Video Capture?

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by SEE

Do most peeps use a camcorder or are they using some type of software to convert their saved tracks to a video format - If it is software which do you recommend

I use FRAPS, but rumour has it that 'gamecam' and other software are less resource hungry.
If you look at 'shades of things to come' I posted, this was done on an old pc, also with fraps. You'll see the stutters!
There's a significant drop in framerate with fraps, even on my i7, 6 gig RAM, ATI 5770 set-up. Luckily it still generally stays above 30fps though, on full graphic splendour.
Hope this helps
Dutch

[DoolittleRaider]

Originally Posted by Dutch_851

I use FRAPS, but rumour has it that 'gamecam' and other software are less resource hungry.
If you look at 'shades of things to come' I posted, this was done on an old pc, also with fraps. You'll see the stutters!
There's a significant drop in framerate with fraps, even on my i7, 6 gig RAM, ATI 5770 set-up. Luckily it still generally stays above 30fps though, on full graphic splendour.
Hope this helps
Dutch

When recording using FRAPS, run your Ntrk/TRK at half-speed, capture, then in VirtualDub double the speed (back up to normal); this helps/eliminates the stutters. Also, with Free version, you simply crop off the top edge with the Fraps logo, again using Virtual Dub (VDub is also a free program). Finally, in a decent movie you'll seldom want any shots(camera viewpoints) in your Final movie to last longer than 4-6 seconds...the base guideline for all movies is 14 shots per second. Therefore, the Free Fraps limitation of 30 seconds for continuous recording is Way more than enough.

[ATAG_Dutch]

Originally Posted by DoolittleRaider

When recording using FRAPS, run your Ntrk/TRK at half-speed, capture, then in VirtualDub double the speed (back up to normal); this helps/eliminates the stutters. Also, with Free version, you simply crop off the top edge with the Fraps logo, again using Virtual Dub (VDub is also a free program). Finally, in a decent movie you'll seldom want any shots(camera viewpoints) in your Final movie to last longer than 4-6 seconds...the base guideline for all movies is 14 shots per second. Therefore, the Free Fraps limitation of 30 seconds for continuous recording is Way more than enough.

All true!
However, I like to keep the original sound and add music and speech files over the top. In fact it's the main reason I bought a new pc.
The old pentium iv rig couldn't do it the way I wanted.

[SEE]

Thanks for all the info, very useful and I often wondered if there was a particular use for the 'time compression' option on the track playback menu. Amazing what tips and tricks you can learn from the IL2 community.......