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From: spence@cbmvax.commodore.com (Spencer Shanson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: GraphicDump
Keywords: Printer GraphicDump Amiga
Message-ID: <15548@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 2 Nov 90 16:25:27 GMT
References: <2401@wn1.sci.kun.nl>
Reply-To: spence@cbmvax.commodore.com (Spencer Shanson)
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Organization: Commodore, West Chester, PA
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In article <2401@wn1.sci.kun.nl> vlsi4@erato.cs.kun.nl (Freddy Aries) writes:
>I know there are lots of programs that remain in the background and
>can save or print graphics at keypress. But have you ever tried using
>such a program with the graphicscreen from some great game or slideshow
>(take the psygnosis slideshow for example). 
>So I have a colour printer, and I want to use it.
>I only (?) want to know how i can save these screens to disk as IFF images,
>or just print them directly. All these 'great' graphic grabbers have failed
>to do this. Could anyone explain to me why?
>

Unfortunately, many games (and some demos) totally bypass the Amiga's
Operating System. This means that any background utilities you have running
on your system that use the OS will be totally ignored when you have a game
loaded. Hope that helps.


>Thanks in advance,
>                      Freddy Aries
>
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