The cool screenshots thread

[Socraticat]

"Eve on the holo"

[febrion]

On 5/11/2023 at 1:43 PM, Socraticat said:

Hey, maybe you already have a solution. 

I use OBS. I record in 30fps for manageable file sizes for now and then open the file in a video editor (I use Blender because I like Blender for a lot of things) and scrub through my gameplay for scenes I like. Once I've found a section, I can scroll frame by frame to find the shot I like the most. I can also quickly scale, crop, or overlay text and other images in the video editor. Once that frame is tailored to my liking, I render the image, save it to desktop, and upload here via Postimages.org 

Lol - and here I am using "Alt+PrtScr" and paint.net like a neanderthal...  Never even thought about in-game screen capture, let alone recording the whole thing to grab screenshots later - love that idea, btw, maybe I'll do the same for the next weekly challenge.

[GalileOh-No]

@febrion I use in game Steam capture for every single one of mine. F2 disables the HUD.  Feel free to DM me if you need more info.

[Socraticat]

5 hours ago, febrion said:

Lol - and here I am using "Alt+PrtScr" and paint.net like a neanderthal...  Never even thought about in-game screen capture, let alone recording the whole thing to grab screenshots later - love that idea, btw, maybe I'll do the same for the next weekly challenge.

I have since upgraded to 60fps recordings and I've uninstalled a few games I don't play as often since February's release. OBS has a nice range of recording options and I've found a sweet spot for file sizes. 

Blender is maybe less intuitive than OBS, but any video editor should do the trick. Blender definitely has it's limitations for audio, and it lacks some built in transitions that dedicated video editors have. You can simulate any effect you want, but it takes a lot more work. I hear good things about DaVinci.

[GalileOh-No]

@Socraticat I would love a video on your editing process. Video seems like so much more fun but the learning curve feels "work-y", at least to me. As you may have gleaned, I have a hard time figuring out how to edit down all of my screenshots

[GalileOh-No]

Edited June 6, 2023 by GalileOh-No

[Davidian1024]

[febrion]

Very cool!  I've been wanting to make a ring station for awhile¹ (never messed with offsets much, always felt kinda like cheating, but until^N we get curved parts it's the only way), and I've also been trying to decide what to do next⁵, guess I've got my answer now^O!

 

Spoiler

^WAt least since early in KSP days, wanted something like this for my first station but couldn't find the parts, and didn't know about offsetting then

^TNot to imply that I expect to ever get them, but it would be pretty neat

²Next in KSP2 anyway, "next" in absolute terms would be having breakfast.  I had a different project in mind, but can only be done in KSP1 currently (need robotic parts), or some VERY creative "cheating"...

^KFor those unable to infer, my answer is that I'll (try to) build a ring station! 

 

[GalileOh-No]

If it makes you feel better, you can reduce the resources of whatever you clip the part into to "make space".

This PSA has been paid for by Part Clippers Anonymous

Edited June 8, 2023 by GalileOh-No

[darthgently]

55 minutes ago, GalileOh-No said:

If it makes you feel better, you can reduce the resources of whatever you clip the part into to "make space".

I'm hoping this "clip subtraction" can be automatic either via stock or mod someday

[GalileOh-No]

10 minutes ago, darthgently said:

I'm hoping this "clip subtraction" can be automatic either via stock or mod someday

That would be AWESOME!  Guilt-free clipping, like 0 calorie chocolate ice cream... dare to dream!

[Davidian1024]

Hydrogen Fueling Station

[darthgently]

6 hours ago, GalileOh-No said:

That would be AWESOME!  Guilt-free clipping, like 0 calorie chocolate ice cream... dare to dream!

Additionally, aerodynamic drag of the part hanging out would be reduced in a rational way to the degree it is clipped out of the airstream 

Edited June 8, 2023 by darthgently

[The Aziz]

Nowhere in here it says it has to be a screenshot from the game

 

[Socraticat]

It's not finished. I just can't get over how fun the colors in this game are. It's the icing on the cake.

[Socraticat]

I was doing some experimentation with "OneOscar" Fleet delivery and had a happy little 4fps excursion. Slow frames really help with aim... but replay, or replaying, is a real drag on time...

16 "OneOscar" FGMC Spiders, AKA the "IronFleet"

[Socraticat]