Screencap Trainer

GreyAtom · Post by **GreyAtom** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:28 pm

I've been wondering this for a while... will it also work in the main menu, or just ingame?

shade45 · Post by **shade45** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:32 pm

GreyAtom wrote:I've been wondering this for a while... will it also work in the main menu, or just ingame?

it works in the main menu to

Agent ME · Post by **Agent ME** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 3:42 pm

It works, but in some menus, such as the Game Setup Menu, you might get a strange stripe going through it.

Also I've been very bored for the past few hours, so I present the deswizzle.bat! To use, put this batch file anywhere you want, like maybe your desktop. To use, simply drag and drop the screencap.raw onto it (it can be named anything you want) and let go, and an image.bmp will appear on your desktop!

And if your xbox has a debug BIOS running, and you have a recent version of the Microsoft Xbox SDK installed somewhere on your computer, you can simply doube-click deswizzle.bat, and it will automatically get the screencap.raw straight off of your xbox and do all the needed stuff until you get the image.bmp on your desktop! (You must change settings first before you can do so though)

If it's default set up causes problems or doesn't work, or you wish to use the feature described in the above paragraph, you'll need to edit the batch file, but I made that easy. Right-click on deswizzle.bat and click edit.
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REM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
REM        Please Edit and set the following varaibles
REM                 To your liking and needs!
REM =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=

near the top, and under that, there's 5 user variables you can change, each preceded by the word "set". (REM precedes comments/description)

If you want to change if the program immediately exits or waits for you to press a button when its done, simply go to the line "set DEW_ENDWAIT=YES" and change the YES to NO (Not case sensitive). If you want to use the feature described 2 paragraphs up, change the "set DEW_USEXDK=NO" to yes.

Then, scroll down a bit more, and there's spots for the directories.
Is your computer set up for its My Documents folder to be somewhere else, like C:\mydocs? Easy to fix! Just change the "set DEW_DESWIZPATH=" line! Want image.bmp to be sent somewhere else? Change the "set DEW_OUTPUTPATH" line. Have the M$ XDK installed somewhere else? Just change its line and you're good to go!

harris6191 · Post by **harris6191** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:09 pm

xbox7887 · Post by **xbox7887** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:50 pm

Thanks for the nice tool

X-Tr3m · Post by **X-Tr3m** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 4:56 pm

When i do the command (deswizzle Screencap.raw image.bmp ) its write a error message

Snaku · Post by **Snaku** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:04 pm

What's the error message say? Are you doing everything in the same folder? You have to put the .raw and deswizzle into the same folder and you need to be in that folder when you type the command. Since cmd automatically starts you off in documents and settings\your folder, it makes sense to put the files in there (just like the first post says).

X-Tr3m · Post by **X-Tr3m** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:05 pm

Snaku wrote:What's the error message say? Are you doing everything in the same folder? You have to put the .raw and deswizzle into the same folder and you need to be in that folder when you type the command. Since cmd automatically starts you off in documents and settings\your folder, it makes sense to put the files in there (just like the first post says).

I put it and the desktop ( Screencap.raw and deswizzle )

X-Tr3m · Post by **X-Tr3m** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:06 pm

Snaku wrote:What's the error message say? Are you doing everything in the same folder? You have to put the .raw and deswizzle into the same folder and you need to be in that folder when you type the command. Since cmd automatically starts you off in documents and settings\your folder, it makes sense to put the files in there (just like the first post says).

I got it thanks

xbox7887 · Post by **xbox7887** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:12 pm

Please read people :X

Agent ME · Post by **Agent ME** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:47 pm

Hack0r wrote:Screen capture trainer vs XIG (I don't really see any difference)

There should'nt be any differences. Those two things, the capture utility in Xbox Explorer, and xbcapture.exe in the M$ XDK all will produce the exact same results. They read off of the framebuffer of the xbox in the ram.

Well, there is one difference between this trainer and XIG. XIG uses the stop function and freezes the xbox while it takes a pic. Usually it doesn't make a difference, but in some of Halo2's menus it seems to.

xbox7887 · Post by **xbox7887** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 5:54 pm

I haven't come across a broken image yet, and I've been taking them at an average of 22fps (~1320 screenshots per minute). If you come across a broken one, please explain what you were doing when it happened and I may be able to fix whatever problem you may be having.

Agent ME · Post by **Agent ME** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:02 pm

Nothing actually in game, but in some of the menus, like the game set up menu or maps menu of the pre-game lobby I haven't gotten a single flawless pic of.

supercoolguy117 · Post by **supercoolguy117** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 6:30 pm

im confused
when ever i use one of xbox's trainers they never work, just like this one

GreyAtom · Post by **GreyAtom** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 8:10 pm

supercoolguy117 wrote:im confused
when ever i use one of xbox's trainers they never work, just like this one

Do you have the auto update on?

halohacker2003 · Post by **halohacker2003** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 10:58 pm

hey will this ever have vid recording or will it be laggish

OwnZ joO · Post by **OwnZ joO** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:23 pm

And if your xbox has a debug BIOS running, and you have a recent version of the Microsoft Xbox SDK installed somewhere on your computer, you can simply doube-click deswizzle.bat, and it will automatically get the screencap.raw straight off of your xbox and do all the needed stuff until you get the image.bmp on your desktop!

Wouldn't that be kinda pointless if you're already in debug mode? Can't you just use XIG?

xbox7887 · Post by **xbox7887** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:32 pm

halohacker2003 wrote:hey will this ever have vid recording or will it be laggish

I'm undecided as of now...

mc-2-elite · Post by **mc-2-elite** » Sat Mar 25, 2006 11:38 pm

OwnZ joO wrote:
And if your xbox has a debug BIOS running, and you have a recent version of the Microsoft Xbox SDK installed somewhere on your computer, you can simply doube-click deswizzle.bat, and it will automatically get the screencap.raw straight off of your xbox and do all the needed stuff until you get the image.bmp on your desktop!
Wouldn't that be kinda pointless if you're already in debug mode? Can't you just use XIG?

Not if you have a 1.6

trepdimeflou · Post by **trepdimeflou** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 2:37 am

That's a common misunderstanding. It is, in fact, very possible to use XIG with a 1.6 xbox, AND the xdk for that matter; I use them almost everyday.