screenshot issue

[chasin225]

There are many issues in the forums about screenshots, but all the sollutions dont work with windows 8.
Im getting crazy trying to make a simple screenshot in game and use it for my map.
When i do printscreen it captures my background and not the game it self:S so printscreen and control + v in paint dont work
Also the screenshots that are automaticly saved in warcraft folder are saved in tga.
I've tried to download:
Irfanview, but my firewall blocks it (dont wanna risk it)
ACD SEE, but at the instaliation i get error

paint doesent open tga
standard windows picture program doesent open tga

also tried some other programs i forgot the names of.

How hard can a simple screenshot be???

 

[LordDz]

a) Download fraps, press F11(?) to take a screenie.
b) Add the game to steam, press F12 for screenie.

 

[Ceday]

Can't you just run irfanview in admin mode without disabling your security things, I am sorry if this a stupid question for windows 8.

Alternatively you can use this website.
http://image.online-convert.com/convert-to-jpg

 

[Wietlol]

I use Gimp (a free version of Photoshop) to make my tga files as well as alpha channels, multi-layer-images and many more epic stuff.

(You will have to get used to it if you want to use it to edit images but as far as you need it just do this:

1. Open your file.
2. Go to File -> Export
3. Choose some nice format and boom you have your image in png/jpeg/gif/bmp or any other one that is supported by Gimp.

 

[chasin225]

many thanks for the replies
Im now using Gimp and its an excellent program!
It even gives me the option to export the screenshot with the quality i like (and calculates the file size it will be for me), just perfect