Taking screenshots and screen recordings

You can capture screenshots and record videos of what you're viewing in VR so you can share them or review them later. Your headset also allows screen capture and recording in passthrough mode.

Tip: To enable screen capture and recording in passthrough mode, go to Settings, select Advanced > Camera settings, and then turn on Allow passthrough recording and casting.

Use the following methods to capture screenshots or record your screen:

Method	Steps
Capture a screenshot	Do either of the following: Press the VIVE and Trigger buttons on the right controller at the same time. Press the Headset and Volume down buttons at the same time.
Record your screen	Do either of the following: Press the Headset and Volume up buttons at the same time to start recording. Press them again to stop recording. Press the VIVE and Grip buttons at the same time to start recording. Press them again to stop recording.
Capture a screenshot or record your screen with a timer	Open the VIVE Menu. To find out how, see The VIVE Menu. Select to take a screenshot or select to record the screen. The headset will take the screenshot or start capturing video after a 3-second delay. To stop screen recording, press the VIVE button again, point to the Record button, and then select Stop Recording .

Method

Steps

Capture a screenshot

Do either of the following:

Press the VIVE and Trigger buttons on the right controller at the same time.
Press the Headset and Volume down buttons at the same time.

Record your screen

Do either of the following:

Press the Headset and Volume up buttons at the same time to start recording. Press them again to stop recording.
Press the VIVE and Grip buttons at the same time to start recording. Press them again to stop recording.

Capture a screenshot or record your screen with a timer

Open the VIVE Menu. To find out how, see The VIVE Menu.
Select to take a screenshot or select to record the screen. The headset will take the screenshot or start capturing video after a 3-second delay.

To stop screen recording, press the VIVE button again, point to the Record button, and then select Stop Recording .

Note:

You can also capture screenshots while recording video.
Screen recording pauses automatically when you access certain kinds of dialog boxes, such as password screens.
Screen capturing and recording may not be available in some apps.
Screenshots and screen recordings are saved to your headset's internal storage. You can transfer them to a storage card or computer later. To find out how, see the following topics:
Copying files between the headset and external storage

Transferring screenshots and screen recordings to your computer

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