Worth buying i7 ??

bajaj151 · 24-04-2010, 12:03 AM

Presently, I am on P4 3.0ghz and want to upgrade my system.

I am thinking of upgrading to i7. Is it worth upgrading as I am not into gaming at all.

Also tell me..Is capturing screen video..good config is required ???

**asingh** · 24-04-2010, 01:11 AM

^^
What you mean by Capturing screen video. Not that you did not state is correct, not aware of the technology.

Piyush · 24-04-2010, 12:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajaj151

Presently, I am on P4 3.0ghz and want to upgrade my system.

I am thinking of upgrading to i7. Is it worth upgrading as I am not into gaming at all.

Also tell me..Is capturing screen video..good config is required ???

capturing screen video???
can u please elaborate it?

Sid_gamer · 24-04-2010, 02:21 PM

^^
I think he means that he has to record on-screen happenings...
It can be done with the help of the software called Fraps...

**Sam** · 24-04-2010, 04:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid_gamer

^^
I think he means that he has to record on-screen happenings...
It can be done with the help of the software called Fraps...

however trial version is useless. only 30-45sec or so recording allowed.

huntluck · 24-04-2010, 05:46 PM

Why don't you wait for the new HEXACORE amd x6 processor ...... If Ur not eager to buy sooner.

As it's latest tech of Intel people are still working on the exact Benchmarks.....

So i suggest you to wait or buy an core i5

Sid_gamer · 25-04-2010, 02:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Sam.Shab

however trial version is useless. only 30-45sec or so recording allowed.

Bro do u know any other software(preferably freeware) for on-screen recording coz i want to use it to record my gameplay in the games.....????

bajaj151 · 25-04-2010, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by asigh

^^
What you mean by Capturing screen video. Not that you did not state is correct, not aware of the technology.

Capturing embedded videos on site.

---------- Post added at 10:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:36 PM ----------

Quote:

Originally Posted by piyush120290

capturing screen video???
can u please elaborate it?

I want to capture Embedded videos...so that I can play it w/o connecting to net.
I tried to capture but the problem is video is playing very slow (frames)

**Sam** · 25-04-2010, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Sid_gamer

Bro do u know any other software(preferably freeware) for on-screen recording coz i want to use it to record my gameplay in the games.....????

till now i not came up across any such software

i myself used & liked fraps. only didn't liked the trial version capture time too much short.

Sid_gamer · 26-04-2010, 12:13 AM

^^
I agree....But do tell me when u come around any such software...!!

**asingh** · 26-04-2010, 09:49 AM

I still do not understand what the OP wants to do.

Piyush · 26-04-2010, 10:42 AM

^^same here

bajaj151 · 26-04-2010, 01:15 PM

lol...I tried FRAPS and it works for me.

But NOW

Problem is : Fraps consuming large amount of space ...just for 45 min video (.avi format)...12.5GB
and saving the file in parts (arnd 15min each)

Is there any other software similar to fraps...??

FilledVoid · 26-04-2010, 08:55 PM

Hi there,
Being a past MMORPG Gamer I used to take videos of our Raids in Everquest. SO I think I could probably help out with this question.

For capturing videos in game you can try out the following software.

Fraps
Camstudio
Xfire (Doesnt Xfire have a tool you can record videos with?)
Growler Gun Cam
DM Game Capture ? (Something similar forgot name sorry)

There might be many more but usually people are satisfied with Fraps , Xfire or Camstudio.

If you are talking about recording videos on web pages then you can view most by simply opening your temporary folder and copying the files to a folder. Although there are quite a few plugins for browsers etc which will do this for you.

Sid_gamer · 26-04-2010, 09:08 PM

^^
Thanks filledvoid...
Will try out the mentioned softwares and post.....

Piyush · 27-04-2010, 10:48 AM

oh.. yeah
i remember now
there used to be a software called Xfire and fraps
i've tried fraps
and it works all right
got 1 in a SKOAR DVD

bajaj151 · 27-04-2010, 08:27 PM

Using Fraps....I recorder 2hr video...

Video recorded at 8-10fps and took "approx.32 GB" space.

How can I reduce the size without loosing quality (as far as possible)?

Is there any similar software which can do the same job but take lesser amount of space.

Also...this 2hr video is recorded in segments (3.90 each).

FilledVoid · 27-04-2010, 09:10 PM

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Is there any similar software which can do the same job but take lesser amount of space.

Hmmm I think I noticed this thread containing information about this . Ill link it here .

As for the rest. Read Fraps FAQ and you will understand why you get that size and what you can do to fix it. Heres an excerpt taken from it.

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Why is the AVI movie generated by Fraps so big? How can I reduce the size?

The filesize is big because there isn’t enough time to encode the movie while the game is running. The movie frames are slightly compressed, but still require a large amount of disk space due to the high resolutions. Once you have finished capturing you should convert the saved AVI into one of the popular compressed movie formats such as mpeg or divx. Recommended programs for doing this are tmpgenc (Tsunami Mpeg Encoder), and VirtualDub.

Using VirtualDub is quite easy. To create a compressed version of the AVI follow these steps:
Start VirtualDub
Select File->Open and choose the AVI in the Fraps directory you wish to compress.
Select Video->Compression and choose the codec you wish to compress with (usually divx)
Select File->Save As AVI and specify a filename for the new AVI.

If you have Windows XP you can also use Windows Movie Maker to compress the video files. If you use Windows Movie Maker it's recommended that you keep your Fraps video files at 800x600 or under.

Source

bajaj151 · 29-04-2010, 11:13 PM

I captured video using Fraps but don't know why it saved in parts (3.90gb each).

And I converted it to .mkv format and then try to join it with mkvmerge but can't able to. Please suggest other mkv file joiner.

**Sam** · 29-04-2010, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bajaj151

I captured video using Fraps but don't know why it saved in parts (3.90gb each).

And I converted it to .mkv format and then try to join it with mkvmerge but can't able to. Please suggest other mkv file joiner.

try Format Factory. using it u can convert to any popular video format in books. also got provision to add videos. download it from here. not sure if u'll like it but you can join the videos.

ajai5777 · 30-04-2010, 12:49 AM

There is an option in Fraps to select half size or full size.Select half size it will reduce the capturing resolution 50% and many GB's are saved.I usually record my games using Fraps.Then I convert it to Xvid avi.A 1GB file can be converted to 30-45 mb's in good quality with in minutes(thanx to X4)

bajaj151 · 01-05-2010, 06:57 PM

But why the video captured in parts ??

ajai5777 · 01-05-2010, 07:08 PM

I havnt experienced this problem.Since the file size is 3.90 I guess your target partition is FAT32 it cant support single files with size higher than 4GB.So its automatically split at 3.9GB.But I am not sure its only a guess.

bajaj151 · 01-05-2010, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by ajai5777

I havnt experienced this problem.Since the file size is 3.90 I guess your target partition is FAT32 it cant support single files with size higher than 4GB.So its automatically split at 3.9GB.But I am not sure its only a guess.

Partition is NTFS !!

FilledVoid · 02-05-2010, 12:23 AM

Yes I had this problem and unfortunately there isn't a way around it I believe. Its something to do about incompatibility of other Video Players or other software. Initially I also thought it had something to do with the File system being used or the OS being used but it turned out it wasn't.