What Do You Use To Record Gameplay?

I use both Dxtory and Bandicam lol. I use Dxtory for the more recent games as it's able to record those, although it will eat up your gb if you're not careful. I'm starting to use Bandicam a lot more considering that it's also able to record windows and not just game. Both of Dxtory and Bandicam (though I don't know if Fraps is able to do this too, since I haven't used it in a while) are able to put out two audios (one for the game and one for your mic) so you'll be able to adjust your audio level.

I don't exactly remember why people think Dxtory is better, but really, I only started using it because I was trying to record Saints Row The Third with Fraps and it was laggy as heck. So I switched to Dxtory and had no problem xD

The problem's probably still in my hardware and how I can't handle Fraps. I supposed I just like the fancy interface of Dxtory.
 
DXTory allows you to have multiple audio channels, which is a major advantage. In Fraps, it records your mic and computer audio. What if you want to record Skype audio in a separate channel so that you can edit your mic audio and Skype audio? With Fraps, you can not edit your mic + Skype audio separately as Fraps saves all the audio in one channel. With DXTory, you can use the utility called AudioStreamSplitter to get your separate channels and edit each track differently. Also, you can choose a custom codec and customize it, which is a major feature. This is actually what lets you get smaller file sizes with higher quality. DXTory also has extra tidbits which are used by computer-advanced people, but these two are the major benefits to DXTory that Fraps doesn't have.

@Alrod360 @IonicGecko
 
TheRoboDC said:
DXTory allows you to have multiple audio channels, which is a major advantage. In Fraps, it records your mic and computer audio. What if you want to record Skype audio in a separate channel so that you can edit your mic audio and Skype audio? With Fraps, you can not edit your mic + Skype audio separately as Fraps saves all the audio in one channel. With DXTory, you can use the utility called AudioStreamSplitter to get your separate channels and edit each track differently. Also, you can choose a custom codec and customize it, which is a major feature. This is actually what lets you get smaller file sizes with higher quality. DXTory also has extra tidbits which are used by computer-advanced people, but these two are the major benefits to DXTory that Fraps doesn't have.

@Alrod360 @IonicGecko
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That's cool. I personally use Audacity to record my microphone so that isn't too big of a deal for me, but the other customization options sound enticing. I might just get DXTory and test it out and use my game capture card for livetreams. Thanks for the info! ;)
 
IonicGecko said:
That's cool. I personally use Audacity to record my microphone so that isn't too big of a deal for me, but the other customization options sound enticing. I might just get DXTory and test it out and use my game capture card for livetreams. Thanks for the info! ;)
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No problem! If you ever do Skype with others, then DXTory is still going to be an advantage to edit THEIR audio. There are several other enticing features as well, as you mentioned.
 
IonicGecko said:
Yeah I've heard good things about OBS too. I used it for a while to do livestreams, but never tried it just for recording. How's the quality on that?
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When I run it through MP4 FastStart, I get 720p without editing. It compresses the hell out of my files, giving me 3 GBs for 20 minutes of video
 
I used Fraps for the longest time too, and i still use it. Space isn't a problem for me right now, even though i could use a new and bigger hard drive just for recording stuff on PC. Thinking of buying an Elgato Game Capture Card at one moment in the distant future for recording, but for right now i am happy with my frapsy fraps.
 
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