MSI Afterburner - Video Record Settings

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 12:52

Just thought I would give this a whirl as I refuse to pay for fraps! And from the quick go I had the Video record feature works very well... just the file sizes are abit large to say the least!

I've just left it on full frame (720p), 100% quality, MJPG Compression. A 4 minute 48s video has got a filesize of 3.65Gb!

So anybody else that uses it what sort of quality settings do you use?

Neil79 · 18 May 2011 at 12:53

70% quality is good enough, 1/2 frame , 30-60fps. Then use Windows Movie Maker to upload full quality to youtube if you so wish

mithrandir · 18 May 2011 at 13:00

Is it the same button to stop recording as well as starting (or is there a cap on vid length)?

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 13:17

Neil79 said:
70% quality is good enough, 1/2 frame , 30-60fps. Then use Windows Movie Maker to upload full quality to youtube if you so wish

Just had a quick go on Portal 2, the filesizes are much better.

I will need to use full frame for 720p videos though right?

mithrandir said:
Is it the same button to stop recording as well as starting (or is there a cap on vid length)?

Yeah it's the same button.

Neil79 · 18 May 2011 at 13:19

sunlitsix said:
Just had a quick go on Portal 2, the filesizes are much better.
I will need to use full frame for 720p videos though right?

Don't know

This is my video, 70%,Uploaded full Quality via windows movie maker - youtube.

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 13:26

Well the videos of Portal 2 that I've just done are only 640x360, so I assume Full Frame will record them at 1280x720?
Although saying that the quality of your video there is really good!

Swifty55 · 18 May 2011 at 13:32

Yes, full frame means full resolution.

Murray · 18 May 2011 at 14:07

I thought fraps was free recording?

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 14:08

Limited to 30 second clips, or at least it was last time that I tried it?

70% Quality, Full Frame (720p). MJPG, 30fps. Looks pretty good to me! :cool:

Neil79 · 18 May 2011 at 14:33

Ahh well done on my suggestion

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 14:45

I am trying your method now on GTA IV.

But surely it's better to record at 1280x720 rather than 640x360 than upscale it in Movie Maker?
With that Portal 2 Clip I encoded it afterwards in Movie Maker at 1280x720 with a bitrate of 10.13Mbps which lowered the file size further.

Murray · 18 May 2011 at 15:10

Hmm I am gonna give this a little test

Murray · 18 May 2011 at 15:26

What size was your 1 minute video of portal?

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 15:30

I've deleted the first one

, but the second is 60Mb.

Murray · 18 May 2011 at 15:33

sunlitsix said:
I've deleted the first one , but the second is 60Mb.

Ok I am uploading one now said around 96mb I think for it.

Murray · 18 May 2011 at 16:04

here we go.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzg0SJYN6xg&feature=youtube_gdata

sunlitsix · 18 May 2011 at 16:27

Looks good to me! What settings did you use?

70% Quality, 1/2 Frame. MJPG, 30fps. Encoded in Movie Maker at 1280x720 with a bitrate of 10.13Mbps.

Murray · 18 May 2011 at 16:30

I used 70% Quality, Full Frame, MJPG, 30fps and I have no idea what I did in Windows Movie Maker just added a song and clicked share and used the recommended resolution which was 960x720.

Macky · 18 May 2011 at 16:31

How do you guys get sound working? Use other software? Also my E8400 struggles to cope with recording at decent FPS.

~>Dg<~ · 18 May 2011 at 16:31

ill just use fraps still best .