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n008
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Is there any way to make a program like fraps that records videos into .mpeg but instead of just games, anywhere on your comp.? Where would i start?

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RUCCUS
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Posted: 20th May 2007 18:47
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Quote: "Where would i start?"


Somewhere other than dark basic.


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Posted: 20th May 2007 19:46
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darn...

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Alquerian
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C++ or VB will do what you want just fine. Basically it is grabbing a large number of sequential screenshots and either post-encoding them or real-time encoding them with a A/V CoDec. Some CoDecs come with SDKs which give you examples of how to easily encode video and audio. I would look at Divx and check out their stuff first.

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Posted: 21st May 2007 23:32
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have VB 2005, but.... I dont know how to do that kind of stuff with it yet

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RUCCUS
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Posted: 22nd May 2007 02:39
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Search for VB Tutorial... I just posted an awesome link to one.


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Posted: 22nd May 2007 04:09
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ok, but i like DBpro more...

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Posted: 22nd May 2007 04:45
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Ok...then stop liking the idea of making Fraps.


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Posted: 22nd May 2007 05:05
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why?

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Gil Galvanti
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Posted: 22nd May 2007 05:45
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Because you can't make a good one with DBP, and you aren't willing to try another language.


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Posted: 22nd May 2007 06:47
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Off topic// Gil-How is your pirate game coming? I can't wait to see it finished, i'm a pirate buff .

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n008
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Posted: 22nd May 2007 15:16
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I AM trying others, Visual basic, and C++.

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Posted: 22nd May 2007 20:20
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What's wrong with Fraps if it does what you want? (I've never used it).

Why do you want to re-write a program that already exists?

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Posted: 22nd May 2007 20:29
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Just asking how it COULD be done, and besides, it makes my games run at 6 fps.

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The GET IMAGE command in DBP will grab an image of what is currently on-screen in the DBP program in a specified area. That sounds ideal, right? Just constantly use the get image command? That would work if you were only interested in grabbing video of your own DBP project, and even then, the recording code would have to be part of the game, not run as a seperate exe. The problem is DBP is only concerned with it's output on it's window, so if you set focus to another window, DBP will continue grabbing images from itself, not the newly opened program. Aside from the fact that the get image command is extremely slow, there really is no way to do what you want right now. At all.

Visual Basic and other languages can do it, because you have more control, but with that control comes a bigger learning curve.


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Posted: 26th May 2007 03:28
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I just got a C++ book, and i'm learning that (Mostly because it DIDN'T cost $100.00).

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Posted: 26th May 2007 04:13
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If you're trying to blame DBP for you're lack of research before purchase, you can stop right now.


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Gil Galvanti
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Quote: "Gil-How is your pirate game coming? I can't wait to see it finished, i'm a pirate buff ."

Great . Check out the progress/make comments here http://forum.thegamecreators.com/?m=forum_view&b=8&t=99911&p=0


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Posted: 26th May 2007 21:34
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HUH? i DIDN'T buy DBpro, im using the trial. I was interested, liked it, but my parent's wouldn't let me buy it



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