Filming question. system specs, etc..

#36300377030 12/27/2007 19:27:56 Filming question. system specs, etc..

Hey everyone,

I want to start filming ingame things to make movies and whatnot. I was wondering though, what are the minimum and recommended computer specifications to be able to successfully film in mxo?

I just got a PNY Verto Geforce 8600 GT video card. I know about the indoor issues. But I know people who use a Geforce 7600 and film with a steady framerate. But when I try to film it is choppy. This is even outdoors. And even some time i get a little bit of choppiness when I'm not filming. So /shrug.

Anywho! I was just wondering what are the minimum system specs to film ingame footage in MXO.

Also, what program do you use? I've heard of fraps and ZD soft Game recorder.

My specs are:

Amd Athalon 2.2 Ghz processor

2.5 Gbs of ram

integrated Realtek AC'97 sound card

And the Geforce 8600 GT with 256 mb of DDR3 ram.

#36300377084 12/27/2007 23:52:03 Re:Filming question. system specs, etc..

it's not just the specs of your pc that need to be examined, its the capture settings and the ingame settings.

What you wanna do is investigate all the different levels of quality the game can afford you - resolution, texture quality, etc; and then find a capture quality that is a happy medium between quality and performance. Compressing while capturing slows the process down, as not only does the computer need to capture each frame, it needs to calculate how much of each frame is "useless" information so that it can compress it.

Try capturing in uncompressed RGB, and run the game windowed instead of fullscreen. That way, you don't have to force the pc to capture full-resolution gameplay AND save it to the HDD at the same time.

Be warned - uncompressed RGB takes up ALOT of space. Download a program like VirtualDub, and get the XviD compression codec. That will help you vastly reduce the filesize post-capture.

#36300377117 12/28/2007 02:23:42 Re:Filming question. system specs, etc..

Fraps is your answer. SMILEY