How to take a screenshot in the game: 4 ways [instructions]

Good day!

If it is quite simple to make a screen of a Windows window (just press the Print Screen key and paste it into Paint), then in games this trick does not always work!

For example, when pasting, you may find that there is nothing in the buffer at all (or a black screen will be inserted instead of the game screen ...). By the way, old games (which sometimes are not easy to launch) can cause particular difficulty.

In this post, I want to give several ways how you can quickly and beautifully take screenshots from games. I think the note will be very useful to all game lovers.

So...

"We get" the screen from the game

Option 1: universal

One of the most reliable options for resolving the issue is the installation of special. a program that, regardless of the version of your OS, drivers and other parameters, will allow you to create screens. One of the best such programs is Fraps (in my subjective opinion. But in general, you can choose Bandicam or Mirillis Action, for example).

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As for Fraps: everything is simple here! First, you need to install and run the program, in the "Screenshots" section: specify the folder for saving screenshots (2), and the button for creating them (3, see the screen below). The default is the key F10.

Fraps settings

Next, start the game: numbers should start to appear in the upper left corner (this Fraps shows the number of FPS). Then in the right place press the key F10 (if you haven't changed it in the settings). Everything, in principle, the screen should be saved (pay attention to the numbers, usually they "blink" at the same time) .

Making a screen in the game using Fraps

For example, I saved my screenshots on the desktop: as you can see, Fraps indicates in their name the name of the game and the date of their creation. In general, it is quite convenient so as not to get confused .

Received screenshots

Option # 2: for Windows 10 users

Windows 10 has a game bar that allows you not only to take screenshots, but even record videos! But first you need to turn it on ...

Below I will present all the steps in steps.

1) And so, open the Windows settings: just press the key combination Win + i... Then go to the section "Games" (it is usually located in the lower right part of the window).

How to open Windows options - Win + i

2) Next open the tab "Game menu" and check that this menu is enabled (see example in the screenshot below).

Also pay attention to the "hot" keyboard shortcut for calling the game panel (you can change it as you like): by default it is Win + G.

Turn on the game panel ...

3) Now you can start the desired game (in my example I used the "old" Civilization IV). When you want to take a screenshot, press the Win + G buttons to bring up the menu, and then select the tool "Take Screenshot" (see example below).

Game bar in Windows 10 (Win + G)

4) Actually, the screen is ready! The panel, after taking a screenshot, will be hidden again, and you can continue the game ...

5) To find the folder where the screenshots are saved, open the Windows settings (Win + i combination), section "Games / Game DVR" and look at this folder. By the way, there is also a button there to immediately open this directory.

Where are my saved screenshots from games

6) As you can see in the picture below, my screenshots are present in this folder. Please note that by default the files are saved with the name of the game and the current date (very convenient!).

This computer - videos - clips

Option # 3: if you use Steam

If you use the online Steam client, then creating screenshots can be even easier ... It is enough to use the button for the default screenshots - F12.

You can change this button, as well as specify the folder where the screenshots will be saved, in the Steam settings in the section "In Game" .

Steam - settings - section in the game

By the way, pay attention to the checkbox next to "Enable Steam Overlay in Game". If this parameter is turned off, creating screenshots using F12 may not work!

Pay attention to the overlay

Option number 4: we use the capabilities of the video card manufacturer (for example, Nvidia)

If you want to take super-high-resolution screenshots, then no special ones. opportunities from the manufacturer of your video card are indispensable! In this subsection of the article, I want to focus on such a "thing" asNVIDIA Ansel...

Thanks to this new feature of Nvidia graphics cards, users are able to create screenshots with a resolution of up to 63360 × 35640 pixels (which is 30 times higher than Full HD format)! In addition, it is possible to make not just a 2D screen (which everyone is used to), but in 3D format (i.e. one that can be rotated and viewed from different angles!).

To use NVIDIA Ansel, you must:

update drivers (up to version 1.24) and install GEFORCE EXPERIENCE (link official site Nvidia);
then start the game and press the combinationAlt + F2 (note that not all hits are supported yet);
then you can rotate the picture on the screen, choose the best angle, and then click on "Snap". By default, the screenshot is saved to the Pictures folder.

Nvidia Ansel Socket

You can see how it looks in the Nvidia gallery (link to the official site). Please note that the screen can be twisted in different directions, added / removed (considering the smallest details), set as wallpaper, etc.