Recording Video - Revision history

Dajoker: Adding alternative start/end recording key combination for Linux users based on my system. FWIW, adding [Shift] to other combinations that may not work due to Gnome/KDE/X hooks works well and reliably for me.

2015-01-07T16:40:49Z

Adding alternative start/end recording key combination for Linux users based on my system. FWIW, adding [Shift] to other combinations that may not work due to Gnome/KDE/X hooks works well and reliably for me.

Ykhwong at 21:56, 18 January 2011

2011-01-18T21:56:29Z

Viciousvex: /* Mac OS X */

2010-04-16T20:05:22Z

Mac OS X

125.238.93.69: /* Linux and Mac OS X */

2010-04-08T04:07:29Z

Linux and Mac OS X

77.250.33.117: reading some documentation is hard for people

2009-04-25T15:07:43Z

reading some documentation is hard for people

97.114.67.102: /* Linux and Mac OS X */

2009-04-25T08:59:39Z

Linux and Mac OS X

82.210.149.205: /* Windows */

2009-03-11T22:55:59Z

Windows

82.210.149.205: /* Windows */

2009-03-11T22:55:41Z

Windows

72.77.126.86 at 22:49, 13 July 2008

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82.171.70.54 at 13:18, 4 April 2008

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      ''the 5th console terminal screen. You'll have to go to the [[Mapper|keymapper]] and change the''
      ''key combination used for "Video".''
 The video mode currently being emulated will determine the resolution of the captured video, and the currently running [[GAMES|game]] or [[Software|application]] will determine the name of the captured file.  If the current application is changed while a movie is being recorded the filename will not change, but if the video mode changes then the current recording will automatically be stopped and a new movie in the new resolution will be created with the name of the last executed application.

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-Starting with [[Version0.65|version 0.65]], DOSBox allows you to create movies out of screen
+Starting with [[Version0.65|version 0.65]], DOSBox allows you to create movies out of screen output.
 To record a movie, you have to press '''<tt>CTRL-ALT-F5</tt>'''.
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      ''Note: Under Linux, most Window Managers will use this key combination to go to''
-     ''the 5th console terminal screen. You'll have to go to the [[keymapper]] and change the''
+     ''the 5th console terminal screen. You'll have to go to the [[Mapper|keymapper]] and change the''
      ''key combination used for "Video".''
 The video mode currently being emulated will determine the resolution of the captured video, and the currently running [[GAMES|game]] or [[Software|application]] will determine the name of the captured file.  If the current application is changed while a movie is being recorded the filename will not change, but if the video mode changes then the current recording will automatically be stopped and a new movie in the new resolution will be created with the name of the last executed application.
-Like screen shots, any filters will not be recorded or affect the content of the captured video.
+Like screenshots, any filters will not be recorded or affect the content of the captured video.
 == Playing the captured movie ==
-Each platform is different so you may need to search around for specific help.  The file captured will end in '''<tt>.AVI</tt>''', which is a container format.  Most computers may look like they are already configured to play the captures movie, but most likely they are not.  The video portion of the movie is encoded with the zMotion CODEC, which allows for reasonably fast encoding of low color content.
+Each platform is different so you may need to search around for specific help.  The file captured will end in '''<tt>.AVI</tt>''', which is a container format.  Most computers may look like they are already configured to play the captures movie, but most likely they are not.  The video portion of the movie is encoded with the 32bit ZMBV (Zip Motion Block Video) CODEC, which allows for reasonably fast encoding of low color content.
 ===Windows===

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−	Mac users can use [http://perian.~~com~~/ Perian] to view the captured video in QuickTime Player.	+	Mac users can use [http://perian.org/ Perian] to view the captured video in QuickTime Player.

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 You might notice that your computer is performing some actions in the background but there will be no actual confirmation that this install was successful (other than trying to play your movie).  If you are still experiencing difficulty playing your captured movie you can try alternative media players like [http://www.videolan.org/ VideoLAN] or [http://sourceforge.net/projects/guliverkli/ Media Player Classic]
-===Linux and Mac OS X===
+===Linux===
 [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer] (a popular command line video player) should be able to play the captured video without any special configuration.

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	===Linux and Mac OS X===		===Linux and Mac OS X===
	[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer] (a popular command line video player) should be able to play the captured video without any special configuration.		[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer] (a popular command line video player) should be able to play the captured video without any special configuration.
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−	'''Unfortunately''', we're not going to tell you where your captured videos are saved to in either Ubuntu or Mac OSX. We know perfectly well where the videos are saved to, but we don't want to tell you! We hope this will make your life more enjoyable. Thanks!
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−	~~-Management.~~

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	===Linux and Mac OS X===		===Linux and Mac OS X===
	[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer] (a popular command line video player) should be able to play the captured video without any special configuration.		[http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer] (a popular command line video player) should be able to play the captured video without any special configuration.
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		+	'''Unfortunately''', we're not going to tell you where your captured videos are saved to in either Ubuntu or Mac OSX. We know perfectly well where the videos are saved to, but we don't want to tell you! We hope this will make your life more enjoyable. Thanks!
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		+	-Management.

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 ===Windows===
-The Win 32 Release of DOSBox includes the necessary CODEC and install scripts needed to allow Windows Media Player (or almost any other movie player in Windows)to playback the recorded files.  If you installed the Start Menu shortcuts simply select '''<tt>Install movie codec</tt>'''
+The Win 32 Release of DOSBox includes the necessary CODEC and install scripts needed to allow Windows Media Player (or almost any other movie player in Windows) to playback the recorded files.  If you installed the Start Menu shortcuts simply select '''<tt>Install movie codec</tt>'''
 [[Image:InstallVideoCodec.jpg]]