Anyone know of a good game recording software?

[Snaffle J. Bean]

I need one that compresses the videos, but can still record in HD.

It can't be something like CamStudio since that isn't made for games and records like stuff when using it for games.

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[Katamari007]

Well, some games come with their own recording software, like Source Recorder

[Snaffle J. Bean]

Well, some games come with their own recording software, like Source Recorder

I don't rely on such things because most of my games don't have them.

[keonesan]

Well, some games come with their own recording software, like Source Recorder

Source Recorder only does demo files I believe which is not an actual video file type. It's just a data file type that rein-acts the footage you "recorded" by using actual gameplay.

As for recording software I'd use Fraps. The file size is ridiculously large, it costs quite a bit of money, it can be a huge CPU whore, but it's still one badass reliable program.

[Snaffle J. Bean]

As for recording software I'd use Fraps. The file size is ridiculously large, it costs quite a bit of money, it can be a huge CPU whore, but it's still one badass reliable program.

I need one that compresses the videos.

also fraps is just terrible.

[keonesan]

also fraps is just terrible.

Like I said it has ridiculously large file sizes but if use another program sure the file size will be small but the quality will be complete stuff. It'll look like a mesh of colors. Fraps is a somewhat crappy program but the best out of all the other crappy programs.

[Snaffle J. Bean]

Like I said it has ridiculously large file sizes but if use another program sure the file size will be small but the quality will be complete stuff. It'll look like a mesh of colors. Fraps is a somewhat crappy program but the best out of all the other crappy programs.

I don't want to resize the videos, just compress them.

I want one that compresses the videos by itself so that I don't need to record a video and then manually compress it so I have room to record another video and so on.

[keonesan]

I don't want to resize the videos, just compress them.

I want one that compresses the videos by itself so that I don't need to record a video and then manually compress it so I have room to record another video and so on.

File size not video size. :/

And it's funny because Fraps does use compressed AVI. I'd hate to see uncompressed.

[Otis Da HousKat]

Real time dual recording and compression is incredibly CPU intensive. You'd be better off to just record footage and compress it at a later time or your video may be unwatchable. If you don't want to take my word for it just know that I have this CPU in my recording and streaming PC and even it can barely handle the intensive load at 1080p (1920x1080).

If you don't have at least a quad core processor don't even bother. If you have a fairly decent quad core processor you may be able to do this at 720p (1280×720) at 30 frames per second.

Programs like XSplit or Xfire's recording feature (ya wtf who knew) can do what you want though. Pretty much any desktop streaming program can.

[keonesan]

Programs like XSplit or Xfire's recording feature (ya wtf who knew) can do what you want though. Pretty much any desktop streaming program can.

I thought Xfire can only livestream?

[Otis Da HousKat]

I thought Xfire can only livestream?

Streaming video is the real time recording and compression he is talking about; you just need to have it write to disk instead of sending it over the interbutt.

[Kingdaro]

Try Taksi. Works well for me.

[Snaffle J. Bean]

Real time dual recording and compression is incredibly CPU intensive. You'd be better off to just record footage and compress it at a later time or your video may be unwatchable.

I recorded this with WeGame (a program that records and compresses at the same time) before they started charging a membership fee to get HD recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAmhdg_D-4

I have a dual core processor.

[phflack]

Xfire's recording feature (ya wtf who knew) can do what you want though. Pretty much any desktop streaming program can.

maybe i should try that, i've been trying procaster, but it lags a lot :c

[Otis Da HousKat]

I recorded this with WeGame (a program that records and compresses at the same time) before they started charging a membership fee to get HD recording
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avAmhdg_D-4

I have a dual core processor.

The resolution you recorded that at it pitiful and you are often getting below 20 frames per second. That's not a good video in terms of recording quality.