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Thread: Game recording solution for Linux

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    Game recording solution for Linux

    Hi,

    I'm wondering if anyone is interested in a program to record games for Linux - something like Fraps that exists for Windows.

    If yes, would you also be willing to pay for it - and what do you think would be a reasonable price?

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    This question is a bit hard to answer...

    As there are many 3D and 2D software, and many music software - and each is different.
    It off course depends on the software it's features, stability and quality.

    I think we already have some desktop recording software, dunno if they could be used for games as well (at full screen and high quality).

    I myself don't really need a game recording software, but others might be interested.

    There is also other question, if you (or anyone else) plans to charge money for the software - most likely it won't be FOSS, which could upset some users.

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    Well besides the specialized glc, there's recordmydesktop and istanbul (dead), who aren't specialized in capturing GL stuff but still may get the job done.

    A game recording app would be something very trivial. The thing I like about software for Linux is that not every little trivial thing is shareware and costs around 10-15$ to get the full version of. It's annoying.

    If I could, I'd rather contribute to glc or something else.

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    Frankly I don't see any new Linux user having the required knowledge to operate glc. Especially if they come from using Fraps, then glc looks like a dinosaur - being terminal-only.

    Contributing for free is nice, but I'm looking if there's any interest in it to begin with. Personally I already contribute to 3-4 projects and yet nobody wants to contribute to this to have it be a reality

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    While it would be nice to have, I don't see much of a need for it - especially since there really aren't that many games available (that are worth recording) for Linux. Then there are of course already some free solutions out there, so I don't think a commercial alternative will have much success.

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by Vadi View Post
    Hi,

    I'm wondering if anyone is interested in a program to record games for Linux - something like Fraps that exists for Windows.

    If yes, would you also be willing to pay for it - and what do you think would be a reasonable price?
    It will be nice to have this kind of app, but still, it's not a must-have. IMHO, the best way is to GPL it, make it free, and create a donation link
    ...

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    Recording the occasional glitch or funny multiplayer moment, or even playing through with commentary (Let's Play series) is what drives the recording scene, and this is an area that Linux is sorely lacking in. The ext3 filesystem would be beautiful to work with on real-time recording processes.
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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    I woudnt pay for something that recordmydesktop already does well enough.

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by Bölvağur View Post
    I woudnt pay for something that recordmydesktop already does well enough.
    Mind sharing a video recording done with recordmydesktop of a 3D game?

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    Re: Game recording solution for Linux

    Quote Originally Posted by Vadi View Post
    Mind sharing a video recording done with recordmydesktop of a 3D game?
    http://www.youtube.com/user/gummi666#p/u/3/sbqyGQlwASY

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