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Screenshots come out all black

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ValveSoftware/steam-for-linux#3627 · opened 2014-12-10 by noccy80 · updated 2018-06-08 · 12 comments · github
Nnoccy80 2014-12-10 github

Since one of the beta updates, all screenshots I've taken has come out all black. Overlays and toasts work just fine, even get one saying "Screenshot captured" with the black screenshot.

On Ubuntu 14.10 64-bit, ATI Mobility Radeon HD4250 using OSS radeon driver.

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Ggdrewb-valve maintainer 2014-12-11 github

The next Steam client beta will have some screenshot fixes.

Nnoccy80 2014-12-11 github

Excellent! Thank you for the quick response and fix :)

Mmtmkls 2014-12-13 github

For me only the first screenshot is black.

IItsMeOnly 2015-01-15 github

Mine were fine, but after last update they are all black or completely random good/black. In-game screenshots (not caught by steam) work fine

PPlagman 2015-01-16 github

Hello, what game are you testing with?

IItsMeOnly 2015-01-16 github

Portal, Portal 2, HL2, HL

PPlagman 2015-01-16 github

Is this still the case with the latest beta build that just released? If so, what graphics card and driver are you running?

IItsMeOnly 2015-01-16 github

So far so good, every attempt to take screenshots with the latest beta worked. Just FYI, since you asked:

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce GTX 750 Ti/PCIe/SSE2

Driver Version:  4.5.0 NVIDIA 346.22
OpenGL Version: 4.5
Desktop Color Depth: 24 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 60 Hz
VendorID:  0x10de
DeviceID:  0x1380
Number of Monitors:  1
Number of Video Cards Not Detected
Primary Display Resolution:  1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 20.51" x 11.54"  (23.50" diag)
                                        52.1cm x 29.3cm  (59.7cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 2048 MB
Supported MSAA Modes:  2x 4x 8x 16x 

Memory:
RAM: 6012 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
LANG: C
Microphone: Not set
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 225286 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 54885 Mb

PPlagman 2015-01-16 github

Thanks! We're refactoring the screenshot code a bit and are trying to iron out the last few quirks. Let us know if there's a game where it still doesn't work.

IItsMeOnly 2015-01-16 github

I spoke too soon. Black screenshots in HL2 after restarting (i.e. quitting and loading again).
Loaded Half Life - screenshots were ok - and HL2 back again - also back to normal.

Further investigation: in Half Life 2 the black screenshots start happening when the game has been running for quite a while or loads new map

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-05-04 github

Hello, is anybody still experiencing this issue on an up to date system?

Kkisak-valve maintainer 2018-06-08 github

Closing presumed fixed some time ago.

Nothing extracted yet.