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Title: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Desolator on January 01, 2005, 06:27:09 PM

Just fiddling around with the output recording thinghy in WinUAE..

is there a way to record the workbench? All I get is the first seconds when it boots, then it doesn't record anything else.

Tried it with some games too but still only records the first few seconds (of blackness) then stops.

confusing... :-?

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Trooper on January 01, 2005, 08:33:20 PM

Pc doesn`t have enough guts to run winuae AND do a live session recording, Just a thought.

Trooper

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: HopperJF on January 01, 2005, 08:46:39 PM

PC probably can't do it, get your original Amiga, bang it in the TV and hit record on the VCR

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: leirbag28 on January 01, 2005, 09:35:55 PM

I recommend connecting it to a DV cam that has S-Video input or Composite input and record it Digitally.......then transfer to  through  FireWire to a PC and Convert it to a VCD or DVD or just a Quicktime :-)

You can make high quality DVD Amiga tutorials etc...

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Merc on January 01, 2005, 10:01:07 PM

Could it be that the WinUAE capture doesn't work with P96 screens?

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Desolator on January 01, 2005, 10:08:01 PM

Thanks for all the answers. :)

Seems like I'll have to plug in my real amiga and record it as mentioned. I just wanted to use WinUAE since its speed far outruns my hardware to record som e "newbie" tutorials for those new in the amiga world. (noticed over the few months that more and more people tries the emulated enviroment for kicks, then fall in love with it, and I'm not late to promote the Amiga.. :D)

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Holley on January 02, 2005, 05:02:42 PM

Thats a really good idea :-) A series of 'Workbench for Dummies' would help alot of Amiga virgins, especially when UAE can be used as a real productive environment now (I noticed they've improved the printing capabilities in the latest release - yay! :-)).

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Desolator on January 02, 2005, 10:29:46 PM

Great news, I finally managed to get it to work. :) Silly me, I had to activate the recording AFTER booting into WB. *Doh*

My copy of AF 6 should arrive this week so I'm going to record how a user should do to install OS 3.9 on a WinUAE enviroment, then after installation of the OS how to setup Picasso96, MUI and some other programs, and lastly how to make it all pretty with PowerIcons. Oh, and a quick tour to Aminet with a browser. Then if someone actually WATCH the videos I create is another story.. but  I'm having fun anyway and will get a chance to try out some videoediting.  :-D

Anyone using windows besides their Amiga that could point me to a program that records the Windows desktop too? Could be useful.

Title: Re: any way to record a workbench session?
Post by: Ilwrath on January 02, 2005, 11:32:16 PM

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Silly me, I had to activate the recording AFTER booting into WB. *Doh*

I bet the screen recorder couldn't handle the resolution change.  :-)  (remember, like a real Amiga, the emulated one boots in 640x200 NTSC and then switches to the Picasso mode.)  That would mean an AVI that was changing resolution and aspect ratio!

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Anyone using windows besides their Amiga that could point me to a program that records the Windows desktop too? Could be useful.

I've heard FRAPS (http://www.fraps.com/download.htm) is good.  I haven't used it, myself.

BTW - An excellent idea, too.  Hopefully there is some higher bandwidth site that can help you out with hosting and distribution when you're done.  :-)