BGE: Make screenshot overwrites existing file

Game Engine Game Engine Support and Discussion
1

Hi,

I have a python script set up

import Rasterizer

Rasterizer.makeScreenshot("Pic###.tga")

which makes and saves a screenshot every x logic ticks. In the embeded player it just works fine and gives me Pic.001, Pic.002 etc.
However, in the standalone player, it overwrites the existing file.

  • Does anyone know the solution for that?
  • How can I change the path for the screenshots to be saved in?

Thank you for the help,
cheers

2

Rasterizer.makeScreenshot(“folder/Pic###.tga”)

3

Thanks that works. Still, it overwrites the existing file…? Any idea?

4

Hi! I thought HG1 made a patch to fix it… Maybe it’s not already in the trunk.

import bge

cont = bge.logic.getCurrentController()
own = cont.owner

if "i" not in own:
    own["i"] = 0

if cont.sensors["Mouse"].status == 1:
    bge.render.makeScreenshot("//"+str(own["i"])+".png")
    own["i"]+=1

http://www.pasteall.org/blend/35890

EDIT: Sorry It seems I have not read the question correctly.
I didn’t know the ### tip
On my computer it works in standalone. Maybe you have to precise absolute path… /home/user/Pictures

os.getcwd() returns the same directory in embedded and in standalone?

5

I think you need to check if the file already exist by your own. Check the Python documentation regarding file handling.

6

Thanks for the help, turned out that the 2.74 blender pointed to the 2.69 standalone player which was the issue.
With the 2.74 player it works fine,
thanks
cheers

7

Did you see a drop in GLSl textured view port and in-game speed drop with that problem?