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Title: Best video capture program
Post by: Shieldwolf on April 27, 2004, 02:14:36 am

So I'm thinking of starting the daunting project of getting video gameplay files for mame. Now I know some are already done and I had an exstensive list till my computer wiped them. What is the best program for the job. they need to be small short videos.


if there was enough interest,we could members could turn in one   gameplay video to the collection  to get the job done faster.

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: JoyMonkey on April 27, 2004, 06:24:12 am

Older versions of Mame32 (37b14 and earlier) have a built in option to 'Record to AVI' - this is the easiest way to capture video. Once the video's been captured you'll probably need to re-compress the video using TMPgenc or DivX, but I seem to remember the old Mame32 AVI's being pretty small.

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: papaschtroumpf on April 28, 2004, 03:11:22 pm

You can probably use FRAPS for the capture. Thee free version is probably enough, the full version is like $30.

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 29, 2004, 05:01:12 pm

hypersnap works well

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: Spaced Invader on April 30, 2004, 07:49:27 am

Bulent's Screen Recorder is very powerfull and FREE it can be found here...

http://www.thesilver.net/ (http://www.thesilver.net/)

And I'd be willing to help build a video database...any more interest?

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: walls83 on April 30, 2004, 06:22:03 pm

Nice program Space.  thats going to come in very handy. thanks

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: ultrastyle on May 01, 2004, 11:57:35 am

I am looking for a recorder myself, I would like to get a method down for ultrastyle, but I hope I'm not the only one to end up recording all of the games. The only variation I have from you guys is I want the video looking it's best at 256x256 for texturing purposes. I was wondering, do any of the recorders you've listed also record sound? I think this would make the attract videos worthwhile.
Thanks,
  Chris

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: )p( on May 01, 2004, 01:23:36 pm

Quote from: ultrastyle on May 01, 2004, 11:57:35 am

I am looking for a recorder myself, I would like to get a method down for ultrastyle, but I hope I'm not the only one to end up recording all of the games. The only variation I have from you guys is I want the video looking it's best at 256x256 for texturing purposes. I was wondering, do any of the recorders you've listed also record sound? I think this would make the attract videos worthwhile.
Thanks,
  Chris

All the attractmode videos  for 3darcade are encoded in 256x256.  They are available on irc, efnet, #3darcade. More then 300 are currently done with more being added almost every week especially by Banditt. He also posts them regularly on efnet.

peter

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: Howard_Casto on May 01, 2004, 02:54:41 pm

He also regularly posts them to a bittorrent on suprnova.org....  I beleive it's in the misc section.  

It's by far the most painless way to aquire them.  

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: Shieldwolf on May 01, 2004, 03:49:05 pm

right I have some videos already. from a that bit torrent

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: ultrastyle on May 02, 2004, 12:56:06 am

Thanks for the info guys. I will put it to good use!
  Chris

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: Shieldwolf on May 02, 2004, 01:16:10 am

I'm starting at the top and working my way down.

Title: Re:Best video capture program
Post by: papaschtroumpf on May 04, 2004, 03:13:11 pm

how do you use those videos?
Is there a free, XP compatible screen saver that will play those videos randomly?