Capturing and Recording Gameplay

[illBelief]

Hey guys, this is probably a really noob question but I was wondering what some good ways are to capture gameplay just for myself, not necessarily streaming. I started doing a bit of research but most of the solutions I found were software based and I feel as though that would affect my actual game play. I know capture cards exist and Nvidia has some of their own solutions but I’m on an AMD rig right now so I’m not sure where to go. Any suggestions on where to start?

Thanks!

[pinksnowmanshandle]

Hey guys, this is probably a really noob question but I was wondering what some good ways are to capture gameplay just for myself, not necessarily streaming. I started doing a bit of research but most of the solutions I found were software based and I feel as though that would affect my actual game play. I know capture cards exist and Nvidia has some of their own solutions but I’m on an AMD rig right now so I’m not sure where to go. Any suggestions on where to start?

Thanks!

The Elgato HD60 would do the job. Also a software capture would work.

[gojira]

Hey guys, this is probably a really noob question but I was wondering what some good ways are to capture gameplay just for myself, not necessarily streaming. I started doing a bit of research but most of the solutions I found were software based and I feel as though that would affect my actual game play. I know capture cards exist and Nvidia has some of their own solutions but I’m on an AMD rig right now so I’m not sure where to go. Any suggestions on where to start?

Thanks!

Well you have two options. Your first option: You could get a physical capture card which usually you just plug into your system or an internal capture card where you install it into a pcie slot. The second option: Use software, and it's a really subjective on what's the best to use. I tend to use OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) which is a really straightforward simple. Oh, and its free. However, going with recording software tends to usually eat up a lot of hard disk space, so just be weary of how large your footage is.

[illBelief]

Well you have two options. Your first option: You could get a physical capture card which usually you just plug into your system or an internal capture card where you install it into a pcie slot. The second option: Use software, and it's a really subjective on what's the best to use. I tend to use OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) which is a really straightforward simple. Oh, and its free. However, going with recording software tends to usually eat up a lot of hard disk space, so just be weary of how large your footage is.

 

Do you experience any drops in FPS when using OBS or other softwares?

[EChondo]

Do you experience any drops in FPS when using OBS or other softwares?

I use OBS and at the most I get a 5FPS drop, but even that is rare. Honestly the software is open source and free, just try it and see how it feels on your system and go from there.

 

You can get Open Broadcaster Software here: https://obsproject.com/

 

Remember to go into the settings and set the mode to "File Output Only" and not "Live Stream". Also here's a nice summary of local recording settings for OBS: https://obsproject.com/forum/resources/how-to-make-high-quality-local-recordings.16/

 

There's also tons of YouTube videos, but you should use the thread above and then play around with the settings to get good high quality recordings at a minimum storage space impact. For example I can record for 15 minutes at 1920x1080 in 60FPS and the video is only 2GB in size. If I drop it to 30FPS theoretically it would go down to 1GB in size. Also if I drop it down to 1280x720 it should and theoretically drop to around 600MB-700MB in size for 15 minutes of footage. I'd say that is pretty damn good myself.

[DEDRICK]

Bandicam has native AMD VCE support and can easily capture 1080p60 with minimal system impact, dxTory can be given AMD VCE support with OpenEncodeVFW codec.  OBS has an AMD VCE version as well but it is buggy as hell.

 

OBS has x264 and QuickSync support.  Seeing as you are doing local capturing you can use a lot more bitrate making QuickSync usable but if you have a good CPU x264 impact isn't too bad

[gojira]

Do you experience any drops in FPS when using OBS or other softwares?

 

Yes, although it is definitely not as severe as drops you'd get in.. Fraps for example. Usually 2-6 frame drop, like what @DEDRICK said.

[Blecter]

I use DxTory. Reference some good Youtube videos on how to set it up (like jackfrag's) and you'll get minimal frame drop and a decently small file size. You can also record your audio sources separately with DxTory, which was another win for me.