How to record in CoD4 - HD

[Purity 288]

So I know a lot of people in Raid record and some want to start recording, but god above I have seen some SHIT quality cod4 game play/recording and it hurts, when it really is easy to do!

 

So, I'm going to show you how I record and how my clips are normally 1080p HD

 

 

(old video I know just showing the quality)

 

Anyways, This is what you will need for recording well;

 

Cod 4 Player = http://www.cybopat.net/vb_cod4player_eng.php

 

Vdub = http://www.virtualdub.org/

 

Fraps (optional)

 

Sony Vegas / Editing platform you wish to use.

 

Pre-Recording;

 

You'll want your gameplay to be in the best graphics possible, so go ahead and open cod4 in WINDOWED MODE

 

To get windowed mode type this:  /r_fullscreen 0 then /vid_restart

 

Once you have made your new profile, you will want your settings to be something like this (give or take you can change whatever)

 

 

Ok so that step is Done!

 

Now, when you are recording your gameplay you DO NOT have to be in windowed mode or use these settings when recording your stock footage, you can play on any setting you want basically. 

 

For this stock footage you will be using /record and /stoprecord

After you have your footage you can THEN put cod4 in windowed mode, tab out and do this next step;

 

Next step is to open up Cod4 Player and enter the mod you use for recording (where it says Mod Name: +set fs_game mods/ )

 

(so if you were recording in raid promod it would be something like raid_promod) If there is no mod, you just leave it blank or type in Mod Warfare.

 

 

Hit save then find your DEMO which you have already recorded,

 

The demo should load in the windowed cod4 in HD, if you have a cfg you want to use do /exec cfgname.cfg

 

Ok so you will go to where you want to start recording, and type in this CMD in console to start recording at 120fps (usually 720p)

 

/cl_avidemo 120

 

To stop recording

 

/cl_avidemo 0

 

And you are done with your demo! That command will take LOADS of screenshots of your gameplay, you can locate them in the folder you first started recording in.

 

You can quit cod4 and then open up Vdub.

 

In VDUB go to where all your screenshots of the demo are and find the one which is e.g. demo_0000 (always find the one where it STARTS recording). You will want to select all the screenshots of the gameplay and drag them onto vdub.

 

It should look something like this;

 

 

VIP STEP - Go to Video > Frame rate control and change your setting to whatever you recorded with avidemo (120 for me)

 

 

Click ok and you are ready to render,

 

Now go to File>Save as AVI and it'll start compressing (if you selected a compression method)

 

After the compression is done you are ready to edit in Sony Vegas.

 

Okay so your clip will be in an .avi format, which is okay, just drag and drop it into your editing software.

 

YOU ARE FREEEE - edit as much as you want, trim it, crop it doesnt matter just as long as you do this important step when rendering.

 

Now, I used Sony Vegas for my edits, so the render settings can differ a lot, my advice to you is to look up the best render settings for you and your editing software, however, I strongly recommend this video for people using SONY VEGAS.

 

 

That is it! The best, easiest way to record cod4. Now, you can use fraps - this means you DONT have to do the avidemo processes, just hit start and stop record on fraps. 

 

I hope this helps some people, I'm bored and decided to do this.

 

Any questions just comment below 

 

-Purity

 

 

[WabbaJ@ck 18]

Nice tutorial, very informational :D

[HyperCoD 9]

Nice tutorial. (Would have helped me if i didn't have a stupid ass Mac)  :cry:  :no:

[WabbaJ@ck 18]

Nice tutorial. (Would have helped me if i didn't have a stupid ass Mac)  :cry:  :no:

Whai u haev a BigMac?

[Anti 1307]

I have forgotten that we're a proud race of kings and wealth

You are forgiven

Plus, can record on Mac perfectly fine regardless with simple app :P

[OwO 110]

OwO's vids in best quality? :D
I can try, seems pretty easy.
 

[jwofles 1009]

So, I'm going to show you how I record and how my clips are normally 1080p HD

*links a 720p video with a movie config which you didn't talk about how to use*

Nevertheless, this tutorial is still helpful so thanks.

[WabbaJ@ck 18]

My suggestion: Record a demo, play it and record it with MSI Afterburner. Done.

Still, this tutorial is very helpful :D

[siikdude 240]

OBS is free and imo alot simpler to record and than render in sony vegas. Also, I would NOT recommend Fraps. It is out dated and not even worth cracking anymore. Also the video file sizes are horrendous.

 

Also if anyone has NVIDIA than you can download GeForce Experience and use Shadowplay.

[Purity 288]

Ty all so much for good feedback! 

 

I have no idea how to do it on Macs, so sorry :D Also i dont recommend fraps either, i've never used it but some people find it easier!

 

Anyways, gl!

[Kratos 326]

Another awesome tutorial :)

 

I remember back in the day when you did a tutorial about basic recording

http://raid-gaming.net/forums/topic/479-tutorial-basic-recordingediting-purity/

 

Great job @@Purity!

[HyperCoD 9]

@@siikdude OBS gives you bad lag when you record cod4 or atleast it gives me lag.

[siikdude 240]

@@siikdude OBS gives you bad lag when you record cod4 or atleast it gives me lag.

Any recording software other than Shadowplay is going to decrease fps when recording games. If you lag when recording, it simply means your computer is not strong enough to record without lag.

[OwO 110]

Why my binds don't work?
/bind 9 cl_avidemo 120
/bind 0 cl_avidemo 0
what's wrong?

[sxk 243]

/bind 9 toggle cl_avidemo 0 120

is easier

[OwO 110]

Solved problem, i tried to use binds in demo :P then I realised it will not work

[Spencer 87]

Noice Tutorial, but theres 2many steps 4me so I probably won't use it

[Purity 288]

Noice Tutorial, but theres 2many steps 4me so I probably won't use it

 

meh, then enjoy having Grapes Quality :troll: 

 

I jk, this actually isn't a long process when you get used to doing it, I can have my demo rendered in avidemo and rendering in sonyvegas within 5 minutes, it's just learning it the easiest way for you.

 

For me, this is the best way to get HD for cod4 - others will disagree, but IMO this is one of the best and easiest methods :)

[OwO 110]

@@Purity 
Recently tried this tutorial, and I can say I have different feelings after...
Pros n cons:
[+] quality is really amazing
[-] on my shitty laptop it takes 15-20 minutes to make avidemo process for one deathrun speedrun (40-60 seconds long)

[-] compressing in VirtualDub takes 10 minutes for me

[-] LOADS of screenshots, I have to delete them every time
[-] For long maps like dragonball it simply can't be completed - when it reaches frame 9999 - it just stops. For dragonball it reached frame 9999 at spinning thing.
[-] and then rendering in Vegas for 10 minutes - I cry ;-;
I think i should try easier way for me - I'll do two first steps
1. I'll make a new profile
2. Set settings on high and change config
3. Then record the demo with Bandicam and render in Vegas 720p60fps
Do you think this will be the same?

[Purity 288]

@@Purity 

Recently tried this tutorial, and I can say I have different feelings after...

Pros n cons:

[+] quality is really amazing

[-] on my shitty laptop it takes 15-20 minutes to make avidemo process for one deathrun speedrun (40-60 seconds long)

[-] compressing in VirtualDub takes 10 minutes for me

[-] LOADS of screenshots, I have to delete them every time

[-] For long maps like dragonball it simply can't be completed - when it reaches frame 9999 - it just stops. For dragonball it reached frame 9999 at spinning thing.

[-] and then rendering in Vegas for 10 minutes - I cry ;-;

I think i should try easier way for me - I'll do two first steps

1. I'll make a new profile

2. Set settings on high and change config

3. Then record the demo with Bandicam and render in Vegas 720p60fps

Do you think this will be the same?

 

Yeah i probably should have mentioned you need decent comp specs for rendering, but anyways.

About the screenshot issue I found this really annoying myself, the only thing I recommend is you just delete the screenshots of that clip once they are rendered so when you go to record another demo the first frame will be the first screenshot.

 

I have never actually tried it on DR maps, I usually only did it for promod where it was 10-15 second clips.

 

But yea, I think it'll work fine, as I said you can replace a few steps with Fraps or Another screen capture, Wouldnt recommend bandicam as it leaves a watermark.

 

GL, show me the finished product :D

[OwO 110]

@@Purity
I have cracked bandicam :P
I think you'll get i love youfrom my vids cause I like to do them with HUD :D
I guess I'm far from a good product but it's quite good lol. 

[Purity 288]

@@Purity

I have cracked bandicam :P

I think you'll get i love youfrom my vids cause I like to do them with HUD :D

I guess I'm far from a good product but it's quite good lol. 

 

Oh well, we record different gameplays and each have different styles, in Promod recording all u want is NO HUD, and good quality clips, but for DR you want everything i suppose :3

 

Gl anyways m8, experiment with different things and see which works best.

[OwO 110]

Oh well, we record different gameplays and each have different styles, in Promod recording all u want is NO HUD, and good quality clips, but for DR you want everything i suppose :3

 

Gl anyways mate, experiment with different things and see which works best.

Thanks :P

[WabbaJ@ck 18]

@@Purity 

Recently tried this tutorial, and I can say I have different feelings after...

Pros n cons:

[+] quality is really amazing

[-] on my shitty laptop it takes 15-20 minutes to make avidemo process for one deathrun speedrun (40-60 seconds long)

[-] compressing in VirtualDub takes 10 minutes for me

[-] LOADS of screenshots, I have to delete them every time

[-] For long maps like dragonball it simply can't be completed - when it reaches frame 9999 - it just stops. For dragonball it reached frame 9999 at spinning thing.

[-] and then rendering in Vegas for 10 minutes - I cry ;-;

I think i should try easier way for me - I'll do two first steps

1. I'll make a new profile

2. Set settings on high and change config

3. Then record the demo with Bandicam and render in Vegas 720p60fps

Do you think this will be the same?

This is what I do:

 

1. Record a demo (doesn't matter how long)

2. Play the demo and record it with MSI Afterburner (google it)

3. Open up Sony Vegas and render that shite down (add some color corrections and some color curves)

GOOD LUCK!