Video capturing software.

jnskyliner34 · 05-20-2007, 09:32 AM

Hey guys. I'm using gamecam right now and it's fine but it doesn't record the audio from the game. I know people would suggest using FRAPS but I can't afford to pay the $40 right now. I want to know if there's a freeware that would also record the audio and has unlimited minutes of recording.

PC eye · 05-21-2007, 12:49 AM

The Game Cam Lite won't record audio while the full version will. It's like having a shareware there. So far I have never run across a freeware or free version that will capture audio as well as video. I'm still looking here for a substitute for Game Cam and not FRAPS. It looks like we are both in the same boat at the present moment.

jnskyliner34 · 05-21-2007, 03:37 AM

lol. i'm using Game Cam but it's the free version. It won't record the audio until i pay. So yeah, that sucks. I'm using a new freeware, it's called CamStudio. It lags my game really bad especially when I play TDU and CS:S. I guess it's because of my video card.

PC eye · 05-21-2007, 03:58 AM

With Game Cam and probably the CamStudio used there you have to use the launch option seen in the right click menu for Game Cam anyways instead of being able to start the game with it's own link in the Programs menu if not from a desktop shortcut. That's where you use one to lauch another and end up seeing lags. For some reason Game Cam Lite also soundless for the free version won't record anything in certain games. Of course the original Soldier of Fortune released some 6yrs. ago is nothing like Fear 2005 and it's expansion pack there. Neither has screen shot capture ability.

jnskyliner34 · 05-21-2007, 08:00 AM

i forgot to mention. while i was using gamecam, when i record videos in FarCry, they come out fine. but when i recorded videos in Test Drive:Unlimited they appeared dark even if the weather setting was in sunny. the thumbnail look normal but when you open the file the video is dark.

PC eye · 05-21-2007, 11:02 PM

Game Cam simpy doesn't work in all games. In Fear it seemed to work great when I was inable to capture screens there using the PRTSCRN button. I could then save snapshots in bmp format later with PowerDVD and convert to jpg afterwards. In the first version of Soldier of Fortune? No go there! I was able to get two screens with Faststone Capture a freeware. Those were clear while only seeing a neam of light when facing the final opponent at the end there.

The sequel SOF II allows screens in png format that look bad when converted to jpg later. But I still ruled out using Game Cam there too. I ran FRAPS when 98 was on the old case here. But you had to put up with the frame counter in every screen capture. The Game Cam Lite shows the decal at the bottom right sometimes blocking something you want to show there. If the retail version also shows that then finding some other program is something we are both looking for.

jnskyliner34 · 05-22-2007, 07:05 AM

yup. even the retail version shows the watermark at the bottom right of the screen.

PC eye · 05-22-2007, 10:32 PM

That really helps a lot!

Now you see why finding a good one is a task in itself. Something I'm looking at now is a freeware that can capture video from a tv tuner card and other sources called Open Video Capture 1.24.210 seen. But the site is not in too much English seen at http://www.download.ir/archives/2006...video_capt.php

That one also seems to be able to capture screens as well. But no information on what versions it will run on there. Another one for XP and may or may not run on Vista is the Growler Guncam 3.0.1.0 found at http://shareme.com/details/growler-guncam.html This is also supposed to be a shareware for $19.99 seen at the page there. Will either work?

jnskyliner34 · 05-23-2007, 05:19 AM

i really don't want to pay for anything right now because i'm saving up for a GeForce 7900 GT. the damn camstudio is lagging the game a bit and the video i did is lagged. i set it already to 20fps. i also tried 30pfs and it still was bad.

jnskyliner34 · 05-23-2007, 09:44 AM

i went back to using GameCam. Cam Studio is a freakin lagger! check out my vids. i only have 3 as of the moment. the rest were taken using a digital camera.

http://www.youtube.com/jnskyliner34

05-20-2007, 09:32 AM	#1 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,046	Video capturing software. Hey guys. I'm using gamecam right now and it's fine but it doesn't record the audio from the game. I know people would suggest using FRAPS but I can't afford to pay the $40 right now. I want to know if there's a freeware that would also record the audio and has unlimited minutes of recording. __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

05-21-2007, 12:49 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,004	The Game Cam Lite won't record audio while the full version will. It's like having a shareware there. So far I have never run across a freeware or free version that will capture audio as well as video. I'm still looking here for a substitute for Game Cam and not FRAPS. It looks like we are both in the same boat at the present moment. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

05-21-2007, 03:37 AM	#3 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,046	lol. i'm using Game Cam but it's the free version. It won't record the audio until i pay. So yeah, that sucks. I'm using a new freeware, it's called CamStudio. It lags my game really bad especially when I play TDU and CS:S. I guess it's because of my video card. __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

05-21-2007, 03:58 AM	#4 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,004	With Game Cam and probably the CamStudio used there you have to use the launch option seen in the right click menu for Game Cam anyways instead of being able to start the game with it's own link in the Programs menu if not from a desktop shortcut. That's where you use one to lauch another and end up seeing lags. For some reason Game Cam Lite also soundless for the free version won't record anything in certain games. Of course the original Soldier of Fortune released some 6yrs. ago is nothing like Fear 2005 and it's expansion pack there. Neither has screen shot capture ability. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

05-21-2007, 08:00 AM	#5 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,046	i forgot to mention. while i was using gamecam, when i record videos in FarCry, they come out fine. but when i recorded videos in Test Drive:Unlimited they appeared dark even if the weather setting was in sunny. the thumbnail look normal but when you open the file the video is dark. __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

05-21-2007, 11:02 PM	#6 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,004	Game Cam simpy doesn't work in all games. In Fear it seemed to work great when I was inable to capture screens there using the PRTSCRN button. I could then save snapshots in bmp format later with PowerDVD and convert to jpg afterwards. In the first version of Soldier of Fortune? No go there! I was able to get two screens with Faststone Capture a freeware. Those were clear while only seeing a neam of light when facing the final opponent at the end there. The sequel SOF II allows screens in png format that look bad when converted to jpg later. But I still ruled out using Game Cam there too. I ran FRAPS when 98 was on the old case here. But you had to put up with the frame counter in every screen capture. The Game Cam Lite shows the decal at the bottom right sometimes blocking something you want to show there. If the retail version also shows that then finding some other program is something we are both looking for. __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

05-22-2007, 07:05 AM	#7 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,046	yup. even the retail version shows the watermark at the bottom right of the screen. __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

05-22-2007, 10:32 PM	#8 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,004	That really helps a lot! Now you see why finding a good one is a task in itself. Something I'm looking at now is a freeware that can capture video from a tv tuner card and other sources called Open Video Capture 1.24.210 seen. But the site is not in too much English seen at http://www.download.ir/archives/2006...video_capt.php That one also seems to be able to capture screens as well. But no information on what versions it will run on there. Another one for XP and may or may not run on Vista is the Growler Guncam 3.0.1.0 found at http://shareme.com/details/growler-guncam.html This is also supposed to be a shareware for $19.99 seen at the page there. Will either work? __________________ Youtube falls short of Google's expectations http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5336532 Congress studies how people track your online use http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Ahe...ory?id=5337932

05-23-2007, 05:19 AM	#9 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,046	i really don't want to pay for anything right now because i'm saving up for a GeForce 7900 GT. the damn camstudio is lagging the game a bit and the video i did is lagged. i set it already to 20fps. i also tried 30pfs and it still was bad. __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

05-23-2007, 09:44 AM	#10 (permalink)
jnskyliner34 Diamond Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Manila, Philippines Age: 18 Posts: 2,046	i went back to using GameCam. Cam Studio is a freakin lagger! check out my vids. i only have 3 as of the moment. the rest were taken using a digital camera. http://www.youtube.com/jnskyliner34 __________________ JN - Nickname Skyline R34 - Favorite Car Kapeesh? How To Guide: Install Vista Visual Styles http://www.computerforum.com/124350-...ml#post1013076

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