Drakengard Video Problem

[Scootaloo]

Its not like running an avi or mp4. It still has to be emulated

I can understand that emulating things that are being rendered as you go along would be stressful on the host system, but just emulating a video being played? I am not so sure. After all the FMV is a pre-made file (so nothing has to be rendered - I think), but yes the playback does have to be emulated too.

My thinking: if it doesn't have to be rendered then it probably shouldn't be as stressful.

I'm not a programmer/dev. for PCSX2 so this is all just speculation on my part.

On-topic: @xenoriddley you mentioned something about FRAPS - are you trying to do a LP or something? I wonder why PCSX2 and FRAPS are not getting along too well. You might want to look into a alternate video recorder such as Bandicam which is a competent alternative to FRAPS.

[xenoriddley]

It was with both actually, the game would actually crash using both methods.

[Dante3hs]

Generally fmvs are easier to emulate than gameplay (hence the fix to only switch during fmvs, since software mode is generally slower).

Though in some cases a game can run at full fps during gameplay, but the slow down during fmvs if your cpu isnt powerful enough. FFX-2 is a good example of this, as I said before there is a cpu test based on the opening fmv of FFX-2. It all depends on the game.

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It was with both actually, the game would actually crash using both methods.

Im not too sure then, maybe someone who has used fraps more than i have can help you there. Most ive ever used fraps for was some basic WoW videos to show friends lol.

[StriFe]

It is quite wellknown that FRAPS will drag your game down (In FPS) if you don't have a powerful system. This happened with me aswell with some games. The game where I didn't notice any real slowdowns was in Flatout Ultimate Carnage

[xenoriddley]

It is quite wellknown that FRAPS will drag your game down (In FPS) if you don't have a powerful system. This happened with me aswell with some games. The game where I didn't notice any real slowdowns was in Flatout Ultimate Carnage

It's not a problem of FPS. I'm running it at x3 native with full 60 FPS with FRAPS. it's just that little graphical glitch that's irritating me.