Screenshots, any way to only take a screenshot of a specific area?

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- dazedangels
- - Joined 5 Jun, 2019
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C3/Mobile.

I have the game taking screenshots, but is there any way to edit this so it only takes a screenshots of a specific area on the screen and not the entire screen.

Thank you.
- dop2000
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It's right there in the first action on your screenshot - "offset 0,0 size 0,0"

You need to specify the correct size and offset if you want to take a snapshot of a portion of the screen. Be aware that these values are in device pixels. You'll need to use CanvasDeviceWidth and CanvasDeviceHeight expressions of Platform Info object to convert to device pixels.

Example:
| Global number r‎ = 0 + (no conditions) -> System: Set r to PlatformInfo.CanvasDeviceWidth÷ViewportWidth(0) -> System: Take snapshot of canvas (PNG, quality 75, offset 100×r, 100×r size 500×r x 300×r)
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- dazedangels
- - Joined 5 Jun, 2019
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dop2000,
Thank you for the reply, sorry for the delay - Covid.

I can't set r to PlatformInfo.CanvasDeviceWidth÷ViewportWidth(0)

Is PlatformInfo supposed to be something else my head is just to Covid clogged to realize it?

Thanks.
- AllanR
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you have to add PlatformInfo to your project with Insert New Object
- dazedangels
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I got it. Covid Brain needs a bit longer lol

Thank you everyone!