converting css demo (.dem) files

[Jfluff]

I know someone like Relly has posted about this at one point or another but I dont remember who exactly or what they said. So does anyone know a converter for css demos, to preferably .avi files?

[Fish111]

you go back into the demo with fraps or another like program and record as you play the demo back, giving you control over the speed and whatnot, and also better performance than recording fraps AS you play

[Relly]

Yep, just record the demo(s), then use FRAPS or another game recording software and record over the bits and clips you want. Then open the files you recorded over the demo with, and you will need to drastically compress them. If you're gathering a bunch of clips together, you will need a program like Sony Vegas.. which costs a bunch, but I think they still have the 30 day trial on their site. You put the clips together, edit them there, add songs or and pictures.. then render the complete package.

If it's just one continuous clip, just use VirtualDub. It's a great program that compresses videos severely while keeping the overall quality looking great.

Now, if you want to do some super high quality x264+ videos.. you'll need to talk to Dopefish about that.. but it's rather hard to comprehend if you're new to the stuff.

Just google the programs I mentioned above

If you want to upload your videos, sign up for NoobFlicks.com
It's the best quality you can get.. screw YouTube.

[Teck]

I still am trying to figure out how to convert the .dem files in linux on the command line...

[Fish111]

But youre not actually converting them you are just playing the demo and recording it with another program... unless i totally missed the ball on what you said about linux

[Relly]

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Originally Posted by Teck

I still am trying to figure out how to convert the .dem files in linux on the command line...

Convert them? From what I know, that's impossible.

If you want to play the demo, which I'm quite sure you already know, you just open up console, and type

playdemo demo_that_teck_recorded

Of course, the demo name would be different.. also, you have to make sure that the demo you want to play is in the cstrike folder of the account you're using.

[Teck]

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Originally Posted by Relly

Convert them? From what I know, that's impossible.

I hear that word all the time... Never stops me from doing it anyways...

Its just a matter of how much time I want to invest in it...

[knife rush ftw]

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[Teck]

Quote:

Originally Posted by knife rush ftw

It's possible... you would basically have to emulate running CSS in the background and grab all the video buffer data or something.
It's basically the same as converting MIDI to WAV, or SVG to BMP. You gotta render it out of sight and record it.

Well, I would think that they use the Source Engine to record actions in data form instead of recording frames they just record the data... The demos (even long ones) are crazy small...

Which is why i believe you are correct...

[Relly]

But why go through all that trouble when you can FAP?

err... I mean use FRAPS?