PrintScreen doesn't work in Costume editor?
By
Chad Gulzow-Man,
Posted on: 2009-12-10 08:50 in ALL ACCESS Gameplay Technical Issues Bugs
Taking a screenshot in the costume editor has never worked for me. Are you absolutely sure it ever worked that way for you?
GV
Yup, and I have the saved files to prove it =/
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
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Hit Print Screen in the costume creator, Alt+Tab out and go to MSPaint (or your graphic editing application of choice), then Ctrl+V to paste.
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Originally Posted by Nethergoat
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I tried it with just paint...and all I got was a screen full of black. Nothing else.
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Originally Posted by Chad Gulzow-Man
Hit Print Screen in the costume creator, Alt+Tab out and go to MSPaint (or your graphic editing application of choice), then Ctrl+V to paste.
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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Well I know Control+Printscreen, then paste will work, but yeah, would be INCREDIBLY nice if they fixed that.
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Vista and Win7 come with an app called Snipping Tool, it works withing the Costume Creator (well, it has in all but one case so far.) In Vista it's in the Accessories folder on the Start menu, in Win 7 it's already pinned to the Start menu.
If that doesn't work, I have a workaround.
If you are getting a 'blank' screenshot when trying to capture your Powers screen/Character Creation/Tailor screen, do this:
1. Bring up whatever art program you are going to use (MSPaint, GIMP, etc.)
2. Move said program so that only a small portion of it is visible, but leave it in the foreground (on top of CoX.)
3. Hit PrintScreen.
4. Move your art app back into view.
5. Paste.
I find this usually solves the 'blank' screenshot issue.
I pretty sure that this is not an issue with the game, but with OS and possible graphics drivers and their interaction with the game, because not everyone is affected the same.
I'll give the 'snip' thing a look, thanks =]
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Originally Posted by Zwillinger
GG, I would tell you that "I am killing you with my mind", but I couldn't find an emoticon to properly express my sentiment.
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Originally Posted by Captain_Photon
NOTE: The Incarnate System is basically farming for IOs on a larger scale, and with more obtrusive lore.
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No problem. I've seen this problem on XP, Vista, and Win 7.|
Originally Posted by Techbot Alpha
I'll give the 'snip' thing a look, thanks =]
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Another helpful tip: To get a cleaner snap of you character, rotate/zoom them to the desired position, and click 'Save', it will remover the CC UI and give you a cleaner shot. (Just wished it left things like weapons and shields out.)
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I'm experiencing the same problem w/Vista. I wanted to say Thanks for the workaround, Red Valkyrja! Although the Snippit thing doesn't seem to work any better than regular printscreen for me, the moving the app window aside trick does work.|
Originally Posted by Red Valkyrja
Vista and Win7 come with an app called Snipping Tool, it works withing the Costume Creator (well, it has in all but one case so far.) In Vista it's in the Accessories folder on the Start menu, in Win 7 it's already pinned to the Start menu.
If that doesn't work, I have a workaround. If you are getting a 'blank' screenshot when trying to capture your Powers screen/Character Creation/Tailor screen, do this: 1. Bring up whatever art program you are going to use (MSPaint, GIMP, etc.) 2. Move said program so that only a small portion of it is visible, but leave it in the foreground (on top of CoX.) 3. Hit PrintScreen. 4. Move your art app back into view. 5. Paste. I find this usually solves the 'blank' screenshot issue. I pretty sure that this is not an issue with the game, but with OS and possible graphics drivers and their interaction with the game, because not everyone is affected the same. |
Like the original poster, I was getting just a big, black rectangle as the screenshot from the tailor or char builder screen. Printscreen worked fine elsewhere in the game, tho.
But the move the app aside trick works like a charm.
It used to...and now it doesn't.
Oddly enough, it works when NOT in costume editor. I hit the key and bam, screenshot.
Using Windows 7 and a wireless keyboard. No idea why it would suddeny stop working in the editor when it always used to on the crummy laptop with a built-in and Vista Oo