Screenshots problem

  • rirozizo
    4th May 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    i pressed "p" for *.ppm screenshot, i went to the directory of the game, found the screenshot, and... well i can't open it
    how can i open the screenshot? and what program should i use?
  • Hellome
    4th May 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Use Gimp
    It is free.
  • cctvdude99
    4th May 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    @rirozizo
    There are programs out there that can open them. Lots.
  • MiXih
    4th May 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    ppm. is simplest graphic format evarh, but stupid micro$hit paint cant use that file extension
    you can open it with:
    GIMP
    Adobe Photoshop
    Corel Paintshop
    ACD
    Netpbm
  • rrusciguy
    4th May 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    Yeah, forget the retail stuff. Go open source. Often better than the retail programs
  • Simon
    4th May 2011 Administrator 0 Permalink
    @rrusciguy (View Post)
    Not really.
    However, if you just want a program to convert ppm to usable files, you don't really need anything more than netpbm, like this:
    Download the "binaries" zip from the netpbm download page Extract all the files, browse to the bin folder and, hold shift and right click when inside the folder, select "Open command prompt here" and run the following command

    ppmtobmp C:\"Path to Powder Toy"\file.ppm > C:\"Output path"\file.bmp
  • Xenocide
    4th May 2011 Former Staff 0 Permalink
    IrfanView is also able to read ppm iirc.
  • rirozizo
    4th May 2011 Member 0 Permalink
    i have Photoshop, i will install it and open that file... i just want to make sure that Photoshop reads this file format