visbrain.objects.GridSignalsObj.screenshot

GridSignalsObj.screenshot(self, saveas, print_size=None, dpi=300.0, unit='centimeter', factor=None, region=None, autocrop=False, bgcolor=None, transparent=False, obj=None, line_width=1.0, **kwargs)[source]

Take a screeshot of the scene.

By default, the rendered canvas will have the size of your screen. The screenshot() method provides two ways to increase to exported image resolution :

  • Using print_size, unit and dpi inputs : specify the size of the image at a specific dpi level. For example, you might want to have an (10cm, 15cm) image at 300 dpi.

  • Using the factor input : multiply the default image size by this factor. For example, if you have a (1920, 1080) monitor and if factor is 2, the exported image should have a shape of (3840, 2160) pixels.

Parameters
saveasstr

The name of the file to be saved. This file must contains a extension like .png, .tiff, .jpg…

print_sizetuple | None

The desired print size. This argument should be used in association with the dpi and unit inputs. print_size describe should be a tuple of two floats describing (width, height) of the exported image for a specific dpi level. The final image might not have the exact desired size but will try instead to find a compromize regarding to the proportion of width/height of the original image.

dpifloat | 300.

Dots per inch for printing the image.

unit{‘centimeter’, ‘millimeter’, ‘pixel’, ‘inch’}

Unit of the printed size.

factorfloat | None

If you don’t want to use the print_size input, factor simply multiply the resolution of your screen.

regiontuple | None

Select a specific region. Must be a tuple of four integers each one describing (x_start, y_start, width, height).

autocropbool | False

Automaticaly crop the figure in order to have the smallest space between the brain and the border of the picture.

bgcolorarray_like/string | None

The background color of the image.

transparentbool | False

Specify if the exported figure have to contains a transparent background.

objVisbrainObj | None

Pass a Visbrain object if you want to use the camera of an other object for the sceen rendering.

kwargsdict | {}

Optional arguments are passed to the VisbrainCanvas class.