---
name: "snap2tzx"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "fuse-emulator-utils"
version: "1.4.3-2+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/snap2tzx"
---

# snap2tzx(1)

Convert ZX Spectrum snapshot to .tzx tape images

## NAME

snap2tzx — Convert ZX Spectrum snapshot to .tzx tape images

## SYNOPSIS

**snap2tzx** \[-1 *string*\] \[-2 *string*\] \[-b *colour*\] \[-g *string*\] \[-l *string*\] \[-o *filename*\] \[-r\] \[-s *speed*\] \[-v\] \[-$ *filename*\] *snapshot*

## DESCRIPTION

snap2tzx converts a ZX Spectrum snapshot into a .tzx tape image.

## OPTIONS

- \-1 *string*

  causes *string* (which has a maximum of 32 characters) to be shown while loading.

- \-2 *string*

  causes *string* (maximum 32 characters) to also be shown while loading.

- \-b *colour*

  specifies the border colour while loading.

- \-g *string*

  causes *string* (maximum 32 characters) to be used as the game name while loading.

- \-l *string*

  causes *string* (maximum 8 characters) to be used as the BASIC filename in the loader.

- \-o *filename*

  causes the output to be sent to *filename*.

- \-r

  causes the final line of attribute data in the loading screen to be bright.

- \-s *speed*

  specifies the speed of the loader; available values for *speed* are 0 (1500 bps), 1 (2250 bps), 2 (3000 bps), 3 (4500 bps), 4 (5000 bps) and 5 (6000 bps).

- \-v

  specifies verbose output.

- \-$ *filename*

  specifies that the ZX Spectrum screen stored in *filename* should be used as the loading screen.

- \-h, --help

  give brief usage help, listing available options.

- \-V, --version

  output version information.

- *snapshot*

  specifies the snapshot (in a format supported by [*libspectrum*(3)](/libspectrum/3.md)) to be converted.

In any *string* parameter, the tilde (~) will be converted into a copyright symbol.

## BUGS

None known.

## SEE ALSO

[*fuse*(1)](/fuse/1.md), [*fuse-utils*(1)](/fuse-utils/1.md), [*libspectrum*(3)](/libspectrum/3.md), [*listbasic*(1)](/listbasic/1.md), [*snapconv*(1)](/snapconv/1.md)

The comp.sys.sinclair Spectrum FAQ, at\
 *http://www.worldofspectrum.org/faq/index.html*.

## AUTHOR

Philip Kendall (philip-fuse@shadowmagic.org.uk).

Tomaz Kac wrote *z802tzx* (*ftp://ftp.worldofspectrum.org/pub/sinclair/tools/unix/z802tzx-1.2.tar.gz*), on which  *snap2tzx* is very heavily based.

Martijn van der Heide wrote the turbo-loading code, originally for *Taper* (*http://www.worldofspectrum.org/taper.html*).