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Screen Capture Tips for Morrowind
Alright! This thread is a work in progress. Anyone well versed in the use of the console for taking Screenshots in Morrowind please weigh in here.
As a start, you can use the console to toggle your menus off using the code TM
Now, this is not Oblivion, The menus aren't as responsive.
When I turn them off for screens, I often need to open the console again, close it, and wait several seconds for the menus to come back. Your view will also be 'frozen' when you open the console and use the code. So get in position for the screen you want before hand.
Below are instructions for enabling screenshots in your game for both the vanilla game and MGE.
Vanilla Instructions:
Enabling Screenshots:
Open Morrowind.ini (C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind\Morrowind.ini in the default Windows installation), and you'll see a lot of code. In the eighth, largest section under [General], there is a line which says
Screen Shot Enable=0
Switch that to
Screen Shot Enable=1
Now, in Morrowind, press the Print Screen button on your keyboard (the button is sometimes hard to find, often you need to use the Shift key). You'll see a message which tells you that the screenshot has been created. It can be found in your main Morrowind folder.
(Addendum by ~Ninja Monkey)
To extend on the tutorial for taking screenshots above, you should change your pictures from a bitmap image to a jpeg image if you will be hosting your screenshots on the internet. To do this, open them up in Paint or any other photo editing program, go to "Save As..." and save as a jpeg file. Do NOT simply edit the file name from Screenshot#.bmp to Screenshot#.jpg. That only changes the file name, not the file type.
MGE Instructions:
When MGE is active, Morrowind's usual method of taking screenshots becomes unavailable. Fortunately, MGE offers its own screenshot feature. This guide explains how to activate it.
1. Open MGEgui.exe
2. Click on the Input tab.
3. Click on Launch Macro Editor.
4. In the Macro Editor, click on the key you want to use. Obviously this should be a key that isn't already used in the game. Also, don't choose the PrintScreen key (doing so will work, but Morrowind will display an irritating error message every time you take a screenshot).
5. In the upper left drop-down menu, select "Function".
6. In the lower left drop-down menu, select "Take screenshot"
7. Click "Save". The key you selected should now be displayed in green.
8. Close MGEgui, start Morrowind, and see if the feature works. Sreenshots will be saved with the name "MGE screenshot" (plus a number) in the Morrowind directory.
Alright! This thread is a work in progress. Anyone well versed in the use of the console for taking Screenshots in Morrowind please weigh in here.
As a start, you can use the console to toggle your menus off using the code TM
Now, this is not Oblivion, The menus aren't as responsive.
When I turn them off for screens, I often need to open the console again, close it, and wait several seconds for the menus to come back. Your view will also be 'frozen' when you open the console and use the code. So get in position for the screen you want before hand.Below are instructions for enabling screenshots in your game for both the vanilla game and MGE.
Vanilla Instructions:
Enabling Screenshots:
Open Morrowind.ini (C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Morrowind\Morrowind.ini in the default Windows installation), and you'll see a lot of code. In the eighth, largest section under [General], there is a line which says
Screen Shot Enable=0
Switch that to
Screen Shot Enable=1
Now, in Morrowind, press the Print Screen button on your keyboard (the button is sometimes hard to find, often you need to use the Shift key). You'll see a message which tells you that the screenshot has been created. It can be found in your main Morrowind folder.
(Addendum by ~Ninja Monkey)
To extend on the tutorial for taking screenshots above, you should change your pictures from a bitmap image to a jpeg image if you will be hosting your screenshots on the internet. To do this, open them up in Paint or any other photo editing program, go to "Save As..." and save as a jpeg file. Do NOT simply edit the file name from Screenshot#.bmp to Screenshot#.jpg. That only changes the file name, not the file type.
MGE Instructions:
When MGE is active, Morrowind's usual method of taking screenshots becomes unavailable. Fortunately, MGE offers its own screenshot feature. This guide explains how to activate it.
1. Open MGEgui.exe
2. Click on the Input tab.
3. Click on Launch Macro Editor.
4. In the Macro Editor, click on the key you want to use. Obviously this should be a key that isn't already used in the game. Also, don't choose the PrintScreen key (doing so will work, but Morrowind will display an irritating error message every time you take a screenshot).
5. In the upper left drop-down menu, select "Function".
6. In the lower left drop-down menu, select "Take screenshot"
7. Click "Save". The key you selected should now be displayed in green.
8. Close MGEgui, start Morrowind, and see if the feature works. Sreenshots will be saved with the name "MGE screenshot" (plus a number) in the Morrowind directory.
Please post with your own tips for screen captures in Morrowind!
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