Just wondering because convertting is getting time consuming
HL Screenshots
Created 18 years ago2006-03-16 02:42:49 UTC by
Tetsu0
Created 18 years ago2006-03-16 02:42:49 UTC by
Tetsu0
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 02:42:49 UTC
Post #168574
Is there anyway to change the default screenshot format from Bitmap to say.. Jpeg, or .png??
Just wondering because convertting is getting time consuming
Just wondering because convertting is getting time consuming
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 02:49:36 UTC
Post #168576
Er.. You go into any decent picture editor (not MSPAINT) and save the bmp as jpeg.. :
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 03:09:01 UTC
Post #168577
I know how to do that Daubster 
But what im asking is: Is there a setting in half life, that when activated, changes the screenshot format from .bmp to something else. I really would like .jpg.
Like.. when u hit F5 it'll save as MAP0000.jpg not MAP0000.bmp.
Know what im sayin?
But what im asking is: Is there a setting in half life, that when activated, changes the screenshot format from .bmp to something else. I really would like .jpg.
Like.. when u hit F5 it'll save as MAP0000.jpg not MAP0000.bmp.
Know what im sayin?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 03:24:00 UTC
Post #168581
reads the post above
use MSPAINT!
hehe
use MSPAINT!
hehe
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 03:38:48 UTC
Post #168586
actually i have been using mspaint. At my current resolution if i stretch the shot to -78% both sides, i get a picture of 799 x 600 pixels. My res of choice for pictures 
actually.. its 800 but mspaint wont accept the ACTUAL conversion rate of 78.125
"Please enter an Integer"
@ Microsoft
actually.. its 800 but mspaint wont accept the ACTUAL conversion rate of 78.125
"Please enter an Integer"
@ Microsoft
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 03:55:13 UTC
Post #168590
Paint has awful JPEG compression artifacts though. Use a better proggie, like Irfanview (which is free iirc).
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 04:30:34 UTC
Post #168592
yea thats the one i use too.
my recommendation is use fraps - it saves in jpg (i think)
my recommendation is use fraps - it saves in jpg (i think)
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 05:14:09 UTC
Post #168601
Paint is useless. Don't ever convert anything in that. Use the (freeware) IrfanView.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 06:25:33 UTC
Post #168606
"Question"...if I down load that Irfanview program, and load it up, will all the other pictures I have saved on my computer now open ok with it, I know it sounds like a dumb question, just call me cautious
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 06:28:39 UTC
Post #168607
IrfanView'll open more image formats than anything else I've ever seen.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 06:32:01 UTC
Post #168609
I thought he was talking about the file associations.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 07:37:55 UTC
Post #168614
Xat is also a nice tool when working with jpegs - it's specialized in optimizing them. Both Xat and IrfanView allow batch processing though, so for your sake you're fine with either of them.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 10:06:09 UTC
Post #168652
IrfanView'll open more image formats than anything else I've ever seen.Thank's Seventh..
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 10:28:54 UTC
Post #168655
I batch using photoshop's image processer.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 11:44:23 UTC
Post #168667
>.< still not answering my question.
I actually use Dells Image Expert 200 (came with cpu) for my .jpg conversions.
I actually use Dells Image Expert 200 (came with cpu) for my .jpg conversions.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 12:29:52 UTC
Post #168688
That's because we don't know a way to make HL save screenshots as .jpg automatically. I don't think HL can.
HL2 does though, and even lets you set the quality for them, but hey...
HL2 does though, and even lets you set the quality for them, but hey...
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 12:37:17 UTC
Post #168691
Uh, MSpaint's jpg compression is actually quite good. A 1600x1200 photo turns up 177 kb, compared to a 60-quality Photosohp Jpeg which's 261 kb. The quality is horrifying, but that's a different matter
And no, HL probably can't save jpegs by itself.
And no, HL probably can't save jpegs by itself.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 12:58:34 UTC
Post #168696
As others said before:
Get Irfanview.
It has a batch conversion feature, which lets you process multiple images with only a few clicks.
Get Irfanview.
It has a batch conversion feature, which lets you process multiple images with only a few clicks.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 16:30:54 UTC
Post #168774
Uh, MSpaint's jpg compression is actually quite good.I don't think Paint's JPEG algorithm is a different one to any other, somehow, it's just set in stone to compress it at what others might call 40% quality, etc.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 16:49:19 UTC
Post #168785
NOw that the forum topic is solved.. and Seventh brought it up. How does the conversion work, and whats with all those squares?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 18:28:39 UTC
Post #168805
I think that's a bit above any of our levels of mathematics.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 18:33:09 UTC
Post #168808
Its quite simple actualy if you understand the big picture. Cant recall the name but it reminds me of a way to slove the paths in a maze when only using each way one or so.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 18:44:58 UTC
Post #168812
Wow.
Seventh you hurt my brain there.
Know what i just thought.. If you can make a picture format that isnt a set pixel amount.
Say.. a hexagon.
when you open it, there arent 4 corners that make up a boundary, its 6 corners that are the end of the file. no more..
like images of different shapes. not all things are square you know
Seventh you hurt my brain there.
Know what i just thought.. If you can make a picture format that isnt a set pixel amount.
Say.. a hexagon.
when you open it, there arent 4 corners that make up a boundary, its 6 corners that are the end of the file. no more..
like images of different shapes. not all things are square you know
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 19:09:35 UTC
Post #168821
I think you're just describing a vector image.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-16 20:21:36 UTC
Post #168837
eh?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 05:52:25 UTC
Post #168884
Images in computers are always rectangular.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 15:48:09 UTC
Post #169103
Correct. Since your screen shows little blocks all stacked together.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 16:25:51 UTC
Post #169109
yeah i know but it'd be cool if they were any shape you want u know?
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 16:37:17 UTC
Post #169114
That's what vector images are there for, as 7th mentioned. Instead of saving the information as a sequence of pixels, vector images are made of simpler information.
A quick example: a circle in a bmp image is just a sequence of pixels that look like a circle with the appropiate zoom level. If you zoom in, you'll always see squares. In a vector image file of a circle, the information stored in the file is just the coordinates of the center, and the radius of the circle. No matter how much you zoom, it will always be curved (I'm not considering screen pixels here)
Software like AutoCad or CorelXara (and to some degree Hammer too) work with vector files.
A quick example: a circle in a bmp image is just a sequence of pixels that look like a circle with the appropiate zoom level. If you zoom in, you'll always see squares. In a vector image file of a circle, the information stored in the file is just the coordinates of the center, and the radius of the circle. No matter how much you zoom, it will always be curved (I'm not considering screen pixels here)
Software like AutoCad or CorelXara (and to some degree Hammer too) work with vector files.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-17 16:38:35 UTC
Post #169115
Just depends on the scale you consider them at. Making them non-square would just be... pointless, really.
Posted 18 years ago2006-03-18 03:19:15 UTC
Post #169228
Thats pretty cool.
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