First up, I know this isn't really a full issue with PCSX2 and is probably considered a minor inconvenience at best. The software works just fine by itself and I can use Hypercam 3 whenever necessary.
I've been attempting to record gameplay footage with PlayClaw 3. I'm getting about 50/50 success rate- some games will constantly flicker regardless of settings. It doesn't seem to be an error of PlayClaw since it works with other titles without issue.
For example, the PAL version of Zone of the Enders 2 plays perfectly and records perfectly. Clocktower 3 on the other hand plays perfectly yet it flickers rapidly at a speed that makes it virtually unplayable (unless you want a serious headache). This happens if Vsync is enabled/disabled and independent of whether Playclaw was loaded first/second. Also happens whether or not 50z or 60z refresh rate is selected in the game. Loading a save state does nothing either. Some log details from the console for booting my original PS2 Clocktower 3 PAL disc from my drive. By the way, neither PlayClaw nor PCSX2 are generating error logs over this.
PCSX2 1.0.0.r5350 - compiled on Aug 1 2012
Savestate version: 0x9a080000
Host Machine Init:
Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Physical RAM = 32741 MB
CPU name = Intel® Core i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz
Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 07)
CPU speed = 3.398 ghz (12 logical threads)
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = bfebfbff 1fbee3bf
x86EFlags = 2c000000
x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX
Reserving memory for recompilers...
Loading plugins...
Binding GS: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\gsdx32-ssse3-r5350.dll
Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (8.17.13.142)
Binding PAD: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\lilypad-r5350.dll
Binding SPU2: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\spu2-x-r5350.dll
Binding CDVD: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\FWnull.dll
(GameDB) 9640 games on record (loaded in 115ms)
Binding DEV9: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.
HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path.
Initializing plugins...
Init GS
Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (8.17.13.142)
Init PAD
Init SPU2
Init CDVD
Init USB
Init FW
Init DEV9
Plugins initialized successfully.
Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
Opening CDVD
* CDVD: Opening drive '\\.\E:'...
* CDVD: IO thread started...
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* CDVD: Disk Type: Double-Layer DVD
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 2) (2246880 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
Bios Found: Europe v02.00(14/06/2004) Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to PAL.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 50.00 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = PAL
ELF (cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1) Game CRC = 0xD9FC6310, EntryPoint = 0x01810008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = PAL
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to PAL.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 50.00 fps
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = PAL
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to PAL.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 50.00 fps
I've been attempting to record gameplay footage with PlayClaw 3. I'm getting about 50/50 success rate- some games will constantly flicker regardless of settings. It doesn't seem to be an error of PlayClaw since it works with other titles without issue.
For example, the PAL version of Zone of the Enders 2 plays perfectly and records perfectly. Clocktower 3 on the other hand plays perfectly yet it flickers rapidly at a speed that makes it virtually unplayable (unless you want a serious headache). This happens if Vsync is enabled/disabled and independent of whether Playclaw was loaded first/second. Also happens whether or not 50z or 60z refresh rate is selected in the game. Loading a save state does nothing either. Some log details from the console for booting my original PS2 Clocktower 3 PAL disc from my drive. By the way, neither PlayClaw nor PCSX2 are generating error logs over this.
PCSX2 1.0.0.r5350 - compiled on Aug 1 2012
Savestate version: 0x9a080000
Host Machine Init:
Operating System = Microsoft Windows 7 Service Pack 1 (build 7601), 64-bit
Physical RAM = 32741 MB
CPU name = Intel® Core i7-3960X CPU @ 3.30GHz
Vendor/Model = GenuineIntel (stepping 07)
CPU speed = 3.398 ghz (12 logical threads)
x86PType = Standard OEM
x86Flags = bfebfbff 1fbee3bf
x86EFlags = 2c000000
x86 Features Detected:
MMX.. SSE.. SSE2.. SSE3.. SSSE3.. SSE4.1.. SSE4.2.. AVX
Reserving memory for recompilers...
Loading plugins...
Binding GS: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\gsdx32-ssse3-r5350.dll
Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (8.17.13.142)
Binding PAD: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\lilypad-r5350.dll
Binding SPU2: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\spu2-x-r5350.dll
Binding CDVD: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\cdvdGigaherz.dll
Binding USB: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\USBnull.dll
Binding FW: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\FWnull.dll
(GameDB) 9640 games on record (loaded in 115ms)
Binding DEV9: C:\Games\PS2 Emulator\Plugins\DEV9null.dll
Plugins loaded successfully.
HLE Notice: ELF does not have a path.
Initializing plugins...
Init GS
Windows 6.1.7601 (Service Pack 1 1.0)
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 (8.17.13.142)
Init PAD
Init SPU2
Init CDVD
Init USB
Init FW
Init DEV9
Plugins initialized successfully.
Opening plugins...
Opening GS
Opening PAD
Opening SPU2
Opening CDVD
* CDVD: Opening drive '\\.\E:'...
* CDVD: IO thread started...
* CDVD Disk Open: DVD, Single layer or unknown:
* CDVD: Disk Type: Double-Layer DVD
* * Track 1: Data (Mode 2) (2246880 sectors)
Opening USB
Opening FW
Opening DEV9
McdSlot 0: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd001.ps2
McdSlot 1: C:\Users\Administrator\Documents\PCSX2\memcards\Mcd002.ps2
Plugins opened successfully.
EE/iR5900-32 Recompiler Reset
Bios Found: Europe v02.00(14/06/2004) Console
BIOS rom1 module not found, skipping...
BIOS rom2 module not found, skipping...
BIOS erom module not found, skipping...
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to PAL.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 50.00 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = PAL
ELF (cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1) Game CRC = 0xD9FC6310, EntryPoint = 0x01810008
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = PAL
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to PAL.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 50.00 fps
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to NTSC.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 59.94 fps
(SYSTEM.CNF) Detected PS2 Disc = cdrom0:\SLES_516.19;1
(SYSTEM.CNF) Software version = 1.00
(SYSTEM.CNF) Disc region type = PAL
(UpdateVSyncRate) Mode Changed to PAL.
(UpdateVSyncRate) FPS Limit Changed : 50.00 fps