Manually upload a screenshot to a game hub?

[z3m0n]

I took a screenshot using the print screen button, and saving the image in paint (didnt know the f12 button did that), and i want to manually upload that jpg to a game hub, how do i do that?

[UberNoodle]

All you have to do is this:

1) Open Steam's 'screenshot' applet (right click on the system tray icon for the option)
2) At the bottom of the applet, click 'show on disc'. An Explorer window will open. There may be prior screenshots already there. Keep the folder ready.
3) Close Steam entirely. For this to work, it must NOT be running.
4) In a graphics editor (I recommend Pixlr) edit your screenshots to whatever spec you want.
5) Save and copy them into that waiting folder. Use file names consistant with Steam conventions, ie '2013-01-27_00001.jpg'. Make sure the date is 'now', else these new shots will get buried amongst the older ones. I recommend keeping files sizes smallish, as Steam's uploader is very tempermental.
6) Go back to your editor and resize the screenshots to Steam's thumbnail size (200x112). In the 'thumbnails' folder (you'll have already seen it by now), save them under IDENTICAL file names to their corresponding fullsize shots.
7) Check that your screens and thumbs are consistantly named and in the right places. Make sure you didn't get them around the wrong way.
8) Load Steam again, open the screenshot applet and select your game. Your new screenshots will be there.
9) Press upload and pray that Steam's uploader is in a good mood.

Enjoy.

[Anamon]

Cool, all three methods work =)

[sounds like a wooosh]

Ok. Now I have a screenshot - but i want to upload that custom made screenie to an official Steam group… (not to a game group)

How do I do that?

[Τhe Rolling Cheese Wheel]

Originally posted by sounds like a wooosh:

Ok. Now I have a screenshot - but i want to upload that custom made screenie to an official Steam group… (not to a game group)

How do I do that?

They automatically go to the official groups, however if you want your screenshots to show on the front page, you'll need people to thumbs up your screenshot.

[=Snappy=]

Originally posted by Anamon:

Cool, all three methods work =)

and all three are offensively tedious (and would have been so in 1994 let alone 2014.) this is the best valve can do, eh?

fact: they don't care about your custom content.

[[N+N]BlackFinSwampert]

There's actually a slightly easier way to do this:

1) Take a throwaway screenshot of whatever game you want to upload an image for. Exit the game.
2) When the "Screenshot Manager" opens, click "Show on Disk".
3) Copy the file name of the screenshot you just took EXACTLY, and rename your JPG image you want to upload to the same name (yes, it DOES have to be a JPG). Size doesn't matter, or at least I haven't run into a case where it did. Even if the image is different dimensions, it should still be fine.
4) Drag and drop your newly named image into the screenshot folder, then select "Move and Replace" from the warning dialogue that opens.
5) Close the Screenshot Manager, then reopen it using the "Upload Screenshots" button from your screenshot wall page. You should see your new image when you browse your screenshot list, and can upload it from there.

I've done this a few times already, no troubles. There's no need to resize images to match the original screenshot, and no need to replace any of the thumbnail images (Steam seems to do that automatically). Keep in mind, though, I'm running off of Steam Beta, so there could be some things added that are not in the actual version yet. I still encourage you all to experiment, it's actually quite neat to be able to upload your own edited images.

Proof:

Map Bugs 

A Screenshot of Team Fortress 2

By: [N+N]BlackFinSwampert

(edited in the red circle directly from the file in the screenshot folder, thumbnail auto-updated)

Next Project! 

A Screenshot of Terraria

By: [N+N]BlackFinSwampert

(completely custom image replacing a throwaway screenshot as detailed above, thumbnail auto-updated without me doing anything else)

[SgtFopper™]

Originally posted by UberNoodle:

All you have to do is this:

1) Open Steam's 'screenshot' applet (right click on the system tray icon for the option)
2) At the bottom of the applet, click 'show on disc'. An Explorer window will open. There may be prior screenshots already there. Keep the folder ready.
3) Close Steam entirely. For this to work, it must NOT be running.
4) In a graphics editor (I recommend Pixlr) edit your screenshots to whatever spec you want.
5) Save and copy them into that waiting folder. Use file names consistant with Steam conventions, ie '2013-01-27_00001.jpg'. Make sure the date is 'now', else these new shots will get buried amongst the older ones. I recommend keeping files sizes smallish, as Steam's uploader is very tempermental.
6) Go back to your editor and resize the screenshots to Steam's thumbnail size (200x112). In the 'thumbnails' folder (you'll have already seen it by now), save them under IDENTICAL file names to their corresponding fullsize shots.
7) Check that your screens and thumbs are consistantly named and in the right places. Make sure you didn't get them around the wrong way.
8) Load Steam again, open the screenshot applet and select your game. Your new screenshots will be there.
9) Press upload and pray that Steam's uploader is in a good mood.

Enjoy.

You really saved my day! Thanks alot, man!

[Langolier]

Works a charm! thanks for taking the time to document the process.

[✪ Ranger]

Thank you for the tips! Really helped me out.

[ash.]

damn bro u seem like youtube "easy hack" haha. thanks anyway solved

[Jaunitta 🌸]

You could also use the Artwork in your profile for non screenshot taken with F12.
Just open Artwork and upload fill in all the necessary fields.
Share the Artwork.

[Xii-Nyth]

Im running into an issue where it says cannot access steam cloud

[Xii-Nyth]

is there somewhere where I can edit the steam cloud save to include the screenshot that isnt in there?

[PATRICK]

up

[Kiwachu]

Originally posted by UberNoodle:

All you have to do is this:

1) Open Steam's 'screenshot' applet (right click on the system tray icon for the option)
2) At the bottom of the applet, click 'show on disc'. An Explorer window will open. There may be prior screenshots already there. Keep the folder ready.
3) Close Steam entirely. For this to work, it must NOT be running.
4) In a graphics editor (I recommend Pixlr) edit your screenshots to whatever spec you want.
5) Save and copy them into that waiting folder. Use file names consistant with Steam conventions, ie '2013-01-27_00001.jpg'. Make sure the date is 'now', else these new shots will get buried amongst the older ones. I recommend keeping files sizes smallish, as Steam's uploader is very tempermental.
6) Go back to your editor and resize the screenshots to Steam's thumbnail size (200x112). In the 'thumbnails' folder (you'll have already seen it by now), save them under IDENTICAL file names to their corresponding fullsize shots.
7) Check that your screens and thumbs are consistantly named and in the right places. Make sure you didn't get them around the wrong way.
8) Load Steam again, open the screenshot applet and select your game. Your new screenshots will be there.
9) Press upload and pray that Steam's uploader is in a good mood.

Enjoy.

Any way we could get an updated version of this? 😅 I'm trying to share some RPGmaker screenshots and can't figure it out.