Make a simple snapshot

[Evilforces]

Hi all!!!

I have some games in my emulators list that haven´t snapshots and want to know if it's possible to make a single snapshot ONLY for that games.

The only option i see inside GameEx is to make snapshots for all games.

Thanks in advance.

[bkenobi]

GameEx is supposed to work through your list of games and only create a snap for games that are missing snaps. I haven't used the feature, so I can only assume it works. I personally used Circo's emumovies for everything. He also has a bunch of snaps, box art, titles, etc. for non-MAME systems as well in case you weren't aware.

[Evilforces]

Thanks for the answer Bkenobi!!!

I use the circo snaps too, but there are some games that are no "snaped" in circo's collection.

I will try this option to make the snaps and see if it work.

[Stu1983]

Thanks for the answer Bkenobi!!!

I use the circo snaps too, but there are some games that are no "snaped" in circo's collection.

I will try this option to make the snaps and see if it work.

A word of warning, I haven't tried this feature in a long time but it used to only work some of the time, the rest of the time it would just capture a black screen

I remember one night sitting for 2hrs running through my genesis collection only 2 discover over half the images where useless

I initially thought it was just an incompatibility with Kega Fusion but I then tried snes and nes and it happen with them also

I reported it at the time but Tom must have been busy with other things

Stu

[Evilforces]

Thanks for warning!!!

The feature not work only for games without snaps. It seams to make a snap for all games in the GameEx database of each emulator. I think my question is an option to be implemented in that fantastic frontend.

Thanks for your help.

[Lawrence]

GameEx is supposed to make snaps only for the roms that don't already have snaps, but there are a few conditions.

If you're using fuzzy matching, and your existing snaps are close to the rom names (but not the same) GameEx will still make snaps for it.

If your snaps are anything other than PNG GameEx will still make snaps for that rom. (I think that is probably a bug).

If your snaps are GIF, GameEx won't show them at all.

If you're using an arcade monitor and the res is anything lower than 640 x 480, the snaps won't come out right.

I hear a slick little program to automatically or manually make snaps -- that will work with almost anything is going to be out soon.

[Evilforces]

I hear a slick little program to automatically or manually make snaps -- that will work with almost anything is going to be out soon.

I want to know about this program when it released.

Thanks

[celly]

Its gonna sound ghetto but, for the few I didn't have snaps for I just open the emulator or MAME and hit the print screen key. Then open paint, edit-paste. Then just save the snap as PNG and put it in the snap folder. Kind of a long process but works for 3 or 4 games that need a new snap.

[Tempest]

I want to know about this program when it released.

Thanks

I would expect something this week...

[bkenobi]

Where should we be looking? Will it be announced on this forum or somewhere else?

[Tempest]

Where should we be looking? Will it be announced on this forum or somewhere else?

NOOOO, I WANT IT NOW!!!

No you don't. Look what happened last time I did something NOW!

Oh, right. Good point

You Are So Impatient!

It will be released here on the forums...

[bkenobi]

Oh, so you are putting this app together? Then never mind...