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BVE => BVE/OpenBVE Support => Topic started by: Dr. Subway18 on January 13, 2012, 10:04:54 pm

Title: Screen shot button
Post by: Dr. Subway18 on January 13, 2012, 10:04:54 pm

OK im chopping up trains and building a super R62 (Im getting premission to do it) and  im comming up with a name lol.  Anyways my problem is with screen shots, i press the prt sc button and nothing happens. maby its taking them but idk where it stores them

Title: Re: Screen shot button
Post by: Slants4Lyfe on January 13, 2012, 10:10:34 pm

If you hit PrtScn, open paint, hit Ctrl+V, and see if the image pops up, and then save it and upload it.

Title: Re: Screen shot button
Post by: Dr. Subway18 on January 13, 2012, 10:28:00 pm

well is there any other way? because i had a virus two years ago and it murdered my paint app  :'(

Title: Re: Screen shot button
Post by: Dr. Subway18 on January 13, 2012, 11:14:43 pm

well i tryed a program called GIMP but it wouldnt let me upload it. it said "unknown extention"

Title: Re: Screen shot button
Post by: Slants4Lyfe on January 14, 2012, 11:03:52 am

Quote from: Dr. Subway18 on January 13, 2012, 11:14:43 pm

well i tryed a program called GIMP but it wouldnt let me upload it. it said "unknown extention"

try saving it as a JPEG, i think GIMP saves it as a weird file.

Title: Re: Screen shot button
Post by: Pacific385 on January 14, 2012, 11:14:37 am

Quote from: Slants4Lyfe on January 14, 2012, 11:03:52 am

Quote from: Dr. Subway18 on January 13, 2012, 11:14:43 pm

well i tryed a program called GIMP but it wouldnt let me upload it. it said "unknown extention"

try saving it as a JPEG, i think GIMP saves it as a weird file.

Not really. As you're saving it, you'd have to change it to .JPG, .PNG or .BMP

Title: Re: Screen shot button
Post by: Dr. Subway18 on January 14, 2012, 11:17:54 am

yeah i use a image converter, its a pain in the butt but i get it to work