Recording Software

[The Space Dino]

I just want to ask, is there any free recording software for KSP? I feel like making some videos.

Thanks! 

[KSPFanatic102]

i dont know one for SPECIFICALY Ksp but i know one that will be fine for it , btw i use it

if you have Windows 10 there's a game recorder that comes with it 

To activate it 

1- Launch the game

2- Press G+ The windows Button

3- Enjoy

[legoclone09]

Open Broadcaster Software is a great, free, recording program. It can also stream, and is easy to use. I love it!

[Alshain]

OBS, it's easy to use once you know how to configure it, though configuration is not that intuitive but not terrible.

[The Space Dino]

I'll give those a try.

[DoctorDavinci]

58 minutes ago, Space_taco said:

i dont know one for SPECIFICALY Ksp but i know one that will be fine for it , btw i use it

if you have Windows 10 there's a game recorder that comes with it 

To activate it 

1- Launch the game

2- Press G+ The windows Button

3- Enjoy

Avoid the built in game recorder included with Windows as it is low res no matter what settings you use

Get OBS

Edited October 14, 2016 by DoctorDavinci

[KSPFanatic102]

Just now, DoctorDavinci said:

Avoid the built in game recorder included with Windows as it is low res no matter what settings you use

Well last time i recorded with it it had medium res it wasn't high or low 

[Xyphos]

Open Broadcaster Software (aka OBS)

it's FREE cross-platform open-source and works really well once you figure out how to configure it properly.

by default, it outputs streams in AVI format, but you can change it to MP4 if you wish, but it's not quite obvious how to do it; you have to change the output filename mask, there's a youtube video that shows you how.

Edited October 14, 2016 by Xyphos

[ShawnPhillips]

4 hours ago, Space_taco said:

Well last time i recorded with it it had medium res it wasn't high or low 

I think the W10 built in recorder maxes out at 720P30FPS. Same as the PS4 and XBoxOne built in game recorder.

Personally I use NVidia Shadowplay, Though it requires a GTX600 series or higher NVidia card to use, but it is free. My GTX1070 allows me to record at up to 4K60FPS with minimal to no noticeable performance loss. If you don't have the required hardware for Shadowplay OBS would be your best option for free recording software.

[Fluburtur]

I would recommend OBS studio, it's the same but better

 

[KSPFanatic102]

19 minutes ago, ShawnPhillips said:

I think the W10 built in recorder maxes out at 720P30FPS. Same as the PS4 and XBoxOne built in game recorder.

Personally I use NVidia Shadowplay, Though it requires a GTX600 series or higher NVidia card to use, but it is free. My GTX1070 allows me to record at up to 4K60FPS with minimal to no noticeable performance loss. If you don't have the required hardware for Shadowplay OBS would be your best option for free recording software.

to me anything which is 480p or Above Is good i dont care about anything else

[CobraA1]

2 hours ago, Space_taco said:

to me anything which is 480p or Above Is good i dont care about anything else

For your own use, you can do whatever you want.

If The Space Dino wants to put videos on YouTube or some other public site, then there's an audience to consider.

[legoclone09]

5 hours ago, Xyphos said:

outputs streams in AVI format

I'm pretty sure it's FLV.

That was my default when I installed it, and only can go to mp4 instead.

[flatbear]

+1 obs

[Draco T stand-up guy]

11 hours ago, Space_taco said:

i dont know one for SPECIFICALY Ksp but i know one that will be fine for it , btw i use it

if you have Windows 10 there's a game recorder that comes with it 

To activate it 

1- Launch the game

2- Press G+ The windows Button

3- Enjoy

More specific instructions

http://www.howtogeek.com/219947/how-to-record-pc-gameplay-with-windows-10’s-game-dvr-and-game-bar/

Recorded my 1920x1200 screen @ 1728x1080 in mp4 format

Example: Knocking our tourists

PS: About 20 minutes before video will be available for watching.

 

PPS: I should probably try nVidias Shadowplay at some point.

Edited October 15, 2016 by Draco T stand-up guy

[KSPFanatic102]

5 hours ago, CobraA1 said:

For your own use, you can do whatever you want.

If The Space Dino wants to put videos on YouTube or some other public site, then there's an audience to consider.

i do post online , and i know that

period :l

[The Space Dino]

OBS seems to be the best option here. Thanks for the unexpected amount of suggestions! ( for me only at least. Maybe? )

[tetryds]

If you have an nvidia GTX 600 or higher GPU I highly suggest using Shadowplay/Share, it barely impacts performance and can record with high quality even when the bitrate is low.

You can use desktop recording mode to record KSP with it but I recommend using the hotfix to gain performance and quality (this may also be true for other recording software): 

 

You an also use nvidia's hardware accelerated encoder via OBS, it's more flexible but requires some fiddling around with the settings.

[TheKosanianMethod]

As everyone is saying, OBS. However, I like to use OBS Studio because I can remux the .flv files to .mp4 files.

BTW, does anyone know how to edit an .mp4? WMM can't edit it (I don't think so, at least).

[Xyphos]

On 10/14/2016 at 7:05 PM, legoclone09 said:

I'm pretty sure it's FLV.

yeah, one of those uncommon platform-specific formats.

[Wjolcz]

Does any of you guys has that problem when OBS records the first frame of the video and then it stays like that for the rest of the recording? Maybe there's something wrong with the settings or my pc is bad?