EasyEmu : Additional Media

Snapshot Images

Media Panel

Snapshots are screen grabs of running systems. Since MAME now has a user interface, you can now view these snapshots on the media panel when choosing a system. There are several categories of snapshot ranging from title screens through to pictures of the systems PCB board. Not all snapshot types are supported by MAME but are often viewable in one of MAME's front ends or MAMEUI. Here's a list of the snapshot types and the folders they are stored in. Anything marked with a * is not currently supported in MAME...

Snapshot Folder	Description	Example
`C:\Mame\artpreview`	In-Game Artwork Previews	Donkey Kong Art
`C:\Mame\bosses`	In-Game Boss Snapshots	Arkanoid 2 Boss
`C:\Mame\cabinets`	Case/Cabinet Pictures	Donkey Kong Cabinet
`C:\Mame\covers`	Software Covers	Virtua Fighter (Megadrive 32x)
`C:\Mame\cpanel`	Control Panel Pictures	Donkey Kong Control Panel
`C:\Mame\devices`	Hardware Device Pictures*	Commodore c1530 Cassette
`C:\Mame\ends`	Game Ending Snapshots	Donkey Kong Ending
`C:\Mame\flyers`	System Flyer Scans	Donkey Kong Flyer
`C:\Mame\gameover`	Game Over Snapshots	Donkey Kong Game Over
`C:\Mame\howto`	How To Instruction Screen Snapshots	Strider 2 How To
`C:\Mame\logo`	Manufacturer Logo Snapshots	Konami Logo
`C:\Mame\marquees`	Cabinet Marquee Pictures	Donkey Kong Marquee
`C:\Mame\pcb`	System PCB Pictures	Donkey Kong PCB
`C:\Mame\scores`	In-Game Hiscore Screen Snapshots	Donkey Kong Hi-Score
`C:\Mame\select`	Character/Vehicle Select Screen Snapshots	Street Fighter 2 Select
`C:\Mame\snap`	In-Game System Snapshots	Donkey Kong Snapshot
`C:\Mame\snap\<system>\`	In-Game Software Snapshots	Sonic The Hedghog Snapshot
`C:\Mame\title`	In-Game Title Screen Snapshots	Donkey Kong Title
`C:\Mame\title\<system>\`	In-Game Software Title Screen Snapshots	Sonic The Hedgehog Title
`C:\Mame\versus`	In-Game Player vs Player Snapshots	Street Fighter 2 Versus
`C:\Mame\warning`	In-Game Warning Screen Snapshots*	Street Fighter 2 Warning

Description	Example
In-Game Artwork Previews `C:\Mame\artpreview`	Donkey Kong Art
In-Game Boss Snapshots `C:\Mame\bosses`	Arkanoid 2 Boss
Case/Cabinet Pictures `C:\Mame\cabinets`	Donkey Kong Cabinet
Software Covers `C:\Mame\covers`	Virtua Fighter (Megadrive 32x)
Control Panel Pictures `C:\Mame\cpanel`	Donkey Kong Control Panel
Hardware Device Pictures* `C:\Mame\devices`	Commodore c1530 Cassette
Game Ending Snapshots `C:\Mame\ends`	Donkey Kong Ending
System Flyer Scans `C:\Mame\flyers`	Donkey Kong Flyer
Game Over Snapshots `C:\Mame\gameover`	Donkey Kong Game Over
How To Instruction Screen Snapshots `C:\Mame\howto`	Strider 2 How To
Manufacturer Logo Snapshots `C:\Mame\logo`	Konami Logo
Cabinet Marquee Pictures `C:\Mame\marquees`	Donkey Kong Marquee
System PCB Pictures `C:\Mame\pcb`	Donkey Kong PCB
Hiscore Screen Snapshots `C:\Mame\scores`	Donkey Kong Hi-Score
Character/Vehicle Select Screen Snapshots `C:\Mame\select`	Street Fighter 2 Select
In-Game System Snapshots `C:\Mame\snap`	Donkey Kong Snapshot
In-Game Software Snapshots `C:\Mame\snap\<system>\`	Sonic The Hedghog Snapshot
In-Game Title Screen Snapshots `C:\Mame\title`	Donkey Kong Title
Title Screen Snapshots `C:\Mame\title\<system>\`	Sonic The Hedgehog Title
In-Game Player vs Player Snapshots `C:\Mame\versus`	Street Fighter 2 Versus
In-Game Warning Screen Snapshots* `C:\Mame\warning`	Street Fighter 2 Warning

To capture your own snapshot when a system is running, you just need to press the F12 key. If you capture your own snapshots, then they are stored in a subfolder of the C:\Mame\snap folder. This sub folder will be named the same as the system that you are running. You can also download the different snapshot types from Progetto-Snaps or as part of the MAME Extras torrent on Pleasuredome. If you download the snapshots then they will be extracted into the main folder of the snapshot type you've selected, not sub folders.