[Watsyurdeal]

Ok I have some footage I want to convert into a avi using the startmovie command and I have tried many times to do it successfully. However, my end result always ends up being either a black blank movie that's 4 gb in size, or a jumbled mess that does not want to play properly.

Here are my computer specs...

Windows Vista 64 bit
4 GB RAM
Nvidia 9800 GT
Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9300 @ 2.50 GHZ


I just don't know why it doesn't work, I use the xvid codecs and it still has problems. Any ideas?

[Thaddeus_Venture]

Are you using this command?:

Code:

startmovie FILENAME avi

That makes an AVI file, but that doesn't work for me.
Here's exactly what I do:
I start up the game in windowed mode with full settings because I want my stuff to look best. In the launch options I type:

Code:

-windowed -noborder -w 960 -h 540

Then I start the game and as soon as the game loads I open the console and enter the following commands:

Code:

sv_cheats 1
host_framerate 30

So, up to this point, I'm all set to create a movie that is 30 frames per second at a resolution of 960 by 540. I use the lower than HD resolution to save on HD space, yet maintain decent quality on Youtube.

Doing the actual startmovie command can be tricky because if you go into the console to type it you'll most likely get audio that is out of sync. To get around this, I have a keybind in a config file, you can actually find a key right now in the console:

Code:

bind "m" "startmovie FILENAME"
bind "n" "endmovie"

Now load your demo and play it. Press m when you get to the part you want to record. Press n when you're done. The audio will stutter and sound awful and things will slow down. Its working.

You'll notice that I didn't use AVI. I have problems with that. This command gives you a Targa sequence and a .WAV file. Just combine them with any video editor. I use quicktime pro.