Screenshots In Windowed Mode?

[John-SJ]

Is it possible to take screenshots in windowed mode?

I just tried it, and the .jpg files it produces are unreadable by Windows Paint and by Paint Shop Pro.

After unsuccessfully making screenies I went back to full screen just to make sure it still works, it does.

Does anyone know what to do to make this work in windowed? Thanks!

[Dis]

did you check the screenshots folder? I noticed all screenshots I take in game are saved in the screenshots folder in the Civ4 folder.

or maybe you tried that. I can't tell. What resolution does civ4 run under anyways?

[John-SJ]

Yeah, I know where they are saved, I just can't open them. In full screen I have saved shots at 1024/768. In windowed my desktop is at 1280x1024 and my Civ4 Window is at 1280x960

[gilfan]

press printscreen
open Paint
press control-v

[John-SJ]

Yes, thank you that works.

But since PrintScreen also prints to a file (prints garbage that is unreadable) I didn't even think to see if it printed to the clipboard as well.

[Aeson]

There are lots of 3rd party screen capture programs out there. I've been using MWSnap. It's very handy.

[Kuciwalker]

printscreen prints to a file?

[gilfan]

C:\Documents and Settings\*your profile name*\My Documents\My Games\Sid Meier's Civilization 4\ScreenShots

[John-SJ]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
printscreen prints to a file?

Yes, in both full-screen and windowed mode. In full-screen the .jpg file is usable, in windowed mode it iscorrupted somehow.