Fraps:how to record game footage without having it split.

[purplekaycee]

Can someone tell me how
I can set fraps to have it record my games in whole?

 

[RCoon]

Fraps records in 4GB segments because it uses an old AVI encoding method. That encoding method is limited to 4GB. Fraps doesn't compress video either, so you end up with 200GB of uncompressed video you need to string together and re-encode. The solution is to just not use FRAPs, because for video recording it kinda sucks now.

Use NVidia Shadowplay or OBS

 

[purplekaycee]

Yeah I tried shadow play and OBS seems you have be online to use both.I want to play single player offline sometimes and record at the same time..

 

[RCoon]

Yeah I tried shadow play and OBS seems you have be online to use both.I want to play single player offline sometimes and record at the same time..

You don't have to be online to use either of them. Shadowplay can be used for manual local recording, as can OBS. Just take a look in the Shadowplay/OBS settings menu, it's dead easy to sort out.

 

[purplekaycee]

You don't have to be online to use either of them. Shadowplay can be used for manual local recording, as can OBS. Just take a look in the Shadowplay/OBS settings menu, it's dead easy to sort out.

Would try it out there in the evening tell u how it goes

What happens if I have to start my computer in offline,would the shadow play button come out?
I tried it twice and it didn't .
Serms the softwAre takes a look at system configuration before bringing the whole feature out.

 

[RejZoR]

Use MSI Afterburner and hook up NVIDIA H.264 encoder DLL to the recorder in it (I think GTX 7800 also has it, I know my GTX 980 has it though). Make sure you use MKV as file format. You'll be able to record in one chunk for as long as you have disk space available. I've tried it and it works really well, have recorded Killing Floor 2 at 1080p 60fps with hardly any performance hit.

 

[RCoon]

What happens if I have to start my computer in offline,would the shadow play button come out?
I tried it twice and it didn't .
Serms the softwAre takes a look at system configuration before bringing the whole feature out.

Why start your PC offline if you have an internet connection?

 

[purplekaycee]

Why start your PC offline if you have an internet connection?

I just find the procedure funny anyway

Use MSI Afterburner and hook up NVIDIA H.264 encoder DLL to the recorder in it (I think GTX 7800 also has it, I know my GTX 980 has it though). Make sure you use MKV as file format. You'll be able to record in one chunk for as long as you have disk space available. I've tried it and it works really well, have recorded Killing Floor 2 at 1080p 60fps with hardly any performance hit.

Yeah I should link the encoder from my gtx 780 with MSI after burner ?

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Fraps has had an option to not record in 4GB segments since about build version 3.3.5.

That said, it's kind of outdated anymore as a capture program since DxTory and ShadowPlay.

 

[purplekaycee]

Fraps has had an option to not record in 4GB segments since about build version 3.3.5.

That said, it's kind of outdated anymore as a capture program since DxTory and ShadowPlay.

Settled foe MSI afterburner

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Settled foe MSI afterburner

With a 780, don't know why you wouldn't just use ShadowPlay. It's the easily the most convenient capture tool there is.

I found Afterburner to be a waste of time for capture.

 

[purplekaycee]

With a 780, don't know why you wouldn't just use ShadowPlay. It's the easily the most convenient capture tool there is.

I found Afterburner to be a waste of time for capture.

Coz hav not found a way to use it offline.
The software has to verify the system specs first before bringing out the shadow play feature and that requires online connection

 

[Schmuckley]

You need a big hard drive and Handbrake.Oh, and something to splice MP4s with.

 

[ruff0r]

Coz hav not found a way to use it offline.
The software has to verify the system specs first before bringing out the shadow play feature and that requires online connection

Shadow play at its current state only work in FULL SCREEN MODE. maybe you are playing in Windowed mode or Borderless windowed mode?

 

[misternikitas]

Bandicam and Mirillis Action are 2 good recorders too

 

[natr0n]

Bandicam and Mirillis Action are 2 good recorders too

I use them both; lately I like bandicam more.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Coz hav not found a way to use it offline.
The software has to verify the system specs first before bringing out the shadow play feature and that requires online connection

LOL, nope, nothing to do with being offline. What ruff0r said is more likely the case.

 

[kn00tcn]

i am still on fraps, do not like bandicam's quality, do not like NVENC's quality although i only have kepler to test it, single pass x264 is not an option at the file size i want... i am looking to keep somewhat archival quality 8mbit 2pass x264, so that means the initial recording has to not be demanding on the cpu/gpu & to be near lossless since i encode later

OBS doesnt need you to be online, why did you think that? save to disk instead of live stream

 

[qubit]

@purplekaycee You're getting confused somewhere if you think you need to be online to use ShadowPlay. I've used it and it's certainly not the case. What makes you think you need to be online for it to work?

Also, it's probably the best tool to use since it uses the GPU to record the video, taking the load off the CPU and thus giving better results ie framerate, less stutters etc.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

Also, it's probably the best tool to use since it uses the GPU to record the video, taking the load off the CPU and thus giving better results ie framerate, less stutters etc.

I don't know why more people don't mention it, but I happen to think the best thing about ShadowPlay is you get 20 min of 1080p recording literally system resource free if you use the shadow function to cache the recording and just let it record AFTER you know you have some footage you want to keep. It also means no trial and error recording with lots of data building up on your drive, plus the wear and tear it puts it through.

One of the single biggest reasons I don't capture game footage much anymore, except for replays of races in race games, is I hate the hassle of trial and error recording. It's also one of the biggest reasons I'm leaning more toward Pascal than whatever AMD has next year.

 

[Solaris17]

I use OBS and use it offline. Do you just not know how to take it off streaming mode?

 

[purplekaycee]

@purplekaycee You're getting confused somewhere if you think you need to be online to use ShadowPlay. I've used it and it's certainly not the case. What makes you think you need to be online for it to work?

Also, it's probably the best tool to use since it uses the GPU to record the video, taking the load off the CPU and thus giving better results ie framerate, less stutters etc.

Maybe you can give me a hint on how to about settings for using it without internet connection eitherwise am sticking with afterburner

 

[ShiBDiB]

Use XSplit or OBS and create a local recording.

FRAPS is junk.

 

[qubit]

Maybe you can give me a hint on how to about settings for using it without internet connection eitherwise am sticking with afterburner

Ok, it's late now, but I'll try to have a look tomorrow for you.

 

[kn00tcn]

wont shadowplay be identical to afterburner? if NVENC is used (the gpu), you have the same settings