Video recording script for FFmpeg

[jlv]

Alright, what if I get a better graphics card like a GTX570 and/or a better processor? Should I get both or which one?

I don't think ffmpeg can use the GPU for encoding yet, so it's all on the CPU. It might help to add "-threads 4" to ffmpeg's command line options if you're on a quad core CPU.

[ehm24]

Alright thanks JLV I'll try it out

[dboivin]

had same issue. records in slow mo...output file was nice tho. thanks for howto/script.

[ehm24]

none of the functions work with this I tired to use "/addkey" and it didn't do anything, maybe it needs an update?

[seely200]

when i record it and want to open it and watch the video it is just black screen

[Pumaxcs]

So I tried this and the recording works fine and gives me a .avi but, when i click to play it it says there was an error. Which one of those plug-ins would I need to fix it?

[jlv]

x264vfw is for H.264 videos. huffyuv is for huffyuv. ffdshow should play both.

The script defaults to H.264.

[SCHAFFERNOCKER]

Anyone able to use the .avi file produced from this in CS5 Adobe Premier?

When I drag and drop, the file only loads sound, no video? Do I need a plugin for premier? Also, what do I do with the codecs once I have downloaded them? Put them in the ffmpeg folder?

[yzmxer608]

So I tried this and the recording works fine and gives me a .avi but, when i click to play it it says there was an error. Which one of those plug-ins would I need to fix it?

As jlv said. WMP won't be able to play them (I use virtual dub to open them (huffyuv), then save them as an uncompressed avi and then WMP can play them, but since they're so large, WMP lags badly).

Anyone able to use the .avi file produced from this in CS5 Adobe Premier?

When I drag and drop, the file only loads sound, no video? Do I need a plugin for premier? Also, what do I do with the codecs once I have downloaded them? Put them in the ffmpeg folder?

The H.264 should be an installer, there's instructions on how to install the huffyuv codec in the link provided in the first post.

[ABarry54]

For some reason it won't load the skins when I run it through the recording program. It is fine when I play back the demo in the normal sim. Any ideas anyone?

[KTM57]

What's a good audio codec to be using for this? I've tried installing and using ac3 and it doesn't seem to work. My video file is about 30 MB and the noaudio file is 6 GB.

I'll download those in the OP, but I think I already have them and they're all video codecs. Please help!

[jlv]

Do you have that backwards as far as the sizes go? The noaudio file doesn't have an audio track. ac3 should be fine for the audio codec.

[KTM57]

No, it's not backwards. I think the video file is messed up because of the problem with the audio codec. I just need to know which codec to install and use.

[jlv]

The ac3 encoder is built in to ffmpeg. Are you seeing any error messages?

[KTM57]

Nope. I'll have to try it again later tonight.