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MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
ok i have this problem: how do you make a half life demo into a wav file? (its cs)

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  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    Um... wav files are sound. And uncompressed sound at that. So, you would basically have a lot of gunfire and the occasional radio chatter, in an absolutely huge file. There are two ways I can think to do this... First is to record a video in FRAPS of the demo, then use VirtualDUB to extract the audio into an uncompressed .wav. Second would be to use a cable to connect the speaker port on your comp to the mic port and record using any recording program.

    Of course the question of why you want a .wav of a demo still remains...
  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    Get a program that records from standard Wave Out
    load up half-life
    playdemo <demoname>



    a demo is not a media file, its just a text file with scripted actions in it to recreate what happened during the game. It is not a media file, thus you can't simply 'convert' it to a media type... Essentially what you're asking to do is like wanting to convert a Word document into pancakes.



    mmmm pancakes...
  • MetalcatMetalcat Join Date: 2004-08-11 Member: 30528Members
    hmmm can you explain a little better i dont really get it and it would be nice with links? and with wav i mean the windows media movie thingie (film?)
  • ThE_HeRoThE_HeRo Join Date: 2003-01-25 Member: 12723Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+Aug 18 2004, 01:55 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ Aug 18 2004, 01:55 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Get a program that records from standard Wave Out
    load up half-life
    playdemo <demoname>



    a demo is not a media file, its just a text file with scripted actions in it to recreate what happened during the game. It is not a media file, thus you can't simply 'convert' it to a media type... Essentially what you're asking to do is like wanting to convert a Word document into pancakes.



    mmmm pancakes... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    That analogy is awesome.
  • Dorian_GrayDorian_Gray Join Date: 2004-02-15 Member: 26581Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Metalcat+Aug 18 2004, 07:04 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Metalcat @ Aug 18 2004, 07:04 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> hmmm can you explain a little better i dont really get it and it would be nice with links? and with wav i mean the windows media movie thingie (film?) <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    So you're saying that by one thing you mean something completely different? Okay.

    Use <a href='http://www.google.ca/search?q=fraps' target='_blank'>Fraps</a> and it can record what's on your screen. So when you play the demo, hit record in <a href='http://www.google.ca/search?q=fraps' target='_blank'>fraps</a>. That gets you a video. Compress it as you see fit with <a href='http://www.google.ca/search?q=xvid' target='_blank'>XviD</a>, <a href='http://www.google.ca/search?q=divx' target='_blank'>DivX</a> or something else, using <a href='http://www.google.ca/search?q=virtualdub' target='_blank'>virtualdub</a>
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