Just as the title says. I want a good, free screen recorder for use with Portal and Portal 2, that doesn't take up too much resources. I'd be recording a 1440x900 monitor.

Just a side note: I have the Source Filmmaker, is it possible to use that for recording normal gameplay?

Thanks,

NeXT-Gen_P0rtal

EDIT: Oops, I accidently put this in Portal 2 discussion. I meant to put it in General Off Topic.

The only free screen recorder I've had any luck with is CamStudio, but even that's not so great. See if anyone else has any good suggestions, but you might just have to buy something like Fraps.

WeGame is the only semi--featured free recorder. Anything else you need to purchase.

I'm happy with MSI Afterburner. It's a free graphic cards monitor but comes with a feature to capture videos in whatever resolution or length you want.

The best free recorder for P2 is the source engine.

Open dev console -> type record (name you want the file to have) -> record -> open console a type stop when you're done. Then hunt down the file, its somewhere in either portal2 or portal 2. Then submit to yt or edit in windows movie maker

tesselode wrote:
The only free screen recorder I've had any luck with is CamStudio, but even that's not so great. See if anyone else has any good suggestions, but you might just have to buy something like Fraps.

I've tried CamStudio before....

wstrika wrote:
WeGame is the only semi--featured free recorder. Anything else you need to purchase.

Wouldn't let me download. Chrome claimed the site didn't exist.

zivi7 wrote:
I'm happy with MSI Afterburner. It's a free graphic cards monitor but comes with a feature to capture videos in whatever resolution or length you want.

That one looks good... But I can't seem to figure out how to actually start the recording.

Alexander Bell wrote:
The best free recorder for P2 is the source engine.

Open dev console -> type record (name you want the file to have) -> record -> open console a type stop when you're done. Then hunt down the file, its somewhere in either portal2 or portal 2. Then submit to yt or edit in windows movie maker

This does seem to be the best option. Is there any way to have it not stop recording when you die? Because that's really annoying, having to make a new one each time.

NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:
This does seem to be the best option. Is there any way to have it not stop recording when you die? Because that's really annoying, having to make a new one each time.

No.

This ha been discussed in at least 2 other threads. This is one example...

I'm using FRAPS (not difficult to get a "free" version of nearly the latest one over there...) and it is capable to record at full size and with very good quality. Check this vid as well.

Well, it seems the concensus here is "get FRAPS", so I guess I'll just have to get FRAPS. After all, $37 dollars isn't really that much, right?

NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:
zivi7 wrote:

I'm happy with MSI Afterburner. It's a free graphic cards monitor but comes with a feature to capture videos in whatever resolution or length you want.

That one looks good... But I can't seem to figure out how to actually start the recording.

You just need to set a hotkey: http://www.ghacks.net/2011/07/25/captur ... terburner/

zivi7 wrote:
NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:

zivi7 wrote:

I'm happy with MSI Afterburner. It's a free graphic cards monitor but comes with a feature to capture videos in whatever resolution or length you want.

That one looks good... But I can't seem to figure out how to actually start the recording.

You just need to set a hotkey: http://www.ghacks.net/2011/07/25/captur ... terburner/

I did set a hotkey. It didn't work. In both Windows 7 64-bit and Windows 8 Release Preview 64-bit. Windows 8 is the one I normally use.

No clue then. I use F9 on Win7 64 bit and it works.

NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:
Well, it seems the concensus here is "get FRAPS", so I guess I'll just have to get FRAPS. After all, $37 dollars isn't really that much, right?

I don't think that you really have to purchase it though (but ofc I won't tell you how to get it for free in the site in order not to compromise msleeper or even me... ). Now that you're asking, USD37... hmmm... that doesn't deserve the cost IMO... purchase a game instead!

josepezdj wrote:
NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:

Well, it seems the concensus here is "get FRAPS", so I guess I'll just have to get FRAPS. After all, $37 dollars isn't really that much, right?

I don't think that you really have to purchase it though (but ofc I won't tell you how to get it for free in the site in order not to compromise msleeper or even me... ). Now that you're asking, USD37... hmmm... that doesn't deserve the cost IMO... purchase a game instead!

I've got it covered. I'm currently uploading some blind runs of a couple of maps to YT.

Here's the first one: http://youtu.be/ksRQHsydMM8

josepezdj wrote:
NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:

Well, it seems the concensus here is "get FRAPS", so I guess I'll just have to get FRAPS. After all, $37 dollars isn't really that much, right?

I don't think that you really have to purchase it though (but ofc I won't tell you how to get it for free in the site in order not to compromise msleeper or even me... ). Now that you're asking, USD37... hmmm... that doesn't deserve the cost IMO... purchase a game instead!

Fraps recently implemented some very nice anti-piracy measures that totally fucks up the executable if it's not valid.

That being said, Fraps is one of the oldest, most reliable, and best quality screen recorders on the market, and saying that it's not worth $37 is pretty shallow. It is a great program with an active support community that has been around for quite a while.

NeXT-Gen_P0rtal wrote:
Windows 8 Release Preview 64-bit. Windows 8 is the one I normally use.

I wouldn't put faith in most of my peripheral drivers working in Windows 8 beta, let alone programs.

wstrika wrote:
Fraps recently implemented some very nice anti-piracy measures that totally fucks up the executable if it's not valid.

I have it installed in my computer for around 1 year... it's not the most recent version though, but still, it keeps running perfect. I never felt like updating it or something, so I don't think it'll end up fucked up. However, I didn't mean to make any piracy apology at all. I guess that each one will have his own priority when spending money is the thing about

Okay, so I'm giving josepezdj a board warning for even hinting that pirating software is a good idea. And I'm warning everyone from here on out that anyone who openly discusses pirating software is going to get a ban. I'm not stupid, I know how to read between the lines when you say shit like "acquire", and putting a dozen winky faces into your post isn't going to make me think it's cute.

Pay up or shut up.

I bought fraps several years ago. When you buy it you pay for all future versions, so I don't think it's that unreasonable.

Plus, it's pretty much the only Australian software I've ever used (and liked) so I felt extremely compelled to buy it.

Nacimota wrote:
I bought fraps several years ago. When you buy it you pay for all future versions, so I don't think it's that unreasonable.

Yeah, I bought mine last year and I love it.

wstrika wrote:
Nacimota wrote:

I bought fraps several years ago. When you buy it you pay for all future versions, so I don't think it's that unreasonable.

Yeah, I bought mine last year and I love it.

So I'm guessing you use fraps to record parts of custom maps for the "Aperture Quality Control" series?