On Facebook, we can post and share information in a very easy way because of the User Interface of this site. Now, you know how to share the videos on the Oculus Quest 2, photos or live streams, and the knowledge process of cast Quest 2 footage to your TV. Sometimes not clear how to take screenshots and record videos on the Oculus Quest 2 without leaving the menu and steps to share videos from outside of Facebook. Here, follow the below steps and know how to record and share.
Steps to take and share Oculus Quest 2 screenshots:
This includes three techniques: direct, slightly more involved, and through the Oculus Voice Commands activated.
In-game screenshot:
- Press and hold the Oculus button and hold down the trigger on one of your Touch controllers.
- Now you see the message Photo saved. Now you can see your photo. Press the Oculus button to view notifications, along with a small thumbnail of the screenshot.
- In the System Menu, choose either Sharing or Notifications. Either menu should show the most recent photos you’ve taken.
- After selecting the photo, you want to share, select the Sharing icon in the top right of the menu. You’ll have the option to send it to Facebook News Feed, Facebook Groups, or Messenger.
Through the System menu:
- Click the Oculus button to pull up the system menu while paused in-game.
- Choose the Take Photo option.
- The menu will disappear, and a small, rapidly blinking red light will appear briefly in your vision. then screenshot is taken automatically, and a prompt appears that shows Photo saved. Through these three steps, you can also share the photo on Facebook.
With the Oculus Voice Commands activated:
- Go to the System Menu>Settings>Voice Commands. Double tap the Oculus button quickly. You should hear a chime sound.
- Give command Take a photo. The voice command responds in return that the photo was taken, and the red light blinked. Then see the confirmation thumbnail.
Steps to record and share Oculus Quest 2 video:
From the System menu:
- Click the Oculus button to pull up the system menu while paused in-game.
- Choose the Sharing tab.
- Select Take Video. A blinking red light will appear to show that you’re recording.
- Once you are finished recording, go back to the Sharing menu and tap Take Video to end the recording.
The video’s also going to be somewhat low resolution unless you change the recording settings.
Allow developer mode on your headset:
- Open the Oculus app.
- Select Devices on the bottom navigation bar.
- Select Connect below the icon of your Oculus Quest headset.
- Select developer mode from the list of options below the headset icon.
- Toggle the developer mode switch to on.
You need more steps to ensure everything going smoothly:
- A website will automatically open so you can create a developer account.
- Scroll down and select the link below to create an organization.
- Login with your Oculus account.
- Enter the name of your “organization” (this can be anything).
- Select submit.
- Agree to the terms of the agreement.
- You’ll need to enter a credit or debit card for identity verification. It’s completely free to be an Oculus developer. However, Facebook’s terms of service require you to verify your identity via this method.
Change your video recordings settings:
- On the “Device Actions” window on the main menu, click on the settings icon next to where it says, “Record Video.”
- A window will pop up that allows you to modify your Quest’s recording settings.
With Oculus Voice Commands activated:
- Double tap the Oculus button quickly. You should hear a chime sound.
- Start recording the voice assistant should respond, followed by a blinking red light.
- Once you’ve finished recording, double tap the Oculus button again and say, “Stop recording.”
Using Casting:
- Go to the Sharing menu from the System menu.
- Select Cast.
- Select the Device that you want to cast to. You can choose your Oculus App, Computer, or Chromecast.
- You’ll now have video footage that can be uploaded to any social media site, not just Facebook.
- If you don’t want to give Facebook access to your photos but still want to record from your phone, see how to use a screen recorder on Android phones.
- On your computer, go to oculus.com/casting for opens in a new tab and log into your Oculus/Facebook account.
- Put your headset back on and select Cast, then choose Computer.
- You should see a pop-up that you have 60 seconds to go to that webpage, but in theory, your browser should already show the Livestream.
Steps to Transfer Oculus Quest 2 photos and videos to your PC:
- If your computer doesn’t have a USB-C port, you’ll need a USB-C-to-USB-A adapter.
- If you don’t see the message, unplug and replug the cable into the charging port while still wearing the headset. It should reappear.
- Remove your headset and go to your computer. If you have a Windows computer, you should see the disk appear. (For Mac users, skip to Step 6)
- Open the Oculus Quest 2 disk, then open Oculus > Video Shots. You should be able to see and download all videos that you’ve taken (and delete them afterward).
- The screenshots appear to be slightly larger than the thumbnails, but otherwise appear to be identical.
- Mac users will need the Android File Transfer app for the headset to be recognized.
- Plug in your headset, allow access to data, and then Android File Transfer should automatically open with the same file structure as on Windows.
- Open Oculus > VideoShots to find, download, and delete your video recordings, or Oculus > Screenshots to find your photos.
From all the above-mentioned steps you can take screenshots/record videos and share them on Oculus Quest 2.
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