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Visually record your Second Life experiences by taking snapshots. Send images to friends from inworld via email, or save them to your computer.
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Select to email your snapshot. The maximum size for sending a snapshot via email is one megabyte (1 MB); if your snapshot exceeds that, you need to lower Image quality and click  .
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| My inventory (L$10)
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Select to upload your snapshot to your inventory. Upload fee is 10 Linden Dollars.
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| Save to my computer
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Select to save your snapshot to your local hard drive.
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| Snapshot preview
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Shows a preview of the snapshot that will be emailed, uploaded, or saved. The file size is shown to the right of the thumbnail preview.
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Click to take a new snapshot and refresh the preview.
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| Send
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When the Email snapshot option is selected, click to open the Email Snapshot window.
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| Save (L$10)
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When the My inventory option is selected, click to upload your snapshot.
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| Save
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When the Save to my computer option is selected, click to save image. Until you restart Second Life, subsequent images automatically save with the name of the first-saved snapshot in numerical order. Select Save As... from the dropdown to enter a new name during the current session.
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| More/Less
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Show or hide Snapshot Preview's advanced controls.
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| Cancel
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Closes Snapshot Preview.
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Snapshot Size
| Size
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Use the dropdown to select your image size. The thumbnail preview shows the affected area.
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| Format
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Only available when saving a snapshot to your computer. PNG provides the best balance between quality and filesize.
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| Width
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Scroll to adjust the snapshot width, or type a number into the box. Used with the Custom size type.
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| Height
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Scroll to adjust the snapshot height, or type a number into the box. Used with the Custom size type.
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| Constrain proportions
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Check to maintain aspect ratio between custom width and height settings.
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| Image quality
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Only applicable when using Email or Save to my computer with JPG. Lowering image quality reduces file size.
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Capture
Dropdown available in Save to my computer mode which defaults to Colors. The options are:
| Colors
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Takes normal pictures.
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| Depth
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Shows the per-pixel 3D information of a scene. This information can be used when post-processing in an image editor, like Photoshop, to create distance blur when combined with the color information.
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| Object Mattes
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Shows a unique color for each inworld object, making it easy to create mattes and other visual effects in an image editor.
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| Interface
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Check to capture the Second Life viewer user interface in your snapshot: all menus, windows, and controls except Snapshot Preview are captured. Useful for instructional screenshots.
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Snapshot Preview Controls
Manage your preview using these settings:
| Keep open after saving
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Check to keep Snapshot Preview open after emailing, uploading, or saving a snapshot.
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| Freeze frame (fullscreen)
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Check to see a fullscreen preview of your snapshot. Like the thumbnail, click to update the preview. This is usually unchecked.
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| Auto-refresh
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Updates the thumbnail preview every time a Snapshot Preview setting is changed. Otherwise, you need to manually click .
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For more information, see Snapshots Help.