What do you use for recording?

[Frapple]

You don't get lag because the video is raw, hence the huge filesizes.

I think Fraps is meant for high-quality productions, where a lot of post-processing takes place.

 

[Rezident]

You do know that FRAPS records as a raw .avi file, hence the large files?

You then have to simply encode the footage to a suitable format (MPEG/WMV/Whatever else) and that will drastically reduce the file size.

What do you use for encoding?

 

[Swifty55]

What do you use for encoding?

Personally I use Sony Vegas.

 

[toon_mad]

You do know that FRAPS records as a raw .avi file, hence the large files?

You then have to simply encode the footage to a suitable format (MPEG/WMV/Whatever else) and that will drastically reduce the file size.

So regardless of the huge size, I encode it with something else? didnt know that

 

[just Scott]

I recommend MeGUI with x264 for your encoding. Best possible quality/filesize ratio.

 

[Deleted member 651465]

So regardless of the huge size, I encode it with something else? didnt know that

www.handbrake.fr

 

[Huw]

Do any of these applications you guys have mentioned support a second audio input, i.e. to record a commentary?

 

[Frapple]

I recommend MeGUI with x264 for your encoding. Best possible quality/filesize ratio.

Probably worth mentioning Sharktooths MeGUI Custom x264/AVC video profiles! http://forum.doom9.org/showthread.php?t=101813

 

[Swifty55]

Do any of these applications you guys have mentioned support a second audio input, i.e. to record a commentary?

Yes.

You could also just record the commentary via other means and then import it.

 

[V F]

Why is it when you set Fraps to half size recording, 920x something YouTube butchers it to something even smaller and seriously degrades the quality of it. If you record it in full size however, it doesn't quite resize the video as near as bad as half size.

 

[V F]

I'll have to test this with the higher fps option in Fraps. I just assumed you had to record the videos at 30fps.

 

[Neil79]

You have a higher FPS option in msi afterburner too and it's free :\

 

[toon_mad]

You have a higher FPS option in msi afterburner too and it's free :\

But no sound in Afterburner, unless I cant find it

 

[Neil79]

But no sound in Afterburner, unless I cant find it

I have sound, i posted a video to prove that , perhaps try Beta 3?

I also recorded other people talking on mumble/TS

Audio Capture Properties
- Enable Audio Capture

 

[remy87]

One of them
encoding:
http://www.virtualdub.org/
x264 and lamemp3.

 

[MeMeMeMe]

I have sound, i posted a video to prove that , perhaps try Beta 3?

I also recorded other people talking on mumble/TS

Audio Capture Properties
- Enable Audio Capture

Hmmm I have no Audio Capture tab. Any ideas?

I have been very happy with Playclaw, but if MSI Afterburner works with decent performance, since I'm using that anyway for fan control, I'll have one less program to run.

 

[madindehead]

I used to use Fraps, and then cut together in Sony Vegas, and then encoded using StaxRip.

Was able to get an 80+ GB video file down to about 700MB with zero loss in quality pretty much

Going to try PlayClaw now to see how good that is.

Edit: Sorry for the thread resurrection

 

[Infam0us]

Best quality I've gotten is with Fraps.

 

[Curunen]

Fraps for recording, although dxtory looks good (At least what I saw from the trial).

Virtualdub to join avi segments.
Vidcoder to batch convert to h.264+aac in an mp4 (to shrink for archiving).
Powerdirector to compile and create video from the archived footage.

 

[Murray]

Filmed with MSI Afterburner encoded with Windows Movie Maker.

I have a question what is the best for high quality screenshots?