Capturing movies in OS X
Capturing movies in OS X
What is the best app for making a movie of a video game in OS X? Free would be a plus.
I have Snapz X Pro, and I'm pretty satisfied. It is not very Mac-like and have some problem to record full-screen apps, but I like it nevertheless.
There's also iShowU, but even on a MacBook with 2Go RAM, it completely slows down OS X. I think a good graphical card is required.
And there's a free program, Jing. It is very slow on my MacBook however.
There's also iShowU, but even on a MacBook with 2Go RAM, it completely slows down OS X. I think a good graphical card is required.
And there's a free program, Jing. It is very slow on my MacBook however.
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I haven't tried any of the others, but I've been using Snapz Pro since the OS 9 days (about 8 years), it's an excellent program, I've had only two or three problems in all that time.
I use a Power Mac Quad 2.5, and when it comes to recording something like Halo at 1280x800, the FPS of the video in QuickTime (FPS, not playing FPS) is anywhere from 12 to 14, and 1024x640 is 17 to 18. As for Black Shades, I ran that at 1024x640, and it played at the promised 30 FPS I set in Snapz.
So basically, Snapz is really processor intensive, but if you've got a powerful computer and a well-coded-and-not-bloated program (such as Black Shades, I got FPS of 200 to 300 in-game) and don't go for too high a res (I just tried 1600x1000 in Halo and got a terrible 8 FPS, but that's asking an awful lot ), you should be fine.
If you do decide to use Snapz, when it comes to video quality, remember to choose the right video compressor: I've used Sorenson Video 3 for years, and while the filesizes are massive (a 21:24 minute long Halo video was 1.09 gigs), the quality is amazing, though I doubt you'll need it for such long recording periods
Oddly enough, the Black Shades movies I made in 1024x640 weren't that bad: one of them was 15:36 minutes long and 448 megs, and another that was 15:35 minutes was 533.9, so I guess it depends on the program you'll be recording
However, if you are going to use Snapz for obscenely long recording sessions, make sure you have loads of hard drive space: when I was recording the 21:24 minute long Halo movie, it temporarily ate up about 25 gigs of space, so it'd be a good idea if you use a high-capacity hard drive.
Lastly, Ambrosia said themselves on their forum that they were going to be releasing a new version which would let you choose your scratch disk, which would be excellent, as I haven't yet heard of a terabyte drive internally
I use a Power Mac Quad 2.5, and when it comes to recording something like Halo at 1280x800, the FPS of the video in QuickTime (FPS, not playing FPS) is anywhere from 12 to 14, and 1024x640 is 17 to 18. As for Black Shades, I ran that at 1024x640, and it played at the promised 30 FPS I set in Snapz.
So basically, Snapz is really processor intensive, but if you've got a powerful computer and a well-coded-and-not-bloated program (such as Black Shades, I got FPS of 200 to 300 in-game) and don't go for too high a res (I just tried 1600x1000 in Halo and got a terrible 8 FPS, but that's asking an awful lot ), you should be fine.
If you do decide to use Snapz, when it comes to video quality, remember to choose the right video compressor: I've used Sorenson Video 3 for years, and while the filesizes are massive (a 21:24 minute long Halo video was 1.09 gigs), the quality is amazing, though I doubt you'll need it for such long recording periods
Oddly enough, the Black Shades movies I made in 1024x640 weren't that bad: one of them was 15:36 minutes long and 448 megs, and another that was 15:35 minutes was 533.9, so I guess it depends on the program you'll be recording
However, if you are going to use Snapz for obscenely long recording sessions, make sure you have loads of hard drive space: when I was recording the 21:24 minute long Halo movie, it temporarily ate up about 25 gigs of space, so it'd be a good idea if you use a high-capacity hard drive.
Lastly, Ambrosia said themselves on their forum that they were going to be releasing a new version which would let you choose your scratch disk, which would be excellent, as I haven't yet heard of a terabyte drive internally
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Re: Capturing movies in OS X
Is this a hint?Jeff wrote:What is the best app for making a movie of a video game in OS X? Free would be a plus.
Am I now allowed to throw a nervous fit of excitement?
I generally hear a lot about the aforementioned "Snapz Pro", and while popularity does not equate quality, the former is usually a good indicator of the latter.
This is a rather unhelpful post as it wasn't even an answer to the question he asked. He asked which was the best.zatoichi wrote:I've never found a good one.
Re: Capturing movies in OS X
This is a rather unhelpful post, as you are a jackass. No offense intended.Renegade_Turner wrote:Is this a hint?Jeff wrote:What is the best app for making a movie of a video game in OS X? Free would be a plus. :)
Am I now allowed to throw a nervous fit of excitement?
I generally hear a lot about the aforementioned "Snapz Pro", and while popularity does not equate quality, the former is usually a good indicator of the latter.
This is a rather unhelpful post as it wasn't even an answer to the question he asked. He asked which was the best.zatoichi wrote:I've never found a good one.
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Re: Capturing movies in OS X
Yeah hey go fuck yourself you prick.zatoichi wrote:This is a rather unhelpful post, as you are a jackass. No offense intended.Renegade_Turner wrote:Is this a hint?Jeff wrote:What is the best app for making a movie of a video game in OS X? Free would be a plus.
Am I now allowed to throw a nervous fit of excitement?
I generally hear a lot about the aforementioned "Snapz Pro", and while popularity does not equate quality, the former is usually a good indicator of the latter.
This is a rather unhelpful post as it wasn't even an answer to the question he asked. He asked which was the best.zatoichi wrote:I've never found a good one.
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Re: Capturing movies in OS X
Renegade_Turner wrote:Oh gramps, you always make me lol.zatoichi wrote:This is a rather unhelpful post, as you are a jackass. No offense intended.Renegade_Turner wrote: Is this a hint?
Am I now allowed to throw a nervous fit of excitement?
I generally hear a lot about the aforementioned "Snapz Pro", and while popularity does not equate quality, the former is usually a good indicator of the latter.
This is a rather unhelpful post as it wasn't even an answer to the question he asked. He asked which was the best.
Yeah hey go fuck yourself you prick.