Credit goes to finalflan of Reddit for posting this tip. I’m just expanding it into a short how-to guide!
After changing into a taller race in FFXIV, I realized quickly that taking a good full-body screenshot is far more difficult. If you’re playing a shorter race, like Lalafell, this is a non-issue. But even when I was playing my kitty, I often found scrolling out to get a full-outfit shot wasn’t the best.
With the new /gpose camera options from patch 3.5, we finally have a way to capture taller images! It’s really simple, though it does require a bit of fiddling in an image program or Windows (thanks Sagacyte!). Even Microsoft Paint will do.
The Issue
So, normally, when I want to take a screenshot of my character, I want a pretty zoomed in image, that way I can get details of the outfit and the face. This ends up cropping off the character’s bottom half, like this:
This is fine if you want a landscape group shot. But what if you just want a nice portrait full-bodied version of your character?
That’s where /gpose comes in.
How To
- Get your character in position with whatever emote you want to capture.
- Activate the /gpose command. Remember, with 3.5, there’s a new button for this you can add to your hotbar!
- Activate the /gpose settings. On computer, press the R key. PlayStation, press the X button.
- Rotate the camera. This is the second option in General Settings under Camera Position. I’ve found anywhere between 148-152 turns it just fine.
- Add any other special settings, position your camera correctly, then take your screenshot. Don’t forget to press the /gpose settings button again to remove the settings window from your shot. Your screenshot will look something like this:
- Open the screenshot in any image editor and flip it back the right way. You can also right-click in Windows to flip it.
@Aywren Tip: in Windows, right-clicking and image shows the option to rotate it! It saves the change! No software needed! pic.twitter.com/WXEs8iO6VE
— Sagacyte Lazyloix (@sagacyte) January 24, 2017
In the end, you’ll get a tall image like this:
- Crop it to your liking. And now you have a nice, tall full-bodied shot of your character!
Use this to capture tall buildings and scenery as well! Check out the original Reddit post to see examples!
Oooh, Awesome! I’mma have to try this now. Thanksies!
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Enjoy! 🙂
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