Print Sreen Programs

**THibben** · September 14th, 2012, 09:21

Is there any program that will allow you to take a Print Screen when you are in FSX full screen? So far the programs I have tried always come out black when I try.

Thanks for any info.

Tom Hibben

**kilo delta** · September 14th, 2012, 09:35

There's an inbuilt screenshot capture ability in FSX already...just hit the V button.

**Thoe6969** · September 14th, 2012, 10:03

Yep V key,and sends them right to your pictures.

**THibben** · September 14th, 2012, 10:37

Thanks guys,

I have been flying flight sims since the beginning of time, (grin) and didn't know the V key was used for that. I have always used a Print Screen program and could never get a full screen photo. They say you learn something new every day. Unfortunately at my age I am forgetting more than I learn. (grin)

Thanks again,

Tom Hibben

**n4gix** · September 14th, 2012, 10:49

I've used Grabber2k for the past decade or longer and have 100% success rate capturing anything at all, including up to four monitors all at once.

It's a very tiny (~2KBs, hence the name) TSR (Terminate and Stay Resident) utility that's loaded at boot time. There's a popup window that can be opened from the taskbar that allows one to configure G2k for just about anything you could ask for. I normally keep it set for auto-incremented, .jpg images.

**olderndirt** · September 14th, 2012, 16:26

Like everything Microsoft, the 'V' key doesn't always work nor does it give a visual or aural signal that you 'captured' something. Am a 'Duck Grabber' person myself.

**PLUTO16** · September 14th, 2012, 20:39

Originally Posted by olderndirt

Like everything Microsoft, the 'V' key doesn't always work nor does it give a visual or aural signal that you 'captured' something. Am a 'Duck Grabber' person myself.

I use Snapper...http://www.michielovertoom.com/software/snapper/

**Naismith** · September 14th, 2012, 23:23

Yes I use Snapper, it can imprint the location the snap was taken in FS. However I find the prog a little unstable, in so much as if I leave it unused for a long while on the taskbar it goes into a huff and won't respond. No biggy as and exit and reboot sorts it out.

**n4gix** · September 15th, 2012, 10:27

Grabber2k has never once in all of the years I've used in given me any problems at all.

**Dain Arns** · September 15th, 2012, 13:45

I use the 'V' key in FSX.

However for many other things I use Greenshot.
Its a free, open source screenshot tool.
Allows you to do many different types of screenshots, including capturing regions on a screen.
Can automatically attach screenshots to Office documents, upload to photo sites, etc.

http://getgreenshot.org/screenshots/

**Naismith** · September 15th, 2012, 23:28

Damn, happened again. took some Snapper shots of the start of my trip in the new DH60, after flight went to check on them - Nothing.
Furthermore a look for the Grabber2K reveals some websites feel the exe is infected and no longer host it, and the original company seems to have vanished.