Need something simple to record audiosurf vids

[NoxNoctum]

I want something to record a couple audiosurf vids... my friend wrote a couple songs and I wanna surprise him and play them on it and then post em on youtube and send him the links .

I tried Fraps but it doesn't seem to pick up the sound... plus it recorded in super high quality (i.e. HUGEEEE file) and I dunno how to make it record in lesser quality.

Obviously the program needs to record the sound too.

Audiosurf in case you don't know what it is:

YouTube - Song 2 - Blur - Audiosurf

 

[fiftyone]

I've had this problem with a couple of games in the past using fraps, drop the N

 

[PUTZ]

Can't you just sync up the song afterwords?

 

[Morello]

You could try WeGame, fairly simple, not sure how well it works with Audiosurf. Otherwise you'll have to use fraps, get it working correctly and then compress the videos.

 

[NoxNoctum]

So there's nothing out there that records sound AND video?

 

[Morello]

Uh... yes, Fraps, WeGame, ZD Soft, Camstudio... all of them record audio if you have them configured correctly. As default they should all do so, perhaps your setup just needs tweaking.

 

[NoxNoctum]

But how do I get them to record from the computer not from my mic? Cause I keep getting them recording what my mic is picking up... I want them to just pick up the music playing on the computer.

 

[Morello]

You'll want to select Stereo Mix or What U Hear in the audio options. If that fails then try selecting the same in the recording devices in the Windows control panel instead of the microphone. If it still records just from the microphone then try temporarily disabling the microphone. Trial and error I'm afraid.

 

[Crusher]

I had the same problem with Fraps but after changing some audio settings it was fixed. But I think it's better to record it without sound and then syncing the song afterwards.

 

[mamoo]

I personally use Hypercam 3 to record stuff, works fine for me, and it's free.

 

[{Core}Craig]

Hold your cellphone at the screen. How the pros do it.

 

[Reddog]

Use Fraps, just make sure to go into audio settings and change the audio input to 'what you hear' I think that's how they term it. It should work fine then.

You can also set it to record the video at 320x240 or something small so that the file isn't so huge but it is just a raw file and you do need to compress it. Personally I always used Fraps and 640x480 to record and then Virtualdub to compress the file before upping it to youtube. DivX usually works pretty well.