Movie Recorder

[Kalphiter]

I've kinda hated Hypercam lately. I don't know why.

Because the same guy, pecon7, has mentioned it several times.

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[pecon7]

Because the same guy, pecon7, has mentioned it several times.

Lol

[Captain banana]

Idk bout u guys, but hypercam lags da stuff outa mah. And it somehow just randomly speeds up way to fast and then the sound doesn't. I wouldnt risk it.
Camtasia 7

[GenaralSkar]

If you want something like hypercam, use Krut. Free good quality screen recorder which runs on java so it works on most operating systems.

[CanadianPenguin]

camstudio.

It's basically the same thing as hypercam, etc. There's no quality difference, they all use the same video compressors that are on your computer. You could record a video in Camstudio or Hypercam and then record one in the $300 Camtasia Studio and have the exact same quality. They all just have different interfaces, pretty much.

You can also choose 100% uncompressed in anything, which is exactly what fraps does.

[GenaralSkar]

camstudio.

It's basically the same thing as hypercam, etc. There's no quality difference, they all use the same video compressors that are on your computer. You could record a video in Camstudio or Hypercam and then record one in the $300 Camtasia Studio and have the exact same quality. They all just have different interfaces, pretty much.

You can also choose 100% uncompressed in anything, which is exactly what fraps does.

If you have Windows 7 camstudio does not record audio.

[CanadianPenguin]

If you have Windows 7 camstudio does not record audio.

Sound is completely based on your sound card. If you have a stuff Dell made in the past several years then your sound card probably doesn't have stereo mix/wave in, so you probably won't be able to record sound on anything. Either that or your settings are wrong.

I've recorded sound with CamStudio on a W7 laptop just fine because it had a sound card with the record playback function.

[raulcoolguy]

Downside to fraps is whenever i want to record it records half of the screen when i record D:

[Blaze0]

CamStudio.


It can record computer audio, mic audio, or both. It also has a controllable window and can even export to swf.

[Reactor Worker]

I've always had good experiences using FRAPS. It records high-quality video with minimal overhead. Be sure to purchase the full version so you get unlimited recording time and no terrible watermark. You can reduce the file-size of videos later using even the simplest of programs: Windows Movie Maker can do it!

Here is a sample video I shot at 1080p: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfL55-9VfuQ

I should note that the game itself looks terrible, but the video quality matches what you see in-game.

I have yet to see a video recorded using Camstudio or Hypercam that doesn't look awful. It may be user incompetence, but I'm inclined to believe the programs simply compress the video too much and record at low resolutions.

[Tonkka]

when i use fraps to record bl freezes completely.It wont wokr for me only screenshots

Get a better computer. Fraps.

[Wesley Williams]

Hypercam 3

Meh.

[LeetZero]

BandiCam, $40 however.

[GLaDOS (Portal)]

Do want CamStudio.
Out of what I have: Hypercam 3.

[CanadianPenguin]

I have yet to see a video recorded using Camstudio or Hypercam that doesn't look awful. It may be user incompetence, but I'm inclined to believe the programs simply compress the video too much and record at low resolutions.

Then set the compressor to 100% uncompressed. You'll get the exact same result as you would in Fraps.

By default, Hypercam, Camstudio, etc record with the Microsoft Video 1 codec, which is probably older than most people on this forum and has horrible quality.