124458-any-advice-for-recording-gameplay

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			i use 2 computers for gaming, the desktop and the laptop, in the desktop one i use shadowplay to record my gameplays, but the laptop has a nvidia 840m so it cant use that feature. any advice on what program should i use to record gameplays and dint slow too much the machine? any tricks for it?	
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Dxtory is my go- you can tweak the settings if you aren't looking for lossless recording or even record using OBS if you aren't fickle about the quality.
 
The biggest performance tip is not to play the game on the hard drive you are recording to.	
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			I always just use streams to record since it doesn't save anything to your HD making is super easy to get like 4-10hr VODs. If you don't want anyone to watch you it's super easy to stream privately. Just make a random account no one knows and when you stream leave the "Playing _________" blank. That way no one will be able to find you by searching for a game first. 	
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What kind of processor do you have? If it's Intel you might be able to use quicksync.
 
As for programs I use OBS since the file size is a lot better and it's quite easy to use and setup and it's free.
It also supports shadowplay so if you like it you can also use it on your other computers ;)
https://obsproject.com/	
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 i7 4510 u 3,1 ghz
8 gb ram
nvidia geforce 840m	
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			well saw some of those and dxtory seems like a good one for the things i want to make, thanks for your feedback. one day ill change my ISP and get more tan 8 mb download 0,9 upload and will be able to do streams but until then recording will be the best way	
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That processor support quicksync so use that and it should not result in a lot of preformance lost.
 
I know OBS support quicksync does dxtory as well?
From what i gather dxtory is raw/loseless so it will put a lot of stretch on your hardrive and since you only have 1 hardrive often in a laptop it might be best to make sure that you can use a compressed codec or that you have a separate hardrive.	
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I use shadowplay... Its a program that comes with nvidia graphic cards.
 
You can set it to autorecord so it will record the last 20 min. If you press a button it will save it, if not it will erase it	
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			I bought a subscription to xsplit gamecaster so I can record or stream with just a button click	
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			got a few tutorials on how to make work shadowplay in a laptop with a 840m card and im recording with it now, thanks all for your advice tried some nice software loking for one to use (maybe when i get to stream something will use one of those)	
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			Gonna hat in for OBS.  That program rocks.	
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dxtory with lagarith lossless codec. Decent file sizes and not too bad on system resources in comparison to a lot of other software solutions. Best storage solution is to have a secondary hdd to record to, internal preferred or USB3.0 if it has to be external.
 
Requirements... play and have fun.  :D	
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*equips his flame shield*
I hate OBS.....
 
I'm using XSplit for recording and streaming.
Easy to set up and works pretty well.
Just needs a license...	
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dxtory with lagarith lossless codec. Decent file sizes and not too bad on system resources in comparison to a lot of other software solutions. Best storage solution is to have a secondary hdd to record to, internal preferred or USB3.0 if it has to be external.
 
Requirements... play and have fun.  :D
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*equips his flame shield*
I hate OBS.....
 
I'm using XSplit for recording and streaming.
Easy to set up and works pretty well.
Just needs a license...
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Dxtory is my go- you can tweak the settings if you aren't looking for lossless recording or even record using OBS if you aren't fickle about the quality.
 
The biggest performance tip is not to play the game on the hard drive you are recording to.
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i tried too without the codec and it was awfull, got like lag in the record even if while i played it was good (writing speed). If i can buy a SDD for the desktop ill make dxtory my principal record program, leaving shadowplay behind
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			well i was thinking about getting a SSD before  this problem appeared,  my desktop badboy only have like 500 gb and i think have like 400 full of thrash, games and scrapped parts of documentaries, so its just another reason ill add to the point of "get one". still tried several discs yesterday, cant pass the mark of 78 mb/sec, and that makes the record have half the fps of what im playing. example a record of heroes of the storm at 40 fps was recorded at 15-20, today ill try with a borrowed SSD and see the results.	
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I tried DXtory yesterday. use magicyuv  60fps with 4:2:0 compression and it worked without a problem on my drive which according the test was not faster then 72 mb/s
edit: Just checked and in total it average at around 45MB/s for what i needed
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwBmHlsaBN4
For lagorith 60fps full hd you need about 83mb/sec but you could use compression to reduce that.	
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I tried DXtory yesterday. use magicyuv  60fps with 4:2:0 compression and it worked without a problem on my drive which according the test was not faster then 72 mb/s
edit: Just checked and in total it average at around 45MB/s for what i needed
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dwBmHlsaBN4
For lagorith 60fps full hd you need about 83mb/sec but you could use compression to reduce that.
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If you really want super-smooth recording, get the fastest connection you can afford (Thunderbolt for me, USB 3.0 for a lot of other folks, SATA if you're rich as balls) and record to an external hard drive.  Using the same HD as the thing you're recording will bottleneck your performance, even if you're rocking a SSD.
 
Source:  Hundreds of hours of trial-and-error recording 1080p60 Let's Play footage.
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I've 3 hardrives in my pc and an SSD, not sure if you are talking to me ;)
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			well now i tried with a borrowed SSD fro a friend, the files are big but the quality its the same as playing and the recording is getting the same real time fps as i get so ill go that way, all dxtory playing the game in the regular hard drive and recording on the SSD for desktop and in the laptop playing in the hard drive and recording in the external HD with usb 3.0, only using shadowplay for the shadow feature (sometime you get a psycko move that wanna record)	
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