Fraps Runs

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After seeing a few AVI's made with fraps ( www.fraps.com ), I D/L it and started recording a section of play on Highway 17. Then I did it again, and again... and again. Even when using the same attack style, the end result could vary greatly. The AVI's are only 30 seconds so it gives you an "objective timer" so to speak. With only 30 seconds to complete whatever section of the map has been chosen, a person can play it several times and see what various attacks, weapons and tactics they can get away with. PLUS, the physics get recorded in some really nice sequences. Try this on hard and without HUD and Xhairs for a little extra challenge.

A few examples:
http://www.4estgimp.com/HL2/fraps/doll9357-11-30 01-42-10-13c.avi
http://www.4estgimp.com/HL2/fraps/flip-11-29 02-37-25-16c.avi
http://www.4estgimp.com/HL2/fraps/Die-11-30 01-53-46-04c.avi
http://www.4estgimp.com/HL2/fraps/Jordan 11-30 01-58-33-46c.avi (speaking of physics)

Learn to drive (the speed bump and the end are the only interesting parts) http://www.4estgimp.com/HL2/fraps/Rollin-11-30 02-11-15-26C.avi

Beware the APC. I did this while trying to get it to "dance" again. Once I flipped it from upside down to rightside up and it had a damn seizure, bouncing and twitching a few feet off the ground. I didn't manage to get it to repeat this.
http://www.4estgimp.com/HL2/fraps/apc 11-29 02-03-39-75c.avi

For anyone else who might want to try this, here are the settings I used.

Fraps Movies:
15fps
Half-sized

AVI's were compressing using VirtualDub www.virtualdub.org and the Divx codec upon Fraps' FAQ recommendation.

Using VirtualDub is quite easy. To create a compressed version of the AVI follow these steps:
# Start VirtualDub
# Select File->Open and choose the AVI in the Fraps directory you wish to compress.
# Select Video->Compression and choose the codec you wish to compress with (usually divx)
# Select File->Save As AVI and specify a filename for the new AVI.

The Divx compression settings were default except for:
Encoding Bitrate: 3000

So, lets see some other fraps runs, eh?

 

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