recording issues for new farming build - Guild Wars Forums

Sword · Aug 25, 2006, 05:12 AM // 05:12

just bought fraps and i made a video of a new farming method ive been using
However its a bit over 1 min long and 273mb ...I have the recording rate at the lowest possbile ... 25 fps and "half" size

Any ideas on what i can do to fix this? id like to maintain some resolution but a 1 min clip shouldnt be anymore than 30mb and still have excellent quality

DeathByBowtie · Aug 25, 2006, 05:42 AM // 05:42

I don't believe Fraps compresses its captured video at all, which is why it's so huge. Find a program that will let you convert it to a higher-compression codec, like MPEG4 or DIVX. I like EO Video, it's pretty straightforward and easy to use, and I'm pretty sure it's got a free trial for the converter.

Zakarr · Aug 25, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02

Fraps does its own FPS1 codec for video compression but it doesn't do that much. One minute used to take almost one gigabyte when uncompressed.

Former Ruling · Aug 25, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08

Yes, its merely compression, a simple conversion is fine for your problem.

Anyway, 1 minute long video is about 1 gigabyte. Noone today really knows that anymore because Compression is so good and strong without losing much quality.

Aug 25, 2006, 05:12 AM // 05:12	#1
Sword Jungle Guide Join Date: Jun 2006 Profession: Mo/	recording issues for new farming build just bought fraps and i made a video of a new farming method ive been using However its a bit over 1 min long and 273mb ...I have the recording rate at the lowest possbile ... 25 fps and "half" size Any ideas on what i can do to fix this? id like to maintain some resolution but a 1 min clip shouldnt be anymore than 30mb and still have excellent quality

Aug 25, 2006, 05:42 AM // 05:42	#2
DeathByBowtie Frost Gate Guardian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Michigan Guild: BGP Army [BGP]	I don't believe Fraps compresses its captured video at all, which is why it's so huge. Find a program that will let you convert it to a higher-compression codec, like MPEG4 or DIVX. I like EO Video, it's pretty straightforward and easy to use, and I'm pretty sure it's got a free trial for the converter.

Aug 25, 2006, 08:02 AM // 08:02	#3
Zakarr Jungle Guide Join Date: May 2005 Location: Finland	Fraps does its own FPS1 codec for video compression but it doesn't do that much. One minute used to take almost one gigabyte when uncompressed.

Aug 25, 2006, 04:08 PM // 16:08	#4
Former Ruling Grotto Attendant Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cedartown, Georgia Profession: R/	Yes, its merely compression, a simple conversion is fine for your problem. Anyway, 1 minute long video is about 1 gigabyte. Noone today really knows that anymore because Compression is so good and strong without losing much quality.