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Fraps & VirtualDub: How to save disk space and enjoy good quality, small file size HD video clips

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The biggest problem most of us face while recording gameplay clips with Fraps is its disk space usage. Fraps records everything uncompressed, continuously (free version is limited to 30 sec.) and sequential. Meaning from start till stop the “whole” clip is split into single 4GB files (For FAT32 filesystem user convenience). The length of a… Read more Fraps & VirtualDub: How to save disk space and enjoy good quality, small file size HD video clips

Real-Time Screen capturing/recording easily done with VirtualDub and VHScrCap

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I’ve been looking for a way to capture my screen (not screen-shot it, but real-time capture) while on my OS (WinXP). I’ve found a lot solutions, but all of them involved shelling out money one way or another. Now why would I do that, when in the age of Open Source and Freeware there are… Read more Real-Time Screen capturing/recording easily done with VirtualDub and VHScrCap

VirtualDub 720p HD settings for YouTube! [Good quality, small file size]

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I often record gameplay clips from video games I’m playing with FRAPS. Usually in 1920×1080 resolution depending on the game and the FPS I get with FRAPS running. For transcoding the raw footage to something bearable to upload I usually use only VirtualDub. Lately I’ve experimented with settings, and I think I found some good… Read more VirtualDub 720p HD settings for YouTube! [Good quality, small file size]