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    Quick question about recording gameplay vids with FRAPS

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by awakeN, Jun 22, 2012.

  1. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    So I have a P150EM (specs listed in sig) that I plan on recording starcraft 2 vids with in order to commentate them to hopefully remedy my stuttering problem by constantly talking. However, fraps stutters SC2 quite often, every 5 secs there is a 1s stutter where fps drops to 0. I have heard you need to record to a second hard drive in order to not experience this constant stutter.

    However, the question I have is, does it make a difference if I record to an external? I've been planning and buying an external caddy and taking the 250 GB HDD out of my MacBook..
     
    awakeN, Jun 22, 2012
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  2. Kingpinzero

    Kingpinzero ROUND ONE,FIGHT! You Win!

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    It's always adviced to record on a second hdd different from the one where your Os/game installation is.
    I don't have starcraft but I guess it streams a lot from the hdd so that could be a problem.
    At least you could do a little test maybe with a fast USB drive althought compared to an hdd is notably slower.
     
    Kingpinzero, Jun 23, 2012
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  3. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    external would probably be okay, usb 2.0 might be a problem.

    you could experiment msi afterburner as well. it's free (unlike fraps) and it will almost certainly provide a better result.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 23, 2012
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  4. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    Well, the P150EM has an e-SATA port, will that help? I was planning to place an SSD in the main hard drive bay when prices drop, so then I could move the 750 GB to the ODD. Don't feel like moving anything now though, would prefer to stick with an external, haha.
     
    awakeN, Jun 23, 2012
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  5. F34R

    F34R Notebook Consultant

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    I just recorded some SC2 gameplay without any stuttering, straight to the hdd. What framerate and resolution are you recording it at?
     
    F34R, Jun 23, 2012
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  6. masterchef341

    masterchef341 The guy from The Notebook

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    Yes. And again, look into MSI afterburner.
     
    masterchef341, Jun 23, 2012
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  7. Rambisco

    Rambisco Notebook Consultant

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    My fraps videos have a bitrate of 800000kbps (ugh).. I myself haven't had any stuttering when recording tf2 or minecraft, but I have a 7200rpm HDD if that makes a difference. But 1.6GB for a 53 second video is insane.
     
    Rambisco, Jun 23, 2012
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    spandexninja Notebook Consultant

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    I changed from fraps to MSI Afterburner and it doesn't lag at all (even when recording uncompressed video)
     
    spandexninja, Jun 23, 2012
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    moviemarketing Milk Drinker

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    You might want to consider upgrading your HDD to a hybrid drive (significantly cheaper than SSD but almost as fast).

    Also, there are other free apps that can record high res video, such as MSI Afterburner and Xsplit.
     
    moviemarketing, Jun 23, 2012
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  10. F34R

    F34R Notebook Consultant

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    Thanks for the info. I'll definitely check 'em out.
     
    F34R, Jun 23, 2012
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  11. awakeN

    awakeN Notebook Deity

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    I was recording at 30 fps/720p

    whoa, MSI afterburner can record?
     
    awakeN, Jun 24, 2012
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  12. Pluberus

    Pluberus Notebook Evangelist

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    MSI Afterburner is one of the best recording tools available imo.

    - 100% free
    - Does not lag as much as fraps
    - Records smaller files
    - Has multiple codecs (MJPG and RTV1)
    - Has a quality slider (25%-100%)
    - Gamma correction
    - Framerate limiter
    - Custom framesizes (i.e. play at 1080p and record at 720p or even at 4:3)
    - Detailed overlay (time, filesize, etc)
    - Built in GPU overclocking/fan control
     
    Pluberus, Jun 24, 2012
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  13. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    Only thing that comes close to MSI Afterburner is PlayClaw. (Not free)
    Personally i have moved to Dxtory since its a good fit with XSplit.
    XSplit Game Source is terrible.

    Sent from my GT-I9100 using Tapatalk 2
     
    DEagleson, Jun 25, 2012
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