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I used the search function to find the answer I was looking for but I could not find the answer I was looking for so here i go.
I am trying to find a way to record pcsx2 footage without it lagging while I am playing. I know that the emulator has built in methods of recording, but those are reaaalllly slow when i am playing. I tried FRAPS which was better, but eventually became too slow and over bearing.
Would it be possible to install a capture card onto the PC that i am using for emulation? Would that work or is that not plausible/would lag anyways? I guess I am really looking for the best way to record pcsx2 gameplay.
Without lag :)
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F12 in GSDX i believe. Some versions don't have it i've also heard
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There is no way, excet if you do it on a fast enough quad core, 2 cores for emulating and the rest for the recording so the lag will be minimal.
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Pick the correct codec. experiment some are faster
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It's not just a matter of CPU speed either, but also HDD read/write speed. You'll get better results with one hard drive for your PS2/windows and a second just for recording video. Even better if you have one for Windows/PS2 games and a second/third drive in RAID.
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04-23-2011, 01:17 PM
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I can record it at about 60 fps. You'll need to have a faster pc, and harddisk. If also while recording, it might be slow, but when you view the *.avi file, its super-fast @ 100 fps. AS orchlon said, you should pick the correct codec. some are faster and some are slower.
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I have a pretty good processor (i5 2500k) so maybe ill just try different codecs and see how they work out. I also have a different storage device so i can try that as a output directory to make everything smoother.
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SSD harddrive is what you really need.
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As a last resort, use the raw video codec, then use Virtual Dub to compress it with something like xVid. It will use a lot of space, but it should reduce lag when recording.
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