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Screenshots & Videos in Dos games?
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:08 am
by Guardian12
does anybody know how to make videos and good screenshots (not color distorted screenshots)? i kno how 2 do screenshots when teh screen is in "mini mode" , but i want to be able to do these in full screen.
--Thanks,
T3h Guardian.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 10:18 am
by dosraider
For WYSIWYG screenies:
http://www.irfanview.com/
Excellent program, freeware, USB portable( Read the FAQ).
Tab -> 'options' -> Capture screenshot -> etcetera, self explaining stuff.
Videos: Dosbox can make video captures now.
I've never used it t'll now, so can't say much about it.
CTRL+something, it's in the readme.
* I'm too lazy to look it up, sorry.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 11:11 am
by emmzee
You can also just hit PrintScreen and paste it into Photoshop/whatever to take screenshots. Rather low tech but that's what I usually do. If you need to capture from pure DOS, try Screen Thief for DOS:
http://www.tinyapps.org/downloads/screenthief201f.zip
For video, first make sure you have installed the proper codec for DOSBox. In your Start Menu in the DOSBox folder there should be a "Video" folder with a "Install video codec" option. Do that. Then when DOSBox is running press Ctrl-Alt-F5 to start recording and press it again to stop recording.
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:41 pm
by Guardian12
where do the videos go/how can I find them
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 12:52 pm
by emmzee
There should be a link in your Start Menu -> DOSBox folder to a "capture" folder, they'll be in there ...
It'll point to, for example, C:\Program Files\DOSBox-0.72\capture
Posted: Thu Nov 22, 2007 3:26 pm
by MiniMax