[BUG] "Take Screenshot at Current Playback" not working

[Tesko249]

I am unable to take screenshots in the timeline viewing/editing tool when I'm handling clips or viewing the timeline in the Steam overlay in a game. However, this feature works correctly when it's a background recording viewed the "Recordings and Screenshots" application.

This issue is present on at least two of my games, regardless of whether I'm using H.264 or HEVC encoding.

Here's a 23-seconds video showing the problem: https://youtu.be/Fw9_bFVgW1c

Already tried: restart Steam, restart PC, change Screenshot button, change Screenshot output folder.

Workaround: use the background recording if available, or export the clip and use external software to extract a screenshot from the video.

Steam version: 1731433018 (12 Nov 2024)
Platform: Windows 11, Version 23H2
GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4090 (MSI Ventus)
Driver version: 566.03 (22 Oct 2024)
Game: Horizon Forbidden West, and THE FINALS
Other rec software: formerly OBS, currently none

[MOKEKEMARU]

My Steam is experiencing the exact same symptoms.
Some people say it works fine...

https://steamcommunity.com/groups/SteamClientBeta/discussions/5/4416424806095051255/?tscn=1731763375

[Hit That Super Mario]

Same here!

[MOKEKEMARU]

I have tried updating, rebooting, reinstalling everything all the time and it still does not work.
help me!

[www.dc]

mine has stop working too

[Artemis152]

Happening to me as well. Found this in the steam logs

[2025-01-02 20:20:50] SP Shared JS Context-'SharedJSCo': WARNING: https://steamloopback.host/library.js:2: [246.448] Failed to take screenshot

[Artemis152]

Relevant context

[2025-01-02 20:25:20] SP Shared JS Context-'SharedJSCo': CreatingPopup name:contextmenu_17_uid0 browser:65536 parent:0 pid:2736 type:4 flags:4546922: (1967.00, 291.00) 2.00x1.00: url:about:blank?createflags=4546826&pid=0&browser=-1&screenavailwidth=2560&screenavailheight=1440&openerid=19
[2025-01-02 20:25:20] Browser requested transparent background, but it is not supported
[2025-01-02 20:25:20] CBrowserComposerSystem::CreateOutputWindow: Creating browser window at: 1967,291 size: 2x1
[2025-01-02 20:25:20] contextmenu_17_uid0: Created window: size: 2,1 pos: 1967,291 mode: System window: 00000000000D0822
[2025-01-02 20:25:20] contextmenu_17_uid0: AfterCreated handle:1572880 type:4: (0, 0) 2x1
[2025-01-02 20:25:20] contextmenu_17_uid0-'Menu': WasHidden 0: (0, 0) 2x1
[2025-01-02 20:25:21] SP Shared JS Context-'SharedJSCo': WARNING: https://steamloopback.host/library.js:2: [517.308] Failed to take screenshot

[Nostopping]

[2025-01-24 12:36:46] SP Shared JS Context-'SharedJSCo': CreatingPopup name:contextmenu_15_uid0 browser:65536 parent:0 pid:5416 type:4 flags:4546922: (2560.00, 0.00) 2.00x1.00: url:about:blank?createflags=4546826&pid=0&browser=-1&screenavailwidth=2560&screenavailheight=1392&openerid=19
[2025-01-24 12:36:46] CBrowserComposerSystem::CreateOutputWindow: Creating browser window at: 2560,0 size: 2x1
[2025-01-24 12:36:46] contextmenu_15_uid0: Created window: size: 2,1 pos: 2560,0 mode: System window: 00000000000507A2
[2025-01-24 12:36:46] contextmenu_15_uid0: AfterCreated handle:1441808 type:4: (0, 0) 2x1
[2025-01-24 12:36:46] contextmenu_15_uid0-'Menu': WasHidden 0: (0, 0) 2x1
[2025-01-24 12:36:46] SP Shared JS Context-'SharedJSCo': WARNING: https://steamloopback.host/library.js:2: [57.508] Failed to take screenshot
same here

[Fantom]

Same

[WingedAsarath]

Same issue here :(

[Lord of Camlann]

Same issue with me as well. Wanted to save a few screenshots from some clips a recorded and doesn't work.

[Ellye]

Still bugged

[CthulhuInACan]

For me, turning off recording in settings fixed it, and it's still working even after turning recording back on too.

[SympliKrazi]

First time using the records feature, which is super nice actually
this little bugger is a bit annoying, but there's other ways of taking a ss, i suppose.

[shuckle]

Still an issue.

[Atomic|Rebo Valence]

Still having this issue, absolutely no help with it either :(