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One thing that was a big barrier when considering writing about video games was the lack of skill in taking screenshots. At least ones that dont clearly reveal whats behind the curtain and hint at my equipment for photography (i.e. My Iphone or Ipad). Looking around at my peers and noticing clearly better quality in their attempts, and having too young a presence or too little credabilty on any site to comfortably ask around, I figured to pull out the soap box, stand atop it, and shout for a helping hand.


Yay! My TV is in the shot

What are people using to take screenshots? Its to my understanding steam and other pc games have programs in place that take screenshots and add to internal databases, but what about console games? Trying to pull of that perfect action moment in-game, and finding the right angle at the same time mid battle isnt the easiest skill to master. And what for eliminating HUD elements? Any tips would be helpful, and choice of platform doesnt matter, I will take advice for any of them. Thanks!
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As far as I'm aware, the best way to take in-game screenshots that in games that don't have a programmed screenshot feature is to use a capture card that goes through a PC. From there you can take screenshots, however it's a pretty pricey way just to take screenshots.
There is a cheaper way to do it than Sweishiee's solution.
If you play the game through Steam,press F12 at any point while you are playing,and Steam will capture a screenshot for you. When you exit the game,a Steam window showing all your screenshots will appear. You can press F12 many times while on the game,and Steam will save as many screenshots you want.

If your game isn't a Steam game though,the process is a bit more complicated.
1) While playing press Printscreen key on your keyboard.
2) Exit the game to go back to desktop screen.
3) Open Microsoft Paint.
4) Click "paste". The screenshot will appear inside Paint's window.
5) Click "save" and save it.
If it's from a video, like in VLC or WMP, a simple PrtScn won't work. Instead press CTRL+I and you'll be able to save a capture.
If you want more quality in WMP do this:

1) Click Tools then Options.
2) Then Performance.
3) Click the Advanced button.
4) Go to Video Acceleration Settings and uncheck "Use Overlays"
5) Click okay, then click Apply, say Yes if prompted, and then Ok in the Options window.

Then print screen at your leisure.
I ghetto screenshot

Use a program like Cam studio to record then use vlc player to screenshot it.
There are devices designed specifically for capturing video and screenshots from consoles, like this one from Roxio. Go to Amazon and search for "recorder video console game", a bunch of different devices will come up (many quite expensive, though).

If you have a capture card of some sort in your PC, though, you might find solutions that are cheaper, though, as some of the guys are describing above.
What I want to know is how people do the live stream capture of their console games.
Thanks for the help guys, I think Ill set my sights on the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Capture-PlayStation-Recorder-10025010/dp/B00840353W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347513031&sr=8-2&keywords=game+capture">Elgato Game Capture HD</a> Its pricey, but it at a glance it looks like what Im looking for
Thanks for the help guys, I think Ill set my sights on the Elgato Game Capture HD Its pricey, but it at a glance it looks like what Im looking for. http://www.amazon.com/Elgato-Capture-PlayStation-Recorder-10025010/dp/B00840353W/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1347513031&sr=8-2&keywords=game+capture"

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