Taking a screenshot through a camera?

Is there a simple way of taking a still image from a camera without using “matinee”. To do this otherwise it seems quite complicated, is there an option to view through the camera and take a high resolution screenshot?

Thanks for any help,

Dan

Sure. You can use Execute Console Command node either in your character BP or the level BP to take screenshots with highresshot command. highresshot 1 takes a screenshot at screen resolution, 2,3,4, etc. multiplies the resolution.

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Hi, thanks for a comment however I mean I want to take an image through a camera that ive set up inside the scene, not just the viewport.

Then you’ll need to use Set View Target with Blend node in level BP in order to view through that camera so that you can take a screenshot.

sorry im quite new to this. I have the level BP open however i cant find that node ‘Set View Target with Blend’. Im using an older version 4.4.3

Search the Library on the right side under Palette, it should be there. If you dont have Palette tab, click on Window on top and then Palette in order to enable it.

Thanks. How do i add a camera to ‘new view target’? the drop down and search tools don’t show anything for me. Is that how it works? Thanks again.

Select the camera actor in the level, get back to Level BP, right click and Create a Reference to CameraActor. Plug that to New View Target. Then right click anywhere on the canvas and look for Get Player Controller, and plug it to Target. Now all you need is an input(any key you like, just search in the context menu) to execute it.

Thats great, I have it working. Thanks a lot for your time and help.

in Viewport under Perspective, select your camera so you look through it and press F9.

Note that if your viewport’s aspect ratio is different than your camera’s, the screenshot will include black opaque letterboxing. (Wish it didn’t, or at least screenshotted the letterboxing as alpha.)

I know this is old but is there a way in run time ship build take a small screen shot for save thumbnails?