f12 doesnt work. how do people take screenshots in gta 5?

[LKY]

how do people take screenshots in gta 5? f12 doesnt work for me. i cant talk to my friends in game on gta 5 also. shift tab doesnt work

[wabble deerh]

F12 works just fine for me, do you have Steam overlay enabled?

[JackHorner]

you have to use your in game cell phone.... take a selfie. It takes a while to load so it kind of sucks.

[LKY]

Originally posted by minderaser:

F12 works just fine for me, do you have Steam overlay enabled?

what is steam overlay?

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F12 works fine for me although I've noticed a bit of lag from when it actually popups the notification.

Originally posted by JackHorner:

you have to use your in game cell phone.... take a selfie. It takes a while to load so it kind of sucks.

The cellphone is only really useful for selfies, for actual screenshots its better to actual record footage with F1, then open up the clip in the Rockstar Editor. That way you have full control over the camera placement, DoF, as well as hiding the hud. For example, heres a shot I took last night, which is something not possible to do ingame:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=436521865

[SubTonic]

Steam overlay might be disabled for some reason. I use Dxtory to cap my games, which prevents my overlay from activating..but I can also use Dxtory to take screenshots, so eh. Make sure your Steam is set up correctly, too: Go up to Steam, Settings, In-Game on the left.

And that is brilliant, crapmonster, I didn't think of doing that to get difficult angles.

[Taugs]

When i press f12 it takes 2 screen shots now. On any game. I dont know why it is doing this. Maybe a sticky button or something lol. But its always worked for me so I don't know why you are having this issue. I guess make sure Steam Overlay is on. if you dont know if it is or not. press SHIFT + TAB to open it up via in game.

[LKY]

Originally posted by SubTonic:

Steam overlay might be disabled for some reason. I use Dxtory to cap my games, which prevents my overlay from activating..but I can also use Dxtory to take screenshots, so eh. Make sure your Steam is set up correctly, too: Go up to Steam, Settings, In-Game on the left.

does fraps affect this?

[JackHorner]

Originally posted by crapmonster:

F12 works fine for me although I've noticed a bit of lag from when it actually popups the notification.

Originally posted by JackHorner:

you have to use your in game cell phone.... take a selfie. It takes a while to load so it kind of sucks.

The cellphone is only really useful for selfies, for actual screenshots its better to actual record footage with F1, then open up the clip in the Rockstar Editor. That way you have full control over the camera placement, DoF, as well as hiding the hud. For example, heres a shot I took last night, which is something not possible to do ingame:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=436521865

thats awesome thanks for the info

[SubTonic]

Originally posted by Zhuocheng:

Originally posted by SubTonic:

Steam overlay might be disabled for some reason. I use Dxtory to cap my games, which prevents my overlay from activating..but I can also use Dxtory to take screenshots, so eh. Make sure your Steam is set up correctly, too: Go up to Steam, Settings, In-Game on the left.

does fraps affect this?

I think it might. IIRC, programs like that which have their own overlay will interfere with Steam. Try turning Fraps off.

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Originally posted by JackHorner:

Originally posted by crapmonster:

F12 works fine for me although I've noticed a bit of lag from when it actually popups the notification.


The cellphone is only really useful for selfies, for actual screenshots its better to actual record footage with F1, then open up the clip in the Rockstar Editor. That way you have full control over the camera placement, DoF, as well as hiding the hud. For example, heres a shot I took last night, which is something not possible to do ingame:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=436521865

thats awesome thanks for the info

np, if anyone wants complete details on this, there is a fairly good guide on it here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=425705716

[Tactical Fuzz]

Originally posted by Zhuocheng:

does fraps affect this?

Yes, exit fraps before starting gta5 then start fraps again once gta5 has loaded to get steam overlay and fraps working.