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    Please do not post a support request without first reading and following the advice in https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/3/read-this-first

    Taking an actual screenshot?

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    • FloobF
      Floob @UDb23
      last edited by

      @UDb23 You can keep the bezel in RGUI with an option in there - its under the overlay section, and something like "keep overlay in RGUI"
      Not sure if that will help include it in the screenshot though.

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      • briankrossB
        briankross
        last edited by

        Just wanted to jump in with a quick question.

        Is "raspi2png" the only option if not using retroarch based emulators? (I hope I said that right!)

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          RetroResolution @briankross
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          @briankross it all depends on the emulator. The Atari ST emulator, Hatari, for example, has an in-built screen-grab (and Audi/video recording) facility. The Atari 8-bit emulator, Atari800, provides a screen shot feature.

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          • briankrossB
            briankross @RetroResolution
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            @RetroResolution said in Taking an actual screenshot?:

            @briankross it all depends on the emulator. The Atari ST emulator, Hatari, for example, has an in-built screen-grab (and Audi/video recording) facility. The Atari 8-bit emulator, Atari800, provides a screen shot feature.

            Ah, nice thanks! My goal is to assign a button on the console to take a screenshot. I'll continue researching.

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              RetroResolution @briankross
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              @briankross cool, but bear in mind that for non libretro-core (non-retroarch) emulators assigning custom controller buttons can be tricky - it all depends in whether the emulator allows custom configuration (or if a controller-to-keypress tool can be used).
              For the Atari800 emulator I located a retroarch port that somebody shared on github, compiled that on my Pi, and integrated it into emulation station so I could easily grab screens and record footage using retroarch.

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              • edmaul69E
                edmaul69 @RetroResolution
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                @RetroResolution where does raspi2png save the screenshots to?

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                  RetroResolution @edmaul69
                  last edited by RetroResolution

                  @edmaul69 hi,
                  It will store them in whichever directory you're in when you run the command; if you installed raspi2png following the instructions in the fourth post in this (long) thread, you can run raspi2png from any location:

                  For ease of use, either add an alias, or copy the program into the /usr/local/bin directory:

                  sudo cp -a raspi2png/raspi2png /usr/local/bin

                  You can also provide a filename with the -p parameter, which probably (I haven't tried this) also accepts a path, e.g to save to a 'pngs' directory within your home directory:

                  raspi2png -p ~/pngs/screengrab.png

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                  • UDb23U
                    UDb23 @RetroResolution
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                    @RetroResolution Will try it out, thanks.

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                      RetroResolution @UDb23
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                      @UDb23 no problem!

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                      • EkstremeE
                        Ekstreme
                        last edited by

                        @RetroResolution Thanks mate, helped me take a proper active screenshot! Was exactly what I was looking for!

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                          RetroResolution @Ekstreme
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                          @Ekstreme Hi,
                          Glad to have helped!

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