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In this [[:Category:Howto|howto]] I will explain how to make nice screenshots in [[FlightGear]]. This is helpfull for those who want to advertise FGFS on other sim-related forums or on booths around the world. | In this [[:Category:Howto|howto]] I will explain how to make nice screenshots in [[FlightGear]]. This is helpfull for those who want to advertise FGFS on other sim-related forums or on booths around the world. | ||
== Qualitity == | |||
Good pictures appeal to us in some way, by telling a story, revealing something unexpected, or showing an interesting point of view. | Good pictures appeal to us in some way, by telling a story, revealing something unexpected, or showing an interesting point of view. | ||
Good pictures encourage us to look at them for more than just a second, searching for more details. A good screen-shot can invite us to think about how it was made, maybe even inspire us to create images of our own. | Good pictures encourage us to look at them for more than just a second, searching for more details. A good screen-shot can invite us to think about how it was made, maybe even inspire us to create images of our own. | ||
The best screen-shots are technically correct, the lighting and colors are right, and the composition is good. | The best screen-shots are technically correct, the lighting and colors are right, and the composition is good. It's difficult to explain exactly how to compose a picture, but there are many tutorials and explanations on the web, such as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composition_(visual_arts)) Composition_(visual_arts]. | ||
Screen-shot quality includes: | |||
*use of AntiAliasing (AA) | *use of AntiAliasing (AA) | ||
*appealing/true colors | *appealing/true colors | ||
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*full effects | *full effects | ||
This means you need a | This means you need a computer with decent specs. At least you should able to run FGFS with fluent fps with high AA-settings. | ||
Some people don't have this, so there is another solution proposed by Melchior Franz:[http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/8196594.html]. | Some people don't have this, so there is another solution proposed by Melchior Franz:[http://www.opensubscriber.com/message/flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net/8196594.html]. | ||