Need guidance to the proper thread (video capture of SHIII gameplay)

Leoz · 06-28-16, 10:35 PM

Hey all,

I would think it is here somewhere and I am just missing it.

So apologies for putting this request in this thread.

What is the best (reliable) software to use to capture video of one's Silent Hunter III game play?

I am using the stock resolution with the game (no special res mod).

SHIII
GWX3

Windows 10 Home (vanilla no frills)

Thanks in advance for any help.

Mittelwaechter · 06-29-16, 06:11 AM

FRAPS is great (some of the best 30 bucks I have ever spent) - and there are some - even free - alternatives you may want to check:

Ezvid - Taksi - Bandicam - CamStudio - Debut (NCH - careful! limited/wants to install more software!)

Just to save you some time:
you need two hard disks (one fast one!) to run such software - one reading the game data - while the other (fast!) writing the recorded data.
One hard disk can't simultaneously read and write - and the recording will lag beyond evil...

The latest USB standard may be sufficient - so one hard disk and your fast 8 GB USB stick to record...
The files are huge - at least with FRAPS - as it writes lossless BMPs for every recorded frame - high quality recordings come at a price.

Leoz · 06-29-16, 06:03 PM

Thanks both of you.

Will go this route!!!

Leoz · 06-30-16, 11:03 PM

Have a basic capability now. Will be posting in the- 'there should be a video thread'....

06-28-16, 10:35 PM	#1
Leoz Officer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Near The Rockalls Bank Posts: 247 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 0	Need guidance to the proper thread (video capture of SHIII gameplay) Hey all, I would think it is here somewhere and I am just missing it. So apologies for putting this request in this thread. What is the best (reliable) software to use to capture video of one's Silent Hunter III game play? I am using the stock resolution with the game (no special res mod). SHIII GWX3 Windows 10 Home (vanilla no frills) Thanks in advance for any help. __________________ Leoz "Auf gefechtsstationen!" NYGM

06-29-16, 06:11 AM	#2
Mittelwaechter The Old Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,304 Downloads: 35 Uploads: 0	FRAPS is great (some of the best 30 bucks I have ever spent) - and there are some - even free - alternatives you may want to check: Ezvid - Taksi - Bandicam - CamStudio - Debut (NCH - careful! limited/wants to install more software!) Just to save you some time: you need two hard disks (one fast one!) to run such software - one reading the game data - while the other (fast!) writing the recorded data. One hard disk can't simultaneously read and write - and the recording will lag beyond evil... The latest USB standard may be sufficient - so one hard disk and your fast 8 GB USB stick to record... The files are huge - at least with FRAPS - as it writes lossless BMPs for every recorded frame - high quality recordings come at a price. __________________ 10 happy wolves rear 90 blinded, ensnared sheep. 90 happy sheep banish the wolves. Arrest the 1% - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQ6hg1oNeGE Last edited by Mittelwaechter; 06-29-16 at 07:00 AM.

06-29-16, 06:03 PM	#3
Leoz Officer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Near The Rockalls Bank Posts: 247 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 0	Thanks both of you. Will go this route!!! __________________ Leoz "Auf gefechtsstationen!" NYGM

06-30-16, 11:03 PM	#4
Leoz Officer Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Near The Rockalls Bank Posts: 247 Downloads: 261 Uploads: 0	Thanks! Have a basic capability now. Will be posting in the- 'there should be a video thread'.... __________________ Leoz "Auf gefechtsstationen!" NYGM