TF2 Gameplay Footage - How to Record - New Server

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A lot of you are probably wondering how these YouTube video are made. I bet a lot of you have some cool ideas (like I do) on some videos you would like to make. For one, I have setup a server specifically for this purpose:

24/7 =(eGO)= Recording Server
76.187.199.104:27015

Enjoy making videos!

How to record a demo or movie:

Demo Commands

record [demoname] - Starts recording a demo of the current gameplay under the specified filename. The demo will be saved as demoname.dem in the \Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\[username]\[game name]\[game name]\ directory along with all its associated files.

stop - Stops recording the current demo.

demoui - Opens a small demo user interface which looks like a media player, but makes the opening and playing of demos much easier, including the capability to FF, REW and skip to specific points in the demo. Alternatively you can use demoui2 to open the advanced demo user interface.

playdemo [demoname] - Plays back a pre-recorded demo of name demoname.dem.

stopdemo - Stops playback of the currently playing demo.

demopause - Pauses playback of the currently playing demo.

demoresume - Resumes playback of the currently paused demo.

listdemo [demoname] - Provides details of the specified demo file.

demo_recordcommands [0,1] - If set to 1, records any commands typed at the console into demo files.

startmovie - Starts recording movie frames, stored in the \Program Files\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\[username]\[game name]\[game name]\ directory as .tga files.

endmovie - Stops recording movie frames.


Then, the file which will be located at C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\username\team fortress 2\tf. To create these into a movie, you will need an application like FRAPS - http://fraps.com/. If you need a copy of this application, let me know and I will send it to you. (PM ME).

It is pretty straight forward after that. If anyone has any suggestions, please feel free to add to this post.
 
this is just another way to do it

using the source recorder is easy(and it is better than fraps) you can change the demo into an avi file read this tutorial. http://forums.facepunchstudios.com/showthread.php?t=148196

K-Lite Codec Pack-> [link=hyperlink url]http://www.free-codecs.com/download/K_Lite_Codec_Pack.htm[/link] (use this with virtual dub)

Virtual Dub(completly free)-> [link=hyperlink url]http://www.virtualdub.org/[/link]
watch this for a better tutorial
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4MK_XJeNqA
 
Gonna delay me trying to test it, comp is still laggy...suspecting it's been taken over...
 
Thanks ShandHD, Deathscythe. This post has been extremely helpful.
 

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