Screenshots
The universe is vast, beautiful, and deadly. Pilots flying through the EVE universe may from time to time take a screen capture of something that catches their eye. A brand new ship or ship's skin, your ship in an interstellar fleet, a never-before-seen Keepstar, a unique shipwreck floating in space, a beautiful planet on fire. There are some amazing and beautiful graphics in EVE, ranging from the unimportant, ugly and strange, to the fantastic, legendary rare, and the heavenly. Some of these objects and features you may want to save for either personal use or for use in various contests. Here's how to grab those shots.
It is recommended that you press [ctrl+F9] to remove all user interface windows and panels first. This action will remove all windows and user interface graphics that normally clutter your screen and save your pilot's life, but only by removing all of the user interface features will a pilot be able to view the beauty of cold space and take that majestic, once-in-a-lifetime screen capture.
Press [ctrl+F9] keys to clear the screen of user interface features.
Move the camera view to the desired angle and depth of field.
Position and frame the desired shot objects in space.
Windows
Press the "Print Screen" key on your keyboard. The computer will save your screenshot the EVE folder located on your computer's c: drive.
Press the F12 function key on your keyboard. If you are playing the game from a Steam account, pressing F12 will save your screenshot to your Steam temporary screenshot folder. Minimize the game client window to see the Steam temporary screenshot folder window on the desktop. The window will temporarily hold all of your F12 capture screenshots. These screenshots may be selected and uploaded to your user's Steam library (select the option "friends only" or "public"). If this action is not uploaded and the Steam temporary screenshot folder window is closed, all of those Steam temp screenshots will be lost. Forever.
Press [ctrl+F9] keys to return all user interface features.
It is a good rule of thumb to take both "Print Screen" AND F12 screen captures, to save that once-in-a-lifetime shot to both save folders, just in case one is lost or gone. Forever. Like the inside of the Capsuleer's captain's quarters.
Default save location:
C:\Users\YourUserName\Documents\EVE\capture\Screenshots
MacOS
Full screen: Press Command button + SHIFT + 3. There will be a crosshair, and you can now select the area you want a screenshot of.
Windowed mode: Press Command button + SHIFT + 4. Use the crosshair to click and select the area you want a screenshot of.
The files will be saved on your Desktop.
Mac OS application "Grab" can be used for further refinement to screen shots. It is in the Utilities folder under Applications.
Linux
Press "Print Screen" on your keyboard.
Default save location:
~/Documents/EVE/capture/Screenshots/
