Global screenshot key?

[wubble]

Hi, I'm a registered user, I was wondering if gameex features the ability to take a screenshot (perhaps with PrtScr) when running any emulator and put the file neatly into the snaps folder as defined in that current emulators configuration? I'd find it useful at least.

Also do any WinVICE users know how to get it to hide its menu bar? It ruins the mood I've tried running it at lower resolutions which hide the menu bar but that makes the emulator crash.

[Lawrence]

FRAPS will allow you to take snaps of any program -- and there's a plugin for GameEx that will neatly rename the snaps to match the current roms.

Searching for FRAPS on the forum here should bring it up.

[wubble]

Thanks, I've used FRAPS in the past. I'll download it again and definately use the renaming plugin.

I found a workaround for my winvice problem (don't know if it is me or emulator causing the crash), when I discovered that low resolutions were only making the emulator crash when it STARTED in fullscreen, so I removed the -fullscreen bit in GameEx configuration, Then:

WaitBeforeKeys 9000

SendKeys %d

Lovely! It's fixes like that any turnip can figure out which makes GameEx the best.

[Tempest]

I had started to write an app that would read your GameEx.ini, and make snap shots for any emulator setup in GameEx automatically using Fraps. That is if you wanted to do them all at once, and be done with it.

I got side tracked... If you want me to, I'll take a look at it again.

I always recommend checking these sites first though...

http://www.emumovies.com

http://www.localarcade.com/screenshotarchive/

http://www.gamescanner.org/

I did have the script working for karafun. You can search the forum if you need it for that.

[Lawrence]

I'd really like to see such an App, Tempest. I find the GameEx create snaps feature to be somewhat problematic -- it typically barfs on resolutions below 640 x 480, and has colour issues with many emulators even at 640 x 480. An App like you described would be lovely.

[Tempest]

Please see the thread for ScreenShot Magician