Gamescam

Another tool to record in game video. It can be download at planetgamecam.com. There're several versions of that tool with different functions depending if you registered/unlocked them or not. To be able to decide what version is best suitable for you check the comparison table. Prices start at $0 and go up to $25 for the top version.

Setting up Gamescam to record in game videos

To set Gamescam up start it and right click the Gamescam icon inside the tray. Select preferences first:

The most important setting is "Videos". Define the path where the in game videos are saved to. The other settings are not relevant for in game video recording and can be left the way they are.

Right click the Gamescam tray icon again, this time select Profiles Manager:

Gamescam works with profiles. You define different settings for each Application you want to record. Click on "New Profile" to define one now:

Select the executable of the game installation to use it for the newly created profile.

Application specific settings are configured using the "Advanced" button in the profiles manager:

Cached Video is a nice option that records the currently running video clip all the time but doesn't save it before the user selects to. That way a user doesn't record from the moment the recording key is hit but the new movie starts 30 seconds (or whatever cache size is defined) before that point. This makes it really hard to miss those moments that come without warning.

Video Smart Capture makes Gamescam try to find optimal settings on itself.

Video Frame Size: Set this to the size you want the game to run at. Resizing is better done with external tools.

Optimizing Gamescam

See Optimizing FRAPS. Most points apply here, too.

Testing your Gamescam installation

Start a game, set it to the resolution you want to record with. Hit the recording hot key. Check if the AVI was created at the directory you defined and make sure it runs in your local machines media player.