Screenshots

I'm pretty certain the only way you can do that is to take multiple screenshots and edit them together.

Ya I thought as much, thanks very much Zakai, thanks for quick reply        

Yep! Ya gotta layer your elements to display multiple instances Dale. Take a shot, save it, set your new shot as your wall, then layer in the next element(s) and repeat until your design is complete.

I've used as many as seven layers on certain screenshots.

Also, use the Hide the Windows Taskbar feature with OD, it's cleaner than the standard windows auto hide. If you don't want to show your CursorFX in any of your layers hit ctrl-shift-c, that gives you the standard windows cursor which disappears when you use PRTSCR.

Once your design is a nice fat juicy theme, turn on your taskbar and cursor then shoot them as a final touch. Use the Windows key on your keyboard rather than clicking the start menu open.

Clean shot every time bro.

Cp

  

Aaaah Cp you came through again, that does make a whole lot of sense, I tried Zakai's way and it turned out quite well, but I thought he meant a totally different way of editing where there is a lot of masking and a lot of puttering around, I'm gonna try your way, then show you results in SS, thanks my friend, did I mention I am glad you're back    well I am and I'm sure I'm not the only one        

Right on Dale! The cool part about layering is, if you're not totally satisfied with the end results or certain placements, you can always revert back to one of your layers and try a different approach!

Layering is a bit time consuming, but is well worth all the troubles for the absolute precision you can achieve with this method.

Don't forget to use ctrl-shift-c for the standard cursor. This is how you can display let's say a flaired dock without a visible cursor. (Messiah1 taught me this trick)

Now you can show your start menu, right click, flaired docks, fly-outs and stacks in a single instance.

Good luck dude!

  

I didn't know that! Thanks CP

Cp perfectly summed up the process,   there is nothing to add.Sorry for not having seen your request as soon as my friend ! :NOTSURE: 

You're more than welcome my friend!



Thanks Vito, it's great to be back home!

  

  I'm good for something now and then.   

Don't you mean like once every billion threads

Poo express coming your way Pixeleo.

*Pixeleo ducks at the last moment and sees the poo hitting the person behind him*

*He then turns back to Messiah1 and grabs a handful of poo and throws it at Messiah*

*Messiah is hit by the paralysing poo and is unable to move*

*Pixeleo grins in triumph*

*Messiah defeated*

Muahahahahaha.

*the "person" behind Pixeleo was one of my gorilla goons*

*after messiah got hit with poo (he's been hit with worse) the gorilla eats Pixeleo*

*game over*

*messiah1 survives*

nice to see the kids having fun,

  

Mortal Poo fights?

Or a plaired one   

      

What 'chu talkin' 'bout vStyler?

      

Sure it does. Please mess with Messiah to get a free, once-in-a-lifetime poo handling experience.


I'd want to know what's worse than the shit of monkeys

  That's easy, Bichur's Throbber!  

      

apparently Zubaz would disagree

  

I wanted to add to this for all who's interested in the post, that what was said here aren't dirty tricks, cheating or deep dark secrets!

It's called a lot of things, layering, super-imposed, image stacking, but they're just tools of the craft which is a method used by tons of our top skinners in the business as the means of "precise presentation" in displaying the true nature of the product they've created.

Not to mention that it does get difficult when the puter starts slowing down if you open up everything you want to show in a shot all at once.

This happens no matter what you're running, case in point for me, as much as I love the Xion player Alexis, it takes up so much of my video region, I can't open my XP start menu when it's on my desk.

But mostly, if we choose to present a sceenshot in this community's gallery, then it's our responsibility as members to display the absolute very best in the quality that our skinners and artists represent.

I'm not a skinner, I'm just what I like to be called a shooter, it's all I have the talent for at this time. And I do my best to give my best.

I feel that I owe this community that much, that's given so much to me. I don't sit on half a toilet seat, so I don't do half assed work, no more than I associate with half assed people.

So if you choose to be a shooter, be the best damn shooter out there!

That's my personal challenge to anyone who post a shot in the gallery!

  

The advise given is sound. Layers work well for building a good screen shot. Also remember that as with any thing .. the more time you invest in it, the better the results.

Tip* when saving remember to save at the highest possible quality even the bits used.  Then resize the image if needed after completion to a comparable aspect ratio. Wide screen should stay in wide screen aspect, converting to a standard res will distort the image.

Best of luck on your endeavor. HG