Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots.

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Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - Gmr Leon - 05-14-2012

Heya, recently began playing Amnesia a bit more, and found some fantastic sights I wanted to screenshot and share...Except it turns out that's not that easy. After some research here, I found that F8 is the key to do so, and that's great. Problem is, the screenshots that come out only resemble the original start-up brightness of the game, which is to say, very dark.

I'm able to play the game fine, able to easily see everything and interact with everything...I just can't take worthwhile screenshots. I've tried tweaking my main settings to start with a brighter gamma setting, but they don't really stick. I've tried taking screenshots after tweaking the gamma setting to where I like it, still doesn't do anything.

What can I do?

I'm running on a Windows 7, 64-bit laptop...And if it helps, I'll attach the hpl log later on.

RE: Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - plutomaniac - 05-14-2012

you can always use Fraps

RE: Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - Gmr Leon - 05-15-2012

(05-14-2012, 12:08 PM)plutomaniac Wrote: you can always use Fraps

I must not have been very clear. Undecided

That wouldn't make a difference. It doesn't matter what I use to take screenshots, it's going to be appear darker than how I've it set in-game.

RE: Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - plutomaniac - 05-15-2012

Have tried Fraps though? It may work. Otherwise, it might be a variety from things like graphics card or monitor drivers. Can you show us a picture that you find to be dark?

RE: Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - Datzy - 05-15-2012

Maybe you have your monitor brightness higher than the game brightness, also; I feel that the standard brightness of the game is much better for screenshots.

RE: Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - Gmr Leon - 05-16-2012

Here are a few screenshots:

First one before messing with brightness/gamma settings.

Second one, after messing with brightness/gamma settings. Notice any difference? No? Neither did I.

Third one, in-game, continuing after messing with the gamma settings. Note, I can see this fine in-game as I play. It's only the screenshot that comes out this dark.

RE: Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots. - plutomaniac - 05-16-2012

They are fine. Screenshots look like that.