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Which is the best tool for recording gameplay

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harshilsharma63
harshilsharma63 Original post #1
Aug 24, 2013 at 4:32 PM
Which is the best tool for recording gameplay
Nerevarine
Aug 24, 2013 at 5:09 PM
Fraps hands down is the best recording utility I have used..It is resource intensive but the end result is worth it
Next in line is Camstasia but quality is nowhere near Fraps
harshilsharma63
Aug 24, 2013 at 5:18 PM
Fraps hands down is the best recording utility I have used..It is resource intensive but the end result is worth it
Next in line is Camstasia but quality is nowhere near Fraps

As in processing or memory? Cause I don't have really powerful cpu.
Nerevarine
Aug 24, 2013 at 5:40 PM
neither do I, but I can record 720p Crysis 2 and 900p League of Legends just fine at max settings..
Just make sure to RUN the game at the resolution you are gonna be recording at.. Otherwise, its just a waste of framerate
It actually depends on which drive you store it to.. I use my external HDD to store the fraps files.. If u have another internal HDD to store, itll give a nice boost to fps
ashs1
ashs1 #5
Aug 24, 2013 at 5:53 PM
+1 for fraps !!
RCuber
RCuber #6
Aug 24, 2013 at 6:02 PM
What is the purpose? if you want to edit montage and stuff then fraps, else use bandicam with xvid codec with quality @ 60% . MSI after burner is also good.
harshilsharma63
Aug 24, 2013 at 6:03 PM
neither do I, but I can record 720p Crysis 2 and 900p League of Legends just fine at max settings..
Just make sure to RUN the game at the resolution you are gonna be recording at.. Otherwise, its just a waste of framerate
It actually depends on which drive you store it to.. I use my external HDD to store the fraps files.. If u have another internal HDD to store, itll give a nice boost to fps

Thanks for the tip. Fraps it is.
R
Aug 24, 2013 at 8:41 PM
Msi afterburner works better than fraps. Plus files size is 10 times smaller when compared with fraps. And its free.

Heres a video i recored with msi afterburner. 720p HD :mrgreen:

harshilsharma63
Aug 24, 2013 at 9:15 PM
Will give fraps a try. And I've been using afterburner till now.
dashing.sujay
Aug 25, 2013 at 3:04 AM
Msi afterburner works better than fraps. Plus files size is 10 times smaller when compared with fraps. And its free.

Heres a video i recored with msi afterburner. 720p HD :mrgreen:


Touching video; the game graphics are also very good.
Hrishi
Hrishi #11
Aug 25, 2013 at 3:50 AM
Last time I started remember , I tried recording video @768p Max settings, using Fraps. NFSMW13.
The frame rates dropped to 15-16 fps from 30-35/s.
The device was the machine in my signature.

Need something really less resource intensive. BTW , can the poor 5400rpm drive be a bottleneck ???
GamerSlayer
Sep 7, 2013 at 12:15 PM
Guys, Fraps vs Dxtory vs MSI Afterburners vs Bandicam vs EVGA Precision vs Mirillis Action! Vs Radeon Pro in terms of Size, Quality and mainly FPS drops is the best. And also tell me which of these is best for my GPU, i.e., Zotac gtx 560ti.