Mame - take a snapshot

[GimmeClassics]

Hi y'all,

I've a question about taking a snapshot when playing a Mame game.

Hansolo and me have already created a guide for our GameEx Hi-Score competition which enables you to easily take an in-game snapshot (of your hi-score), determine the location where the snapshot is being saved and also allowing you to change the resolution of the snapshot.

Hitting F12 will take an in-game snapshot. What I would like to know > is it also possible to let Mame automatically add a date and/or name to the snapshot ?

Love to hear if this is possible

GC

[Tempest]

If not, it would be simple to have a script rename them as soon as they hit the folder.

[Adultery]

Are you talking about an overlay?

[AlphaUMi]

If I understood it correctly, maybe Gimme means something like when you shot a photo with a photocamera, some sort of print-overlay. Something impossible in MAME, right?

I feel like an anti-cheat system is in the air...

[GimmeClassics]

I am indeed talking about an overlay.

Reason I'm asking: most games have in-game hi-score tables where you enter your initials after setting a hi-score and are therefore a perfect fit for our GameEx Hi-score Competition. There are however games (like Pac-Man and Frogger) just showing the top-score without the possibiliy to add your initials. For these games it would be great if it is possible to let Mame automatically add a date and/or name to the snapshot !

If somebody has an other solution I would be glad to hear

Thank you guys !

[celly]

Fraps adds a date/time stamp to whatever you snap. It names it whatever its taking a screen of, date/time and numbering.

[GimmeClassics]

Fraps adds a date/time stamp to whatever you snap. It names it whatever its taking a screen of, date/time and numbering.

When I take a snap with Fraps it's only showing the screen you've snapped without an actual overlay showing your name or date.

The filename Fraps is creating is something like: "mameui64 2013-05-11 18-12-10-25". Only the filename is showing the date and a filename can be changed to easily.

I would like to be able to take a snap using Mame - or another programm - which automatically adds an overlay with date and your name or initials. Maybe there is a programm which allows you to pre-configure the info it shows when you take a snap. The result would have to be a snap of your screen with an overlay showing your initials and date. If Mame can be pre-configured to this that would be very cool. If I have to use another programm (e.g. Snaps) to accomplish this please tell me how...?

Thank you guys !