Forum | Thinking With Portals

#1 · June 23, 2011, 9:13 am

Hi there. Me and my friend wanted to record our gameplay, though we don't know how. We use the microphones and talk through Steam. We've tried FRAPS, which doesn't work properly on the either side; it records either one's microphone, or game sounds - never both simultaneously. I've seen a lot of videos on YouTube where both sounds and microphone had been recorded and I wonder - how the heck did they do that?

If anybody had recorded such movies, I'd really appreciate the help.

#2 · June 23, 2011, 10:02 am

Make sure you checked both "Record Windows sound" & "Record external input".

.:: [SP] Lost in Testing :: #1 :: #2 :: #3 :: #4 ::.

#3 · June 23, 2011, 10:23 am

Huh, where are those options? I can't see them anywhere.

#4 · June 23, 2011, 10:24 am

Under the video tab. Where you can also set the FPS.

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#5 · June 23, 2011, 10:58 am

I know what's the problem. I don't have them, because I work on WinXP! They are shown on Win7 only ( I guess ). Damn ... Any other ideas?

#6 · June 23, 2011, 1:00 pm

Tomalla wrote:

I don't have them, because I work on WinXP! They are shown on Win7 only ( I guess ).

I doubt it's a platform difference. Do you have an old version of FRAPS?

The man just told you where to find the option to do what you want to do. The fact that your version doesn't have that option tells you the problem.

"Games are made out of smaller games ? turtles all the way down, until you hit the game that is so trivial and stupid it isn?t deserving of the name." --Raph Koster

#7 · June 23, 2011, 1:06 pm

There's a slight difference: the fact I don't have these options tells me that I have a problem. I've downloaded the newest version of FRAPS from their website. I doubt that's the cause, but: could it be that I don't have FRAPS purchased? I'm using a pure-shareware version. I don't want to buy it since I don't know whether it'll work or not.

#8 · June 23, 2011, 1:49 pm

Why do you need fraps? I'm able to record the dem then record the avi in the engine.

Demo Creation

Avi Creation

First guy tells the second guy, "My head hurts!" The second guy replied, "Stop thinking so much!" Then the first guy says, "I think that what caused my problem in the first place!" The second guy says, "Then stop banging you head against the wall!"

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#9 · June 23, 2011, 1:56 pm

It seems quite more appealing ... is it capable of recording the live audio chat ( via microphones ) or do we have to record it separately? I hope not.

#10 · June 23, 2011, 2:12 pm

It is capable. Video example

First guy tells the second guy, "My head hurts!" The second guy replied, "Stop thinking so much!" Then the first guy says, "I think that what caused my problem in the first place!" The second guy says, "Then stop banging you head against the wall!"

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How can I record a co-op session?