FFXIV SCREENSHOT HELPER GUIDE HOW TO

Type 3: Bright Light (a very bright light that can be used to fill rooms)ĭ. Type 2: Standard Light (will light up your whole character)Ĭ. Type 1: Dim light (good for 'replacing' natural light when not available)ī. The three lights here toggle the respective 'Lighting 1/2/3' on/offĪ. (Tip: If you're taking a solo shot, rapidly pressing 1->2 is a good way to advance an animation 'frame-by-frame' to get the perfect pose)ĥ. These buttons freeze your character, or your party mid-animation (Keyboard 1 & 2 / Gamepad: L2 & R2) This toggles lighting on/off for 'Light 1' (Keyboard: X / Gamepad: R1)Ĥ. (Note: Depending on the animation, this will turn their body+head, or just their head)ģ. The 'eyeball' will face your character toward the camera (Keyboard: Spacebar / Gamepad: Triangle) The /gpose menu is composed of three different sub-menus:Ģ.

FFXIV SCREENSHOT HELPER GUIDE HOW TO

We'll go through the interfaces one-by-one, then talk about how to use them.Īfter you see the camera shift, to open the /gpose interface, press 'R' (or ' * ' on the Num Pad) on your keyboard or Triangle on your gamepad. Now that you have everything chosen, it's time to put it all together. The time of day is something that can't be controlled in your shot and will change even when in the /gpose menu, so plan accordingly. Theming your character to an environment can make a normal outfit look amazing (there's a reason a swimsuit model looks better on a beach than in someone's dining room!). Location, location, location! Nothing makes a screenshot really POP than a nice background setting and time of day. If you want to grab a snap of your character in action, then find a monster that is way lower level than you, and attack it with whatever animation you want to capture. (Tip: You can combine animations with expressions by doing the animation and then choosing the expression) (Tip: For animations like /cpose, the most recent pose will be used) (Tip: To reset your animation, do /sit then stand back up) The 'Select Action' toggle from the 'Effects' menu (shown further below) is required in order to perform your animation in /gpose. This can be done by doing any emote in your chatbar, or choosing an emote from your emote menu. Before entering /gpose, you want to choose your animation.

Ffxiv screenshot helper guide