raindelay7 Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 is it possible to basically record an entire game? what software would i need if any? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snepp Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 You could try Fraps. Keep in mind that the recorded file would be uncompressed video and would be massive by the time the game was over. I'm not sure what other options there would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 Well, I attempted to record a game when I was playing MVP 2003...dude the AVI was 3-4GB. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mooseknucks Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 hey Kc, isn't fraps good to use? i heard if you record it and take the sound out, it'll work beautifully, at a smaller GB. certainly not 3-4 :lol: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spitoon Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 I think the free version of fraps limits you to 30 seconds of video... Anyways, as for the file size issue see the following, also taken from their website: Why is the AVI movie generated by Fraps so big? How can I reduce the size? The filesize is big because there isn’t enough time to encode the movie while the game is running. The movie frames are slightly compressed, but still require a large amount of disk space due to the high resolutions. Once you have finished capturing you should convert the saved AVI into one of the popular compressed movie formats such as mpeg or divx. Recommended programs for doing this are tmpgenc (Tsunami Mpeg Encoder), and VirtualDub. Using VirtualDub is quite easy. To create a compressed version of the AVI follow these steps: # Start VirtualDub # Select File->Open and choose the AVI in the Fraps directory you wish to compress. # Select Video->Compression and choose the codec you wish to compress with (usually divx) # Select File->Save As AVI and specify a filename for the new AVI. If you have Windows XP you can also use Windows Movie Maker to compress the video files. If you use Windows Movie Maker it's recommended that you keep your Fraps video files at 800x600 or under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kccitystar Posted November 5, 2004 Share Posted November 5, 2004 hey Kc, isn't fraps good to use? i heard if you record it and take the sound out, it'll work beautifully, at a smaller GB. certainly not 3-4 Well, 3-4GB with the sound and full size mode at that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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