From: Liviu A. <liv...@my...> - 2012-02-10 11:05:14
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Hello I was wondering how should one approach recording a Trigger race? I tried using [1], but as a result my laptop became unbearably slow when playing the race. What do you use to record the races? Regards Liviu [1] http://alternativeto.net/software/gtk-recordmydesktop/ -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
From: Iwan G. <qu...@go...> - 2012-02-10 11:09:08
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Hey Liviu, If you have time to compile a new piece of software and if you use ALSA and if your sound card driver supports having an input device for input (intel-HDA seems to not support it), then I'd recommend GLC [1] [1] http://qubodup.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/record-an-opengl-game-in-linux-using-glc/ Alternatively I recommend FFMpeg [2], although this might require you to compile the latest version. [2] http://qubodup.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/this-is-how-i-record-my-screen-on-linux/ I'll gladly help if there are problems! Cheers Iwan On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Liviu Andronic <liv...@my...>wrote: > Hello > I was wondering how should one approach recording a Trigger race? I tried > using [1], but as a result my laptop became unbearably slow when playing > the race. What do you use to record the races? > > Regards > Liviu > > [1] http://alternativeto.net/**software/gtk-recordmydesktop/<http://alternativeto.net/software/gtk-recordmydesktop/> > > > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > |
From: Liviu A. <liv...@my...> - 2012-02-10 19:07:45
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Hello Thanks for the pointers. On Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:08:57 +0100, Iwan Gabovitch <qu...@go...> wrote: > [1] > http://qubodup.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/record-an-opengl-game-in-linux-using-glc/ > I installed 'glc' easily using apt, and it seems to support my card, but it is just too jerky. I've followed [1] and tried several options that did improve the speed of the recording glc-capture --compression=none --colorspace=bgr --disable-audio /usr/local/build/trigger/data/trigger but it is still unbearably jerky. I guess that my laptop is simply not withstanding the load. [1] http://archive09.linux.com/feature/143775 > Alternatively I recommend FFMpeg [2], although this might require you to > compile the latest version. > > [2] > http://qubodup.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/this-is-how-i-record-my-screen-on-linux/ > I'm not sure I follow this 2nd guide. Do I really need PulseAudio? I got rid of it, and am loathe to isntall it back. Would ALSA suffice? Also, step 3 says 'start game', but if I start Trigger then I can no longer switch to a terminal for the 'wmctrl' and 'ffmpeg' calls. Thanks Liviu > I'll gladly help if there are problems! > > Cheers > > Iwan > > On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Liviu Andronic > <liv...@my...>wrote: > >> Hello >> I was wondering how should one approach recording a Trigger race? I >> tried >> using [1], but as a result my laptop became unbearably slow when playing >> the race. What do you use to record the races? >> >> Regards >> Liviu >> >> [1] >> http://alternativeto.net/**software/gtk-recordmydesktop/<http://alternativeto.net/software/gtk-recordmydesktop/> >> >> >> >> -- >> Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >> -- Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ |
From: Iwan G. <qu...@go...> - 2012-02-10 19:13:51
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On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM, Liviu Andronic <liv...@my...>wrote: > Hello > Thanks for the pointers. > > > On Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:08:57 +0100, Iwan Gabovitch <qu...@go...> > wrote: > >> [1] >> http://qubodup.wordpress.com/**2010/06/02/record-an-opengl-** >> game-in-linux-using-glc/<http://qubodup.wordpress.com/2010/06/02/record-an-opengl-game-in-linux-using-glc/> >> >> I installed 'glc' easily using apt, and it seems to support my card, but > it is just too jerky. I've followed [1] and tried several options that did > improve the speed of the recording > glc-capture --compression=none --colorspace=bgr --disable-audio > /usr/local/build/trigger/data/**trigger > > but it is still unbearably jerky. I guess that my laptop is simply not > withstanding the load. > > [1] http://archive09.linux.com/**feature/143775<http://archive09.linux.com/feature/143775> > > > > Alternatively I recommend FFMpeg [2], although this might require you to >> compile the latest version. >> >> [2] >> http://qubodup.wordpress.com/**2012/01/03/this-is-how-i-** >> record-my-screen-on-linux/<http://qubodup.wordpress.com/2012/01/03/this-is-how-i-record-my-screen-on-linux/> >> >> I'm not sure I follow this 2nd guide. Do I really need PulseAudio? I got > rid of it, and am loathe to isntall it back. Would ALSA suffice? > Also, step 3 says 'start game', but if I start Trigger then I can no > longer switch to a terminal for the 'wmctrl' and 'ffmpeg' calls. > You should be able to use ALSA by replacing "pulse" with "hw:0,2" or something like that. It might not work if your sound card/driver are annoying. You can start recording before starting trigger or use a `sleep 4 &&` timer at the start of the line or edit the trigger config so it runs in a window. The lower the resolution of the game, the smoother the recording should be. What resolution do you use in Trigger? > > Thanks > Liviu > > > I'll gladly help if there are problems! >> >> Cheers >> >> Iwan >> >> On Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Liviu Andronic <liv...@my... >> >wrote: >> >> Hello >>> I was wondering how should one approach recording a Trigger race? I tried >>> using [1], but as a result my laptop became unbearably slow when playing >>> the race. What do you use to record the races? >>> >>> Regards >>> Liviu >>> >>> [1] http://alternativeto.net/****software/gtk-recordmydesktop/<http://alternativeto.net/**software/gtk-recordmydesktop/> >>> <**http://alternativeto.net/**software/gtk-recordmydesktop/<http://alternativeto.net/software/gtk-recordmydesktop/> >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ >>> >>> > > -- > Using Opera's revolutionary email client: http://www.opera.com/mail/ > Cheers Iwan |
From: Liviu A. <liv...@my...> - 2012-02-11 10:54:12
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On Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:13:40 +0100, Iwan Gabovitch <qu...@go...> wrote: > The lower the resolution of the game, the smoother the recording should > be. > What resolution do you use in Trigger? > We're getting somewhere with this. Originally I was using what my screen permits: width="1366" height="768" When I switched to width="800" height="600" the speed is almost bearable, but still not yet that good. What is the recommended resolution for recording? Liviu |
From: Liviu A. <liv...@my...> - 2012-02-11 18:50:50
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On Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:17:44 +0100, Iwan Gabovitch <qu...@go...> wrote: > anything goes but ideally go for one of the youtube formats' [1] max > settings > > [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/YouTube#Quality_and_codecs > > I'd recommend 640x480 (simply because it's the next step below 800x600) > and > because 4:3 should be used, as Trigger will simply scale the screen > otherwise. Unless I'm mistaken and it only scales the GUI but not the 3d? > > If that's not good enough, try 480x320. > 480x320 works best, but 640x480 works well enough when giving highest priority to the process. The following worked for me: root@liv-laptop:~/tmp# nice -n -19 glc-capture --compression=none /usr/local/build/trigger/data/trigger Thanks! Liviu |