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Title: NES emulators that take screenshots as ROM name
Post by: J-Rod on December 16, 2005, 01:33:17 pm
I would like to fill out some of the (E) games I have loaded with screenshots, but the emulator I use, FCE, takes caps of 01.png, 02.png, etc. I noticed that VBA takes a screen cap as the same name of the ROM, which is quite nice. I thought I'd ask if anyone knew of a NES one that did the same, before I have to go downloading and installing every one I can find. Thanks!
Title: Re: NES emulators that take screenshots as ROM name
Post by: BuZz880 on December 16, 2005, 05:37:07 pm
You could easily enough write a script in BAT or AHK format that (assuming you use Mamewah) runs when you exit your game and looks for 0.png and renames it to %1%.png (and moves it to your snap folder or whatever).  I did this with FCEU myself as I just documented in a different thread.

example rename.bat:
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rename 0.png %1.png
move %1.png c:\consoles\nes\snap\%1.png
del 0.png
exit


I think that should do it.  If 0.png does not exist it will exit without a problem if I recall... Of course you need the beta version of Mamewah I think to have an app run on exit.

Title: Re: NES emulators that take screenshots as ROM name
Post by: LJHalfbreed on December 16, 2005, 08:00:33 pm
I don't know if this will work for you (I stick to games with (U) in them...  :-\ )

Someone sent me (or I downloaded) a program called 'Snap Renamer'.  If you have the mis-named pics available, and they're relatively close to the name of the rom, you can use this program to rename them for you. Search around, I know it's free.

Either that, or Buzz' idea woud work great too.


Heh.. use them both!
Title: Re: NES emulators that take screenshots as ROM name
Post by: Necro on December 17, 2005, 12:32:40 am
Ok, between here and the mamewha forums I'm now officially confused.  Post the program or a link, PLEASE :).  I need that program exatly.

If it's Artwork Renamer 1.0, nevermind.  I managed to find that...its just...well...taking forever. :) 

Ok, bottle of wine, wife asleep on the couch, only goes so far before you have to crash as well.  :)