Andrew87
There's a program available called Fraps which captures the renders created by OpenGL/Direct X applications. This means that you can record Virtual DJ video with no additional hardware.
I briefly (and I really do mean briefly) tested this with Virtual DJ and it seems to work perfectly. Here is a working recording created on my PC:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18JQSHHY9S8XY1H90UXQ9HLAK3
My system specs are:
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton (overclocked to 3200+ @ 2.2Ghz)
512 DDR Ram - running with fairly tight timings
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb (old card but 256bit bus)
I only captured the video at a low resolution (320x240 I think) and then resampled it to 512x384 using external software but the result is quite acceptable. The audio shows signs of clipping, but that's because I had my wave output too high. I was also running multiple programs including a resource hungry bittorrent client and msn, so people with similar a spec should get better performance, although Fraps never dropped any captured frames anyway.
Anyway, if you're desperate to record video, Fraps is the program to use although I don't know how well it will run on all PC's. I would test it thoroughly on your own PC before ever using it in a live situation.
The downside is an 80 minute mix would consume close to 13GB, you can also recompress it after.
P.S. I don't have any music videos so The Simpsons will have to suffice :)
I briefly (and I really do mean briefly) tested this with Virtual DJ and it seems to work perfectly. Here is a working recording created on my PC:
http://s62.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=18JQSHHY9S8XY1H90UXQ9HLAK3
My system specs are:
AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Barton (overclocked to 3200+ @ 2.2Ghz)
512 DDR Ram - running with fairly tight timings
ATI Radeon 9800 Pro 128mb (old card but 256bit bus)
I only captured the video at a low resolution (320x240 I think) and then resampled it to 512x384 using external software but the result is quite acceptable. The audio shows signs of clipping, but that's because I had my wave output too high. I was also running multiple programs including a resource hungry bittorrent client and msn, so people with similar a spec should get better performance, although Fraps never dropped any captured frames anyway.
Anyway, if you're desperate to record video, Fraps is the program to use although I don't know how well it will run on all PC's. I would test it thoroughly on your own PC before ever using it in a live situation.
The downside is an 80 minute mix would consume close to 13GB, you can also recompress it after.
P.S. I don't have any music videos so The Simpsons will have to suffice :)
Posted Thu 20 Apr 06 @ 1:54 am
pdnmusic
It's FREEWARE software?
Where can we download the soft?
Where can we download the soft?
Posted Thu 20 Apr 06 @ 9:00 am
Andrew87
The freeware version only records for 30 seconds and leaves a watermark on the video. To register costs $37 which in my opinion is expensive for its functionality.
For more info: http://www.fraps.com
For more info: http://www.fraps.com
Posted Thu 20 Apr 06 @ 9:16 am
acw_dj
Well it's an option, but I better still use my capture video card and record it in MPEG-2 or any other format I want... an a VideoCapture Device cost as low as $40 usd. Mine came with InterVideo WinDVR :-)
Good Luck!
Posted Thu 20 Apr 06 @ 6:27 pm
Andrew87
What sort of computer setup do you have? I also have a capture card capable of recording mpeg2 (same software too but msi branded - tv @nywhere master) but only having 512mb of ram can really lag other programs if I capture.
Posted Thu 20 Apr 06 @ 6:35 pm
dj arnold
when i try to record with fraps it doesnt save in my folder Why
Posted Fri 21 Apr 06 @ 6:57 am
phillydj
i tried it also and it doesn't work for me either
Posted Fri 21 Apr 06 @ 8:08 pm
Andrew87
You have to tell it to record, leave fraps minimized to your taskbar and use the hotkey (F9) to start/stop recording. Load fraps before you load Virtual DJ.
The default record location is wherever you installed the program to.
The default record location is wherever you installed the program to.
Posted Fri 21 Apr 06 @ 8:23 pm
manquindvj
and how can you change resolution of video? can you choose the format or codec you want to use for?
Posted Fri 21 Apr 06 @ 9:21 pm