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Miscellany, Inc. => BG/PST/IWD Gameplay => Topic started by: discharger12 on September 30, 2014, 06:26:44 PM

Title: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: discharger12 on September 30, 2014, 06:26:44 PM
So, here's another issue maybe someone could take a stab at.

I have the widescreen mod set to 1600x1200 (anything bigger, in my mind, is too much).

Messing around, I uploaded a video on youtube and this is the result https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tMd9K52RjaY

Any idea why fraps recorded it different than what I see on my screen?
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: Mike1072 on September 30, 2014, 08:02:10 PM
Can you explain what your problem actually is?
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: discharger12 on September 30, 2014, 10:17:42 PM
The video fraps is making is not representative of what I'm actually seeing.

Here's a screencap of my game http://i.imgur.com/Y0pyVZO.jpg

Notice the lack of black bars on either side?
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: The Imp on October 01, 2014, 03:14:57 AM
The recording software is most likely recording the video on a different resolution than the game is played with... what recording program do you use ?
I am not a person that can answer "how to record games on 1600x1200 ? And how upload them to tube..." cause I have never done anything like that, and they say I am a crazy person, but I am sure someone else can, if you just answer the above, and it has the capability to do so.
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: Echon on October 01, 2014, 04:49:08 AM
The recording software is most likely recording the video on a different resolution than the game is played with... what recording program do you use ?

I believe Fraps was mentioned.
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: discharger12 on October 01, 2014, 09:53:50 AM
As far as I know, since I have Fraps set to Full-size, it should be doing the entire resolution I have. Unless there are some weird hidden settings, nothing is jumping at me. Everything in the past has recorded at the resolution I had it.

Perhaps it's because I'm playing the game at 1600x1200 while my actual resolution on my PC is 1920x1200. Just speculation.
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: Mike1072 on October 01, 2014, 06:15:26 PM
YouTube displays videos in 16:9 aspect ratio.  1600x1200 has an aspect ratio of 12:9, so it's probably YouTube filling that extra width with black.
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: discharger12 on October 02, 2014, 11:31:46 AM
YouTube displays videos in 16:9 aspect ratio.  1600x1200 has an aspect ratio of 12:9, so it's probably YouTube filling that extra width with black.

Doubtful. The original video is still on my harddrive. It looks that way in the video.
Title: Re: Fraps/widescreen mod
Post by: Almateria on October 08, 2014, 11:50:57 AM
Hi, it's because fraps records the window's size in its native proportion, even when stretched by your graphics card