Posted: 5/12/2006 6:56 PM
Post subject: Snapshots
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DJ_FozzBozz
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I just wanted to know if there was a way to save snapshots as .bmp instead of .png? Edit: I also need to know if there's a way to take bigger pictures, like 512x448 instead of 256x224. Thanks.
Posted: 5/12/2006 7:57 PM
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Bag_of_Magic_Food
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I think 256x240 is the most pixels you can get out of it, but you could resize the picture externally.
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Posted: 5/12/2006 8:08 PM
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DJ_FozzBozz
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Damn... Because I really need to take TONS of screenshots, and I just can't open them all in Paint just to double their size... I remember being able to screenshot 32x32 tiles instead of 16x16 tiles with an emulator... But I don't remember which one...
Posted: 5/12/2006 8:19 PM
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nesrocks
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using photoshop you can do a batch command to resize all images in a given folder
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Posted: 5/12/2006 8:26 PM
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DJ_FozzBozz
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So, no emulator-related way to do it? Because I still have some 32x32 tiles I splitted, but I wonder how I did it with screenshots... Edit: Crap, wrong forum: I remember that I did those with VirtuaNES... But now I have the same problem: can't make them screenshots bigger than 256x240... And I REALLY need to double that... :( I need 512x480 screenshots. If anyone remembers how to do it, please tell me!!
Posted: 5/12/2006 10:35 PM
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Phil
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Just to mention that screenshots at 512x480 using bmp format won't be better than those at 256x240 using png format. But you can use the Gimp. It's free. Photoshop is way more expensive and not really better.
Posted: 5/13/2006 3:19 AM
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DJ_FozzBozz
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Thanks for the help!! Don't worry, I don't need bigger, bmps pictures because I think it's better (cause it's not), I just *need* to work with double size bmps...
Posted: 5/13/2006 11:15 PM
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Grambo
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You could always alt+print screen the active window, and then crop out the actual gameplay picture. All alt+print screen does is take a picture of the your active window and places it in the clipboard as opposed to the whole desktop.
Posted: 5/16/2006 5:50 AM
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DJ_FozzBozz
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It's just that I need ready to use 512x480, bmp screenshots, because the old software I'm using only takes bmp, and can't split lower than 32x32 pixels. So if I use 256x240 screenshots, I can't get a "block" from the screenshot. I'd have to use 16x16 pictures, but I can't. I'm basically working on an RPG project with a friend. I know it's a weird question, but I really need 512x480 bmp screenshots, fresh from the emulator. Oh well, I guess it's impossible. Thank you all for your help!
Posted: 5/16/2006 1:17 PM
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Phil
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Imagemagick is REALLY the tool for that.