Recording Gameplay in Thief 2

CommanderGarrett on 9/11/2011 at 03:51

I currently am using Fraps to record my gameplay in Thief 2. Unfortunately, just 4 minutes of recording is 3.95 gigs.

Wow! That can add up fast.

Luckily, I found a workaround. Ultra Video Converter will convert the avi's to many different formats. I convert to flv, bringing the 3.95 gig file down to around 42 megabytes.

Are there better gameplay recorders? or is Fraps about the best?

jaxa on 9/11/2011 at 18:31

Quote Posted by CommanderGarrett

Buy an external hard drive and set the program to record to the drive. At that rate, 2 TB could hold over 33 hours. Look for BF sales, aim for $0.03/GB.

Renault on 9/11/2011 at 19:55

Quote Posted by CommanderGarrett

Are there better gameplay recorders? or is Fraps about the best?

Fraps imo is the best option for recording raw game video. I think most programs that record gameplay will typically do just that, and then you'll need a separate program for compressing and other post processing features. For that stuff, I use Windows Movie Maker.

CommanderGarrett on 9/11/2011 at 20:02

Thanx, guys!

I am unfamiliar with BF, what is that?

jaxa on 9/11/2011 at 20:38

Quote Posted by CommanderGarrett

Thanx, guys!

I am unfamiliar with BF, what is that?

Black Friday, day after Thanksgiving.

CommanderGarrett on 9/11/2011 at 20:48

Quote Posted by jaxa

Black Friday, day after Thanksgiving.

ahhh, thanx again! I will have to watch the sales

CommanderGarrett on 9/11/2011 at 21:58

The ultra video converter does work great though. I have managed to convert over 200 gigabytes to a little over 2.3 gigabytes, and I really can't tell that I lost anything graphics wise.

I'd say that is good.