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How to Take Xbox Screenshots

Taking screenshots of your Xbox games is an important aspect of writing about or reviewing video games. It’s also nice to save an image of your high score to show off to friends. Unfortunately, there is no native way to take screen captures of your video games on the Xbox 360. To do so, you will need to connect the system to your computer via video inputs and use screen recording software.

Things You'll Need

Xbox 360
Video card with component or HDMI inputs
Screen/video capture software
HDMI cable or component cables

Instructions

- 1
  Install the graphics card and included software applications. Refer to the user guides for troubleshooting.
- 2
  Plug the Xbox into the graphics card input via HDMI cable or component cables. The colored end of the component cables (red, green, white, and blue plugs) will connect to the graphics card; the other end, an Xbox-specific port, plugs into the back of the Xbox. Match the colored plugs to the colored inputs.
- 3
  Turn on the Xbox and launch the software included with the graphics card. The monitor should display the Xbox’s display within the application.
- 4
  Press “Print Screen” (“Prnt Scrn”) on the keyboard to take a screenshot of the desktop, which will capture the Xbox game being played through the graphics software. This will save the screen shot to the clipboard, which then can be pasted into an application (for instance, email, Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop) and saved. If your keyboard does not have the "Print Screen" button, newer versions of Windows (Vista Home Premium and above) include a tool called "Snipping Tool" (located in "Programs") that allows you to take screenshots.

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