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where is the recording
So i had to set up camstudio again but i forgot to change the save location. Where is the video that i just saved?
Comments
The default setting places the video into the Program Files(x86)\Camstudio folder, named with the time and date. This can be changed.
The setting is in the "Name of AVI File" option under Program Options, not the "Directory for Recording" option, which selects only the location for the temp files. Change it to "Ask for Filename" and you may then select where you want to save the file.
Terry
No, just hitting the stop button should have compiled the two temp files (audio and video) into a final version.
Try a test recording and look for an AVI file in the Program Files(x86)\CamStudio folder.
Anyway, I always use the "Ask for Filename" option under "Name of AVI File". Time-stamps just don't speak to me!
You didn't by any chance go over the 2GB file size limit with that recording, did you? That will crash CamStudio and, although it may not close the program, it will fail to write the final files in that case.
Terry
Well, if it plays, it is getting saved somewhere... Perhaps you have another CamStudio folder somewhere???
Try doing a search for *.avi across your entire hard drive to see if any time-stamped videos show up.
Terry
Its got to be somewhere to have played!
Look in your player's playlist or recent files section to see if you can discern where the file location was, perhaps.
This is just a bit spooky, isn't it? That it played an invisible file is just too weird!
Terry
Set it to "ask for file name" in the "Name of AVI file" option, and then you can save videos anywhere you like - but I am still totally mystified as to why you aren't seeing the auto-saved ones.
booklover and I have just verified that if you set the temp directories using Options|Program Options|Directory for Recording that the automatically named finished files will end up in there as well. So, take a look into that folder for your file, perhaps.
Terry
Check out this screen shot:
Set Automatic File Naming -
File is saved in location determined by "Directory for Recording" setting shown below
http://screencast.com/t/qNiOdsSev
And this one:
Directory for Recording in CamStudio also determines where Auto-Named files go as set in "Name of AVI" file - setting shown below:
http://screencast.com/t/PEBUgdDyuWBS
Terry
http://gpsoft.com.au/help/opus10/default.htm?turl=Documents/Compatibility_Files.htm
This is a very common problem, and it may be happening here.
Ken