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VirtualDub is a free, powerful, and reliable capture program. There are a ton of things that you can do in VirtualDub, but this guide is just going to cover what you need to do to record footage. | VirtualDub is a free, powerful, and reliable capture program. There are a ton of things that you can do in VirtualDub, but this guide is just going to cover what you need to do to record footage. | ||
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Revision as of 23:36, 23 May 2013
VirtualDub is a free, powerful, and reliable capture program. There are a ton of things that you can do in VirtualDub, but this guide is just going to cover what you need to do to record footage.
Configuring your capture settings
Click File Select Capture AVI This will take you into capture mode Click File and select Set Capture File
Under Device, select your capture device in the list
Under Video select video source. If your capture device has multiple video connectors (ex: Composite and S-Video) ensure you have the proper setting selected
Under Audio, ensure capture audio is checked and select your capture device in the audio settings
Click Video Select Compression The list of codecs you have installed are listed here. We would recommend that you install and use a lossless codec
Click Capture Select Settings Under Framerate, enter the number that best matches your console's framerate
Click Capture Select Auto increment file name after capture This means that every time you start and stop capture a new recording file is created. If you don't do this, all your previous footage will be lost every time you stop and start your capture.
Things to look out for while capturing
- Watch your disk space
Recordings take up a ton of space. If you run out, you're out of luck.
- Watch for dropped or inserted frames
