walkitiki
3rd August 2005, 16:09
A big problem that I've seen on the forum is people who take pictures and screenshots that are too big. The ideal size of a desktop-sized shot (be it a screenshot or an outrageous photo) is 640x480. However many things are un readable at this resolution, so 800x600 may be necessary. It is not however necessary to post images that are greater than this size. Images of 1024x768, 1280x1024, 1600x1200 (which are the most commonly used desktop sizes) tend to break the tables and cause problems for the forums, not to mention they're just too damn big!
The Entire Screen
To take a screenshot, arrange the windows on your desktop so that all of the information you want to display is visible. Then press then "print screen" (sometimes abreviated to the likes of "prt sc") button on your keyboard. On many laptops, this you may have to depress a function key in order to get to print screen.
Next open up your graphics suite of choice paint, paint shop pro, photoshop. Opening a new document (ctrl+n) should have the default size of the image to your desktop resolution. Now simply paste (ctrl+p) the image into the canvas.
Resize the image, keeping the proportions the same. Just enter 800 or 640 as the width and the height should adjust accordingly. Then save.
One Program
Lets say that you don't want to show your whole desktop, just the crazy overclock you've got going in cpuz or your new record in 3dmark05, but the rest of the screen is relevent. Make sure whatever window you want to take a picture of is the active window. Now just press alt+prt sc (or alt+fn+prt sc). Follow the steps described above for pasting and saving your screenshot.
Remember that you could also paste two images of specific windows instead of a whole screen. It's important to conserve bandwidth.
Hosting
As for getting your images onto the web, WizD's got you covered there too, refer to this post for image hosting: http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=826
https://filebox.vt.edu/users/jrcline/img/sampleScreenshotOne.gif
versus
https://filebox.vt.edu/users/jrcline/img/sampleScreenshotTwo.gif
Adapted from a guide at the overclockers.com forums
The Entire Screen
To take a screenshot, arrange the windows on your desktop so that all of the information you want to display is visible. Then press then "print screen" (sometimes abreviated to the likes of "prt sc") button on your keyboard. On many laptops, this you may have to depress a function key in order to get to print screen.
Next open up your graphics suite of choice paint, paint shop pro, photoshop. Opening a new document (ctrl+n) should have the default size of the image to your desktop resolution. Now simply paste (ctrl+p) the image into the canvas.
Resize the image, keeping the proportions the same. Just enter 800 or 640 as the width and the height should adjust accordingly. Then save.
One Program
Lets say that you don't want to show your whole desktop, just the crazy overclock you've got going in cpuz or your new record in 3dmark05, but the rest of the screen is relevent. Make sure whatever window you want to take a picture of is the active window. Now just press alt+prt sc (or alt+fn+prt sc). Follow the steps described above for pasting and saving your screenshot.
Remember that you could also paste two images of specific windows instead of a whole screen. It's important to conserve bandwidth.
Hosting
As for getting your images onto the web, WizD's got you covered there too, refer to this post for image hosting: http://www.wizdforums.co.uk/showthread.php?t=826
https://filebox.vt.edu/users/jrcline/img/sampleScreenshotOne.gif
versus
https://filebox.vt.edu/users/jrcline/img/sampleScreenshotTwo.gif
Adapted from a guide at the overclockers.com forums