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There’s something wrong with the way I’m finding the filepath for the texture that I’m saving in this script–does anybody know what it is?

(WORKING SCRIPT BELOW IN ANSWER!)

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Hey there!

No problem. It is a bit hard to figure out. For iOS and web browser, you can’t use Application.CaptureScreenshot–you’ll need to use the GetPixels function. But if you’re just building a game for the desktop, Application.CaptureScreenshot will work fine. Also, It sounds like you just want to use a screenshot as a Texture2D, which you can do either on the GUI or on a plane in front of the camera. Which one you want to do is up to you–but for iOS or for some picture that’s going to be changing every frame, I wouldn’t use the GUI. But basically, if you want it to save the image to a “secure” location on a computer, you can use this script–although this script will erase over the old screenshot every time. If you want to save multiple screenshots, you’ll have to write code that generates a new filename every time you push “P”.

Here’s a function that does what you want, I think:

function turnScreenshotsIntoTexture(imageName : String) : Texture2D
{
	var tex : Texture2D;
	var fileName = "/" + imageName + ".png";
	filePath = "file:///" + Application.persistentDataPath + fileName;
    var www : WWW = new WWW (filePath);
    yield www;
    return www.texture;
 }

}

Here’s another script, that uses the “ReadPixels” method and allows for multiple images. I’ve messed with it a bit for you, but it should work alright:

private var imageName = "characterImage";
private var imageCount = 0;

function Update()
{
	if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.P))
	{
		renderer.enabled = true;
		// YOU CAN CALL takeScreenShot() HERE AND IT WILL RETURN THE TEXTURE2D TO WHATEVER YOU WANT
	}
}
function takeScreenShot() : Texture2D
{
	var tex = new Texture2D(Screen.width, Screen.height, TextureFormat.RGB24, false);
	var myRect = Rect(0, 0, Screen.width, Screen.height);
	
	tex.ReadPixels (myRect, 0, 0, false);
	tex.Apply(false, false);	
	if(!Application.isWebPlayer)
	{
		var fileName = "/" + imageName + imageCount.ToString() + ".png";
		Application.CaptureScreenshot(Application.persistentDataPath + fileName);
		filePath = "file:///" + Application.persistentDataPath + fileName;
	}
	imageCount++;
    return tex;

}
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Working script:

var filePath;
var imageName = "pictureOfBradPitt";

function Start()
{
	filePath = "file:///" + Application.dataPath + "/" + imageName + ".png";
	print(filePath);
}

// Take a shot immediately
function Update () 
{
    if(Input.GetKeyDown(KeyCode.P))
    {
    	Application.CaptureScreenshot(Application.dataPath + "/" + imageName + ".png");
    	turnScreenShotIntoTexture();
    }
}

function turnScreenShotIntoTexture() 
{
	yield WaitForEndOfFrame;
    var www : WWW = new WWW (filePath);
    yield www;
    myTexture = 
    renderer.material.mainTexture = www.texture; 
}
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Hi sgbraunstein,i am currently doing somethings similar to your script,but i am new and no idea how to do it can you help me

I wanted to do a script that When i press Key(P).it will cature the screenshot and i wanted the saved screenshot to be display as a smaller view beside my screen, can you help me or teach me Thx

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Hi sgbraunstein,i think you abit misunderstand what i saying,actually i have this script

using UnityEngine;
using System.Collections;

public class TakeScreenshot : MonoBehaviour
{
private int screenshotCount = 0;

// Check for screenshot key each frame
void Update()
{
    // take screenshot on up->down transition of F9 key
    if (Input.GetKeyDown("k"))
    {        
        string screenshotFilename;
        do
        {
            screenshotCount++;
            screenshotFilename = "screenshot" + screenshotCount + ".png";

        } while (System.IO.File.Exists(screenshotFilename));
        
        Application.CaptureScreenshot(screenshotFilename);
    }
}

}

This script works the same as cature a screenshot and save it in the file by pressing k

what i mean is i wanted to add in another effects and thats is when i cature the screenshot,i not only want to save this screenshot but in the same time also display the screenshot on the scene at a smaller view>>just like when we press on camera a smaller view pop beside<<

So i create a GUITexture and put the Texture to None(Texture),
so i wanted it to be like this

When i press k,it will screenshot and put this screenshot into the GUITexture

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Hi sgbraunstein,pls help me why your script is not working??its not caturing any view or what??

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Sorry, tried

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Sorry, was working on it last night, but didn’t finish. Will finish tonight, I think! Give me 7 hours or so!