#NINTENDO SWITCH VIDEO CAPTURE HOW TO#
How to Copy or Delete All Screenshots and Videos Select all the media you want to delete and then select the “Delete” button. Find the screenshot or video you want to remove from your switch and press the X button. To delete a screenshot or video, head to the Album view from your home screen. Your Nintendo Switch will copy it from the internal storage to the microSD card or vice versa. Press A again to enter the Editing and Posting menu.įrom the Editing and Posting menu, select “Copy”. To copy an individual screenshot or video, open the Album view from your home screen, select the screenshot or video you want to copy, and press the A button to view it. You can also copy screenshots and videos from the microSD card to the system storage, if you want to remove the microSD card from the console. You can copy any screenshot or video to a microSD card, which can be removed from your Nintendo Switch and taken to a computer where you can copy the screenshots or videos from it. How to Copy a Screenshot or Video Between the System Storage and microSD Card Head to Data Management > Manage Save Data/Screenshots and Videos > Manage Screenshots and Videos > Save Location and choose either “microSD Card” or “System Memory” as your preferred save location. To do this, open your home screen and select “System Settings”. Note that the Nintendo Switch doesn’t come with a microSD card, so you can only do this if you’ve purchased a microSD card for your Nintendo Switch or have one lying around. Otherwise, it will save them to its internal system storage. By default, the Switch will save your screenshots and videos to the microSD card if you’ve inserted one. The microSD card can be removed and taken to a computer where you can access the screenshots and videos, if you like.
Your Nintendo Switch can save your screenshots and videos to either its internal storage or a microSD card. How to Choose Where Screenshots and Videos Are Saved
Select “Save” or press A when you’re done to save your changes. If it’s a video clip, you can select the “Trim” option here use the slider bar to choose which part of the video you want to keep. To do so, head to Home > Album, choose the video you want to edit, and select “Editing and Posting” or press A. You can trim a video clip down if you don’t want to share all 30 seconds of it. After you do, select “OK” and your Switch will post the screenshot or video to Facebook or Twitter.
You’ll be prompted to enter a comment that will appear on your social media post. If you haven’t previously linked a Facebook or Twitter account to your Switch, you can do it from this screen. You’ll be prompted to choose a user account on the Switch and then choose either Facebook or Twitter. Select the “Post” option to post your screenshot or video to a social media account. The text tool allows you to choose a size, color, and position for the text. If it’s a screenshot, you can select “Add Text” to add text directly to the picture. Press the A button to view it and then press the A button again to access the Editing and Posting screen. To do this, head to Home > Album and select a picture or video. You can share a screenshot directly on Facebook or Twitter from your Nintendo Switch. How to Share a Screenshot or Video on Facebook and Twitter If you like, you can select “Filter” or press Y and filter the Library to show only screenshots, only videos, content from a specific game, media stored on the internal system memory, or media stored on the microSD card. Select a screenshot or video and press A to view it. The Album view shows all your screenshots and videos, whether they’re stored on your console’s internal memory or on a microSD card. To view all your screenshots and videos, head to your Nintendo Switch’s home screen, select the “Album” icon, and press the A button on your controller to open it. Your Nintendo Switch will automatically capture and save a video of the last 30 seconds of your gameplay You’ll see a “Saving” notification while it’s saving the clip. Just press the button and hold it down instead of pressing it normally. To record gameplay, you use the same Capture button you use to record screenshots.