How to Take a Proper Screenshot

I think this belongs in the gallery, because it is the only forum it really needs. Wc3viewer is helpful and all, but for some users, depending on their computer, the skin looks "cel chaded" and cartooney; but their skin is realistic. That is why World Editor is the ultimate "screenshot" tool.

How to import into World Editor:
This is the easiest import ever; Have the .blp in your
c:/Program Files/Warcraft III
directory as the model you want to use; for instance:

- CyberDH.blp WON'T work this way, it is far more tedious...
- HeroDemonHunter2.blp is the same as above...
- HeroDemonHunter.blp will work, if you are doing the DH.

Now, if your skin works in WE, you are in luck. Before you go on, this is a once-only step you must do: Go into Warcraft 3, go to Options>Video and set ALL of it to high.

Once you are in WE, you will notice the following:

-The normal camera buttons don't work
-There's terrain! Ack you want a colored background so it looks neat!

First of all, lets get rid of the terrain:
Go to View>Terrain>Hidden
Go to View>Grid>None

Good, a black background! You can change the bkg later in photoshop using the paint bucket, but black is the best to contrast colors IMHO.

Now, you want to get the cool camera angles that most pics have, but first you must learn what everything does:

-Hold right click and go up/down/left/right to move the camera in the appropriate direction.

-Hold ctrl+hold right click and go up/down/left/right to rotate the camera in the appropriate direction.

-This next one has two controls:
Center mouse scroll up/down to zoom in/out
-OR-
Hold shift+hold right click and moce up/down for zooming in/out.

-Press L to toggle lighting on/off (best screens off unless you intend it to be darker.)

Now, you have the basics down. Find some good angles, and go crazy expirimenting! Take a shot with PRINT SCREEN button, open photoshop/etc, go to file>new and make the size your screen resolution (usually 1024x768) and ctrl+v (paste) them in! take about five shots total, then crop them using square selection, and paste them all into one big image. Here is an example to give you some ideas:

Please, delete this if it is already posted and im blind...

I intended this for informational purposes; I am sick of seeing people posting in-game shots, and crappy shots. If this hasnt been posted, I think it should be stickied, to save us a lot of "get a better screenie" posts!

I will soon improve this and have good guildlines for the gallery.

thanks Mock1, feel free to edit it, I believe I was pretty vague on this.

Rose.....make ur model detail set to high not low :)

its high on that pic! Maybe i still had it on low on that shot.

"gay" text is necessary, so u dont look like a village idiot when posting it.
Please dont spam

also, attention whore, I don't listen to village idiots.

NIce kumma very productive