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Problem with a CamStudio temp file
Hi there. Well.. I posted the same topic on Videohelp's forum, but I thought I'd give a try here too. So following now is a copy-paste from the Videohelp's topic (http://forum.videohelp.com/threads/351240-Problem-with-a-CamStudio-Recorder-temp-file):
-edit-Umm.. not sure why I couldn't paste the entire post here. It gave me: "Body is 430 characters too long." So I guess you can read the post in the link I posted above.-/edit-
Well.. to give you a short summary, then I've got a 4 GB temp file recording and it's impossible to get it to work..
All the best,
omgcam
-edit-Umm.. not sure why I couldn't paste the entire post here. It gave me: "Body is 430 characters too long." So I guess you can read the post in the link I posted above.-/edit-
Well.. to give you a short summary, then I've got a 4 GB temp file recording and it's impossible to get it to work..
All the best,
omgcam
Comments
Ken
Umm.. you're saying that choosing the Cinepack codec (which was the default one) was wrong, and I should've choosed another one. Well.. but the two other recordings were also made with the same settings.
Something like this:
Format : AVI at 4 013 Kbps
Length : 3.47 GiB for 2h 3mn 44s 935ms
Video #0 : Cinepack at 3 847 Kbps
Aspect : 1920 x 1080 (1.778) at 200.000 fps
Or the other one:
Format : AVI at 3 418 Kbps
Length : 3.39 GiB for 2h 21mn 51s 655ms
Video #0 : Cinepack at 3 275 Kbps
Aspect : 1920 x 1080 (1.778) at 200.000 fps
But yeah.. the difference I guess is that, this particular recording, which didn't transform from a temp file to an actual video file seems to be that, it crossed 4GB file size. Perhaps there's a limit on Cinepack not to process recordings over 4GB?
Umm.. you're saying that I should use a different compression? For the future recordings, I suppose? Guess that means that I can say adios to that "temp file" recording? So it's just 4GB of emptyness?
omgcam
You might have a look at this thread for a suggestion as to how to rescue too-large temp files:
http://camstudio.org/forum/discussion/1126/please-read-two-limitations-of-camstudio-max-file-size2gb-and-full-motion-recordings
Problem is that even if you can salvage such a file, you’ll wind up with a pretty poor quality video due to the nature of the Cinepak codec. Since recording that large a capture area will eat up a lot of file size very quickly, you really need to use a compression method which will both produce usable size files and provide good motion capture and resolution. Both MPEG-4 and x264 will do that, so it’s best to have a look through these threads for advice on how to use them.
Also, there seems to be a lot of confusion on the other board as to FPS settings. You cannot set the frame rate at 30 unless you are planning to process the video using a video editor and the “capture frames every” setting is evenly divisible into 1000. Otherwise your capture/playback rates, when multiplied, must equal 1000 or your audio will be out of sync. The easiest way is to record using settings of 5/200 and then use Any Video Converter to reduce the playback rate to 30 FPS, as shown at the 7:30 mark of this video.
http://camstudio.org/forum/discussion/980/2012-camstudio-2.0-and-2.6-b-c-tech-webinar-win7-xvid-audio-video-settings-etc-
It’s advisable to view this entire video to get a better idea of how CamStudio works.
Ken
omgcam
Ken