Hello. I have a project underway where I'm trying to capture all cutscenes in a game, and later on edit them using Avidemux (since VirtualDub can't import to .mp4 which is the optimal container for YouTube).
I basically have two ways to do this.
One is to record using Fraps. This works well, except that it makes PCSX2 prone to FPS dips, and even a single small dip is enough to ruin the video, since it makes the video and especially sound stutter / get horribly distorted. This flaw will then be present in the video clip as well, and I have to start all over again. In many cutscenes there's even a part that is always prone to lagging, which means it's impossible to record without a noticeable FPS dip. (And before anyone asks, I have a i5 2500k @4.5GHz, so... )
Another way is to use PCSX2's built-in capture system. It's slow, but it results in perfect footage. Problem is, the Uncompressed format seems to produce 'yuv422' video (according to 'Mean' who I think is the main coder of Avidemux) which Avidemux doesn't really tolerate. I can't preview the resulting clip in in the program without it crashing spectacularly, so syncing it with the co-produced audio is—as you can imagine—extremely laborious and frustrating.
I tried to get around this by selecting another format from the built-in capture system, but if I select Fraps Video Decompressor, it doesn't produce any video as a result. Capture is started and ended just fine according to the PCSX2 text console, but no file is created. The remaining options I have are compressed codecs, which are either impossible to edit later on, or result in immense quality loss when I have to encode the video twice to get it encoded right while adding the audio.
Now, my question: Is there any other uncompressed format that I can use for PCSX2's built-in capture, than the original 'Uncompressed' which doesn't work properly in most video editing software? Isn't there a yuv420 (more common, apparently) alternative? Anything? If not, what approach should I take to acquire smooth footage that can actually be edited too? =___=
I'd also like to take this chance to say that the capture system is rather inconvenient. It seems you can't specify the location where the audio clip is saved (it's always saved in the PCSX2 folder with the name 'recording.wav'), and I also have no idea how to assign the produced clips pre-set names so I wouldn't have to change it each time I record a new clip (to avoid the earlier clip being overridden).
Thanks in advance, all help is very much appreciated. :3
I basically have two ways to do this.
One is to record using Fraps. This works well, except that it makes PCSX2 prone to FPS dips, and even a single small dip is enough to ruin the video, since it makes the video and especially sound stutter / get horribly distorted. This flaw will then be present in the video clip as well, and I have to start all over again. In many cutscenes there's even a part that is always prone to lagging, which means it's impossible to record without a noticeable FPS dip. (And before anyone asks, I have a i5 2500k @4.5GHz, so... )
Another way is to use PCSX2's built-in capture system. It's slow, but it results in perfect footage. Problem is, the Uncompressed format seems to produce 'yuv422' video (according to 'Mean' who I think is the main coder of Avidemux) which Avidemux doesn't really tolerate. I can't preview the resulting clip in in the program without it crashing spectacularly, so syncing it with the co-produced audio is—as you can imagine—extremely laborious and frustrating.
I tried to get around this by selecting another format from the built-in capture system, but if I select Fraps Video Decompressor, it doesn't produce any video as a result. Capture is started and ended just fine according to the PCSX2 text console, but no file is created. The remaining options I have are compressed codecs, which are either impossible to edit later on, or result in immense quality loss when I have to encode the video twice to get it encoded right while adding the audio.
Now, my question: Is there any other uncompressed format that I can use for PCSX2's built-in capture, than the original 'Uncompressed' which doesn't work properly in most video editing software? Isn't there a yuv420 (more common, apparently) alternative? Anything? If not, what approach should I take to acquire smooth footage that can actually be edited too? =___=
I'd also like to take this chance to say that the capture system is rather inconvenient. It seems you can't specify the location where the audio clip is saved (it's always saved in the PCSX2 folder with the name 'recording.wav'), and I also have no idea how to assign the produced clips pre-set names so I wouldn't have to change it each time I record a new clip (to avoid the earlier clip being overridden).
Thanks in advance, all help is very much appreciated. :3