Taking/Making Sierra Game VGA (and EGA) screen shots---How?

[Nightfall1121]

I've noticed that there are those who've used QFG character speech/face boxes to make avatars and such. How do you get a "snapshot" of that (each character)? Also, how can you take (or make) a screen shot of, just that, a screen (with various characters, say outside the castle gates in QFGIV)? Does anyone know/ would anyone be willing to give me a quick tutorial or directions? It would come in handy for making desktop wallpapers or say, a fan site.

Thanks for reading

[DrJones]

If you are playing it in DOSBOX, you can press F12 (or was it Ctrl + F12?) to take a screenshot. In windows, press the "Print Scr" key in your keyboard, and then open paint and paste from clipboard.

[Nightfall1121]

Thank you!

[MusicallyInspired]

Or you can use SCI Viewer or SCI Studio and export the image right out of the game's resources.

[DrJones]

The SCI studio option is great if you don't want characters and cursors to appear on the screenshot. It depends on what you want to achieve. Also, I remember that Quest for Glory II VGA has its own built-in 'take screenshot' feature, but I have to look which hotkey does that, and you can't use it on dialog boxes.

[Nightfall1121]

The SCI studio option is great if you don't want characters and cursors to appear on the screenshot. It depends on what you want to achieve. Also, I remember that Quest for Glory II VGA has its own built-in 'take screenshot' feature, but I have to look which hotkey does that, and you can't use it on dialog boxes.

SCI studio option? I've never heard of that. What is it, and how do I operate it? Also, I tried your previous directions for taking a screenshot (I need the character in it for this one) while playing QFG4, and I couldn't get it to work . I pressed and held Control, then pressed F12 (I also tried just hitting F12), then going back to Windows, then going hitting Print Scrn key, and opening Paint.net . I couldn't paste from clipboard (Maybe I don't know the right actions to take? I don't know much about Paint, I'm afraid, so if you don't mind, please enlighten me.), but when I tried pasting anything, all I got was a copy of paint with the Windows Task Manager...

I'm fairly confused now.

[1234567890]

http://www.bripro.com/scistudio/
need I say more?

[MusicallyInspired]

SCI Viewer is easier.

[Gronagor]

*phew* Nightfall. Dr Jones actually meant "OR" with the F12 and Print Screen functions.

For example, pushing the 'Print Screen' key should be done IN the game, not outside, and then pasted in Paint.

I can't remember DosBox, but I think it saves a screenshot everytime you push it. Check in your games' folder for picture-files.

[Nightfall1121]

*phew* Nightfall. Dr Jones actually meant "OR" with the F12 and Print Screen functions.

For example, pushing the 'Print Screen' key should be done IN the game, not outside, and then pasted in Paint.

I can't remember DosBox, but I think it saves a screenshot everytime you push it. Check in your games' folder for picture-files.

Thank you, Gronagor. That saved me a lot of unnecessary confusion. I've got it working now and just took my first screenshot of exiting the Dark One's Cave for the first time. Thanks again.