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 Re: How to take a screenshot of a DOS game?
Posted by ding on Thu Jan 13th at 3:22pm 2005

Well let's get started:

I just want to take a screenshot of a DOS game which starts in fullscreen. I tryed:

PrntScrn, Alt+PrntScrn: Didn't work.

Various screen capture applications: Didn't work (or just a black picture as result).

I can remember that I took screenshots of this DOS game some years ago by runing it in a window - not full screen, but unfortunately I can't remember how I did this. So do you know how to run DOS games in window mode instead of fullscreen?

tia, ding.

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Posted by azelito on Thu Jan 13th at 3:57pm 2005

Right click the the exe and set to run in windowed mode. Doesnt say exactly that but I know youre smart enough to figure what to click yourself.
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Posted by Static88 on Thu Jan 13th at 4:01pm 2005

You may well have heard of it already, but I use Fraps to take screenshots sometimes. Not sure if that'll work for you or not.



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Posted by fraggard on Thu Jan 13th at 4:31pm 2005

If you can run the game in a window, PrtSc should do, but many games don't like to run in windowed mode. I remember hearing that HyperSnap-DX works with them... I cant remember the URL, so try Google.




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Posted by Dark Tree on Thu Jan 13th at 5:38pm 2005

http://www.hyperionics.com/

That is the website I think Fraggard was referring to. However $10 for a program that just takes screenshots? Come on......I guess it also includes an image editor....but who the hell needs another image editor? Everyone already has legal/semi-legal versions of those types of programs

EDIT: I too have been looking for a DOS capture utility (or a way to take screens of certain games [edit] so that [/edit] the screenshot [edit] does not come [/edit] out pitch black sometimes with bright pink and other colors mixed in with it.) this will be interesting to find out how...

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Posted by Spartan on Fri Jan 14th at 1:27am 2005

Where does the file get sent when you take a screenshot of your screen using "print screen".

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Posted by Gwil on Fri Jan 14th at 1:31am 2005

? quote:
Where does the file get sent when you take a screenshot of your screen using "print screen".



To your clipboard. Paste it into paint/photoshop, whatever et voila!




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Posted by Foxpup on Fri Jan 14th at 3:07am 2005

Print Screen sends the image to the printer in MS-DOS. Most games have a key to save a screenshot anyway, usually F12 or something. What game are you talking about? [addsig]



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Posted by ding on Fri Jan 14th at 1:32pm 2005

? quoting Foxpup
Print Screen sends the image to the printer in MS-DOS. Most games have a key to save a screenshot anyway, usually F12 or something. What game are you talking about?

Zak McKracken and the Alien Mindbenders (1988)

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Posted by Foxpup on Sun Jan 16th at 1:07am 2005

That's a CGA game, right? I don't think it's possible to take a screenshot in CGA. Try this - start Windows in safe mode, run your game, press Alt+PrintScreen and paste it into your favourite graphics software.

But beware - running a DOS game in windows without DosBox can really screw up your game, so make a backup first!!! I had to completely reinstall Tyrian 'cause some bozo ran it in Windows. [addsig]




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