I have 2 questions:

1. How can I create a screenshot from ingame?
2. How can I display a specific image with specific width and height?

As to question #1, look up file_for_screen in the manual. I don't know the answer to question #2, however.

for number 1 while playing the game press f6.

Q2:

create an entity for the image: pic=ent_create...()
scale it to your needed size: pic.scale_x=320/1024 (if you want to shrink 1024pix to 320 pix) (same with scale_y)

you need to know the size of the original image! (sys_metrics(0)?)

mercuryus

@Mercuryus about #2,

Can you give me a working code? I dont understand how to doe it...
It isnt possible to create a normal bmap image on a panel with specific size?

when it's on a panel, you just have to do this:

panel x
{ bmap = screenshot;
pos_x = 10;
pos_y = 10;
size_x = 320;
size_y = 240;
layer = 1;
flags = visible;
}

Hi!

try this:
(the bitmap has the size 1600x400, empty.wmb is an empty level)
You can change the resolution in video_switch and the image stretches to the proper size...

Code:

---

bmap bmp_bluepan = <blue_panel.bmp>;

// the panel with the image
panel pan_blue {
	layer=1;
	pos_x=0;
	pos_y=0;
	bmap=bmp_bluepan;	
}

function main {	
	video_switch(5,32,2);     // set resolution, ...
	level_load("empty.wmb");  // load level
	wait(3); 
	bg_color.red=1;           // set background color
	bg_color.green=1;
	bg_color.blue=1;
	
	pan_blue.visible=on;	                // view panel 
	pan_blue.scale_x=screen_size.x/1600;    // and scale to resolution
	pan_blue.scale_y=screen_size.y/1400;
	
	while(1){
		wait(1);
	}	
}

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I will try to resize panels tonight, but I have a problem with creating screenshots, I am using freedll/bigdll and this is the script I use:

Code:

---

string screenshotfilename = "scrn1.bmp";
function screenshot{
	DllScreenshotSetData(0,0,screen_size.x,screen_size.y);
	DllScreenshot(screenshotfilename,D3DX_BMP);
	wait(1);
	if(DllScreenshot(screenshotfilename,D3DX_BMP) == -1){
		exit;
	}
}
on_x = screenshot;

---

But I dont get any error, the game just exits because the IF statement returns -1. My question is, WHY is the IF statement returning -1?

The DLL is defined correctly, cause the title changing works fine etc...

can't say - ask TripleX... (by pm?)

mercuryus

k, wait, your using a dll...... but your in the starting with gamestudio forum??????