How do I record downsampled gameplay?

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randomguy7

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Hey guys, I just joined this forum because I don't know where else to look. I've seen tons of gameplay footage on youtube of downsampled gameplay and I do not know how to make it appear like it does on my screen (downsampled) without it looking like the resolution I recorded it in. Can anybody help me? I happen to use bandicam BTW.
 
I thought that you just set the resolution to say double what your normal resolution is within the game. When you try to record the footage it should look more crisp than your normal resolution. Is that what you're asking? What is your system setup? If someone is going to help you they need to know if you're using AMD or Nvidia, etc.
 
I have this:
(oh god i'm going to be made fun of for this)
core 2 duo p7350
nvidia 9400m
8 gb of ram
160 gb hard drive
macbook 5.1 aluminum with windows 8 instead of os x (bootcamp)
I generally only use downsampling for zandronum, f.e.a.r., or serious sam tfe and tse (original versions). But they're still fun to test out!
 
so if I record, say, 2560x1600, which is 2x my resolution, 1280x800, I have a great image. But when I record this it records as 2560x1600 pixels and not 1280x800! Should I manually specify the resolution in bandicam to record as, or will this make my video poorer quality?

Keep in mind this does work, albeit at less than 30 fps and I only use it for older games.

I could also use softth 2.0 for this however....
 
I don't understand, if you record in a higher resolution than you're playing, you're essentially "upsampling". There's no way that will look better. Playing in 2560x1600 and then recording in half-res with a good filter, that I could understand.
 
eloj said:
I don't understand, if you record in a higher resolution than you're playing, you're essentially "upsampling". There's no way that will look better. Playing in 2560x1600 and then recording in half-res with a good filter, that I could understand.
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I think he's rendering stuff at double his resolution and then downsampling it to 1080p for this "glass" look. At least he wants to.
 
Record the video then use editor of your choice to reduce the resolution down to where you want it. I use Windows Movie Maker to edit the video and so far it has worked flawlessly.

EDIT: Here's a video that was recorded at 2560 x 1600 then resized to 480p: Skagg Punting
 
If you want to be able to record with less of a performance hit I recommend you try OBS instead of the programs you're currently using. The only downside to it is that the game has to use DirectX 9 or newer so it won't work with some older games.

OBS allows you to downsample to a lower resolution. I usually render at 1080p and record at 720p.
 
dgz said:
I think he's rendering stuff at double his resolution and then downsampling it to 1080p for this "glass" look. At least he wants to.
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Yes, I use downsampling in Project Cars instead of AA and it looks great without the performance hit. Video cards can maintain a higher frame rate running at double resolution, compared to AA at your normal resolution. I wish more games supported it. Dark Souls @3840 X 2160 downsampled looks fantastic compared to regular 1080p for example.

The OBS and Windows Movie Maker solutions look viable. I did see some Youtube videos where guys forced downsampling in the Nvidia drivers also. I don't know if that helps with performance or not.
 
I use dxtory to record gameply from 1600 @ half resolution. So I end up with 1280x800 resolution files. Very little performance loss depending on which codec you run. dxtory lets you export to a file, or to OBS/Xsplit so you can stream that content if you wish.
 
thanks for the tips guys. I was nervous at first because I have a rather modest computer. However, I have to give apple some credit because they made a seriously stable setup for my tastes, and I clock that fan every day to max and I have overclocked and downsampled, heck, even boosted my monitor hertz from 60 to 75 just to see what would happen. Nothing broke.In 5 years. Still, the graphics kinda suck, even for a 2008 model.

Anyway, I'll try to postrender it in with my video editing software. I'll see what I can do about the windows movie maker, but I find that OBS for webcam and Bandicam for game capture, and having my mic in the OBS, works the best for my tastes.
 
Have you tried MSI Afterburner?
You set the res before recording and it auto samples from whatever source res, to what you set the recording to be.

I run Dark Souls in 1080p and record 480p videos using it. They look very nice.
 
randomguy7 said:
I have this:
(oh god i'm going to be made fun of for this)
core 2 duo p7350
nvidia 9400m
8 gb of ram
160 gb hard drive
macbook 5.1 aluminum with windows 8 instead of os x (bootcamp)
I generally only use downsampling for zandronum, f.e.a.r., or serious sam tfe and tse (original versions). But they're still fun to test out!
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I wouldn't feel too bad. This is a laptop we are talking about here, not a homebuilt gaming rig. As to your question, the only major issue I could think of off the top of my head would be your processor's inability to process the video recording at the proper framerate simply due to its dated clock rate and core. Other than that, I personally have little more to contribute, but I hope your issue is resolved mate.
 
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