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renojim
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Screenshots

I just discovered the new Screenshot feature. Nice! I could have used that when I drew a whole Mah Jongg board one tile at a time.

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TheEndless
Channel Surfer

Re: Screenshots

Discovered it myself this weekend. Very handy, indeed! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work with grid screens, or rather, it only captures the overlays (poster frame, description bubble, and overhang), but not the actual posters. 😞
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retrotom
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Re: Screenshots

Being lazy here...but how does it work? Is it a new telnet command?
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TheEndless
Channel Surfer

Re: Screenshots

Utilities page on the sideloading "web site". I think it may be new in the 3.0 firmware. Not sure if it's in the latest 2.9 or not.
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Anonymous
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Re: Screenshots

"TheEndless" wrote:
Discovered it myself this weekend. Very handy, indeed! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work with grid screens, or rather, it only captures the overlays (poster frame, description bubble, and overhang), but not the actual posters. 😞


We're still pretty early in the beta period and this particular feature is not yet done.
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TheEndless
Channel Surfer

Re: Screenshots

"RokuPatrick" wrote:
"TheEndless" wrote:
Discovered it myself this weekend. Very handy, indeed! Unfortunately, it doesn't seem to work with grid screens, or rather, it only captures the overlays (poster frame, description bubble, and overhang), but not the actual posters. 😞

We're still pretty early in the beta period and this particular feature is not yet done.

I assumed as much. Just pointing it out as an issue at the moment. Three channels I'm working on at the moment use the grid screen, and I got excited about not having to use my SlingBox for my screen caps, but alas.. 😉
My Channels: http://roku.permanence.com - Twitter: @TheEndlessDev
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evilmax17
Visitor

Re: Screenshots

Hrm, I'm not seeing this on 3.0-2128.

My "Utilities" page only has Inspect and Rekey.

😞
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renojim
Community Streaming Expert

Re: Screenshots

It's not on 2128. I have 2186.

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evilmax17
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Re: Screenshots

Just got 2186 today, and this is the feature of the release for me so far.

A big, big "thank you" to the Roku engineer that's implementing this. I was looking into buying some video-capture equipment specifically for this purpose, so you just personally saved me around $200.
My Roku Channels:
Viddler - viddler.com
Tested Fan - tested.com | Jamie & Adam
This is my next - theverge.com
1080p Showcase - RIP
Whiskey Media - RIP
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http://www.binarymoustache.com
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Anonymous
Visitor

Re: Screenshots

You should absolutely see it, but it only works for sideloaded apps, so check that, too.
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