, Uk Posts: 944 Downloads: 78 Uploads: 0	I guess it depends on the look your going for i use CS2 mostly to make screenshots look a bit more photographic. Photoshop`s diffuse glow filter can add a certain something (filters>distort>diffuse glow) + adding grain and using a sharpen filter can also improve the look of a screenie. Auto-levels can also improve the overall appearance of a pic. You can add lens flare too, just dont make it too bright or it`ll look rubbish! (filters>render>lens flare) +you can always desaturete the image to get that b&w look. ++ The obvious one, before you even take the screenshot, make sure your settings are at their max, ie at least 4x AA and 16xAF (in your vid cards control panel) A few of my shots: http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...ris1066/p6.jpg http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...is1066/p1t.jpg http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...ris1066/p2.jpg http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/a...1066/photo.jpg __________________