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 How To Take Videos of Your Computer Games, Screen Capture 101 for Gaming

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goldfries
post Jun 28 2009, 01:58 AM

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2 things you must know about FRAPS.

1. FREE version limits you to 30 seconds recording, and has the www.fraps.com thing embedded.

refer to my videos......





2. FRAPS avi file have problem with Youtube. It just wouldn't be processed, so you'll have to convert it to something else before upload. I converted mine to WMV, and much smaller size too, before uploading.

*yes, I just uploaded like 100mb++ of video Saturday morning, to only found out it can't be processed. sad.gif

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- The reason FRAPS video cannot be converted by jewtube is because it uses it's own codec, which would only exist if you install the software.

- You can recompress it with better codec (Xvid, DivX, x264) using Virtual Dub, a free video editing software. I personally recommend recompressing the video using x264 codec.

- While recording, you must also take in equation that the software WILL use up a lot of processor and graphic power. Make sure the game runs at an FPS HIGHER than the rate you want to record it. Setting the FPS in FRAPS will usually lower the game's FPS rate to that of FRAPS when recording.

- Full Size and Half Size would only influence how much processor it will use during recording, the final file size would be the same for both option.

My video examples:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHpwX2UGs0I&fmt=22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUTpNqHeOpE&fmt=22
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnVAPXiolp0&fmt=16

The game original FPS is around 100++ and drops to around 60 when I use FRAPS to record it.


This post has been edited by goldfries: Jun 29 2009, 09:14 AM

 

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