Recording Games
RustySpoon
Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18069Members
Join Date: 2003-07-10 Member: 18069Members
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How do people record videos from games?
I've been looking at these WoW PvP movies for some time now, and in some
of the credits people mention fraps, so I gave it a go.
The videos I watch are OK fps, but when I record it's literally below 3.
Do these people just have godly HDD's or am I doing something wrong?
Are there some other proggies that do the same, but are faster, or is
fraps's way the only one?
Help meh, I wanted to shoot some PvP raiding with the guild <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
I've been looking at these WoW PvP movies for some time now, and in some
of the credits people mention fraps, so I gave it a go.
The videos I watch are OK fps, but when I record it's literally below 3.
Do these people just have godly HDD's or am I doing something wrong?
Are there some other proggies that do the same, but are faster, or is
fraps's way the only one?
Help meh, I wanted to shoot some PvP raiding with the guild <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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To get good FPS with Fraps, a really fast hard drive will definately help.
Fraps gives me an uncompressed avi file (it may be compressed, but the file size is so huge that it can't be compressed very much), rather than a set of bitmaps.
I use the DIVX codec (comes with the DIVX player install) and
there size difference is usually very good compared to the likes
of .wmv
I use the DIVX codec (comes with the DIVX player install) and
there size difference is usually very good compared to the likes
of .wmv <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's what I do, but I use Xvid.
I use the DIVX codec (comes with the DIVX player install) and
there size difference is usually very good compared to the likes
of .wmv <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's what I do, but I use Xvid. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
I used WinMPG once. It took my 700 Meg file down to 30 meg. And it didn't sacrifice too much quality. Althought I think I may have been dreaming, and that never really happened.
I use the DIVX codec (comes with the DIVX player install) and
there size difference is usually very good compared to the likes
of .wmv <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
That's what I do, but I use Xvid. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I used WinMPG once. It took my 700 Meg file down to 30 meg. And it didn't sacrifice too much quality. Althought I think I may have been dreaming, and that never really happened. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
arrr mighty possible
The mediaplayers FPS was at 25 ( I had set fraps to do that, and I could see the FPS since fraps was still running) but the video itself looked as bad as the game had.
Do I have to compress it to make it look good, or am I doomed because of my suckity PC?
That makes a difference?
I'm running on a 9100 saphire... <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
FAIL
not that i know of, but usually recording ingame demos doesnt hurt your fps as would running fraps, just record the video in the games ingame demo and watch it while recording in fraps
A great tool for ingame recording, many options.
Runs great with WoW and supports compressing while recording.