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Video recording
« on: November 06, 2011, 12:00:07 pm »
Hello all current bvestation members, i would like to ask a question. What recording software should i use to record my routes? i use fraps but even a 30 sec video comes out to 389 MB which is way to much. i want to share my videos with u guys so what program do u suggest? Thanks for your time and have a nice day
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Re: Video recording
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2011, 12:12:29 pm »
I'd say Camtasia is the next best thing, as I used it once and it is pretty decent. BSR Screen Recorder can also be used.
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Re: Video recording
« Reply #2 on: November 06, 2011, 12:21:24 pm »
Ok thanks, and i just recorded a vid of the Z entering valley stream and it was 322 MB lol? and in fraps what does half-record mean? theres full record and half
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Re: Video recording
« Reply #3 on: November 06, 2011, 12:41:55 pm »
Ok thanks, and i just recorded a vid of the Z entering valley stream and it was 322 MB lol? and in fraps what does half-record mean? theres full record and half

Video records in half the screen resolution. Say if your game's resolution  is 1280 x 720 pixels, FRAPS will record half that. So the video file will be 640 x 360 pixels.
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Re: Video recording
« Reply #4 on: November 06, 2011, 01:00:03 pm »
You need a video compression program such as VirtualDub to shrink the video file.

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Re: Video recording
« Reply #5 on: November 06, 2011, 02:04:24 pm »
You need a video compression program such as VirtualDub to shrink the video file.

You can also use a video renderer, such as sony Vegas, movie maker, etc. With that, you can edit, trim, add effects and convert to hd. The file size will be more reasonable

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Re: Video recording
« Reply #6 on: November 06, 2011, 03:59:44 pm »
322 MB isn't bad.Youtube has a cap I think of 2 GB for an upload. 322 MB should upload within 10-15 minutes.

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Re: Video recording
« Reply #7 on: November 06, 2011, 04:49:40 pm »
322 MB isn't bad.Youtube has a cap I think of 2 GB for an upload. 322 MB should upload within 10-15 minutes.
It also depends on your connection

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Re: Video recording
« Reply #8 on: November 06, 2011, 08:29:11 pm »
322 MB isn't bad.Youtube has a cap I think of 2 GB for an upload. 322 MB should upload within 10-15 minutes.
Yes, it depends on your upload speeds. Some people can upload several MB a second, but I am only around 500kb/sec

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Re: Video recording
« Reply #9 on: November 07, 2011, 11:10:36 am »
You need a video compression program such as VirtualDub to shrink the video file.

Thanks Ill Look Into That
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Re: Video recording
« Reply #10 on: November 07, 2011, 02:42:41 pm »
I usually just run it through Movie Maker and compress it to a lower resolution (320x240 is fine if you're uploading it to youtube or something)

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Re: Video recording
« Reply #11 on: November 07, 2011, 03:21:21 pm »
Yea im trying to find some video compression programs.
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