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Jul 11^th, 2009 at 9:30am

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I captured a screen shot using Screen Hunter. I changed the title to dlgsplash.bmp and placed in the Uires folder. Yes,I did back-up my original. I have also used other splashscreens successfully uploaded to Simviation. Problem is, my self-made splashscreen does not show. When I start FSX I just see my desktop until FSX is fully started. What am I doing wrong. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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« Last Edit: Jul 11^th, 2009 at 11:43am by ShaneG »

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Reply #1 - Jul 11^th, 2009 at 10:16am

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What format was the original screen shot? If it was something other than a recognized .bmp format (a .jpg for example), simply renaming to .bmp will not work. You must convert the image to .bmp format.

I see that the ScreenHunter-Free save formats are .jpg, .png, and .gif. You should be able to open the screen shot in MS Paint and then 'save as' in .bmp format (24 bit to preserve colors).

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Reply #2 - Jul 11^th, 2009 at 10:42am

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dave3cu wrote on Jul 11^th, 2009 at 10:16am:

I see that the ScreenHunter-Free save formats are .jpg, .png, and .gif. You should be able to open the screen shot in MS Paint and then 'save as' in .bmp format (24 bit to preserve colors).

Dave

ScreenHunter 5.1 free version will save as a bmp.