Second Life Forums Archive - Issues with Video Capturing

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-08-2003 20:26

I am having issues with the new Video Capturing feature. I login, go to the debug menu, select the Stop Start Video Capture choice, and I get a dialog to choose the name of the file and the location it saves. I click ok, and then NOTHING HAPPENS. No more dialogs. I try to selec the item from the debug menu again, and still, nada.

Anyone else?

Mark Metalhead

Registered User

Join date: 25 Nov 2002

Posts: 10

07-09-2003 11:54

I downloaded all of the codecs in that link that was in the readme and I had the same problem... until I changed the save folder to somewhere else besides the default. Works now.

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-09-2003 15:27

Just curious, what is the default folder for you? Also, what Video Card do you have, and what drivers?

Thanks for the reply!

Alondria LeFay

Registered User

Join date: 2 May 2003

Posts: 725

07-09-2003 18:09

I played with it and successfully managed to capture video... My problem is whenever I turned, the top of the screen was not in synch with bottom, so the top of buildings all looked like they were shifted over.... This occurred with a whole slew of codec....

Mark Metalhead

Registered User

Join date: 25 Nov 2002

Posts: 10

07-09-2003 18:19

This is the folder it defaulted to save in:
C:\Documents and Settings\Mark\My Documents\My Pictures
I downloaded these codecs:
Windows Media 9 Series Codecs Installation Package
Windows Media Video 9 VCM Codec Installation Package
Windows Media 8.0 Codecs Installation Package

Windows XP Professional
My video card is an Nvidia Geforce4 TI 4600 W/128MB
The driver is v41.09

Hope this helps!

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-09-2003 19:03

Ah, thanks Mark. My folder is the same, except for the different user name, of course. I tried what you said and changed the folder, didn't help.

I am going to reinstall just for the heck of it.

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-09-2003 19:33

That didn't work. I got it to work on my desktop, but, my Laptop runs SL so much better, so, I really want to do it on my laptop. I have come to the conclusion that my laptop is unable to run whatever code is needed to bring up the dialog for the Codecs. Lindens, PLEASE please reply!

Derek Jones

SL's Second Oldest Monkey

Join date: 18 Mar 2003

Posts: 668

Same James

07-09-2003 21:10

I get the same problem on the computer I use to play SL What kind of comp is the one that doesn't work? Even though some of this information might not matter, Pentium 4 1.8 ghz 384 MB ram Nvidia GEforce4 MX 440SE 64 MB

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Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

07-09-2003 21:40

From: someone

Originally posted by Mark Metalhead
This is the folder it defaulted to save in:
C:\Documents and Settings\Mark\My Documents\My Pictures
I downloaded these codecs:
Windows Media 9 Series Codecs Installation Package
Windows Media Video 9 VCM Codec Installation Package
Windows Media 8.0 Codecs Installation Package

Windows XP Professional
My video card is an Nvidia Geforce4 TI 4600 W/128MB
The driver is v41.09

Hope this helps!

OMG that is EXACTLY what I have and I had to do EXACTLY the same thing. What's your proccessor, harddrive, RAM, and soundcard, just to compare?

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Touche.

Catherine Cotton

Tis Elfin

Join date: 2 Apr 2003

Posts: 3,001

07-10-2003 04:35

anyone getting a dos window running a bunch of code after trying the video capture?

Cat

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James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-10-2003 07:36

Nope, Catherine :/

Lindens, I know you can read, and I know you can type! In fact, I know many of you have read this, I have been tracking the Who's Online! Please reply to this! WE NEED HELP!

Aurelie Starseeker

:)

Join date: 31 Dec 1969

Posts: 550

07-10-2003 08:09

Mine works great, i have a windows xp, amd athalon 1.3gig, 256MB Ram, nvidia geforce 2 w/64mb, 60gb drive

I haven't had any problems at all

Oh and i'm using the mpeg codex thingie when i record the lil movie.

Oh! and i save it to my desktop, not the default folder

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Catherine Cotton

Tis Elfin

Join date: 2 Apr 2003

Posts: 3,001

07-10-2003 11:15

512 ram
nVidia GeForce 4 MX with 128mb
80 gig hard drive(s)
windows xp
pent 4

dos window now pops up with game running but to be honest the game never ran so well and i can run other programs without my system bogging down over running sl at the same time so i am not sure i want this screw up fixed

HA!

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Mark Metalhead

Registered User

Join date: 25 Nov 2002

Posts: 10

07-10-2003 14:14

From: someone

Originally posted by Darwin Appleby
OMG that is EXACTLY what I have and I had to do EXACTLY the same thing. What's your proccessor, harddrive, RAM, and soundcard, just to compare?

Pentium 4 2.53 GHz
Western Digital 120GB 8MBCH
512MB RDRAM
SB Audigy XGamer 5.1

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-10-2003 15:01

Its working!!!!!!!

I got very angry at my laptop, so, I bashed my fists into the keyboard a few times.

Next, I changed the file name to BlahBlah.avi. I saved to my C Drive. It worked.

Christopher Omega

Oxymoron

Join date: 28 Mar 2003

Posts: 1,828

07-10-2003 15:08

Ah, perhaps this isnt working right with certain computers because of Windows XP's 'security feature' that doesnt allow other programs to write to the documents and settings folders directly...

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Andrew Linden

Linden staff

Join date: 18 Nov 2002

Posts: 692

07-11-2003 10:49

James Miller, I'm glad you got it working!

As a stealth feature in the debug menus video capture in SL is not officially supported yet. It was thrown in at the last minute before the most recent patch but we thought we would make it available for the adventurous users.

Remember "beta"? Consider video capture a fresh "beta" feature (for those of you who want to stay on our bleeding edge) that is not necessary to enjoy the rest of the game.

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-11-2003 10:54

Well, I got it working, but, when I play video's I created with it, the graphics on my computer go hay wire. Everything on the lower half of the screen start to shift around and get very funky. It makes playing SL impossible. I know you cant help me, Andrew, but, maybe another nice user can?

James Miller

Village Idiot

Join date: 9 Jan 2003

Posts: 1,500

07-11-2003 19:58

I think I solved that one too! I can't play the video's with SL open.

Now my next problem...when I record, no matter what codec I use, it seems to record at 2x speed. How do I slow this down?

Darwin Appleby

I Was Beaten With Satan

Join date: 14 Mar 2003

Posts: 2,779

07-11-2003 21:39

From: someone

Originally posted by Mark Metalhead
Pentium 4 2.53 GHz
Western Digital 120GB 8MBCH
512MB RDRAM
SB Audigy XGamer 5.1

P4 2.8GhZ
Western Digital 180
1GB RAM
SB Audigy 2 5.1

OMFG too scary

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Touche.

Issues with Video Capturing
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-08-2003 20:26 I am having issues with the new Video Capturing feature. I login, go to the debug menu, select the Stop Start Video Capture choice, and I get a dialog to choose the name of the file and the location it saves. I click ok, and then NOTHING HAPPENS. No more dialogs. I try to selec the item from the debug menu again, and still, nada. Anyone else?
Mark Metalhead Registered User Join date: 25 Nov 2002 Posts: 10	07-09-2003 11:54 I downloaded all of the codecs in that link that was in the readme and I had the same problem... until I changed the save folder to somewhere else besides the default. Works now.
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-09-2003 15:27 Just curious, what is the default folder for you? Also, what Video Card do you have, and what drivers? Thanks for the reply!
Alondria LeFay Registered User Join date: 2 May 2003 Posts: 725	07-09-2003 18:09 I played with it and successfully managed to capture video... My problem is whenever I turned, the top of the screen was not in synch with bottom, so the top of buildings all looked like they were shifted over.... This occurred with a whole slew of codec....
Mark Metalhead Registered User Join date: 25 Nov 2002 Posts: 10	07-09-2003 18:19 This is the folder it defaulted to save in: C:\Documents and Settings\Mark\My Documents\My Pictures I downloaded these codecs: Windows Media 9 Series Codecs Installation Package Windows Media Video 9 VCM Codec Installation Package Windows Media 8.0 Codecs Installation Package Windows XP Professional My video card is an Nvidia Geforce4 TI 4600 W/128MB The driver is v41.09 Hope this helps!
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-09-2003 19:03 Ah, thanks Mark. My folder is the same, except for the different user name, of course. I tried what you said and changed the folder, didn't help. I am going to reinstall just for the heck of it.
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-09-2003 19:33 That didn't work. I got it to work on my desktop, but, my Laptop runs SL so much better, so, I really want to do it on my laptop. I have come to the conclusion that my laptop is unable to run whatever code is needed to bring up the dialog for the Codecs. Lindens, PLEASE please reply!
Derek Jones SL's Second Oldest Monkey Join date: 18 Mar 2003 Posts: 668	Same James 07-09-2003 21:10 I get the same problem on the computer I use to play SL What kind of comp is the one that doesn't work? Even though some of this information might not matter, Pentium 4 1.8 ghz 384 MB ram Nvidia GEforce4 MX 440SE 64 MB _____________________ The fact that a believer is happier than a skeptic is no more to the point than the fact than a drunken man is happier than a sober one
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	07-09-2003 21:40 From: someone Originally posted by Mark Metalhead This is the folder it defaulted to save in: C:\Documents and Settings\Mark\My Documents\My Pictures I downloaded these codecs: Windows Media 9 Series Codecs Installation Package Windows Media Video 9 VCM Codec Installation Package Windows Media 8.0 Codecs Installation Package Windows XP Professional My video card is an Nvidia Geforce4 TI 4600 W/128MB The driver is v41.09 Hope this helps! OMG that is EXACTLY what I have and I had to do EXACTLY the same thing. What's your proccessor, harddrive, RAM, and soundcard, just to compare? _____________________ Touche.
Catherine Cotton Tis Elfin Join date: 2 Apr 2003 Posts: 3,001	07-10-2003 04:35 anyone getting a dos window running a bunch of code after trying the video capture? Cat _____________________
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-10-2003 07:36 Nope, Catherine :/ Lindens, I know you can read, and I know you can type! In fact, I know many of you have read this, I have been tracking the Who's Online! Please reply to this! WE NEED HELP!
Aurelie Starseeker :) Join date: 31 Dec 1969 Posts: 550	07-10-2003 08:09 Mine works great, i have a windows xp, amd athalon 1.3gig, 256MB Ram, nvidia geforce 2 w/64mb, 60gb drive I haven't had any problems at all Oh and i'm using the mpeg codex thingie when i record the lil movie. Oh! and i save it to my desktop, not the default folder _____________________
Catherine Cotton Tis Elfin Join date: 2 Apr 2003 Posts: 3,001	07-10-2003 11:15 512 ram nVidia GeForce 4 MX with 128mb 80 gig hard drive(s) windows xp pent 4 dos window now pops up with game running but to be honest the game never ran so well and i can run other programs without my system bogging down over running sl at the same time so i am not sure i want this screw up fixed HA! _____________________
Mark Metalhead Registered User Join date: 25 Nov 2002 Posts: 10	07-10-2003 14:14 From: someone Originally posted by Darwin Appleby OMG that is EXACTLY what I have and I had to do EXACTLY the same thing. What's your proccessor, harddrive, RAM, and soundcard, just to compare? Pentium 4 2.53 GHz Western Digital 120GB 8MBCH 512MB RDRAM SB Audigy XGamer 5.1
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-10-2003 15:01 Its working!!!!!!! I got very angry at my laptop, so, I bashed my fists into the keyboard a few times. Next, I changed the file name to BlahBlah.avi. I saved to my C Drive. It worked.
Christopher Omega Oxymoron Join date: 28 Mar 2003 Posts: 1,828	07-10-2003 15:08 Ah, perhaps this isnt working right with certain computers because of Windows XP's 'security feature' that doesnt allow other programs to write to the documents and settings folders directly... _____________________ October 3rd is the Day Against DRM (Digital Restrictions Management), learn more at http://www.defectivebydesign.org/what_is_drm
Andrew Linden Linden staff Join date: 18 Nov 2002 Posts: 692	07-11-2003 10:49 James Miller, I'm glad you got it working! As a stealth feature in the debug menus video capture in SL is not officially supported yet. It was thrown in at the last minute before the most recent patch but we thought we would make it available for the adventurous users. Remember "beta"? Consider video capture a fresh "beta" feature (for those of you who want to stay on our bleeding edge) that is not necessary to enjoy the rest of the game.
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-11-2003 10:54 Well, I got it working, but, when I play video's I created with it, the graphics on my computer go hay wire. Everything on the lower half of the screen start to shift around and get very funky. It makes playing SL impossible. I know you cant help me, Andrew, but, maybe another nice user can?
James Miller Village Idiot Join date: 9 Jan 2003 Posts: 1,500	07-11-2003 19:58 I think I solved that one too! I can't play the video's with SL open. Now my next problem...when I record, no matter what codec I use, it seems to record at 2x speed. How do I slow this down?
Darwin Appleby I Was Beaten With Satan Join date: 14 Mar 2003 Posts: 2,779	07-11-2003 21:39 From: someone Originally posted by Mark Metalhead Pentium 4 2.53 GHz Western Digital 120GB 8MBCH 512MB RDRAM SB Audigy XGamer 5.1 P4 2.8GhZ Western Digital 180 1GB RAM SB Audigy 2 5.1 OMFG too scary _____________________ Touche.

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