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Kagnar

24th December 2002 09:03 UTC

Question!!!!!
Someone please answer with a little more information this time!!!

How do you make a screenshot of an AVS preset?

jonasc1

3rd January 2003 18:58 UTC

Hold alt and PrtScrn. go to a graphic program (MS Paint or something) and press edit and paste. Do that when the AVS is the current window. no harder no easier...

dirkdeftly

3rd January 2003 22:33 UTC

Okay...you've asked this question 3 times now. Every time, we've given you extremely clear answers. If you forgot, then search the forum; don't make another annoying post.

Kagnar

5th January 2003 02:27 UTC

Sorry Atero
I got it figured out now, at the time I didn't really know what a graphic program was. But when Jonasc1 said MS Paint, I got it.

Kagnar

UnConeD

5th January 2003 03:58 UTC

Forget about MS Paint unless you want to be stuck in the stone age. You should've followed my advice :rolleyes:.

dirkdeftly

5th January 2003 08:48 UTC

The fact that it's stone-age isn't the reason not to use it - it's the craphics.

mikm

31st January 2003 23:17 UTC

Better way...
I use Irfanview to capture screenshots...it allows you to use any key and can also caputre every x seconds, so you get a range of presets to choose from.

dirkdeftly

31st January 2003 23:52 UTC

Okay, seriously, micheal, you should REALLY stop bringing up dead-ass threads. Look at the timestamps. This thread is nearly a month old. I don't care if you don't think that means it's dead, the fact remains it's been inactive for a month, which means it's just not cared about anymore.

anubis2003

1st February 2003 01:34 UTC

Yeah, the person originally asking about this hasn't made a post since january 4th. They most likely will not check back and see this (unless if they are subscribed)

UnConeD

1st February 2003 06:51 UTC

Reviving old threads is only good when the thread is very specific (e.g. instead of all the repeating threads about live AVS, we should have one big 'live AVS thread'). In that case it's good to group everything together.

I just wish vBulletin would have an indicator of when a thread spans more than 2 months or something.

dirkdeftly

1st February 2003 07:55 UTC

It'd work about as much as "Before you start a new thread, search the forums..." or whatever it says

UnConeD

1st February 2003 17:37 UTC

No but I mean then you wouldn't think "huh? new big thread and I haven't noticed?" but you'd see "aha, old thread revival". For example by making the background of the thread's entry in the forum slightly darker, or reddish.

dirkdeftly

2nd February 2003 07:58 UTC

based on the last post, not the thread start, i assume :p (thread start would be eternally obnoxious considering threads that last weeks and weeks before they die)

UnConeD

2nd February 2003 22:14 UTC

Actually no, I was considering total time span. I said "2 months", which is quite enough time for a regular thread to die. And if it isn't, well then it IS an obnoxious thread :).

Only referring to the last post would make a revived thread that has been replied to seem normal again.

anubis2003

2nd February 2003 22:31 UTC

But what about threads like the "what would you do if" game thread in GD?

dirkdeftly

3rd February 2003 02:21 UTC

Exactly. When the person sees the thread and it's all reddish in the background, he'll say "Hey! It's an old thread!" and won't revive it. I think having a trigger signifying a post that has been revived after 3-5+ weeks (turning it yellow or something) would be kind of nice...

anubis2003

3rd February 2003 03:42 UTC

Yeah, but this wouldn't stop people from reviving old threads. Also, they would have to make the amount of time given before the thread becomes dead forum-independent. In GD, 2wks of no posts should be the limit, but in the Other Visualizations Forum, it could be more like 2 months.

Jaheckelsafar

3rd February 2003 12:28 UTC

Stupid suggestion here.

The longer the thread has been dead, the longer it will take to post.
1 minute per month.

UnConeD

3rd February 2003 15:14 UTC

Reviving old threads isn't bad in most cases though, I just want an indication that is old.

fiveleaves

4th February 2003 01:45 UTC

live avs
just browsing around and got all excited with the words live and avs. as you know im into this particular subject and think it would be pretty cool to have a bit more attention drawn to it. ive played around with a few other apps for vj-ing, visual jockey and arkaos and i think winamp avs is in a different class. and with you lot out there producing preset packs of such high quality, .....you know where im going with this. in short, a live avs section thingey should happen. just realised this aint a problem post. emm........sorry.

anubis2003

4th February 2003 02:04 UTC

Why are you talking about live avs??? This thread has nothing to do with it. You can do live avs with the linein. Just search the forums.

Nic01

4th February 2003 02:06 UTC

Live AVS?

First of all, it WON'T go nicely - There will be long moments of crappiness, working on huge DMs/SSCs will result in long times of emptiness, and besides, the pressure...

High-quality presets take from an hour from a month - So Live AVS won't work unless you're going from mediocre to good presets...

anubis2003

4th February 2003 02:10 UTC

Nic, I think he is talking about having AVS work with live music. Not AVS being created live. I.E. having AVS render to something a band is playing at that moment. This can be accomplished using the linein:\\ stuff.

fiveleaves

4th February 2003 23:29 UTC

[QUOTE]Originally posted by UnConeD
[B]Reviving old threads is only good when the thread is very specific (e.g. instead of all the repeating threads about live AVS, we should have one big 'live AVS thread')QUOTE]

i just thought that was a good idea is all. im getting a bit tired of this "search the forums" stuff, i thought i was just being relevant to something that was mentioned. i am soon to be syncing avs to a gig true, and im throwing myself in the deep end, but if theres a better place to get info on this subject, like i said, pls link me.

anubis2003

4th February 2003 23:43 UTC

Originally posted by fiveleaves
i just thought that was a good idea is all. im getting a bit tired of this "search the forums" stuff, i thought i was just being relevant to something that was mentioned.

This thread was never a "thread about live AVS". Unconed was just using that as an example. Read what is being said before assuming something. If you did you would realize that live AVS was not actually discussed about, except in the context of a generic example.
Here is a quote from the FAQ on the main avs page. It's not that difficult to find. There are many threads on this topic.

Originally posted by UnConeD
Question #10: I want to use AVS for live performances. How do I do this?

Yes you can use AVS or any other visualization for that matter for live sets:

All the info you need for this is here:
http://forums.winamp.com/showthread.php?threadid=64973

Originally posted by fiveleaves
..., but if theres a better place to get info on this subject, like i said, pls link me.

This has nothing to do with AVS, so I would post any questions that searching the Forums will not answer for you in a Winamp technical help forum. AVS merely runs off of whatever winamp is playing, so to get it to respond to live music, that live music has to be fed through winamp.