need help on recording my fights

[aristotle]

ok so i start recording mugen w/ camtasia in 640xwhatever, and the framerate starts slowing down. what should i do to fix this problem?

[nick09]

Open the mugen.cfg and change the resolution to 320x240.

[aristotle]

Open the mugen.cfg and change the resolution to 320x240.

is that the only thing i can do? should i buy more ram or sumthin?

[nick09]

Open the mugen.cfg and change the resolution to 320x240.

is that the only thing i can do? should i buy more ram or sumthin?

What motherboard do you have(google everest free)?

Also list the CPU and the type and amount of ram.

[aristotle]

intel pent 4 w/ 1 gig of ram

[nick09]

What is the brand and model of the motherboard?

You can find out by using this:
http://www.majorgeeks.com/download4181.html

I need to know so I know what types of RAM you can use.

[aristotle]

motherboard name is Intel Pendleton 2 D845EPT2

motherboard chipset is Intel Brookdale i845E

[Animeboy]

Are you recording on Hi Res?And I had the same problem too.You have to lower the graphics acceleration.

Right Click on the Desktop,Properties,Settings,Advanced,Troubleshoot,Move the slider all the way to the left.Apply and try recording to see what happens.

[aristotle]

Are you recording on Hi Res?And I had the same problem too.You have to lower the graphics acceleration.

Right Click on the Desktop,Properties,Settings,Advanced,Troubleshoot,Move the slider all the way to the left.Apply and try recording to see what happens.

yea its hi res... is that a problem? thanks for the extra tips.

[nick09]

Well if you were to upgrade your ram you will need 266MHz DDR RAM and your motherboard only supports 2GB of RAM from what I read.

I'd get two sticks of this product to minimize possible problems with mixing RAM brands:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820141172
Use a can of air to clean the motherboard of dust(make sure you unplug everything attached to the outside of the tower). If you want to push the cooling you can get a new CPU fan also:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

If you really want to push the computer to a higher performance you can grab some cable ties to neaten the layout of the cables, thus a cooler machine.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812999102

I have no doubt with this stuff that you have only a few problems or less recording at 640x480.

PS: When you upgrade a computer in the future keep the motherboard book to save time on the net doing research for the hardware supported.

[aristotle]

thanks for the advice and info nick, you've been a big help, i'll probly grab some ram after my next paycheck

[nick09]

thanks for the advice and info nick, you've been a big help, i'll probly grab some ram after my next paycheck

No problem man. Its helpful for me to learn this stuff because I'm doing IT this year.

EDIT: Its helpful to use the can of air anywhere you can such as a usb port to help performance, just to let you know. I'd clean the computer once a year to ensure performance if you are keeping the machine for a few years if I were you.

[Sgt Hartsock]

Open the mugen.cfg and change the resolution to 320x240.

I run mine at 800x600 and it runs fine, it could slow down from the recording software, you might try something like Snagit or something else and make sure you have the right settings in place

[nick09]

Open the mugen.cfg and change the resolution to 320x240.

I run mine at 800x600 and it runs fine, it could slow down from the recording software, you might try something like Snagit or something else and make sure you have the right settings in place

Yeah but the problem is the extra program the CPU and the RAM has to handle along side with the OS. If you use hi-res mugen then you are stuck unless you can improve the performance somehow.

[Sgt Hartsock]

sort of why I close down programs like MSN Messenger, etc whenever I record videos these days

[nick09]

sort of why I close down programs like MSN Messenger, etc whenever I record videos these days

Besides we don't want small beep sounds in our video, do we?

[Sgt Hartsock]

or slowdowns

[nick09]

I know if you have a p4 3.0GHz or higher you can use the multi-threading feature that allows your CPU to jump from one program to the other like the dual cores today but is less efficient.