Demos -> AVI's
#1
Posted 17 June 2005 - 04:56 PM
There are 2 ways to make CS videos, the long, bullsh*t way or the easy way.
Option 1:
The bullsh*t way is to do it with the commands in the console. record demoname. After the demo is recorded, play the demo and type in startmovie in the console. When your done recording what you want, type in endmovie.
**This will make a BMP file for every frame and will flood your harddrive, I highly recommend you don't make a movie this way.
Option 2:
2 programs are required, Fraps and VirtualDub
Fraps is free to try and $40 to buy. The free version will only record 30sec i think with a fraps watermark.
Anyway, when you run Fraps, keep it minimized and run any video game normally. When the game starts, there will be a FPS ticker at one of the corners, that is the FPS fraps is registering.
When your ready to record a video, press f9 and the FPS ticker will turn red. This means it's recording an AVI. When your done recording, press f9 again and it will stop.
Now, this is going to make a huge ass file, approx 1GB per minute. That is because it's fully uncompressed. This is what we will be using virtualdub for.
Virtualdub is freeware and easy to use. When you're ready to compress, open virtualdub and open the AVI you wish to compress.
Go to Video->Compression and select a codec. I suggest using the microsoft codec because everyone should have it. (If you select an uncommon codec, not everyone will be able to see the video)
After you have selected the codec, go to File->Save AVI.. and name it. Once you press OK, it will begin compressing the AVI. And thats all there is too it.
I have the website http://www.niplick.com but there's nothing on it, i only use it as a file server. If you need to upload a video, just ask, i'll make a guest FTP account.
Questions, comments, concerns post in here
#2
Posted 17 June 2005 - 05:15 PM
I'll make a guest account
FTP: ftp.niplick.com
username: [email protected]
password: boss
Edited by NipLick, 17 June 2005 - 05:18 PM.
#3
Posted 17 June 2005 - 05:20 PM
it's done, use the log in info above
#4
Posted 17 June 2005 - 05:24 PM
#5
Posted 17 June 2005 - 06:04 PM
Here are 2 common programs
WSFTP
CuteFTP
just search for them on google
#6
Posted 17 June 2005 - 08:03 PM
#7
Posted 17 June 2005 - 10:04 PM
#8
Posted 17 June 2005 - 11:28 PM
your 700+MB file size will be reduced to about 20MB compressed
#10
Posted 18 June 2005 - 01:45 PM
#11
Posted 18 June 2005 - 02:21 PM
everybody should have that one
#12
Posted 18 June 2005 - 11:50 PM
#13
Posted 20 June 2005 - 12:01 AM
When you run fraps to record a video, change your FPS to 10fps and lower your resolution to 800x600
It will look like absolute sh*t but it'll be smaller
As for the video you already created, no, it will not get any smaller
#14
Posted 23 June 2005 - 01:06 AM
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