How Do You Capture Gameplay From An Android Tablet?

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I need to capture gameplay (audio and video) from an android tablet for marketing purposes. The build is currently on a Nexus 7 tablet. Has anyone captured gameplay footage from a similar device? I’m new to android, and I’ve been trying to find suggestions on how to do this. I assume an app for this may not be able to handle doing a longer capture, so is the solution to mirror the tablet to a computer some how and use something like fraps? Or is it as simple (I doubt it) as getting a mini USB to HDMI cable so I can plug the device into my capture station?

Any insight would be helpful, even if it’s just a suggestion of a different forum to post the question.

Thanks!

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Do you actually need it from the device itself? Typically you’d capture it from the editor, in which case you use standard computer screen/video capturing apps.

–Eric

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Don’t ask me why, but yes, it needs to come from the device itself. If I could capture from the editor I’d do it, but it’s not my decision to make. Any ideas? Would using a different tablet help?

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MHL to HDMI won’t work on the Nexus 7, but on other devices that support it.
I would recommend Screencast Video recorder for the best footage, but that also doesn’t work on the Nexus 7 yet:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ms.screencast&feature=more_from_developer#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEwMiwiY29tLm1zLnNjcmVlbmNhc3QiXQ…

So I don’t have a solution, but at least I can tell you what doesn’t work.

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Thanks so much for the input! I have some tablets that are on the MHL list. I’m a little unclear though, do I need a special interface that accepts MHL, or will any capture device using HDMI work? I guess now my questions may be more appropriate for another forum.

Thanks for the help!