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|2A|N · 05-06-05

Well i was able to watch the video using windows media encoder 9 but i still wasnt able to convert it to a avi file, o well

**Chipp** · 05-06-05

Try opening up the fle in Notepad, then saving it as whatever you want. This works great with image files.

Bull · 05-10-05

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Originally Posted by |2A|N

Yeah but i want to convert a demo i already have i made thru steam, its in a dem format but i want to convert it to an avi format, im not paying money to buy fraps the free version is only a 30 second demo then cuts off, besides the demo i have made already is what i want to convert to avi, any other suggestions? there has to be a way to convert a dem file to an avi file.

http://www.moviecodec.com/topics/5822p1.html

**BFRD** · 05-10-05

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Originally Posted by Chipp

Try opening up the fle in Notepad, then saving it as whatever you want. This works great with image files.

That will not work.

Lethargic Squirrel · 05-11-05

Open CS:S (or whatever Source game/mod), and your options. Change your resolution to whatever you want the movie to be. Make sure that if you want audio, it's set to 2 speakers, and nothing else.

Open your console. Type (without the quotes in all cases in this post) "host_framerate 30", or whatever framerate you desire - NOTE: a single 640x480 frame is 900KB! They stack up quickly!

Type "startmovie filename" and replace 'filename' with whatever you want to call it. The type "playdemo demoname", again with 'demoname' being replaced with the name of the demo.

The demo will play, and the movie will record to a large number of TGA files in the directory of the game/mod. When the demo is done, type "endmovie" in the console.

Download VirtualDub: http://www.virtualdub.org/download

Open it up, and choose 'Open video file' from the File menu. Make sure 'Files of Type' is set to 'Image Sequence (*.bmp, *.tga)". Navigate to the folder the TGA images are in. Double-click the first one. VirtaulDub will piece them together in sequence.

Under the 'Audio' menu, choose 'WAV Audio' (if you can't select 'Full Processing Mode' first). Find the WAV - it's in the same folder as the TGAs. If you have DivX PRO (PRO, not the free codec) installed, choose 'Video > Compression' and set up your DivX preferences. When done, choose 'Audio > Compression' and change to MP3 of whatever bitrate. When done, choose 'File > Save as AVI' - save it, and VirtualDub will save it as a compressed AVI using the DivX codec. Any questions, email me at ls @ lsden.com, since I'll never remember this thread.

EDIT: I should add that when using the startmovie/playdemo method, it's recorded like movies like ToyStory are produced - rendering may give you single FPS, but the end result will be exactly what you specified in "host_framerate".

|talian $tallion · 05-12-05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lethargic Squirrel

Open CS:S (or whatever Source game/mod), and your options. Change your resolution to whatever you want the movie to be. Make sure that if you want audio, it's set to 2 speakers, and nothing else.

Open your console. Type (without the quotes in all cases in this post) "host_framerate 30", or whatever framerate you desire - NOTE: a single 640x480 frame is 900KB! They stack up quickly!

Type "startmovie filename" and replace 'filename' with whatever you want to call it. The type "playdemo demoname", again with 'demoname' being replaced with the name of the demo.

The demo will play, and the movie will record to a large number of TGA files in the directory of the game/mod. When the demo is done, type "endmovie" in the console.

Download VirtualDub: http://www.virtualdub.org/download

Open it up, and choose 'Open video file' from the File menu. Make sure 'Files of Type' is set to 'Image Sequence (*.bmp, *.tga)". Navigate to the folder the TGA images are in. Double-click the first one. VirtaulDub will piece them together in sequence.

Under the 'Audio' menu, choose 'WAV Audio' (if you can't select 'Full Processing Mode' first). Find the WAV - it's in the same folder as the TGAs. If you have DivX PRO (PRO, not the free codec) installed, choose 'Video > Compression' and set up your DivX preferences. When done, choose 'Audio > Compression' and change to MP3 of whatever bitrate. When done, choose 'File > Save as AVI' - save it, and VirtualDub will save it as a compressed AVI using the DivX codec. Any questions, email me at ls @ lsden.com, since I'll never remember this thread.

EDIT: I should add that when using the startmovie/playdemo method, it's recorded like movies like ToyStory are produced - rendering may give you single FPS, but the end result will be exactly what you specified in "host_framerate".

cool, sounds like too much work for me though

Lethargic Squirrel · 05-12-05

It really isn't that bad at all, once you're used to it (i.e., done it two or three times).

I've completed a FAQ on it, found here: http://www.overclock.net/showthread....046#post252046

|2A|N · 05-12-05

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lethargic Squirrel

Open CS:S (or whatever Source game/mod), and your options. Change your resolution to whatever you want the movie to be. Make sure that if you want audio, it's set to 2 speakers, and nothing else.

Open your console. Type (without the quotes in all cases in this post) "host_framerate 30", or whatever framerate you desire - NOTE: a single 640x480 frame is 900KB! They stack up quickly!

Type "startmovie filename" and replace 'filename' with whatever you want to call it. The type "playdemo demoname", again with 'demoname' being replaced with the name of the demo.

The demo will play, and the movie will record to a large number of TGA files in the directory of the game/mod. When the demo is done, type "endmovie" in the console.

Download VirtualDub: http://www.virtualdub.org/download

Open it up, and choose 'Open video file' from the File menu. Make sure 'Files of Type' is set to 'Image Sequence (*.bmp, *.tga)". Navigate to the folder the TGA images are in. Double-click the first one. VirtaulDub will piece them together in sequence.

Under the 'Audio' menu, choose 'WAV Audio' (if you can't select 'Full Processing Mode' first). Find the WAV - it's in the same folder as the TGAs. If you have DivX PRO (PRO, not the free codec) installed, choose 'Video > Compression' and set up your DivX preferences. When done, choose 'Audio > Compression' and change to MP3 of whatever bitrate. When done, choose 'File > Save as AVI' - save it, and VirtualDub will save it as a compressed AVI using the DivX codec. Any questions, email me at ls @ lsden.com, since I'll never remember this thread.

EDIT: I should add that when using the startmovie/playdemo method, it's recorded like movies like ToyStory are produced - rendering may give you single FPS, but the end result will be exactly what you specified in "host_framerate".

Cool Deal thanks alot bud.

Lethargic Squirrel · 05-12-05

No problem, glad I could help.

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