Problems with Dxtory and codecs

OMGItsKittie

OMGItsKittie

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Alright so everything was working fine with dxtory a few months ago, now its just plain awful, I've tried everything i could think of to solve this problem myself but I'm at a loss. :(

So here are my specs
CPU: i7-5820k
Motherboard: Asus x99 deluxe lga 2011-v3
GPU: Geforce GTX 980 4gb Superclocked ACX
RAM: G.Skill Ripjaw 4 Series 16gb ddr4 2800
SSD 250gb - OS Only
2x 2tb hardrives set on raid

I'm trying to record 1080p videos at 60fps since my system should be able to handle it
I've been a lagarith codec user since i bought dxtory but either my movie players hate the codec or the codec hates me but 60fps is a no go. I've also tried UtVideo, Matrox and x264vfw and all of them worked at a one point or another then all of them decided that they were not going to record videos and instead i just get a black screen, and some of the codecs don't even want to record at all.

It be really great if someone could help me fix this as dxtory is the only program where recording seperate audio tracks is easy, I've tried shadow play but because of windows 7 I'm capped at a 4gb file limit which is not good for when i record long gaming sessions. Fraps is old and outdated and the file sizes are just unbareble for me since i would be recording a lot of videos. I've looked into Mirilis Action and Bandicam, But I don't know if its worth shelling out another 30+ dollars.
 
Was a long-time Fraps user, just recently switched to Bandicam and wouldn't look back. Video quality is exactly the same as Fraps, with half the file size.

A 20 minute recording of Darkest Dungeon is about 1gb, compared to the 12gb of Fraps.

Also game audio is perfect and crisp; but I do record commentary in Audacity so that does help.
 
Hi mate,

I haven't had this issue but there is a few things you can do to try and find out what is causing the issue.

Now...

1. have you tried multiple games, either DX9, 10 or 11 games at all
2. If you have, try choosing the default codec and record any game for 10 seconds.
3. If that codec works, try others... also can you upload screenshots of each codec that you use and the settings of each.

I have found that lagarith hated me, I personally use x264vfw - version r2200bm (others go all weird for some reason) for any 32bit dx9-11 games.
Now for 64bit I use MSI afterburner (with bundled rivatuner) set to 84-85 quality with the MJEG codec which seems to work for most games.

If neither of those hook I use ShadowPlay and an external program to record my mic audio but if the game is using crazy amounts of cpu usage then I use a external recorder.

Anyway that aside.

4. Write down the codecs you have, copy their installers in a place you can find easily and uninstall all of them.
5. Reinstall each of them 1 by one, but remember each time you install one of them record a 30 second clip.
6. If none of that works do a complete reinstall of dxtory.

It could also be the drive slowly dying and cant write the video data correctly... that would be rare but it could happen. Don't be alarmed it probably isn't the HDD at all.

If you have any other codec packs installed they can mess with windows media player and some other video viewing applications, to find out if this is just a codec mix up download VLC player and try to play one of the videos that show up black in there.

If that doesn't do anything.. there is one last option you could try.... download handbrake and render it with that. Key factor USE THE SAME OR CLOSE SETTINGS TO THAT OF THE RECORDED VIDEO.

Same bitrate, same audio etc... dont rely on the properties of the file because they are always wrong... what ever you set it to within dxtory use that birate/if it's just quality.... use something like 12,000bps or 14,000bps for bitrate.

After that is done try and play the video, I have to do this will all of my recorded videos anyway because they don't import into sony vegas properly.

Let me know if any of this helped you :)
 
RAMPAGE572 said:
Hi mate,

I haven't had this issue but there is a few things you can do to try and find out what is causing the issue.

Now...

1. have you tried multiple games, either DX9, 10 or 11 games at all
2. If you have, try choosing the default codec and record any game for 10 seconds.
3. If that codec works, try others... also can you upload screenshots of each codec that you use and the settings of each.

I have found that lagarith hated me, I personally use x264vfw - version r2200bm (others go all weird for some reason) for any 32bit dx9-11 games.
Now for 64bit I use MSI afterburner (with bundled rivatuner) set to 84-85 quality with the MJEG codec which seems to work for most games.

If neither of those hook I use ShadowPlay and an external program to record my mic audio but if the game is using crazy amounts of cpu usage then I use a external recorder.

Anyway that aside.

4. Write down the codecs you have, copy their installers in a place you can find easily and uninstall all of them.
5. Reinstall each of them 1 by one, but remember each time you install one of them record a 30 second clip.
6. If none of that works do a complete reinstall of dxtory.

It could also be the drive slowly dying and cant write the video data correctly... that would be rare but it could happen. Don't be alarmed it probably isn't the HDD at all.

If you have any other codec packs installed they can mess with windows media player and some other video viewing applications, to find out if this is just a codec mix up download VLC player and try to play one of the videos that show up black in there.

If that doesn't do anything.. there is one last option you could try.... download handbrake and render it with that. Key factor USE THE SAME OR CLOSE SETTINGS TO THAT OF THE RECORDED VIDEO.

Same bitrate, same audio etc... dont rely on the properties of the file because they are always wrong... what ever you set it to within dxtory use that birate/if it's just quality.... use something like 12,000bps or 14,000bps for bitrate.

After that is done try and play the video, I have to do this will all of my recorded videos anyway because they don't import into sony vegas properly.

Let me know if any of this helped you :)
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Alright i did what you said, and it doesn't work any codec just has its own set of problems
 
I had a nightmare of a time trying to get Dxtory to work and eventually gave up.

Downloading and trying multiple codecs to get decent quality and manageable file sizes. I ended up running into the problem of the audio and video never syncing up. Only outputting files in AVI format is also brutal.

I highly recommend just using OBS. It's free, requires no effort and has been reliable for me. You can see the quality if you check out one of my videos (all are 1080p 30fps).

If you want separate audio tracks (one for game one for voice) just turn off the mic in OBS so its only recording the game, and record your voice in Audacity.
 
CaptainSauce said:
I had a nightmare of a time trying to get Dxtory to work and eventually gave up.

Downloading and trying multiple codecs to get decent quality and manageable file sizes. I ended up running into the problem of the audio and video never syncing up. Only outputting files in AVI format is also brutal.

I highly recommend just using OBS. It's free, requires no effort and has been reliable for me. You can see the quality if you check out one of my videos (all are 1080p 30fps).

If you want separate audio tracks (one for game one for voice) just turn off the mic in OBS so its only recording the game, and record your voice in Audacity.
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How did you set yours up?
 
OMGItsKittie said:
How did you set yours up?
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I record audio in audacity and game video/audio/my webcam in OBS.

The way I sync them is ill have my webcam mic turn on in the obs recording in the beginning and clap a few times, that way I can overlap them in editing, but after clapping i turn off the mic in OBS.
 
CaptainSauce said:
I had a nightmare of a time trying to get Dxtory to work and eventually gave up.

Downloading and trying multiple codecs to get decent quality and manageable file sizes. I ended up running into the problem of the audio and video never syncing up. Only outputting files in AVI format is also brutal.

I highly recommend just using OBS. It's free, requires no effort and has been reliable for me. You can see the quality if you check out one of my videos (all are 1080p 30fps).

If you want separate audio tracks (one for game one for voice) just turn off the mic in OBS so its only recording the game, and record your voice in Audacity.
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Well sure... when obs works it's fine.
 
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