Complete N00b question. How do i record in game footage???

[Aries4000k]

i am so melted. i played around with the console a bit and typed in commands like
'record demo'
'stop'
but i have no idea what they do

im no programmer, how do i record myself playing the game???

thanks

btw im running mac os x if that makes a difference

[HarryButt]

Probably the most simple way is to activate "Demo recording" under Settings / Misc, so the game automatically records every match you play.
After you've finished recording some of your games, you can playback the demos by typing

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ply demos/

into the console and press the Tab key to see all names of your recorded demos. You have to enter the complete file name after the /. It's like browsing inside of your demo-folder.
When the demo's playing back, you can open the console another time and type

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cl_capturevideo 1

to start a direct export to an .avi-video. It may stutter, but in the end you'll have a better video quality than with any kind of screen capturing program. It takes some time and a lot of disk space though. So, be prepared. *
When you're finished with that, you'll have to open the console again and set

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cl_capturevideo 0

to stop exporting.
Quit the game and start Finder -> "Go to" -> "Go to folder..." and type in

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~/.nexuiz/data

Now you'll see your personal ultra-special secret Nexuiz folder which contains your configuration file, your download cache, your screenies, your demos and your exported .avi-footage.
All you need to do now is to put your footage into any other folder (like Movies ), start up iMovie and edit this stuff.
Have funskij!

* P.S: Before exporting .avis, you should max your settings to have a nice movie to look at later. After export is complete, you can return to your old settings. Yeah, and turn off your HUD & crosshair to see more of the screen.
I have two separate configuration files for this purpose, but there also seem to be prefabricated .cfgs around somewhere.

(I think we'll need to actualize the website's FAQ section concerning demo recording. It looks kinda dated.)

[Aries4000k]

yeay it worked... except quicktime wnt play it... what codec do i need?

[Urmel]

I'd recommend VideoLan's VLC. It handles the most formats of all, and it's free. if the VLC media Player doesn't work with it, nothing will

[HarryButt]

I recommend Perian.
For you can play your recorded videos even in FrontRow with this little Quicktime upgrade (after you've recorded them in HD resolution )

But you should keep either VLC or MPlayer by all means.

[Ildamos]

Also where's the old "Tdem demo1" benchmark? I used to use the game to benchmark new drivers. In 2.4 this is strangely missing however.

Aren't there anymore "built-in" game demos now?

[Ed]

Aren't there anymore "built-in" game demos now?

Timedemo still most definitely works for me. Are you trying in the demos/ directory?

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timedemo demos/demo1


The Phoronix Test Suite uses this as a benchmark and offers an online results browser.

[Ildamos]

Ah. Thanks. In 2.3, I activated the timedemo using the command "tdem demo1."

56 75 127 --- amazing frames compared to 2.3!

[esteel]

in 2.3 tdem was a shortcut for 'timedemo demos/' thus tdem demo1 worked.
due to the tab-completion in 2.4 tdem no longer can use demos are base dir, so now you will have to use 'tdem demos/demo1'

[alien_I_]

Hi,
I've made my video but it is to dark. How can I fix this?
Adjusting brightness in the menu doesn't take effect in the video.