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Title: Screen capture?
Post by: r0ber7 on 2011-Oct-14
Hi,

I'm trying to capture my GLBasic game with a screen capture software. Since it uses GL it seems normal capture software won't work. I've found Fraps, but that only takes a few seconds of video, and I can't really figure out the other software I've found. So I'd like to present my game to the internet, but how? Do you know of any screen capture software that can do this? (I know this isn't exactly GLBasic related, but I presume some of you have made videos of your games, so I figure I could ask.)
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: ampos on 2011-Oct-14
savebmp "capture.png" for a screen capture.

Fraps can capture "video" of the running game, and it captures TONS of minutes, not just seconds. Also Fraps is the one with less lag.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: r0ber7 on 2011-Oct-14
Hmm. This particular version I've got is a trial version, which only records 30 seconds. Tells me I should pay for the full thing.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: ampos on 2011-Oct-14
Yes, it is the best one. Not very poished, but records video without lag.

Just use the trial and see if it works for you.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Ian Price on 2011-Oct-14
Quote from: ampos on 2011-Oct-14
Not very poished, but records video without lag.
No it doesn't. There is always lag, but as ampos stated it's definitely one of the better software video-capture solutions. If you plan to record lots of software in the future, then FRAPS really is a worthy investment.

There are freeware alternatives available that are OK-ish.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: r0ber7 on 2011-Oct-14
Alright, thanks for the comments. I think I'll go with glc on linux though.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Kitty Hello on 2011-Oct-18
There's a freeware program... uhm.. camstudio? that could record opengl.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: quangdx on 2012-Jan-09
Been trying to capture game footage,
but I can't get Fraps to work, I run the program, press F11 and my game just freezes up for a few seconds,
then carries on.
When I check in the video capture folder, there's nothing in there.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Ian Price on 2012-Jan-09
Are you sure that F11 is the capture key? My FRAPS has F9 as the capture key; F11 is the "Benchmarking Hotkey"
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Minion on 2012-Jan-09
Ive had a few problems in the past capturing video footage with various capture programs. Full screen doesn`t work, so I started grabbing footage in windowed mode.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Ian Price on 2012-Jan-09
Quangdx's game is running in Windowed mode (if it's the firework game).
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: erico on 2012-Jan-09
There are several posts on this topic.
You can also try virtual dub(free).
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Omadan on 2012-Jan-09
im using camstudio, which is free and its ok
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: mentalthink on 2012-Jan-09
HI I try a few capture video soft, and the better without doubt it´s FRAPS, the file generates it´s huge, can be perfectly about 2 Gb for 60 sec, or more... but in anothers, the FPS downs a lot of...

I think exist another FRAPS for free, but I don´t remenber the name...

I found this, I´m not sure if they or someone it´s free...
http://www.anewmorning.com/2009/01/06/5-free-alternatives-to-fraps/
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: Ian Price on 2012-Jan-09
You can use VitrualDub (which is free) on FRAPS movies to bring the filesize down dramatically, without any obvious loss of quality.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: erico on 2012-Jan-09
yep, that is the other use for virtual dub.

In case you wanna capture in it, go into the capture menu and choose desktop or window.
After you have you huge file,
try XviD for videocodec and mp3 for audio.

Xvid can easily cut a couple zeros from your original video and with same speed/resolution.
Tweek its configurations.
Title: Re: Screen capture?
Post by: mentalthink on 2012-Jan-10
Yes Ian, well I forgot to say... I use a free and very easy, and well hyper faster codec video coverter...

It´s called Koyote, you cand find here
http://www.softonic.com/s/koyote-codec

I think it´s a spnish soft... it´s very faster...

Another thing, but I don´t use, well I don´t fint yet... it´s use some codec converter using GPU of your graphics card, for Nvidia I stay sure, in some place have to be... for ATI, I´m not sure, but I suppose it´s too...  Using GPU a video can be 60% more faster than CPU...

Well I found in quick search this... sorry i don´t read nothing...
http://www.movavi.com/es/