Recording Videos Using the Console

[Element]

Hey everyone,

I have noticed that a LOT of people don't seem to realize the potential of sing the built in recording tool in Steam... After looking at most CSS videos on Youtube i have noticed that most of the videos are using some rubbish like 'Fraps' or things like that which to be honest, ruin the final quality of a video.

Here i will tell you how to record a video from CSS and convert it into an .avi format video with perfect quality with huge FPS and you wont have to worry about graphics or loss of FPS one bit.

This tutorial shows you how to use Source Recorder, a few console commands built into the Source console, that let you record videos up to 100 FPS, at perfect quality regardless of the quality of your computer. This works for any Source game.

In all of the steps, "moviename" can be whatever you want.

First get the K-Lite Codec Pack and VirtualDub.

1. Put "record moviename" in the console. Now, do whatever it is you wanted to be in the video. If you don't want your weapon or hud seen in the final, don't worry about it here. Those can be taken out later.

2. Enter "stop" when done.

3. Enter host_framerate 30, or whatever framerate you want your video to be. Also, set all video settings
to highest.

4. If you wish to remove HUD or gun, put in : bind k "cl_drawhud 0; r_drawviewmodel 0".

5. Put in "startmovie moviename"

6. Put in "playdemo moviename"

7. As soon as the demo starts, press K if necessary. The video will have awful lag. DON'T PANIC. This just means it's taking its time. Audio looping and laggy video are completely normal.

8. When the demo, or the part you wanted to record, is done, open the console and enter endmovie.

9. Exit the game, and open VirtualDub.

10. Go to File>Open and go to Valve/Steam/Steamapps and go to your game's directory.

11. Click moviename0000.tga.

12. If you want your video to be resized down from your game's resolution, go to Video>Filters, Add, and choose Resize. Set 640x480 or what you want, and in the drop-down box, choose Bicubic.

13. Go to Video>Compression and choose Xvid MPEG-4. It's highest quality, so good for editting.

14. Go to Audio>WAV audio. The WAV file should be in the same folder: moviename.wav.

15. If you put in anything other than host_framerate 30, then go to Video>Frame Rate and either enter your framerate or say "change so audio and video durations match". If you want slow-motion, you could make the WAV slower before putting it in VirtualDub, then choose this option.

16. Go to Audio>Full Processing Mode.

17. Go to Audio>Compression and choose MPEG layer 3, and an appropriate bitrate.

18. Go to File>Save as AVI.
Job Control optional step. If you are processing multiple videos, check the check box and save the other videos as well. Then, go to File>Job Control and click Start to do them all at one.

19. Click Save once you've put in a filename.

20. Pat yourself on the back, you've made an AVI...

21. Go to the game folder and delete all the moviename TGAs. Be careful not to select v.tga, or any game files. Also delete moviename.wav

I really hope this helps some people, good luck making high quality videos in the future. I will post when i finish making my video for my clan - Death Squad

-Element

[bobjoe]

thanks!

[Element]

I'm glad someone found it useful ^^

[Sir_Pudding]

10. Go to File>Open and go to Valve/Steam/Steamapps and go to your game's directory.

Where exactly is my game's directory?
If I go to Steamapps it sais a map with m steam name and a map "Sourcemods". The map "sourcemods" is empty.
I guess it'll be the map with my steam name. Then I get 4 submaps, with 4 different game names. I take counter-strike.
Then, I get 4 submaps. I'll post all submaps with their sub-submaps

-cstrike [cache, gfx, logos, manual, maps, models, overviews, SAVE, sound, sprites]

-gldrv EMPTY

-platform [servers, Steam]

-valve [cl_dlls, media]

Please help me

[Element]

 C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\Your Steam Name\counter-strike source\cstrike

Thats where you will find your .dem files