How to set up Dxtory

2012-05-06T03:18:00.003+02:00

Dxtory is in my opinion the best real-time capture program out there. Ever since I found out about it, I've used it almost exclusively when I'm recording gameplay videos.
Being able to play my games in 1080p/60fps and the video file will be in 720p/30fps is a Godsend. This tutorial will show you how to set up dxtory for optimal performance and smaller file sizes.

http://dxtory.com/v2-home-en.html
http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html

1. Download and install the stable version of Dxtory

2. Download and install the latest version of Lagarith Lossless Video Codec (v1.3.27 at the time of this tutorial)

3. Start up Dxtory

4. Click the "Folder" tab
5. Click on "Add Folder"

This is where you chose where all of your recording will be placed. It's recommended, but not obligatory, to not record to the same hard drive as the game is running on.
(Optional: In this tab you can also chose where your screenshots will be placed)
You're now done in this tab!

6. Now over to the next tab, "Hotkeys".
Here you can pick what key on your keyboard will be used to record/take a screenshot (f9 and f11 for example). There's also alot more you can do, like "push-to-talk" and take HighSpeed Screenshots.
Over to the next tab.

7. Click on the "Movie" tab, now here's where Dxtory really shines! In the "video codec" section, change the "Dxtory Video Codec" to the codec you installed previously (Lagarith Lossless Codec).

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Now click the configuration box, to the right of the drop-down box.

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Check the "Multithreading" box if you have a multi-core CPU. If you have a single core CPU, do not check this box. In the drop-down box the the right, chose RGB (Default). You're done here, click "OK".

8. For the rest, set the framerate to 30 FPS. Output should be "File Output" and "File Format" must be "AVI"(Unless you're gonna use Dxtory for streaming, more on that later :).
Unclude the cursor is optional, do whatever you like. Leave "Synchronize Video FPS" unchecked.
Scaling, click on "Size", since we want to use 720p to keep the file size down you have to put in the following: Width - 1280 and Height - 720
You're now done on this tab, phew! This tab should now look like this:

9. The next tab is "Audio". Here's where you chose what audio source you want to record from. You can add several audio sources*, just click the big green + (I.E recording the game sound and your mic).
The game audio will most likely use your standard audio device, so pick that. "Audio Codec" should be "PCM", I always put the "Audio Format" to PCM 192000 Hz, 32bit, Stereo (On all of the audio sources).

10. (Optional) Screenshot tab, this tab speaks for itself, you really don't need to change anything here.
11. Now, the last tab of use, "Advanced Setting". Check the "Force CPU Processing" box. Processing Threads is the next stop. This one depends on how many cores your CPU has. I have an i5 2500k, so I have 4 cores.
I choose "3" though, to leave one core alone, this will result in a slighty better framerate. (Play around with this setting, to see what works the best with your CPU).

You're now done! Enjoy the best vidya gaem recording software out there! If you have any questions, feel free to ask!
Video tutorial coming out soon, for all of you who doesn't like reading.

*If you're recording from two or more audio sources, you'll need to MUX the output file. This is included with dxtory (AVIMux ).

You can also drag the outpur file into (i.e) Vegas Pro, all of the audio sources will show up as
different audio channels.

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How to set up Dxtory