# How to capture paraview picture and video in VR from PC

**URL:** https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-capture-paraview-picture-and-video-in-vr-from-pc/5171
**Category:** VR/AR
**Created:** [August 24, 2020, 1:10pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-capture-paraview-picture-and-video-in-vr-from-pc/5171 "2020-08-24T13:10:59Z")
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### Author: ![sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)
#### Post date: [August 24, 2020, 1:11pm UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-capture-paraview-picture-and-video-in-vr-from-pc/5171/1 "2020-08-24T13:11:00Z")

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Dear All,  
i am using vr glass and i can see objects rendered by paraview, and i want to take a picture, but don’t know how to do it?  
especially, it will be great to know how to capture a video from paraview VR.

Thanks and Best Regards,  
Sharon

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### Author: ![sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/67e7ee/32.png) [@sharon](https://discourse.paraview.org/u/sharon)
#### Post date: [August 25, 2020, 12:22am UTC](https://discourse.paraview.org/t/how-to-capture-paraview-picture-and-video-in-vr-from-pc/5171/2 "2020-08-25T00:22:14Z")

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In VR, we can have two approaches:

1. Software approach  
you can open steamVR: VR view window, this window will show what you see from VR devices, you can capture picture or video on PC

2. Hardware approach  
This is hardware dependent, follow you hardware instruction.