Simviation Forum - "Screenshot taking"

Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 4:35pm

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Hi, I have a little question,

Why when I'm in flight simulator I see very good graphics and when I take a screenshot it all goes like big pixeld, specially in the dawn/dusk/night.

I use Irfanview for taking screenshots, is there any program that captures screenshots without this problem?

Or if my computer is the problem so why in the sim I see very good graphics without this "pixeled" problem?

Thanks in advance Wink

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Reply #1 - Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 4:48pm

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Print screen seems to work pretty well for most people, although there are programmes such as FSScreen, and FRAPS. Although im pretty sure they all do similar things!

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Reply #2 - Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 5:26pm

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Do make sure you choose a high enough quality setting when saving a shot. You can change the amount of compression from 0 to 100%. when compressed 100% shots look very blocky and pixelated... check my irfan tutorial!

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=...

( scroll down the first messages)

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Reply #3 - Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 5:31pm

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Do make sure you choose a high enough quality setting when saving a shot. You can change the amount of compression from 0 to 100%. when compressed 100% shots look very blocky and pixelated... check my irfan tutorial!

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=...

( scroll down the first messages)

Read this and use it! It really helps!

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Reply #4 - Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 5:51pm

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Do make sure you choose a high enough quality setting when saving a shot. You can change the amount of compression from 0 to 100%. when compressed 100% shots look very blocky and pixelated... check my irfan tutorial!

http://www.simviation.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi?board=screen;action=display;num=...

( scroll down the first messages)

I use Photoshop for resizing for 99kb/100kb, but what I mean is when I take the screenshot, the original resolution image already looks pixelated :S Embarrassed

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Reply #5 - Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 5:55pm

Souichiro Ex Member

Try another Program ...

I use Fsscreen

http://www.simradar.com/File/2791/FSScreen_Version_1_1.html

There is a version here on Simv called Yafsscreen or something but I'm not poining you towards that one due to bad experiences with the program

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Reply #6 - Nov 22^nd, 2006 at 6:13pm

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Thanks for that Wink

I'll try it

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Reply #7 - Nov 23^rd, 2006 at 11:06am

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I use MGRAB, seems to work pretty well. Just another option

If you're bored of an evening - and you'll have to be - you can check out my screenshot gallery: Kriglsflightsimscreens...HERE

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Reply #8 - Nov 23^rd, 2006 at 11:19am

Mr.Mugel Ex Member

Had that, too.... changed after getting a new graphics card.... I could see the shots on other PCs quite fine, but with color gradients, it´ll become quite pixelated....
Maybe it´s something with color depth, do you have 16 or 32 ? I know run it on 32 and screens are fine....

Maybe even the desktop color depth....

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Reply #9 - Nov 23^rd, 2006 at 12:26pm

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I use Photoshop for resizing for 99kb/100kb, but what I mean is when I take the screenshot, the original resolution image already looks pixelated :S Embarrassed

That sounds strange...I use Photoshop as well and here is what my results looks like...

My original images are the same, but they are just very large in size...around 1-2MB...
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Reply #10 - Nov 23^rd, 2006 at 2:43pm

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Don't feel bad because I deal with the same thing and I use Irfanview as well. I think the shot looks great until I paste it into Irfanview and then it dosn't look nearly as good, lol. Really annoying!

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Reply #11 - Nov 23^rd, 2006 at 3:45pm

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That sounds strange...I use Photoshop as well and here is what my results looks like...

My original images are the same, but they are just very large in size...around 1-2MB...
???

What program do you use for TAKING the screenshots? I'm not complaining about Photoshop... just that the originial image just sucks... photoshop just resizes... Wink

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Reply #12 - Nov 24^th, 2006 at 3:58pm

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OOOOOO I noticed!!! all my life I was taking screenshots and the output was JPG, now when I save them in BMP and then resize and convert to JPG... They look MUCH better Grin

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