Recording gaming footage?

[HatefulGravey]

How are those of you that do this kind of thing getting it done? Turns out some of my gaming scores are close enough to start recording game play just in case. It would be nice to record to DVD so I can put that on my PC later if I wanted to.

 

All these people streaming game play and recording their game play for YouTube means there has to be a reasonable way to get these kinds of things done. I would love to know how people are getting these things to work properly for them.

[Reaperman]

I tried capture to a DVR, and numerous PC capture devices--then I just went for the DVD recorder like I should have done in the first place. They're easy to use, work *every* time, and don't cost much at all anymore.

 

Before the dvd recorder I was having a beast of a time with audio coming out of sync, and with compression artifacts on the screen.

 

My misadventures are all in a thread here:

http://www.atariage....ing-dvr-advice/

Edited August 21, 2012 by Reaperman

[Austin]

Yeah, reading more and more about it, DVD recorders are the way to go. Primarily in the way that your footage is essentially already backed up for later usage, rather being stored on your hard drive (which they will fill up very quickly). I have a so-so capture card that doesn't give me much trouble, but I am thinking about switching to a DVD recorder anyway.

[bomberpunk]

nice info. i was going to ask about this exact same thing yesterday but forgot to. thanks!

[Reaperman]

Also, before the DVD recorder, (with both dvr and capture devices) I had to run my video through a lengthy software conversion process to deinterlace and convert to a filetype that my editing software could handle. Both are taken care of for me right in the DVD recorder now. The 'free deinterlacing' depends on the dvd recorder's quality settings (highest), but absolutely every video editor I've seen just loves the DVD video. All I do is copy it off the disc to boost access speed and I'm done.

Edited August 21, 2012 by Reaperman

[CGQuarterly]

If anyone has a solution for recording gameplay footage over RGB SCART, I'd be highly interested.

 

Thanks,

 

Chris

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

DVD Recorder. Everything said thus far I have been saying for a while now. Takes the PC out of the capture equation, I have never bothered with ANY capture device on a PC since.

[Metal Jesus]

I capture SD gameplay footage using the Elgato USB video capture device & it's included software. Works for everything from the original NES -> PS1 > PS2 eras. However, most people use a Hauppauge when you move up to this generation and HD video.

[HatefulGravey]

So, what about those times when the footage is bad...

 

I'm talking about recording mostly for highscore reasons here. So I'll want to record my game play and if, while I'm recording, I happen to put the right run of game play together to want to submit it for a record I'll have it. However, there are many times when I'm playing and just can't get the right run going. I don't want to have to throw out a disc because I recorded the wrong game on it and run through discs like that all the time, and the ability to play any good score I do capture on a standard DVD player will matter.

 

Thoughts on that front?

[GodzillaIsMyCopilot]

In that case, go with a reliable PC capture device, edit the footage however you wish, then burn it to a playable disc. That may have the least amount of moving parts for what you are atempting to achieve.

 

There are a lot of crappy capture devices out there. Oddly enough, the Adaptec Gamebridge is easily the best SD capture device out there, and only runs about $30-35. I've used that with no problems whatsoever. I'm even able to run a splitter off of my AV switch directly to it with no degradation in signal, so, I don't have to unhook anything.

 

DVD recorders are the preferred method for a lot of people, but, I prefer not to have to convert the DVD. To me, that is an extra step.

 

It's all in what you want the end result to be.

 

As for the backup debate, I'd rather spend $100 a year for a 2TB external hard drive than that much on blank DVDs that take up ridiculous amounts of space. That's me $0.02.

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

So, what about those times when the footage is bad...

 

I'm talking about recording mostly for highscore reasons here. So I'll want to record my game play and if, while I'm recording, I happen to put the right run of game play together to want to submit it for a record I'll have it. However, there are many times when I'm playing and just can't get the right run going. I don't want to have to throw out a disc because I recorded the wrong game on it and run through discs like that all the time, and the ability to play any good score I do capture on a standard DVD player will matter.

 

Thoughts on that front?

 

I use dvd+rw, they can be used over and over...........