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I'm not sure whether this is a Free Time issue or a new video card issue since the new video card was installed two days after Free Time, but here's the issue.  My video card is an ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2.  Brand new, obviously. 

Everything looks great in-game (except for the TV screen not showing up, and I don't know if that's a related issue) but when I go to my storytelling folder I'm having two problems.  First, I'm getting multiples of the same shot.  There will sometimes be 2, 3 or even 4 copies of identical screenshots.  Second, and far more disturbing, I'm getting extra shots in there that look like THESE.

http://community.livejournal.com/thesims2/5108576.html (http://community.livejournal.com/thesims2/5108576.html)

(The link goes to my LJ post about this issue and shows the screenshots).

Also, see a few posts down for pic regarding what I"m seeing in neighborhood view.

I'm sort of at a loss as to what could be causing this issue.  Any clue?  Thanks!

I haven't taken any snapshots yet, but I will soon. If I see any bugginess, I will report back.

Apparently there are some issues (notably the black TV screens) with the ATI Radeon 3xxx series cards.  New drivers are available, I believe and you may wish to try them.

I have an old ATI Radeon X300 series video card and screenshots, photos, videos are working fine in my game.  I suspect that at least part of your problem is a video driver issue.

Well, I do have the most recent drivers, so if that's the issue, then I guess I'm screwed, LOL.  It's not the TV pictures not showing up that I mind so much but the random extra wonky screenshots showing up in my storytelling folder.  Thanks for your advice.  :)

Try rolling back the drivers to a previous version?

Check the "Building a PC for the Sims2" thread (or some title like that).  There are others there with your video card who may have advice that is more useful.  :)

Thanks for your advice.  :)  I just hope this pulling random thumbnails and sticking them on duplicate screenshots and screwing up my lots so THEY also look like borked thumbnails isn't a symptom of a dangerous problem.  Like a BFBVFS problem.

Yes, I'm pretty sure my lots are NOT supposed to look like this.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y4/kaydee777/Screenshot.jpg)

I have taken out all of my downloads and this is what my playable lots look like in two different neighborhoods.

Graphic card issue, for sure.
Try to lower the graphic acceleration. If this not work, try to update drivers. If the newest drivers are not working, try old ones.

I went in to look, as I hadn't actually used the game's picture capture since installing FT (I use a screen capture program instead. Why be stuck with their crappy low res pics?) but everything is fine on my 3850 and the newest drivers.

Since you're getting multiples of the same shot, I'm thinking it may be a game issue. So odd, though.

I appreciate your checking for me!  I just don't like to use a screen capture program because it takes so much more editing when you're posting a legacy, so.  I am getting duplicates, those odd thumbnail shots, the lots look borked and about half of the shots I take in-game are showing up as just black.  I took out all downloads just to be sure it wasn't something in there but it didn't seem to make a difference.  If nobody HERE knows what the hell is going on, then I guess I'm just screwed, LOL.  Do you think this calls for a reinstall or perhaps I should just wait for the next drivers to come out in a couple of weeks?  What would YOU do?  :P

Lazy  :P

I don't sit on my ass at home all day like SOME people, I actually have to WORK, and therefore don't have time to edit the hell out of every pic if I ever want to post the damn story.   ::)

I'd reinstall, personally. *shrug* Of  course, then I "sit on my ass all day" so why listen to me, eh?

LOL, that was just me teasing squish, she's a friend of mine on the LJ forums.  Nothing against non-working people.  Just her  :P

Again, thanks for your help.  I guess I'll try the reinstall.

Oh dang, that was almost a Retard-O.