Screenshots to textures filename syntax?

Hey there!

No problem. It is a bit hard to figure out. For iOS and web browser, you can't use Application.CaptureScreenshot--you'll need to use the GetPixels function. But if you're just building a game for the desktop, Application.CaptureScreenshot will work fine. Also, It sounds like you just want to use a screenshot as a Texture2D, which you can do either on the GUI or on a plane in front of the camera. Which one you want to do is up to you--but for iOS or for some picture that's going to be changing every frame, I wouldn't use the GUI. But basically, if you want it to save the image to a "secure" location on a computer, you can use this script--although this script will erase over the old screenshot every time. If you want to save multiple screenshots, you'll have to write code that generates a new filename every time you push "P".

Here's a function that does what you want, I think:

 function turnScreenshotsIntoTexture(imageName : String) : Texture2D
 {
     var tex : Texture2D;
     var fileName = "/" + imageName + ".png";
     filePath = "file:///" + Application.persistentDataPath + fileName;
     var www : WWW = new WWW (filePath);
     yield www;
     return www.texture;
  }

}

Here's another script, that uses the "ReadPixels" method and allows for multiple images. I've messed with it a bit for you, but it should work alright:

 private var imageName = "characterImage";
 private var imageCount = 0;
 
 function Update()
 {
     if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.P))
     {
         renderer.enabled = true;
         // YOU CAN CALL takeScreenShot() HERE AND IT WILL RETURN THE TEXTURE2D TO WHATEVER YOU WANT
     }
 }
 function takeScreenShot() : Texture2D
 {
     var tex = new Texture2D(Screen.width, Screen.height, TextureFormat.RGB24, false);
     var myRect = Rect(0, 0, Screen.width, Screen.height);
     
     tex.ReadPixels (myRect, 0, 0, false);
     tex.Apply(false, false);    
     if(!Application.isWebPlayer)
     {
         var fileName = "/" + imageName + imageCount.ToString() + ".png";
         Application.CaptureScreenshot(Application.persistentDataPath + fileName);
         filePath = "file:///" + Application.persistentDataPath + fileName;
     }
     imageCount++;
     return tex;
 
 }

Hi sgbraunstein,i am currently doing somethings similar to your script,but i am new and no idea how to do it can you help me

I wanted to do a script that When i press Key(P).it will cature the screenshot and i wanted the saved screenshot to be display as a smaller view beside my screen, can you help me or teach me Thx

Hi sgbraunstein,i think you abit misunderstand what i saying,actually i have this script

using UnityEngine; using System.Collections;

public class TakeScreenshot : MonoBehaviour {
private int screenshotCount = 0;

 // Check for screenshot key each frame
 void Update()
 {
     // take screenshot on up->down transition of F9 key
     if (Input.GetKeyDown("k"))
     {        
         string screenshotFilename;
         do
         {
             screenshotCount++;
             screenshotFilename = "screenshot" + screenshotCount + ".png";

         } while (System.IO.File.Exists(screenshotFilename));
         
         Application.CaptureScreenshot(screenshotFilename);
     }
 }

}

This script works the same as cature a screenshot and save it in the file by pressing k

what i mean is i wanted to add in another effects and thats is when i cature the screenshot,i not only want to save this screenshot but in the same time also display the screenshot on the scene at a smaller view>>just like when we press on camera a smaller view pop beside<<

So i create a GUITexture and put the Texture to None(Texture), so i wanted it to be like this

When i press k,it will screenshot and put this screenshot into the GUITexture

Hi sgbraunstein,pls help me why your script is not working??its not caturing any view or what??