Hi guys.

Well after numerous requests for the SimV members about how i save my screenshots without loosing the initial quality, i decided to write this tutorial explaining the process.

Well let's begin.

First of all you'll need the following software:

1-Photoshop (http://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop/)

2-IrfanView (http://www.irfanview.com/)

Steps:

1-Well the first step i take is that i capture a screenshot using the "V" button in FSX. The screenshot are automatically stored in My Documents/My pictures/ Flight Simulator X folder.

2-Then i open them using photoshop programm. Then i resize the using the Image->Image Size option. (i usually resize my screenshots from 1280x1024  to 700x560 pixels)

3-Following that step, i save the resulting scrrenshot in a .PNG format (this will make it loose half of the file size while no graphical loss of the picture)

4-So now it's time to fire up the IrfanView programm.Start the programm and open the .PNG screenshot that you just saved. Next go to File->Save as and choose the JPG-JPEG file format. Now doing this you will see a small window appear. Here are the settings i use for that window:



5-Next go back to photoshop and open the .JPG screenshot that you just saved.

6-Now this is the most important part of all. How to save you screenshot within the 100k limit.Go to File and the you will see the option Save for web.Here's a screenshot:



7-Now click on it. You are suppose to get the following window:


8-Now on the top right tools panel you will see an arrow.



9-Click on it, it will bring another menu.Select Optimize for file size:





10-Then just click save and save your screenshot.

Hope this will help you guys.





Here are just few examples:

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Look my friend this tutorial was made for people who asked me how i save them.So i described my process simple as that. As for photoshop i got mine for virtually free.(great thing having a brother who studies in game design.)

also i find this comment really unnecessary, the same question could have been adressed by PM system.

Photoshop, Hagar, is stupidly expensive, and I would have to suspect most people running it have less than legitimate copies lol

I use photoshop Elements, which is a slightly cut down version, but came on my PC...think thats also quite a common way of getting it

And thanks for the tutorial M.R.Maiornikov, sure it will help a lot of people out.

And now write a freeware tutorial for us mortal people, that doesn't have £500..

Can't the whole thing be done on irfanview? I'm not fortunate enough to have photoshop.

Excellent tut MR! I for one do own Photoshop and am readily available to give it a go

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well i don't know what your problem is, but if you don't believe in this tutorial then don't use it. I wrote it for people asking me how i save my images. Pure and simple. Also saying that everything i wrote here is pure crap just isn't polite of you.

also if you want to give advice, just start your own thread create your own images and write your own tutorial. I put great effort to make this and i don't need noone like you saying everything you do is bullshit. So...if you have a better way then start a new thread and write your own tutorial. Can't wait to read it....

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man what is your problem the only person arrogant here is you, saying that you have your lil methode but refusing to share it with us. Atleast i try to help people out.So who's really arrogant here. And i didn't say my method is flawless. Like stated many times i just wrote to explain to people how i save my screenshots becausethey asked me to do it.

un frikin believable, the people in this world. Acusing you for trying to help others. Just unbelievable.

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yah quote me all you want. But you just made an ass of yourself and simply don't know what to say.

as soon as an admin will be online i will ask him to lock this thread so that people like wont hijack it with unworthy remarks. As for other members, they will use it if they want and if they don't then no one is forcing them

Sharpen image once before sizing it down to 800x600, compression becomes much less noticible.

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i seriously have no idea what pushed him to write those arrogant comments on me. Maybe he felt jelous or something, i seriously don't know. But anyway i won't go to his provocations and i will just the admin to lock this thread so that such further remarks wont be posted here.

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well if he want to write something, then he should write his own tutorial to explain his way, but not the comments stating that i'm arrogant simply because i try to explain to people how i save my screenshots.

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oh this is just great, feel free to post more of your insults.

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well i've been on this for just about long as he does, but that doiesn't give me right attacking others because they try to help others (also because they were asked by others to do it). And if someone actually thinks it's complicated then just close this page go on your way, find your own way (maybe post your own tutorial describing a better way) and that's it... Insulting others because they help others i'm sorry but this is arrogance in a pure form.

agreed JB.  and thats where i stop in this thread.