Game brightness/gamma settings and screenshots.

[Gmr Leon]

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.

[plutomaniac]

you can always use Fraps

[Gmr Leon]

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

I must not have been very clear. 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.

[plutomaniac]

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?

[Datzy]

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.

[Gmr Leon]

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.

[plutomaniac]

They are fine. Screenshots look like that.