(No Hotkeys defined) – Enables the special capture function that snaps images from full screen games that use DirectX or Glide drivers, or from video players that play in hardware overlays and cannot be captured otherwise.

To use this capture:

Step 1     In the Capture tab, click More…

Step 2     Click Video or Game…

Step 3     Then select one of the options shown, as described below.

Video Capture (Media Players, DVD etc.)

Click to check this option to capture images from video players on systems older than Vista.

Game Capture

Click to check this option to enable the Special capture feature for full screen computer games and other accelerated graphics software that uses DirectX® drivers.

3dfx Glide

(Enabled only if you have an old 3dfx graphics card and Glide drivers installed in your computer.) Click to check Glide to capture screens from games that use the proprietary 3dfx Glide drivers.

Enable post-processing… option

Allows you to set the gamma correction factor for images captured from games or video overlays, and sets some extra post-processing for 3dfx Voodoo graphics cards.

3D graphics controller types

Use to select the type of graphics card installed. In most cases, leave this at the default “other than listed below” setting. Change only if you know you have one of listed controllers in your system.

Gamma Correction Factor

Allows you to set the gamma correction factor for images captured from games or video overlays. Example: If your captures come up too dark, set gamma factor to a value higher than 1 (for example, 1.5).

Set Default Gamma Value button

Sets the default gamma correction factor, which is 1 for most graphics boards, 1.7 for Voodoo 1, and 1.3 for Voodoo 2 and 3.