May 29, 2010 Guide on how to take Screenshots while playing PSP Games/XMB through PSP [CWCheat & FreeCheat]: PSP Tip & Guide

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Introducing a new tip  to share on how to take game screenshots through your PSP with two different plugins: CWCheat and FreeCheat —both are multi-function homebrew plugins — enable game cheat code (main function).

From what I gather, after some trial and experiences, both plugins are the best tools to take screenshots rather than other plugins that released since the screenshot plugin introduced. CWCheat and FreeCheat can give you quality performance and less problems while snapping photos. To use the plugins, you need to follow a few guide that I already provided.

Guide on how to take screenshots through your PSP [CWCheat and FreeCheat]


Tutorial 1

Requirement:

• PSP Custom Firmware enable
• CWCheat plugin (Download Here)

If you have problems to install CWCheat plugin, 

please refer the guide provided. (Guide on how to install/run CWCheat)

Step 1

1) To activate CWCheat main menu, you need to press [SELECT] button for several seconds (over than 4 seconds) on your XMB.

1) This is the main menu of CWCheat plugin. Normally, when you enable the plugin (on Recovery Menu) all CWCheat functions will automatically activate. But sometimes, problems may occur. What I mean is, although your CWCheat screenshots mode is active but you can not run it. To solve the problem, you need to do a small 'check-up' on the plugin preference.

2) Press [SELECT] button to enter the main menu. Choose 'Settings' and press enter.

3) You will see some option there. What you need to do is, make sure 'Screenshoot compatibility mode' is labeled by [Y]

After that, select 'Change buttons' to proceed to next step

4) On the 'Change Button' a few of button configuration. You will see 'Screenshoot' was labeled with [L trigger]. It means, [L Trigger] is a hotkey to catch screenshots while you are playing games or in XMB. You change the hotkey by pressing any buttons that suit you. After you finished, exit the menu and test it by pressing the hotkey that you choose.

Note:

While taking a screenshot, your PSP screen will freeze and your Memory Stick LED will flashing for a few seconds (the process is running). Wait until the process done. If the process took much time, it means you failed to snap the picture. Your PSP will hang too. So, if you face this problem, you need to restart your PSP. (No good for ChickHEN newbies).

Check your new screenshots on PSP XMB>> Picture>> Memory Stick>>....They should be there or you can check them direct inside root of memory stick>> Picture/ root of memory stick>> Game>> photo


Tutorial 2

Requirement:

• PSP Custom Firmware enable
• FreeCheat ( Download Here)

If you have problems to install FreeCheat plugin, 

please refer the guide provided. (Guide on how to install/run FreeCheat)

Step 1

To activate FreeCheat main menu, you need to press [NOTE] button for several seconds (over than 4 seconds) on your XMB/Game.

1) This is the main menu of FreeCheat plugin. The plugin will let you to take screenshot in two methods. The first method is : you can take a screenshot through the main menu of FreeCheat and the second is: you can take a screenshot by pressing any hotkeys that you set (Without enter the main menu).

For the 1st method: When you find any screenshots that you want to take, quickly press [NOTE] button to enter the main menu and at the same time to pause the scene. Next, choose SCREENSHOT on the main menu and press enter. You will see your PSP screen wiping down while the process is running. You will get the picture after the process was finished.

The 2nd method: First, you need to set up a hotkey before you can take any screenshots. To set it, you need to enter FreeCheat Setup. Select 'Option' on the menu and press enter.

2) This is FreeCheat SETUP. You will see 2 options that relate with our tutorial. They are 'Setup Hotkeys' and 'SCREENSHOT Setup'. 

To set up the hotkey, select 'Select Hotkeys' and press enter. Please refer 3A figure.

To modify quality of pictures that you will take, save format pictures and save picture location, select 'SCREENSHOT Setup' and press enter. Please refer 3B figure.

3A) You will see various of FreeCheat hotkeys. Select 'Screenshot hotkey' and press enter.

After you enter 'Screenshot hotkey', you need to configure your own hotkey to take screenshot (Press Hotkey). When you are finished, exit the menu.

*Sorry-I failed to provide 'Press Hotkey' figure.

3B) This is SCREENSHOT Setup. You can configure them by press enter button on any option or toggle button on any option.

4) Finally, test your work by pressing the hotkey that you choose.

Note:

While taking a screenshot, your PSP screen will wipe down and your Memory Stick LED will flashing for a few seconds (the process is running). Wait until the process done. If the process took much time, it means you failed to snap the picture. Your PSP will hang too. So, if you face this problem, you need to restart your PSP. (No good for ChickHEN newbies).

Check your new screenshots on PSP XMB>> Picture>> Memory Stick>>....They should be there or you can check them direct inside root of memory stick>> Picture/ root of memory stick>> Game>> photo