How to capture screenshots on your PSP
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July 4, 2009 •
Now that you’ve installed custom firmware on your PSP, you’re probably wondering what you can do with it right? How about taking screenshots on your PSP? Interested? Keep on reading 😀
Requirements:
- Any PSP with Custom Firmware installed. If you don’t have custom firmware on your PSP, read this guide on how to install custom firmware.
- Download:
Important: Updated guide to accommodate Hen users.
Important: Updated guide to accommodate PSP Go users.
How to install Screen Capture on your PSP
- Extract the Screencapture pack anywhere on your computer
- Connect your PSP to your PC and check if there is a seplugins folder on the root of your memory stick.
- If you don’t have a seplugins folder, copy the seplugins folder to the root of your memory stick as shown below
- If you have an seplugins folder, check if you have these 3 files inside it:
- Copy screenshotbmp.prx from the seplugins from the folder you’ve extracted to the seplugins folder on the root of your memory stick
- Go to the seplugins folder and open these files:
- On each file add the line:
- If you have a PSP Go, use this line instead:
- If you don’t have any of those 3 files mentioned above, just copy the ones from the seplugins folder you’ve just extracted
[sourcecode language=”css”]
game.txt
pops.txt
vsh.txt
[/sourcecode][sourcecode language=”css”]
ms0:/seplugins/screenshotbmp.prx 1
[/sourcecode][sourcecode language=”css”]
ef0:/seplugins/screenshotbmp.prx 1
[/sourcecode] - If you’re running a PSP with a full CFW (5.00 M33, 5.50 GEN-D3):
- Turn off your PSP
- Enter the recovery menu (if you’re not on chickHen, hold the R button when turning on your PSP
- Go to plugins and enable the screenshotbmp.prx where you want to use it
[sourcecode language=”css”]
game = inside a PSP game
pops = inside a POPS loader game/ PSX game
vsh = on your XMB
[/sourcecode] - Restart your PSP (either manually or using the option to restart in the recovery menu
- If you’re running a PSP with Hen: (5.03 GEN-C, 6.20 TN-C, 6.31 Hen, 6.35 Hen, 6.35 PRO-A):
- Press select to enter the VSH Menu
- Select the option to restart Hen
- Once you’re back on your PSP’s XMB. Press the note button and you should see your PSP’s screen inverting it’s colors (you’ll know it when you see it). This is the screenshot plugin working.
- Go to Photos on your XMB and you should see your screenshot
The images below were taken with this plugin. It’s my character on Monster Hunter Freedom Unite 😀
great guide. I always wondered how they make those screenshots.
Thanks. For me though, I was wondering why I didn’t post this quite a while back 😀
thnxx alotttt for this tut it workk greatt on my psp 5.00m33-6
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Glad to be of help 😀 I’ll be posting some more of the useful homebrew apps so be sure to subscribe via RSS 😀
so how can I capture screenshot if I’m running chickHEN on my PSP?
or should I try it first before loading the chickHEN?
for ChickHen you need to press L + the note key
Woot, longsword user! 😀 Just upgraded to unite din. 😀
Meet tayo para sa adhoc session minsan 😀
Hmm… This’ll be even more interesting when a video recorder for PSP appears.
Ui sylv3rblade!!!! Mas maganda ba ang quality nito kaysa sa Freecheat na screenshot???
di ko pa nagagamit un pero simple lang kasi to 😀 I’ve been using the plugin since I got my first PSP.
ahh ok salamat!
now i fkin understand what it means by “adding the line” to vsh.. i was so confused about this untill now,, thank you very much for this..r u a girl? if u are then u must be smart..
hi, just would like to clarify 🙂 so if im on chickHen running 5.00m33-6, i follow everything and just skip the turn off and recovery menu steps? i can go straight to L+note key?
uhmm, panu po kumuha ng screenshot??
press the note key
Let’s say I want to change the sub folder that the pics end up in, how do I go about doing that?
i have chikhen an cfwenabler on my psp3000. it doesnt seem to work. i did everything in the instructions except the turning it off part. help please.
if sumoe has 5.xx via chickHEN: THEN DO the FOLLOWING:–
1. Create a file named – CXMB – on the root of ur memory stick and place just the .prx file in it.
2. create or copy the seplugins folder on the root of ur memory stick.
3. create .txt document’sss named- game, vsh and pops
4. write the following in those 3 folders-ms0:/seplugins/screenshotbmp.prx 1
5. 1 means that they have been enabled
6. ensure that that the .prx file is also in the seplugins folder.
7. when done press the note key and u will see that the picture is being saved.
8. Note key is on the left side of select key…….
Thanks for the useful post! Works like a charm in 5.03 GEN-C via ChickHEN R2. 🙂
For you guys out there, download this easy screencapture pack:
http://depositfiles.com/files/hq1siby9n
Everything has already been set. Simply copy the contents of the folder to the root of your memory stick (MS:\) and snap away!
hey kathy i followed every thing u said i use chicken it still doesnot work
oh and i turn my psp off connecting in to a computer it won`t connect if i have my chicken on my version is 5.03 with hack m33-6
hi, i used this plugin a long time (in capturing gameplays)…
but i wonder if i can capture shots on the vsh itself. so it happened that i read this article and got interested.
In the end, yes, the plugin worked on the games, but not the on the vsh. Is it i press another button or else? please help. Have the Firmware 5.03 GEN-C (FULL) via chickHEN…
i would like to ask if you a configuration 5.03 prome? tnx!
just updated.
Hi, i followed all ur instructions but still with no good result. I’m running CFW TN Hen-C. Nothing happen every time i hit the NOTE (?) button on my PSP. I restared the VSH Menu and hit the ? button and nothing happens. Can u tell me if i’m doing something wrong. Hope to hear u soon! A gazillion thanks!
Are you on a PSP Go or a regular PSP? Please check if you have the right storage code (ef0 for PSP Go, ms0 for regular PSPs)
Hi sir, i have a PSP 2003 running CFW TN Hen – C and a prometheus ISO loader. I followed the code for regular PSP and it really didn’t work. T____T
Hi, just wanna ask if the screenshotbmp.prx is only 5kb size? Your download link is not working. I wanted to try to redownload it and it may fix the prob. Please send me the file to my email if possible. My email is [email protected]. Thanks!
Hi, Nice tutorial : ) cheers for that
I followed your instructions but the note button still mutes/unmutes when I press it and I don’t get a screenshot.
PSP GO using 6.35 PRO-A4
I checked all the files and they’re all ef0
I chose RESET VSH after pressing select. I also tried restarting and running fastrecovery again.
Odd, please post the contents of the game.txt file
whoa. . . .
thx a lot
its working
I’ve been looking all over for this !! THANK YOU!
Where are the pics saved?
I just found out that captured pics don’t appear in my PSP but they do appear when I open the ‘Photo’ folder in my computer.
They’re under the Photos section on your PSP’s XMB.
Pare d gumagana saken? I’m using 6.20 PRO-B5
I already copied all the files in the spelugins folder into my seplugins in my PSP. I added the line ms0:/seplugins/screenshotbmp.prx to every txt file (game, vsh, pops) pero wala parin eh… and what do you mean reset HEN, walang reset HEN option, ang meron lang ay: CPU Clock XMB, CPU clock game, USB Device, UMD ISO MODE, Recovery Menu, Shutdown Device, Suspend Device, Reset Device, Reset VSH… PLS REPLY ASAP!!
Reset Hen = Reset VSH
forgot to tell you pare, may cwcheat pala naka lagay sa seplugin folder ko at may isang txt file nakalagay (game150.txt). tapos ko na na reset VSH, when i press the note key walang nangyari…
ah my bad.. inedit ko ung page and hinde ko naktia ung typo. It should be
ms0:/seplugins/screenshotbmp.prx 1
may 1 sa dulo since un ang status ng plugin. Will update the page.
may space ba pagkatapos ng prx_1? or prx1 lang… na try ko po kaso wala parin
prx[space]1
be carefull when updating pro-b lcfw. this one made my psp brick. i forgot to disable the plugin when updating the permanent patch, accidentally press the note key…..
wow… so cool!!! pwede po ba magtanong kung compatible siya with CFW 5.50 GEN-D3?
Yep, it works with 5.50 GEN-D3
uhm..does it work on 6.39 firmware? thanks
Works on my PRO B-8 6.39 on a PSP 1000
does this work on 6.35 Pro-B5
PSP 3000
Yep.
It doesn’t work in my XMB
uhm sir, i’ve got a problem here…i use 5.50 M33…now, im in recovery mode, when i enter the Plugins, there’s just screenshotbmp.prx (Enable) but the instruction isn’t like that..can you help me please?
It doesn’t work on 5.50 prome-4. Help? I followed all your instructions…
AND OMG PINOY KA DIBA~
does this work on 5.03 Prome-3? Thanks
Yep
Works perfectly on 6.39 Pro C. Thanks! I was wondering, though, could the screenshot plugin cause a corruption of data? A few days ago I took a screenshot of my home screen and all the data got corrupted right after.
Hmm not sure but it’s better not to risk it. I’ll update this post (or create a new one) with new plugin.
Bat sakin prang matagal yung pag capture? nag biblink lng ng mabilis yung bilog sa left side. :/
In practice, matagal talaga yung capture, makikita mong magnegative yung kulay ng screen then you have the image saved sa PSP. Will update the post with a different plugin.
is it possible to change the button for the screenshot? if yes, how?
My note button is having issues :S
It’s taking screenshots by itself, and sometimes my PSP freezes
what about in psp E100X a.k.a psp street? there is no note button. Help please