How do I record a game and save it to memory card?

[Yar Jar Rar]

I want to record part of the gametime and then save it on a memory card so I can play it on a different computer. I already know how to record a game with "record demo_name" but then how do I play it and save it to things like a memory card?

 

[xvillanx]

You need to get a programm called FRAPS. www.fraps.com

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

My goodness! You people know everything! I tried it and it works. Thanks for the help.

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

There's a problem with the recording. I can record for about 20 seconds and then it just stops recording for some reason. How can I fix this?

 

[Yar Jar Rar]

Oh, never mind. I just found out the trial version only does 30 seconds.

 

[Seagull]

Make sure you have enough disk space too, fraps uses a lot.

 

[kineaesth]

How much does the full version of fraps cost?

 

[Narvi]

If you're recording Source games you can just use Source Recorder.

 

[AJ Rimmer]

How much does the full version of fraps cost?

Depends how much you wanna pay...

 

[soulslicer]

source recorder does not save files as avi, does it?

 

[Seagull]

It can, but it's kinda odd. I find it easier to export the frames and then put them into vdub, save as uncompressed .avi and compress with x264 D:

 

[Xendance]

source recorder does not save files as avi, does it?

Yes it can.

record x
sv_cheats 1
host_framerate 30
startmovie x avi
playdemo x

 

[Naph]

Yes it can.

record x
sv_cheats 1
host_framerate 30
startmovie x avi
playdemo x

That would burn a huge hole on your HDD
Fraps has the ability to compress etc... Fraps can half the size. On average I get about 27mb for 4 seconds of footage (30FPS Half-size AVI, Sound)

 

[Xendance]

That would burn a huge hole on your HDD
Fraps has the ability to compress etc... Fraps can half the size. On average I get about 27mb for 4 seconds of footage (30FPS Half-size AVI, Sound)

Well I've yet to see my HDD be full.

 

[xvillanx]

FRAPS is the best for the job.

 

[Planetary]

But Source Recorder doesn't lag the framerate, does it?

 

[Xendance]

No - luckily for me.

And I can't believe I once tried using Camtasia Studio to record the G-man intro. Shocking.