How to record PCSX game play to video file?

dwmolyneux · 05-02-2012, 09:40 PM

I'm running pcsx-r on Mint Linux.
I am wanting to capture/record my game play to a video file that I can then upload to share on Facebook, YouTube, or what ever.

I have not had any luck with the suggested things that I have found by searching the web.

My Distro is Mint Linux. I need to be able to do it all by way of software.

The problem I have is that with the things I have used...I think, I'm recording but after I exit the PCSX and stop the record, I find I have only recorded a blue box no sound, where my game should have been.

Any idea's? Any easy to follow tutoralis that can be followed would be greatly useful.

I tried to search the forums here to find any that may have already been posted but only 1 came up and had nothing to do with what I'm needing.

Thank you in advance for any help I can get.

fukawi1 · 05-04-2012, 06:01 AM

There are a few ways of doing it.
Personally i use ffmpeg's -X11grab, run from the command line, it can capture audio and video.

http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#X11-grabbing

dwmolyneux · 05-05-2012, 03:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fukawi1

There are a few ways of doing it.
Personally i use ffmpeg's -X11grab, run from the command line, it can capture audio and video.

http://ffmpeg.org/ffmpeg.html#X11-grabbing

I have tried it and no luck with it....

video result:

Code:

http://youtu.be/3LXuxnIyT_c

When the blue box appears, that is where Final Fantasy IX via PCSX should be displayed.

I was also having a hard time resizing the capture area. Every time I tried to resize it would give me an error.

With FF9, I'm not to worried about the sound as i will be adding my music to it but would be nice for other games.

sunnydrake · 05-05-2012, 07:26 AM

if my memory don't cheat on me video recording is video plugins issue.. i recon good 'Gabe'? opengl video plugin that supported it out of box via some F key.

dwmolyneux · 05-05-2012, 09:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sunnydrake

if my memory don't cheat on me video recording is video plugins issue.. i recon good 'Gabe'? opengl video plugin that supported it out of box via some F key.

After doing a search on Google, I wasn't able to find any Gabe opengl but I was able to find Pete's OpenGL2.

I was able to get video to record but still no sound.

I was able to use this script to capture the full screen:

Code:

#!/bin/bash
cd $HOME/Videos/games
SavePath=$(zenity --file-selection --save --confirm-overwrite)
echo "Saving video to $szSavePath"

INFO=$(xwininfo -frame)

WIN_GEO=$(echo "$INFO"|grep -e "Height:" -e "Width:"|cut -d\: -f2|tr "\n" " "|awk '{print $1 "x" $2}')
WIN_POS=$(echo "$INFO"|grep "upper-left"|head -n 2|cut -d\: -f2|tr "\n" " "|awk '{print $1 "," $2}')

ffmpeg -f alsa -ac 2 -i hw:0,0 -f x11grab -s $WIN_GEO -r 15 -i :0.0+$WIN_POS -r 15 -acodec pcm_s16le -sameq "$SavePath.avi"

echo "$WIN_GEO -i :0.0+$WIN_POS -acodec"
echo "$WIN_POS"

Something with the audio just doesn't seem to be working even with trying different options.
I think it may have to do with "-acodec pcm_s16le -sameq" but no idea.

sunnydrake · 05-05-2012, 11:15 PM

Yes pete

search for 'sync with audio' option + audio record option in audio plugin or configure to not drop frames/fixed fps.Anyway video recording already described on pcsx forums

In general you will get audio and video separate files.

dwmolyneux · 05-06-2012, 03:31 AM

Thank you and I'll do that. It may take a few days to get it sorted so I'm keeping this post open till then encase any other issues arise.

dwmolyneux · 05-08-2012, 07:10 PM

Ok. I have done some searching plus trial and error, but only after having to do a full system reinstall did I find that the sound is mainly using Pulse Audio ( padsp ).

I change alsa to padsp with output:

Code:

Requested output format 'padsp' is not a suitable output format
1280x1024 -i :0.0+0,0 -acodec
0,0

how can I tunnel the padsp to alsa? I have tried to install alsa but end with conflicts that result with no sound at all.

Installing oss=same

The Distro is Linux Mint (Lisa)

sunnydrake · 05-09-2012, 08:56 PM

(ehmm maybe incorrect)
kernel audio support -> alsa -> pulse audio -> pulse audio interface emulation (alsa,pulseaudio, oss etc..)
PA grab alsa interface and fake itself as alsa sound sys.
So wipe all audio system -- reinstall pulse audio (check if devices listed! if not reinstall alsa too (need reboot or manual kmodule reload for alsa) -- install pulse audio alsa interface support(if it's not out of the box already)... or try to summon tech spirit with banjo and milk.

howtock check if alsa working? aplay -l / aplay audio_file

dwmolyneux · 05-11-2012, 03:57 PM

I've reinstalled pulse and found that I have had to compile the spu-plugin from source to include alsa.

I have ran into a problem that meant starting another post here but this post is still open.

dwmolyneux · 06-01-2012, 12:21 AM

http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...2/#post4692563