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Sorry I should probably be a little more specific. I'm referring to standard picture snap shots as opposed to videos and the emulators in question are NEStopia, ZSNES, Gens, and Project 64. I've tried it originally with the standard 20 second option. Then tried it with pressing esc on my own to take the shot. Same story for both.

When I go through the create snaps feature, I've noticed that a bunch of the snaps end up just being 7kb black screens. This doesn't happen all of the time and if I were to delete all of the snaps and retake them the snaps that were created successfully might not be the next time and vice versa. Is there something to be adjusted to help fix this?

It's fixed now, thanks!!

Just bought GamEx and I love it. I just have one issue thats driving me nuts. I'm trying to change the name of some of the menu options ie: Changing Mame to Arcade etc. However for some reason when I do this and change the language to custom as documented, whenever I start up the program I hear the opening melody but I just get a black screen. To exit it I need to CTRL-ALT-DEL to the taskmanager and end task on it. Here is my log if it helps: 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: GameEx: Version 7.97: Starting Log 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Operating System Name: Windows XP 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: 3Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Running Randomize() 19:14:29.1 3/26/2007: Loading PlugIns 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Running Misc startup tasks 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Setting Menu types 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Opening Configuration File 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Getting Configuration Values 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Using Theme: Default - Dark Gloss 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Dark Gloss 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Launching HideOS.exe 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Hiding Taskbar 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Using Cabinet Friendly Control System 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Is Media Center running? 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Media Center Mode 2 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Snap Delay set to: 6 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Get other settings 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: SlikStik support enabled 19:14:29.2 3/26/2007: Using DirectInput for keyboard input 19:14:29.3 3/26/2007: Start work for Form 19:14:29.3 3/26/2007: Getting Original Screen Size 19:14:29.3 3/26/2007: Initializing Component 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: MAME Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: ROM Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: Catver.ini is located at: E:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: controls.ini is located at: E:\GameEx\data\controls.ini 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: History.dat is located at: E:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: E:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: E:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 19:14:29.5 3/26/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Snap Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\snap 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: AVI Snap Path is: e:\Emulators\arcade\Mame32b\ingame 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Flyer Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\flyers 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Cabinet Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\cabinets 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Title Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\titles 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Panel Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\cpanel 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Manual Path: Not Found 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Icon Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\icons 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Marquee Path is: E:\Emulators\Arcade\Mame32b\marquees 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Loading Custom Emulators 19:14:29.6 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 1: Colecovision 19:14:29.7 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo 64 19:14:29.7 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 3: Nintendo Entertainment System 19:14:29.8 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 4: PC Games 19:14:29.9 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 5: Sega Genesis 19:14:29.9 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 6: Sony Playstation 19:14:30.0 3/26/2007: Loading Emulator 7: Super Nintendo Entertainment System 19:14:30.2 3/26/2007: Using 2D Animations 19:14:30.2 3/26/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 19:14:30.2 3/26/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 19:14:30.2 3/26/2007: Initialising DirectDraw 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: Using Device: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: 248mb video memory available 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: Setting Resolution to 1168x640 32 bit color 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 19:14:30.3 3/26/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 19:14:30.4 3/26/2007: Creating Back Buffer 19:14:30.4 3/26/2007: Loading graphic Surfaces 19:14:30.5 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 19:14:30.6 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume 19:14:30.6 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows 19:14:30.6 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 19:14:30.6 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 19:14:30.6 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 19:14:30.9 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 19:14:30.9 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 19:14:30.9 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 19:14:30.9 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps 19:14:30.9 3/26/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 19:14:31.0 3/26/2007: Creating Fonts 19:14:31.0 3/26/2007: Creating Menu Font 19:14:31.0 3/26/2007: Restoring Menu Font From Cache 19:14:31.1 3/26/2007: Creating Game Font 19:14:31.2 3/26/2007: Creating Font Black 19:14:31.3 3/26/2007: Creating Font Black Small 19:14:31.4 3/26/2007: Creating Game Font Faded 19:14:31.5 3/26/2007: Creating Title Font 19:14:31.5 3/26/2007: Restoring Title Font From Cache 19:14:31.7 3/26/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully 19:14:31.7 3/26/2007: 217mb video memory left available 19:14:31.7 3/26/2007: Starting GameExtender Publisher 19:14:31.7 3/26/2007: Text/Language: Custom 19:14:31.7 3/26/2007: Applying Language/Text 19:14:31.8 3/26/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library 19:14:31.9 3/26/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 19:14:31.9 3/26/2007: Attempting to load game list 19:14:32.0 3/26/2007: Loading last used Game List 19:14:32.0 3/26/2007: Loading Start Page 19:14:32.1 3/26/2007: Setting Music Volume 19:14:32.1 3/26/2007: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename 19:14:32.2 3/26/2007: Creating DirectSound Device 19:14:32.2 3/26/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 19:14:32.2 3/26/2007: Loading Sound Files 19:14:32.2 3/26/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 19:14:32.2 3/26/2007: Creating ICONS 19:14:32.2 3/26/2007: Recreating ICONS 19:14:32.5 3/26/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 19:14:32.5 3/26/2007: Using Device Logitech Dual Action USB 19:14:32.5 3/26/2007: Using Device Logitech Cordless RumblePad 2 USB 19:14:32.5 3/26/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 19:14:32.6 3/26/2007: Playing intro sound file 19:14:32.6 3/26/2007: Initializing MCE Remote 19:14:32.6 3/26/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 19:14:32.6 3/26/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 19:14:33.2 3/26/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully When I revert the language back to English and with the default menu options it works again without trouble. What could be causing this? Currently I'm using Windows XP with the latest service packs/updates. Geforce 6800GT, P4 3ghz, 1gb ram, Creative X-fi sound card. Any help would be greatly appreciate.