How to Screen Capture Console Games
With YouTube.com and other media hosting sites out there, more and more gamers want to record their video game triumphs and display them to the world. Other sites, like Justin.tv, allow you to broadcast your game-playing live over the Internet. While the process for capturing your video game accomplishments is simple, a bit of preparation is necessary. When you are done, you will be able to take not just screen shots, but also full featured video captures.
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Things You'll Need
- Video capture card
- Computer
- Video game console
- Composite cable splitter
- Two extra composite audio/video cables
Instructions
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Install the video capture card in your computer according to the manufacturer's instructions. You must ensure that your video capture card has both composite video and audio inputs to capture both the video and sound from your video game console.
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Plug the audio/video cable into the back of your video game console, then plug the composite end into the composite audio/video splitter.
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Plug both of the extra composite audio/video cables into the splitter's outputs. Plug the first audio/video composite cable into your television. Plug the second audio/video cable into your computer's video capture card.
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Start up the video capture software that came with your video capture card, and at the same time, turn on your TV and video game console.
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Select the composite cable inputs as the audio/video source for your video capture software once the video game console is on. At this point, you will see the video game on both your television and in the video capture software window. Select "Record" when you are ready to start saving gameplay footage to your computer or take individual screen captures.
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Tips & Warnings
If you want to record your gaming session in High Definition (HD), you must ensure that your video capture card is capable of receiving HD signals.
