Fraps Doesn't Record Sound

[xExus]

I'm having a problem with Fraps: the video is smooth and nice but there is no sound in the recording.

Help.

[Hotrod]

Fraps was only meant to record video, not audio, but correct me if I'm wrong. I guess that you will have to find another way to record your audio.

[Skyline]

Fraps records sound it's probly just not vista compatible.

[Patrickssj6]

I'm doing guesswork right here but try this:

Go to Volume Control and try to go to the Recording section. in XP there were options like "Hear What You Hear (or similar depending on sound card)" and "Microphone" etc...try to set it to "What You Hear" or however it's called.

[jahrain]

Lackage of direct sound :/

[WingedKirby4]

I'm doing guesswork right here but try this:

Go to Volume Control and try to go to the Recording section. in XP there were options like "Hear What You Hear (or similar depending on sound card)" and "Microphone" etc...try to set it to "Hear What You Hear" or however it's called.I'm having the same problem, but how do you fix it on Vista?

[InnerGoat]

Lackage of direct sound :/
Damn. :(










But it works fine for me. :D

This thread reminded me to fix that, so I did. FRAPS was stuck using SPDIF-in or some shit, but disabling it from the recording controls fixed that.
Still records poorly though, as in 7 FPS at the menu. H2V in XP is like LOLPWNT and is a solid 30.

[Hotrod]

I guess I'm using an older version of Fraps because I have it on XP and it doesn't record sounds.

[bfett9]

make your settings like thishttp://img515.imageshack.us/img515/7189/frapcc9.png
EDIT: also you have to make sure your record volume is high

[Patrickssj6]

I said that...

"What U Hear"

[InnerGoat]

FRAPS recently went multithreaded, so check out the latest version. Much much faster now.

[DaaxGhost]

I have the same problem. except I'm using vista and i can't change like sound input or anything. it's annoying me. I want sound but i can barely hear it all ym volume is maxx. and it keeps setting the sound stuff to default and then i can't hear anything. :(

http://i189.photobucket.com/albums/z115/daax_2007/prob.jpg

[InnerGoat]

You need to set it in Vista's sound controls, under the recording tab.

[DaaxGhost]

Which is where. I can't click the button that says Defualt or the blank one.

[Dr Nick]

It's in the Control Panel. That's as far as I got...

[et_cg]

Currently for me, there is a lack of Stereo Mix. Basically it takes the two chanels being played and puts them into a recordable chanel.

Sort of like using a microphone port for playback. Except, that would take some hardware engineering to setup.

Anyways, sound in FRAPS doesn't work for me just because of the loss of stereo mix. I might not be in the right place, but oh well.

I don't use creative, or XP, so the what you hear bullshit isn't there. Haha, it's just a program specific type of thing.

[Cortexian]

Yea guys, the "What U Hear" option is only for Creative sound cards.

[Dr Nick]

I got a CreaTive Sound Card and I don't have the What U Hear option.

Maybe I should update the software...
Meh, too much work...

[Stealth]

I have a sound cable going from a Y spliter hooked up to my sound out jack put to my Sound in jack, that's how I record sounds in any game, if any one knows how to get it to use the "What you Hear" option with my sound card. (for info on my sound card, just click on the http://www.h2vista.net/forums/h2images/buttons/pc.gif to the side of this post.)

[DaaxGhost]

I have a mixer and i can't really domuch, and i wanted sound.

[Chromide]

hey while your at it anyone know how to fix this XD :P

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/chromide/gayness.jpg

it does this whenever i try to record no matter what game i am recording

[et_cg]

Looks like your Video card has some really bad artifacts being displayed. That's usually from a video card just being old. Shows up during video playback.

[Dr Nick]

So, it would look normal if it was sent to any of us?

EDIT: Try compressing it.

[et_cg]

It would most likely look correct to us. But then again, it just maybe a problem that persists with him.


Yes, try to compress it under a different format. Or multiple formats and see what your video card can display without artifacts. Assuming that may be the problem.

[xExus]

I'm doing guesswork right here but try this:

Go to Volume Control and try to go to the Recording section. in XP there were options like "Hear What You Hear (or similar depending on sound card)" and "Microphone" etc...try to set it to "What You Hear" or however it's called.

I think you're right 'cause I have the sound device on "Microphone".

But can someone tell me in detail how to change that to "What You Hear" or whatever it's called?

[Stealth]

hey while your at it anyone know how to fix this XD :P

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y169/chromide/gayness.jpg

it does this whenever i try to record no matter what game i am recording
get DivX, that will help with that if you don't already have it.

[Chromide]

It would most likely look correct to us. But then again, it just maybe a problem that persists with him.


Yes, try to compress it under a different format. Or multiple formats and see what your video card can display without artifacts. Assuming that may be the problem.

I am almost positive its not artifacts....Its a brand new vid card...It does have something to do with the fraps codec....i hope its not artifacts XD

[et_cg]

I am almost positive its not artifacts....Its a brand new vid card...It does have something to do with the fraps codec....i hope its not artifacts XD

It might be artifacts. But I hope it wouldn't be, as you say it's a new video card. That would totally suck. It would suck the map that I'm working on. Seriously.

Anyways, try downloading Xvid and Divx codecs.

I don't think they'd have a difference. And then again, the videos that FRAPs records are uncompressed... So... Uh, try compressing to another format. And let us know if you have any luck.

[Chromide]

yea i was reading that the fraps codec has problems with the xfx geforce 7600 GT that I have so i guess fraps just wont work with me...I would just compress all of the files but I really don't want to go through all of the hassle......since its just with fraps its no big deal...

[et_cg]

Here, instead of trying Fraps, have you tried other things?

This records your whole desktop, I haven't used it:

http://www.fox-magic.com/download.html


Or this:

http://video-capture-software.qarchive.org/

There's plenty of solutions, I guess you could try doing your own searches too. I'm usually the lazy one not to do search, but I half-assed it this time.

'thumbsup with your search, and endeavors. Let us all know what works and what might not.

[Chromide]

thx for all your help ;) +rep

[et_cg]

No problem! I'll give you rep when my rep giving points are reset... I think that other users with your problem will appreciate the fact that you took the time to post this, and that others helped find a start to a solution.