04c - Installing DivX Codec for Recording with CamStudio

[BL00XER50]

I installed the codec and it doesnt show on the camstudio video codec list help! pleese

[tbritton33]

@BL00XER50 Try the newest version at CamStudio's Sourceforge files area in the "next" directory - it is working well for me, and shows all the codecs. It does require the Microsoft C++ 2010 Runtime Libraries, though, so google for that and go install it if you do not have it installed already.

[galenblake821]

This is a very "muddled" video. =p

[tbritton33]

@galenblake821 I muddled through it as best as I could at the time... I don't ever use this codec anymore - Jawor's Xvid pretty much always, at "1" quality setting with the 720p profile.

[602shockwave]

@TOCORO100 same i just use camtasia 7 it makes 1080p vids ill make a vid on getrting it for free and look at divsex its so CRAP!!!!

[brainbutler220]

This video went viral on Korea, South

[TheSimpleCamp]

The camstudio lossless codec doesn't work on windows 7 -_- they changed the download and you have to go to source. fuck that shit, divx screen recorder is better.

[tbritton33]

@TheSimpleCamp See the video comments for the CamStudio 1.4 installation - I included a link to a codec installer that makes CamStudio Lossless appear - heck, here's the link: screencasttutorial-dot-org/Cam­StudioCodec14.exe - I'd re-install CamStudio afterwards to ensure you have the upgraded codec, but this installer will make them appear in the list. I prefer Jawor's Xvid codec for most things anyway (32-bit version, though you can install both if you have a 64-bit system)

[Darkpriest667]

@tbritton33 It doesn't work britton.. I even tried editing the registry and it doesnt even show up there. This is 2011 almost everyone uses Vista or Windows 7 64Bit that does any video editing work. The amount of ram needed makes it almost NECESSARY to use a 64bit operating system.

[tbritton33]

@Darkpriest667 I don't know what you are trying to say, but CamStudio is a 32-bit program, and thus requires a 32-bit codec version.Windows Media Player 64-bit can use 64-bit ones. Also, DivX has been broken for the last couple of months, so I've been recommending people use Xvid instead. Google for Jawor's Xvid - that is a very good one - install the dual package that includes both the 32-bit and 64-bit versions for your media player and Camstudio alike. Let me know how it goes.

[SilentStalkerX]

DivX bricks my system a little. It attempts to generate thumbnail preview images for most of my mkv files(not that I dislikes this). However, it doesnt generate preview images for certain video and pretty much crashes my system each time I access a folder that has any of those mkv videos where it's trying to generate preview thumbnail.

[tbritton33]

@SilentStalkerX I definitely have a love/hate relationship with DivX. The plus side of that is that I discovered Jawor's XviD builds. I'll never go back!

[tbritton33]

@micHTC01 I agree - and I also encourage folks to try Xvid (Google for Jawor's Xvid for a nice package with some improvements.) Since switching to Xvid for most of my work, I've barely touched the CS Lossless since.

[Ollie8974]

DivX is now $29.95 as of 09/12/11

[Jskinfer789]

i mean u have i fail

[Jskinfer789]

thanks for the help i sir earned one sub

[Jskinfer789]

Can anyone help i downloaded divx and then i checked for it in camstudio but i dont see it. please help

[tbritton33]

@Jskinfer789 I know it shows in 2.0, but didn't know it didn't show in 2.6. Xvid will show in 2.6, and many say it is a better codec, so check it out. Google for "Jawor's Xvid" to use the one I like. Great channel - I subbed you!

[Jskinfer789]

@tbritton33 thanks dude!

[trinix777]

* Correction, it was named "Actual Input Rate", sry.

[trinix777]

Are there any benefits using this DivX codec compared to the lossless codec 1.5? I currently use the lossless 1.5 to record in 720p, the sharpness is perfect but there are some trouble. The "Actual Input Lag" when recording is around 19 fps which makes the mouse movement and other stuff look laggy, but I use a pretty high end PC.

I also can't import recorded vids with lossless 1.5 to Sony Vegas or view them properly in VLC, works great in Windows Media Player however.

So... is the DivX better?

[tbritton33]

@trinix777 I ran into incredible problems with Divx twice, and that finally pushed me over to give Xvid a try. As it turns out, Xvid is just as compatible with consumer DVD players, boasts the best input frame rates of any codec, and compresses amazingly a 720p recording even at the highest quality setting enabling me to squeeze up to 3 hours into my 2-gigabyte AVI 1 file size limit. The biggest improvement is with high-motion video, but even with tutorials, Xvid rules, in my opinion.

[trinix777]

@tbritton33

Thanks for your answer, it seems that DivX is best to avoid. However I still wonder, using the Xvid codec, will that result in higher "Actual Input Rate" in CamStudio and result in higher actual visible fps instead of duplicates like it is for me now, I record at 1280 x 720 with the auto adjust slider set to max, overkill 200 fps just to get the highest possible actual input frame rate (around 20 fps) to get as smooth movements as possible. Or maybe I should just try the Xvid myself?

[tbritton33]

@trinix777 Heh... setting the "Capture Frames Every..." to 5 and the "Playback Rate" to 200 is great for finding out what the maximum "Actual Input Rate" is that your computer can do, but it steals resources from the other programs so much that you will likely experience lag in changing windows or switching from one program to another! I recommend "CFE" be at 40 and "PBR" be at 25, or perhaps (if it helps any) CFE at 25 and PBR at 40, which pushes pretty hard. Xvid increases the "Actual" rate.

[trinix777]

@tbritton33

As I said before, my PC is pretty high end, I can even record in 1920 x 1080 with minimal slowdowns, it's the input rate in Camstudio that is really low. And those numbers are inaccurate, do some calculations and you will see. I'd like it perfect, 60 fps input rate, 60 fps record rate and 60 fps playback rate, yeah, I'm an enthusiast when it comes to stuff like that.

But I'll have a look at the Xvid codec or maybe I'll just update my Fraps, it can record desktop too, thanks anyway.

[tbritton33]

@trinix777 If you have Fraps, that is great for capturing high-motion stuff. CamStudio was made for tutorial recording originally, and it is only by the miracle of the great codecs out there like Lagarith Lossless and Xvid that it is capable of getting decent high-motion captures. As all I do are tutorials, I have "Set Keyframes every" set at 100, "Capture Frames every" set at 100, and Playback rate set at 10, since a little jerkiness in my mouse movement is ok in a tutorial.

[russiangik123]

i have camstudio-recorder and where can i find the location of my recording's.

?

[tbritton33]

@russiangik123 By default the files are saved in the Program Files(x86)\Camstudio program folder. You change that under "Options|Program Options|Name of AVI File|Ask for File name".

This is often confused with the option under "Options|Program Options|Directory for Recording|Use user specified directory" which only changes where the temporary files are stored. (I still would specify the temp files directory so they are easy to find - I always COPY them to a "Failsafe" directory before saving).

[russiangik123]

@tbritton33 Gee thank's :)

[russiangik123]

hey i have a quiston how can i find where it save's the recording's ?

[TheJ0rD3nS]

thanks