Game recording software?

[Aniallation]

What's the best game recording software that would have the least performance impact on my PC? Can't use Shadowplay as I don't have an Nvidia graphics card. Raptr sucks as well, it doesn't have support for the games I'm trying to record with it. I've tried OBS but either the videos look like crap at low bitrates, or they're so stuttery at high bitrates that they're unwatchable (stutter does not happen in game though, only in the recording), it's practically pausing and resuming every 3 seconds.

 

Any ideas?

[roflwaffle]

Fraps

[Guest]

I tried camtasia and it works fine.

[AlwaysFSX]

Have you given DxTory a whirl?

[terrytek]

Open Broadcasting Software.

[Aniallation]

Open Broadcasting Software.

OBS = Open Broadcaster Software

[Almercenary]

I think AMD has one in there raptr software if you use that. I don't know how good it is though. Maybe check it out???

[terrytek]

I've never gotten it to record a fullscreen game. WIndowed though, works every time. I'm probably doing something wrong with the sources though.

Yeah, throw that one out. Though with every game recorder, it fails to record any sound from my game. On any software.

[LancerBG]

I prefer playclaw

[Pugs501]

Open Broadcasting Software.

Second this

[Timmy-P]

Are you sure you're recording OBS right?  As in, recording to the hard drive rather than streaming?  It works great for me.

[Opcode]

Dxtory.

[marat569]

I've never gotten it to record a fullscreen game. WIndowed though, works every time. I'm probably doing something wrong with the sources though.

 

I play all my games windowed border-less (basically fullscreen) because multimonitors.

 

OBS works great, does the editing + compressing [good cpu + intel hyperthread is awesome] for you while recording if you set up the scene correctly.

 

if you're looking for HD RAW recordings to do some crazy editing after, Fraps or DxTory.

[Aniallation]

Second this

Again, read the OP please.

 

Are you sure you're recording OBS right?  As in, recording to the hard drive rather than streaming?  It works great for me.

Yes it's recording to the hard drive. 

[marat569]

Open Broadcasting Software.

 

my apple buddy! your gif makes me smile

[Redliquid]

Shadowplay?

[roflwaffle]

Shadowplay?

Do you even read, bro?

[EChondo]

I've tried, played around with, and can currently recommend OBS and MSI Afterburner as free options. OBS is absolutely amazing with recording possibilities. Sadly I lost my settings that I had that was perfect for recording and low file output. So I'm slowly testing again to find these.

 

A paid option(arrr) would be DXTory, very great piece of software that I love to use so I can have multiple audio channels, if OBS started doing this then DXTory would be replaced immediately.

[DEDRICK]

If you want low impact, you want loss-less recording.  Bandicam with Lagarith/UT Video Codec or dxTory with it's own codec or Lag/UT

 

x264 uses too much CPU and compresses too much for a source video that your are going to edit.  Lossless though, you need hard drives that can write 100+ MB/s and a CRAP TON of disk space. I have a 3GB Seagate Barracuda that is usually up to the task.

 

H.264(x264) is for broadcasting and finished product recording and you need an i7 if you want to capture 1080p 60fps in any reasonably demanding game.  Anything you upload to Youtube as well, will look like crap anyways because they compress the hell out of videos

[Redliquid]

Do you even read, bro?

Yeah the first 5 words :>

[roflwaffle]

Yeah the first 5 words :>

Meh...I just had to. Could not help myself.

[Mood]

Fraps is good if you have a 20TB hard drive. 

[MF Patrick]

Bandicam and Dxtory with Lagarith Lossless Codec or Action! Mirillis.