FML, recording software stopped recording my PB without notice !
4 years ago
Québec

Here I want to discuss solutions so that this sh** doesn't happen again and I'd like to have some advice:

I was using Radeon ReLive because it was convenient and the performance was great. This one, however... FUCKED ME !!! AFTER JUST 1 1/2 MINUTE OF RECORDING WITHOUT NOTICE. Now I've beaten my PB by a solid 8 minutes but have no evidence of it. I would have passed hunterico just above me in the leaderboard if I did.

So... What are you guys using that does and DOESN'T stop recording for no reason ?

Would it be a problem to use two recording software simultaneously and hope they DON'T SIMULTANEOUSLY FAIL IN THE SAME RUN !? Also, what is the minimum resolution and video quality acceptable for this leaderboard ? I intend to put the backup recording software on minimum settings if I go for this solution.

Tennessee, USA
Benjams
He/Him, They/Them
4 years ago

I recommend using OBS Studio, that's what most people use and it works perfectly fine most of the time.

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Québec

What do you mean by "most of the time" ? What happens exactly when it doesn't work "perfectly fine" ?

Also, you realize I can just say the very same thing about Radeon ReLive ? (I didn't use it in many contexts tho)

Because of my absolutely dismal luck with video games and games in general (case in point -> the reason for this fucking thread), I want and probably need a solution that only a power outage (or a BSoD) can fk up.

Campania, Italy

there are some times where if you convert a registration (or do too many registrations of failed attempts) the program won't let you clear the next one. (This Happened Sometimes when I Got A New PB Of 16 Stars No LBLJ And My First Sub 2 Hours 70 Stars) If this Happens,either change the position of the Emulator or Close your pc and re-open it.

Campania, Italy

Or There's Another Solution Which Could Be Better. There's "Ispring Free Cam 8" which is more consistent and doesn't does this kind of thing that happens on OBS Studio. The Only Problem Is That Once You Reach The Limit Of Registrations,You Might Have To Uninstall it and Re-Install It.

Edited by the author 4 years ago
Québec

I'm not sure I understand what you mean by "registrations" but in any case, [Update] I'm no longer mad because I'm on absolute FIRE: Not even 12 hours after this incident described in my original post I succeeded in beating my own unrecorded record by a couple of minutes. And this time, I have a full video of it being processed right now on YT :))))))))))))

There is no indication that the risk of recording issues killing a run went away but let me tell you, I AM LOOKING VERY OFTEN AT THAT RECORDING ICON. Anyway, I will submit my run now.

Hungary

a similar thing happened to me 2 years ago, only with fraps ... just use obs or obs classic, there's no excuse for not using it

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Campania, Italy

if there's no excuse for not using it,explain me then why these problems i said before,happen to me. am i using a certain version of obs studio that does this? or by "obs" you mean a variation of the program?

Hungary

if you set it up correctly it's pretty unlikely it'll happen

Campania, Italy

and how should i set it up?