FRAPS stuff

[CAP1]

or another recording tool that can be used ingame. rather than go into everything, i'm linking my original post in general discussion....

thanks guys.....
http://bbs.hitechcreations.com/smf/index.php/topic,300880.0.html

[Chalenge]

How much are you willing to spend to pull it off? Im pretty sure Ack-Ack can name a program that can do it (pricey) and then there is an even pricier way with hardware.

[ImADot]

I haven't used Fraps to record anything for a while.  One of my 500Gb HDD bricked and I haven't replaced it yet.  When I was recording in-game, I had it set to lock framrate at 30fps fullsize.  I run AH2 at 1920x1200.  When I start recording, my framerate would go from solid 60fps (v-synched) to a solid 30fps.  No real stutter or other wierdness.  I use the registered version of Fraps, but I don't think that would make any difference other than being able to record as long as I want or have HDD room for.  One thing that might make a big difference in performace is having a single drive dedicated as a scratch disk for raw recording.  I know it helped me.

Here are a couple of videos I recorded in-game using Fraps...
WWI Arena
Santa Hitech
New Strat/City
Corsair CV During New Graphics Beta

[CAP1]

I haven't used Fraps to record anything for a while.  One of my 500Gb HDD bricked and I haven't replaced it yet.  When I was recording in-game, I had it set to lock framrate at 30fps fullsize.  I run AH2 at 1920x1200.  When I start recording, my framerate would go from solid 60fps (v-synched) to a solid 30fps.  No real stutter or other wierdness.  I use the registered version of Fraps, but I don't think that would make any difference other than being able to record as long as I want or have HDD room for.  One thing that might make a big difference in performace is having a single drive dedicated as a scratch disk for raw recording.  I know it helped me.

Here are a couple of videos I recorded in-game using Fraps...
WWI Arena
Santa Hitech
New Strat/City
Corsair CV During New Graphics Beta

you mean set it to record to  a seperate physical hard drive?
those vids look clearer than what i'm getting right now........i run at 1280x1024 though.....

[CAP1]

How much are you willing to spend to pull it off? Im pretty sure Ack-Ack can name a program that can do it (pricey) and then there is an even pricier way with hardware.

in all hoinesty, when i get something in my mind, i just wanna do it. i've wasted a LOT of money over the years due to this attitude.........but i don't know, because i don't know how much most of this stuff costs......

[Fulmar]

"but i'm trying to have it at a point when it'll catch the blackouts, and redouts in flight"

Every film that I used blackouts etc in, I replicated in my video editing software.  For me, I used Sony Vegas.

[CAP1]

"but i'm trying to have it at a point when it'll catch the blackouts, and redouts in flight"

Every film that I used blackouts etc in, I replicated in my video editing software.  For me, I used Sony Vegas.

hhmm.....i didn't know there was anything to add those effects in?

[ImADot]

you mean set it to record to  a seperate physical hard drive?
those vids look clearer than what i'm getting right now........i run at 1280x1024 though.....

Yep.  My main "drive" is three 500Gb drives in a 1Tb RAID array.  I have (well, had) a seperate drive not in the array that I used as a scratch disk for Photoshop and for recording the raw footage from Fraps.

The videos were recorded at 1920x1200 at 30fps and edited in Adobe Premier Pro.  Then saved as hi-def for upload to YouTube.

[CAP1]

Yep.  My main "drive" is three 500Gb drives in a 1Tb RAID array.  I have (well, had) a seperate drive not in the array that I used as a scratch disk for Photoshop and for recording the raw footage from Fraps.

The videos were recorded at 1920x1200 at 30fps and edited in Adobe Premier Pro.  Then saved as hi-def for upload to YouTube.

hhmm....would saving to an external hd(connected through usb) be a possible solution then? or would the usb connection be way too slow?

[ImADot]

If you have one, it won't hurt to try - don't go out and buy one just to try it.  I doubt it's fast enough though, and you will see choppiness probably during recording and certainly during playback.