Linmakana's Advanced AnimusRO Recording Guide [Major Update! v2.0]

[ikept]

No prob. and thanks too, i'll give it a try tomorrow:) tho using hypercam2 makes my game more laggy than usual xD

[Linmakana]

Yeah, if you lag on HyperCam, you'll lag even worse on Fraps.

Computer specs?

[ikept]

Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU T4200 @ 2.00GHz
When i start recording my ro window is blinking and makes my character moves slowly. But when i first tried it works just fine, wonder whats the problem?

[Linmakana]

You're probably using your memory differently. The more things you have running alongside HyperCam + aRO, the laggier it gets.

[InterSpectra]

Mini mythbuster time! I made a test video about the RO Client's resolution, and whether or not higher resolutions = more rendered visibility. Some games usually allow us to see more at higher resolutions: our field of vision expands to cover more area, giving people more advantage the higher resolution they run. This isn't the case with the RO client however, the only real benefit gained is the relative space menu interface items take up at the current client resolution. Menu interface items only have one size, they will take up the same amount of pixels at any resolution, blocking the screen.

As you will see in the test video, the field of vision does not change. I used the original zoom level (ctrl + right double click) to test both resolutions.

AnimusRO Client Resolution Test

Because of YT's 1080p quality and the fact that client resolution doesn't matter too much (at the same aspect ratio), I would recommend adjusting the dinput.ini file within the RO directory to 1280x720 client resolutions for optimal video recording + upload.

People on laptops may want to modify the following dinput.ini variables, if their standard resolution is 1366x768 while recording (you don't have to do this if you play fullscreen 1280x720):

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; Override RO window position and size.
; Ignored if WindowWidth = 0 or WindowHeight = 0.
; Command line switch: -wX,Y,Width,Height
WindowPosX = 48
WindowPosY = 0
WindowWidth = 1280
WindowHeight = 720

-Edit-

I don't know why I changed it!

[Linmakana]

Yeah, I always keep my client on 1280 x 720 using dinput.ini if I'm recording.

However, Fraps is kind of stubborn when it comes to playing games not in fullscreen. Sometimes it won't recognize the 1280 x 720 window as something recordable. Any idea why? Sometimes it works and sometimes not.

But I found a quick bypass method, set:

WindowWidth = 1280   
WindowHeight = 720

but also set:

WindowLock = 1

This'll make a 1280 x 720 game client window but will fill the rest of the screen (from WindowLock = 1) with transparency. This tricks Fraps into thinking that you're running a fullscreen game, so you can record.

Crop out the transparent portions of the recording and you're good to go, with a 720p video.

[InterSpectra]

From my experience Fraps has trouble picking up windows with 3d processing that were already open. In other words I had to close everything down first, open Fraps, *then* open the RO clients. It's been a while since I had a problem with that, but I think it may have to do with how Fraps detects recordable windows (since it only does 3D applications unlike Hypercam).

About your workaround, now that I think about it, I've been using WindowLock = 1 for a long time now, even when running in Windowed mode because the extra frame is  pointless (I only enable MouseFreedom in psuedo-fullscreen mode). Though I never had to do any cropping when playing in a 1280x720 window.

Nonetheless I'm glad that WindowLock works with the resolution/position variables so you could play in a non-framed window. The resolution settings take priority, and then if WindowLock = 1 it'll just remove the frames, that's what happens for me.

[Mebest11]

here's an example of mine i think it's pretty good http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_u7WgsaJBNQ

[Linmakana]

It's okay.

Not 720p HD, though. And you've got the AnimusRO bar at the top.

[Mebest11]

i dont mind the animus part and i gave you my 320p my 720 was a little laggy on youtube

[Myew Gelato]

I apologize for needlessly spamming the other thread - so I'll spam yours instead. I believe I have 4GB of 800 Mhz DDR2 RAM, but being on a 32 bit system it can only utilize 3 GB or so. My GPU is a GeForce 9600 GT 512 MB DDR3. Built most of it a year or two back, who remembers. The GPU is a couple years older.

Edit: Before I forget, another note. I recently changed from being fullscreen for over 3 years to windowed. Ever since, Fraps doesn't show my FPS counter unless the RO window is NOT highlighted, meaning it shows if I'm on the taskbar - which subsequently causes it unload from the processor and scale back to 15 FPS. But it still takes pics fine more or less.. it also shows my taskbar in RO pics.

[Linmakana]

Major Update:
I've (mostly) rewritten the entire guide, utilizing newfound knowledge bestowed upon me by InterSpectra.
I've added screenshots and a brand new FAQ section.
I've also pretty much removed the HyperCam guide since it sucks.

[InterSpectra]

Looks good Lin!

[Linmakana]

Anything else I should include?

[Linmakana]

Augh. I forgot to include the nth pass mulitpass encode after the first multipass.
Gotta add that too.