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Title: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: Timstuff on January 30, 2006, 12:02:53 am

I've been wondering this for a while, because I've often had the urge to take screenshots of my funny Soul Calibur 2 characters (amongst other things), but I don't really know how to do it. Does anyone here have any advice for how to do it?

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: GGKoul on January 30, 2006, 02:52:35 pm

A camera would work.. Any film, digital or phone camera would do.

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: Stingray on January 30, 2006, 03:32:14 pm

I lay my TV face down on a copy machine, but man I hate having to carry it all the way to Kinkos. ;)

-S

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: daywane on January 30, 2006, 08:18:50 pm

I would convert to video ,
play on PC, pause and use "Snag It"

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: elvis on February 01, 2006, 07:36:34 pm

1) PC capture card.  These come in a variety of price/quality combinations.  You can pick up cheapy USB ones now that don't work too bad.  They're verry laggy, which is no good for actual play, but is fine for capturing whole matches or just stills.  You'll need to do some creative wiring so that you can send a signal to both your PC and TV/monitor at the same time.

2) A digital camera with "macro" mode.  Keep it steady (ie: tripod, desk, etc - macro cancels out any sort of wobble control or autofocus).  Turn the lights off in the room, and turn the flash off.  Set it to macro mode (usually a little flower/tulip icon on the camera) and take a photo.  Not as good as a direct capture, but the best way to shoot a screen with a camera (this is how the game reviewers of old did it, with proper RGB monitors for nice clear pixels).

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: 19rjs99 on February 02, 2006, 10:06:13 am

Quote from: elvis on February 01, 2006, 07:36:34 pm

1) PC capture card.  These come in a variety of price/quality combinations.  You can pick up cheapy USB ones now that don't work too bad.  They're verry laggy, which is no good for actual play, but is fine for capturing whole matches or just stills.  You'll need to do some creative wiring so that you can send a signal to both your PC and TV/monitor at the same time.

I have a $30 MSI TV@nywhere Plus http://tinyurl.com/7n9r5 (http://tinyurl.com/7n9r5) card and it has no lag. I play my Xbox on my PC monitor all the time. Just a suggestion for a low cost solution.

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: elvis on February 04, 2006, 06:35:02 pm

Quote from: 19rjs99 on February 02, 2006, 10:06:13 am

I have a $30 MSI TV@nywhere Plus http://tinyurl.com/7n9r5 (http://tinyurl.com/7n9r5) card and it has no lag. I play my Xbox on my PC monitor all the time. Just a suggestion for a low cost solution.

Well, I'm pleased to hear that we're starting to see affordable lag-free solutions hitting the market.  That's good news for people wanting to capture games as well as mobile gamers (hotel hoppers, and the like).

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: shinhed on February 05, 2006, 11:44:24 am

VGA/RGB video capture card and PS2 RGB/VGA cable ;D

Title: Re: What's the best way to take PS2 screenshots?
Post by: dennis808 on February 06, 2006, 04:15:25 pm

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VGA/RGB video capture card ...

What? I didn't knew these even existed... Wat type/brand caputerecard is it, and what resolutions/framerates does it support?