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===Codecs=== | ===Codecs=== | ||
The most popular by far remains the so-called MPEG-4 and DivX/XviD/3ivX/whatever series. There are also a few decent Microsoft codecs, either preinstalled or coming with Windows Media Player updates (also using the AVI wrapper). WMV is produced by Windows Movie Maker: the "superior quality" setting can have lousy antialiasing for titles, but for raw ingame footage it's mostly OK, and it has a very convenient compression ratio. Apart from those, there is a "countable infinity" of 3rd-party codecs, more or less compatible with cross-platform editing of the recorded footage. | The most popular by far remains the so-called MPEG-4 and DivX/XviD/3ivX/whatever series. There are also a few decent Microsoft codecs, either preinstalled or coming with Windows Media Player updates (also using the AVI wrapper). WMV is produced by Windows Movie Maker: the "superior quality" setting can have lousy antialiasing for titles, but for raw ingame footage it's mostly OK, and it has a very convenient compression ratio. Apart from those, there is a "countable infinity" of 3rd-party codecs, more or less compatible with cross-platform editing of the recorded footage. | ||
===FRAPS=== | ===FRAPS=== | ||
http://fraps.com | http://fraps.com | ||
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==Mac A/V recording== | ==Mac A/V recording== | ||
These programs will automatically record Oni's sound and video at the same time. | These programs will automatically record Oni's sound and video at the same time. Just make sure to close any other applications that play sounds before you record Oni, unless you're using Audio Hijack (below). | ||
===ScreenFlow=== | ===ScreenFlow=== | ||
$99, http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm | $99, http://www.telestream.net/screenflow/overview.htm | ||
Because ScreenFlow is optimized to capture an entire screen and doesn't support region capture, it's better if you're running Oni in full-screen mode. If running in windowed mode, ScreenFlow's post-recording editing suite will allow you to crop the recording down to just the game window: | |||
1. Hit the Change Canvas Size button. Make sure the Snap to Front Window box is checked.<br /> | 1. Hit the Change Canvas Size button. Make sure the Snap to Front Window box is checked.<br /> | ||
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==Mac video-only recording== | ==Mac video-only recording== | ||
These programs | These programs record audio too, but they're designed to take input from a built-in microphone or from line-in, and thus will not record system sound. You have to combine one of these programs with one of the options under "Mac audio-only recording" to get an A/V recording of Oni. | ||
===OBS Studio=== | ===OBS Studio=== | ||
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==Mac audio-only recording== | ==Mac audio-only recording== | ||
These programs will either record | These programs will either record system sound separately, to be recombined with the captured video in your video editor of choice, or will divert system sound to a program that normally wouldn't record it (as seen under "Mac video-only recording" above). | ||
===Audio Hijack=== | ===Audio Hijack=== | ||