nedlam Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 Is there a "screen shot" button or command or something in CM? I see all these great pictures but I don't know how to take any. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 Originally posted by nedlam: Is there a "screen shot" button or command or something in CM? I see all these great pictures but I don't know how to take any. and could someone please tell me how to do it on a mac? --Rett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Olesen Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 Ahem - I remember somebody else asking the same question yesterday, or thereabouts Anyway, the "button" is located on your keyboard, and labelled PrintScreen or something very similar. It copies the screen pic to the clipboard. Just open another suitable program (Hit Esc or Alt-Tab on Windows to minimize CM) and paste it in. Be aware that it might pay to convert it to a jpg - these pics can take up a lot of space. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Ron Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 On a Mac press Alt + Shift + 3. The file will appear on your hard disk called Picture 1. Subsequent screenshots take subsequent numbers. On a PC press Ctrl + Print Screen. This saves the screen to the clipboard. Then open Paint and use Ctrl + v to paste to a new document. Then save at your leisure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarmo Posted February 15, 2001 Share Posted February 15, 2001 It's Command+Shift+3 on a mac. Or Command(apple)+Shift+4 if you want to select the area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedlam Posted February 15, 2001 Author Share Posted February 15, 2001 Ahhhhh, thank you. I figured it had something to do with the print screen button (hehehe) I was hitting shift + Print Screen and to be honest I still didn't know where the file would go or what it's name would be. But if it goes to the clipboard, I can find it. I hope Thanks again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L.Tankersley Posted February 16, 2001 Share Posted February 16, 2001 Originally posted by Big Ron: On a Mac press Alt + Shift + 3. The file will appear on your hard disk called Picture 1. Subsequent screenshots take subsequent numbers. That won't work with a Voodoo card, however -- you need a little utility called GlideHack (or I think Snapz Pro from Ambrosia SW lets you grab Voodoo screenshots as well). ------------------ Leland J. Tankersley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stodge Posted February 16, 2001 Share Posted February 16, 2001 Maybe they could release a patch for CM that adds a screenshot button to the UI, that saves the screen into a jpg. Or a key combination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedlam Posted February 16, 2001 Author Share Posted February 16, 2001 Hehehe so sombody tell me why I don't have a clipboard viewer on this darn computer?!?! Even if I did I'm not sure how I would convert it to a BMP or JPG. DOH!!! Anywho, I guess I'll have to wait for them to put a screen shot command in. Most games like this have'em anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maximus Posted February 16, 2001 Share Posted February 16, 2001 There is no clipboard viewer as such, well actually there is under "Start/Program Files/Accessories/System Tools". The clipboard is more or less just a memory buffer. It "saves" into memory whatever is selected. You must then "paste" it into something to see it. If you have a photo or paint program, you can paste the "Printscreen image" into that. Windows Paint works. I use PhotoImpact, in which I can crop the picture, change dimensions, save it in any format, etc. Windows Paint can save in any format as well. It is advised you save in .jpg format, as the .bmp sizes are quite large. [This message has been edited by Maximus (edited 02-15-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patboivin Posted February 16, 2001 Share Posted February 16, 2001 If you are desperate you can go: Start | Programs | Accessories | WordPad. Then press Ctl-V or Paste. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMplayer Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 thanks big ron and jarmo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nedlam Posted February 17, 2001 Author Share Posted February 17, 2001 It's the damnedest thing, Maximus. I did go under program files/Accessories/System tools and it's not there. I must have erased it somehow, sometime ago. I even did a search for any file called clipboard... nothing. I'll have to get out my Windows disk and see it I can install it. If it's not there then where in heck are all these files going wverytime I hit Ctrl + Print Screen Nedlam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow 1st Hussars Posted February 17, 2001 Share Posted February 17, 2001 Originally posted by CMplayer: and could someone please tell me how to do it on a mac? --Rett command + shift + 3 ------------------ Charlie don't Surf shadow@jagdtiger.de http://www.orbitonline.ca/~Shadow/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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