Embed Screenshots in your Map Thread

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Coutesy of Shock Theta

Originally Posted by Shock Theta

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Alright, it has come to this. A pictured tutorial on how to embed your Halo 3 screenshots of your map, in your post. I see too many people post maps without pictures, not knowing how, and then members try to explain. So I made this:

Embedding Screenshots in your Map's Thread

Part 1: Taking a screenshot.

Sorry, no pictures for this section, don't have a capture card, but it is soo easy, I shouldn't need to explain, but I will.
1. After recently playing your map, go to "Theater Mode".
2. Select the match you played, and "Start Film".
3. Press "Y" after film has started, and pause the game (or not), and position your camera.
4. Click the camera symbol on the navigation bar.
5. Save it.
6. Now onto...

Part 2: Getting your screenshot off of Bungie.

1. Open up your Internet Browser (I use Firefox) and go to our dearly belovedBungie.net, and go to My Stats/Find a Player.


2. Then, go to the right of the screen, to "People Finder". Make sure that it is set to Halo 3, and type in your Xbox-Live Gamer tag. Then click "Search"


3. You should then being on your Gamer Tag profile. Go to and click "Hi-Res screenshots".


4. Find the Screenshot you wish to embed, and click on it. Also, make sure pop-ups are allowed from Bungie.net.


5. A large version of the screenshot should come up in a separate window. Again, click the screenshot.


6. This should come up, asking you what program to open the screenshot with, or to save it to disk. For simplicities sake, just check off "Save to Disk" and the click "OK".


7. Depending what your preferences are, the picture could be saved to a number of places, if you are using Firefox, then this should come up. Click "Open" on the top one, which is more than likely the screenshot you are looking for.


8. An image viewing program displaying the screenshot should come up. Click the save option, in this case a floppy disk icon.


9.Save your image as a JPEG file, under a folder and name you can find later. Type the name in and click "Save".


10. Congrats, now you have your screenshot on your computer. Now onto:

Part 3: Signing up for a Photobucket account, and uploading your screenshot to the internet.

1. Start by opening your internet browser, and going to Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket. Why Photobucket? Cause I find that Imageshack is a pain and people seem to get nothing but thumbnail pictures from it, if they do try to embed their screenshots. Once there, click "Join Now" cause IT'S FREE!

2. Type in a username, and a password that you can remember. Then click "Next Step".

3. Now fill the form out, when you are done, click "I accept. Sign me up!"
Note that none of that information is true to me. That is not my name, or birthdate, or anything.

4. Follow instructions from there.

5.Go to Login on Image hosting, free photo sharing & video sharing at Photobucket, type in your username and password, and then click "Login".

6. You should now be in your album. Find the section in the middle of the screen like the one below, and click "Choose Files", and make sure the size is set to 640x480.

7. An "Open File" window comes up. Now find your screenshot where you saved it, click on it, and then click "Open". Note that you can select more than one image before click "Open" by clicking your first image, and then (while holding down the SHIFT key) click on the other images you wish to add.

8. Give it time to save the screenshot on the internet. Click "Cancel" to stop uploading.

9. When it is done, this screen will come up. Give it a title and a description, or just skip that, and click "save and continue"

10. And now your screenshot is on the internet, ready to be embedded.

Part 4: Embed your image in your post.

1. Go to your "my albums" on your photobucket page, which is located in the top navigation bar. Then, scroll down the page until you find your screenshot.

2. Click on the text in the space next to "IMG Code". This will automatically copy that link to your clipboard.

3. Go to post your Map Thread, and right click/Paste the IMG code (an image code is the direct link url of an image, in between [img] [./img], but without the ".")

4. Yay!

Well, I hope this was helpful to those who had no idea how to embed their screenshots before. And those who find themselves telling newcomers that their Map Threads are not up to standards without pics, send them this way.

[The God of Grunge]

thanks for the guide. I will make sure to utilize this for my first FH map post.

[Elkan Viel]

How much time did you put on taking the pictures and stuff??? This looks like it took a lot of work and I think the mods should stickie this and put it in their "Mandatory Before Posting" thing. This is awesome! 5/5

[Jebus1001]

Awesome job on this guide, this is a big help for all newcomers. Hopefully we will start seeing less and less poor map posts

[Ak Gumby]

Excellent walkthrough, this is very THOROUGH DESCIPTION of how to embed screenshots into a post.

[Orangeremi]

Great! Moved to Customer Service, and Stickied!

[Metroshell]

It's a lot easier if you learn it yourself. This guide makes it look like a long and difficult process. Trust me. It isn't. Also, is this just a Firefox guide?

[OddWorld17]

Wow im not even new but i thought this was a wonderful... and i mean wonderful guide! Send me a PM if im aloud to post this in my signature ( the link in the signature) So more and more people can learn how to embed images easily and effectivly! Make sure you PM me because im not gunna keep comin back to this page to see if you posted a message or not.OK? Peace!

[xX5w33ny70ddXx]

Originally Posted by Elkan Viel

How much time did you put on taking the pictures and stuff??? This looks like it took a lot of work and I think the mods should stickie this and put it in their "Mandatory Before Posting" thing. This is awesome! 5/5

Lol, well not too much time, just a break in forging. I have to say, resizing those pics in paint was a pain though, cause I used "Print Screen" key, and I have a 2 monitor setup, so I had ALOT of extra stuff I needed to crop out.

Originally Posted by Orangeremi

Great! Moved to Customer Service, and Stickied!

Thnx so much =D

Originally Posted by Metroshell

It's a lot easier if you learn it yourself. This guide makes it look like a long and difficult process. Trust me. It isn't. Also, is this just a Firefox guide?

Yes, it is simple, and I frankly had a hard time trying to figure out why some people have a bit of trouble figuring it out. So, I explained every little detail I could, even signing up. But yes, I guess it is a Firefox/PC guide, but most people have PC's, and most use Firefox of Explorer (or they should), but Mac/Safari would be practically the same thing, I work with both, and this is just basic procedure.

Originally Posted by OddWorld17

Wow im not even new but i thought this was a wonderful... and i mean wonderful guide! Send me a PM if im aloud to post this in my signature ( the link in the signature) So more and more people can learn how to embed images easily and effectivly! Make sure you PM me because im not gunna keep comin back to this page to see if you posted a message or not.OK? Peace!

Thnx for the support, I pm'd you.

[OddWorld17]

oh also i have a better idea for this step



I personally hate this way of doin it for some reason that doesnt work for my computer! I kno it works for other people but this is the way i do it maybe you want to post this in your thread... fro those people who have the same problem

Ok this is what i do
After ive done all your other steps i do this
First i right click on the picture and go down to properties ( its circled in red)



Still followin me ? Good!
Next it brings me to this page


And i copy the circled area... and then follow the rest of your steps and paste it on Forgehub ! Done! Hope you understand! Please add for all those kids who have the same problem as me! Peace!