Problems with recording on a high-end computer

If you're recording footage of hacks you could always use Kega Fusion's AVI dumper and something like SUPER © to encode it.
Of course, since you're using 64-bit Vista I don't know if it'll work.

 

I've used FRAPS without problem, and GROWLER GUNCAM with a problem in the last version I downloaded (before I moved on to fraps).

guncam is free, just put your PC clock forward 20 years before install and it'll be free for 20 years and 15 days.

record at 30fps and you'll be fine.

 

Do you use gens? I use Gens Movie 11a if I need to record something. Best quality can be had using uncompressed AVI as a dump location, but I've achieved decent results using it. If you want to do a live recording of yourself playing, just select a codec and compression level to match, you can usually achieve something that, while not the best, shows off enough of the gameplay to get the idea across. Alternately, record a playback movie (.gmv extension) and have it play back the file while recording on the highest quality setting. In this manner, the game will seem kinda jittery while it's recording, but since you aren't playing while recording that shouldn't be an issue. When the encoded movie is played back, it runs at full normal speed without issue.

 

Hrm, I just noticed. You're using version 3 of Camtasia? Perhaps upgrading to a more recent version might help?
Better yet, your DXdiag indicates that you are running vista. Perhaps try switching to the windows classic desktop and/or disabling the Aero effects?

From what I'm told newer versions of Camtasia work better than the older versions, and also having any sort of effects enabled in vista could consume directx resources and slow things down.

Also also, attempt running at a lower screen resolution (800x600, perhaps?), at least while recording. Lower resolution means the computer has less to draw which should mean faster results.

Finally, perhaps get an emulator which supports recording input files. In this way, you can play the game while recording your input, then have it play back your input while your existing recording software records the video.
While this would still incur the lagging, since you already played the level, this lag wouldn't affect you while recording, and you could perhaps take steps after processing to smoothen out the frames or some shit like that.

 

Are you fucking shitting me? Fusion's output is the best for what you want. Laziness promotes worthlessness.

 

Why are you being so abrasive? You could have easily expressed the same view without being a condescending dick. Show some respect.

 

...haha, what.

Try using a different codec. Or look if you set the framerate correctly.

 

In an effort to boost the frame rate that you are getting, which emulator were you using? Perhaps recording from a different emulator might achieve faster results? If you cannot achieve tolerable results without resorting to a virtual PC, perhaps you might try to improve the results on the virtual pc. Make sure the graphics and input drivers for the guest operating system are installed correctly on your virtual PC, and set it to run at the lowest resolution and graphics depth you can work with (having 16-bit color instead of 24-bit color ought to improve graphics performance), as well as increasing the amount of RAM the virtual PC has.

Just trying to ensure optimal performance all around.

 

have raw YUV or huffYUV or perhaps raw RGB as output format, they will require least amount of processing power, but lot of HDD space...

 

Come on, can it be that hard to put in 30fps in the framerate and DivX as codec for a test?