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How do i take screenshots? - armydan - 28.10.2009

I'm aware that the printscreen button should take a screenshot, but when i press the button nothing happens... Should something happen or does it just place that pic i took into a file?

I also have Xfire which can take pictures, but for some reason in il-2 it wont let me.

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- 8FS_Bulau - 28.10.2009

It puts a .tga (targa) image in your game folder, named grab0000.tga, grab0001.tga, etc.

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- armydan - 28.10.2009

that's the problem... i press the printscreen button, but after i exit to see if the file is there it isn't.

plus... what would i open the TGA file with?

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- 8FS_Bulau - 28.10.2009

On most keyboard, PrntScrn requires the shift key to access it, i.e.: Shift+PrtScn

Almost any good paint program will open a targa. I use Paint Shop Pro, but I'm sure there are some free ones.
Google is your friend.

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- HH_Cipher - 28.10.2009

8FS_Bulau Wrote:It puts a .tga (targa) image in your game folder, named grab0000.tga, grab0001.tga, etc.

Yep, Thats how they are named.

You can find those files typically here:

C:\Program Files\Ubisoft\IL-2 Sturmovik 1946

To open and edit them, download the GIMP. Which is a free photoshop program which I, and many other people use to create skins. I prefer GIMP over photoshop to make my skins as its more user friendly in that area. And has more tools and options.

http://www.gimp.org/

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A Deluxe way of making a screen-capture - Fireskull - 29.10.2009

I use Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 to get great results. PowerPoint allows the user to capture a screenshot and edit it in nice ways. Add text into the scene, crop, and resize are some of a bunch of features. Being able to save in one of many file formats and the easy to use functions are good things about it, too.

I believe there is still a free trial offer that would let you use it for a month or more.

Check out my first screenshot here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21080527@N02/3966934586/

Let me know how you feel about my suggestion.

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