screenshot app for the wii

tech.junkie · 07-16-2007, 06:14 PM

hi there!

is there a screenshot app for the wii? how do the people at IGN get theirs? i wanted to use screenshots as wallpapers or post them at forums when i get stuck or show the mii's on the plaza/parade.

stoereboy1 · 07-16-2007, 06:21 PM

what are you meaning

FR. · 07-16-2007, 06:22 PM

I don't think there is any screen app for the Wii you can buy, but wait for other members to post here, they might have some other options or opinions to give to you.

Squall7 · 07-16-2007, 06:48 PM

The preview screens that ign have are given to them by the developers of the game.

One thing you could do, is get a DVD recorder, record footage of you playing the Wii, then transfer it to your PC, and rip the videos off, take a single image and do whatever you want with it.

It's how I got my avatar and signature!

P.S. If you want any more info, just ask!

awdawg · 07-17-2007, 12:17 AM

or perhaps a simpler idea, tv capture card, with the inputs you need

vagrant · 07-17-2007, 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by awdawg

or perhaps a simpler idea, tv capture card, with the inputs you need

Was going to post the same thing. Or if you use a PC that allows for video input. you usually have a way to capture the video.

ciper · 07-17-2007, 01:27 AM

I think the point of this thread is to find the most convoluted methods to get screen shots. Mine is -

Connect my Wii to my Tivo and record the screen input. Extract the file over FTP and use an application to convert the TY file to an MPG. Then use video editing software to extract the correct frame from the MPEG file and save it as a JPEG.

Rosbaughcr · 07-17-2007, 03:58 AM

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Originally Posted by ciper

I think the point of this thread is to find the most convoluted methods to get screen shots. Mine is -

Connect my Wii to my Tivo and record the screen input. Extract the file over FTP and use an application to convert the TY file to an MPG. Then use video editing software to extract the correct frame from the MPEG file and save it as a JPEG.

Haha, thats a lot of effort for a screenshot.

S.S. · 07-17-2007, 04:03 AM

Ok, you want a REALLY easy way? There is a cord out there that can let you use your computer moniter as a TV screen...then just press the Prt Scrn button. Seriously, the hardest part is finding the cord >_<

vagrant · 07-17-2007, 04:06 AM

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Originally Posted by S.S.

Ok, you want a REALLY easy way? There is a cord out there that can let you use your computer moniter as a TV screen...then just press the Prt Scrn button. Seriously, the hardest part is finding the cord >_<

If you just use a VGA adapter to hook your wii up to your monitor, explain where the print screen button is located on the wii.

Think about that one.

nic7 · 07-17-2007, 04:06 AM

yeah, so that about answers ur question.

vagrant · 07-17-2007, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by nic7

yeah, so that about answers ur question.

Iowa baby represent.

SadistBlue · 07-17-2007, 05:15 AM

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The V-Box for Wii by XCM is more than just a VGA Box to connect your Wii console to any PC screens. It is USB based, you connect to any PC via USB 2.0 port and let you record or capture all that your Wii display on the screens.
An add-on recorder also can allow you to record DVD/VCD/CD via the V-Box from the disk player to your PC hard drive.

http://www.divineo.com/divineo_suppo...x/big_img2.jpg
http://www.divineo.com/cgi-bin/div-us/zz-wii-vbox

S.S. · 07-17-2007, 05:21 AM

Thank you sadist, that's exactly what I was thinking of. The Print Screen button is located on the keyboard and the both the computer AND the Wii are hooked up to the moniter

paintba||er · 07-17-2007, 05:28 AM

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Originally Posted by S.S.

Thank you sadist, that's exactly what I was thinking of. The Print Screen button is located on the keyboard and the both the computer AND the Wii are hooked up to the moniter

Print screen will only take a screenshot of what the PC is outputting, not what is displayed on the monitor.

Edit: I just realized that you were talking about that thing that Sadist posted so nvm.

vagrant · 07-17-2007, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by S.S.

Thank you sadist, that's exactly what I was thinking of. The Print Screen button is located on the keyboard and the both the computer AND the Wii are hooked up to the moniter

It's awesome, but I wouldn't have referred to it as a "cable"

S.S. · 07-17-2007, 05:45 AM

Well there was a less advanced version that was even more of a cable than this one, but Sadist managed to find the upgrade that I had heard about...since I hadn't seen it yet I didn't want to mention it as if it were a fact

SadistBlue · 07-17-2007, 06:21 AM

I had posted it awhile ago to someone elses question inquering video's. I wasn't aware of a lesser version, however for the most part this is the type of utility to use. Besides lower quality 3rd party camera's aimed at the screen.

S.S. · 07-17-2007, 06:42 AM

Yeah, I found out about it during the days of the Gamecube...when it was still relatively new...