Metro Exodus header courtesy of nattydread
See the 2019 thread here.
Limits: 3 screenshots per post.
Spamming: No more than 3 consecutive posts.
Naming: Always include the name of the game with the screenshots. Not everyone is a game encyclopedia.
Compression: Don't OVERLY compress your screens or use a host that compresses them. High quality JPGs are allowed. PNGs preferred.
Emulators: Emulator screens are fine. However, you should list the emulator used.
Spoilers: Please do not post major plot points from games released in the last 2 months.
Watermarks: Why? Why do you do this?
Lensdump: Easy to use and doesn't compress. Has albums for organization. Unlimited permanent image storage
Flickr: Up to 1000 images on a free account (as of January 8th, 2019). Great organization with albums, galleries, etc. Tons of groups and communities. Might be dead soon though.
Picpar: A simple and efficient image host.
Abload: Easy to use, doesn't compress jpegs further, auto-converts bmps to png nicely.
(feel free to suggest some other alternatives, as I'm not sure how up-do-date this list is)
In-game photo\camera tools
Framed Screenshot Community Website
Started in 2019, this website is an ongoing effort to catalog all methods of achieving complete screenshot freedom in all the games!
Framed also has a Discord community where we share screenshots, photography, chat about PC screenshotting and... just about everything else too. We're a fun bunch. Ping me if you'd like an invite.
Unreal Engine Unlocker
Also on the Framed site, but deserves a special mention. This tool not only unlocks the console in MOST Unreal Engine 4 games, but also has built-in camera functionality, timestop, and a HUD toggle. This one tool adds photomode functionality to more games than any other single tool in existence, including Ansel.
Otis_Inf camera tools: Camera tools for a wide variety of games that features a custom, easy to use interface.
IDK31 camera tools: A collection of cheat engine tables featuring scripts for camera control, unlocked aspect ratio, custom FOV and HUD toggles.
SRWE: The hotsampling tool. It doesn't work for all games, but when it does, you have the easiest method possible to achieve high resolution screenshots and/or swapping to different aspect ratios with just a few clicks.
Screen capture \ image resizing
FastStone: It's free and easy to use. You can resize a whole folder with different options and convert to PNG\JPG.
Irfanview/Photoshop: Use one of these to convert to .png from .bmp, crop out black bars or resize pictures.
Zoner PS: Another Photoshop alternative, recommended by Angelus Errare.
Custom Resolutions: If you have an Nvidia or an AMD card, create a couple custom resolutions over 1080p.
Steam: If you're using Steam to capture, be sure to check the option to save lossless screens and choose your output folder. Upload these to Steam (if it's still possible) or another host.
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