Anyone familiar with Dxtory?

Kreative Kanvas · Jan 30, 2016

I just started using Dxtory lately to record my games such as CS:GO, BF4, BOIII etc.
Before I started using Dxtory I searched for best settings for it therefore I have made it to 60fps and 1080p. However without recording its 60fps but when i start recording it drops going low and high constantly. In fact It doesn't affect the gameplay but rather the saved recordings. So when I play my recordings at first it looks laggy and a bit slow then it becomes stable. This problem happens in all games I record even csgo.

Frag Maniac · Jan 30, 2016

I'm very familiar with, and have used DxTory a lot.

First off, if you expect to record games like BF4 at 1080p60, with a solid 60 frame rate, you either need to have a beast of a PC, or use specific settings.

The primary way DxTory offers to minimize frame rate drop is it's "Distribution Writing" feature. To utilize it, you need to assign two or more drives to write the capture file, but you also need to set output file type to RawCap, vs AVI mode.

You then use the RawCap convert tool built in to convert the RawCap files to one AVI file. It's sort of like virtual RAID, because RawCap files being written simultaneously on multiple drives speeds up the writing of the capture file.

Another requirement for using Distribution Writing, is using the DxTory codec. It produces great visual results, but writes extremely large files. I set it to Low mode, which is easily as good as ShadowPlay's highest mode, though still larger files.

Here's the guide I watched before using DxTory, it's a very good one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0KqsTa_HpM

Kreative Kanvas · Jan 30, 2016

Frag Maniac :

I use Lagarith Lossless Codec on YV12 mode. Frame rate is 60fps and file format AVI since i have one HDD. As for scale its 100% and 1080p size. Lastly, my pc is up to six cores therefore I selected that. I could upload a sample on youtube for you.

Frag Maniac · Jan 31, 2016

Kreative Kanvas :

Actually you said initially FPS "drops going low and high constantly", so I don't get why you're saying it's 60 FPS now.

Anyway, you can't use Distribution Writing with only one drive. So you'll probably have to either get another drive, or give up on 1080p60.

Kreative Kanvas · Jan 31, 2016

Frag Maniac :

I was just mentioning my Dxtory settings. Anyway it is 60fps without recording.
I guess I can do only 30fps atm, until i get another SSD drive.
Sometimes even recording with 30fps, at the beginning of recorded video, it makes clear lags for seconds then its back to normal. :??:

Frag Maniac · Jan 31, 2016

Kreative Kanvas :

Your DxTory settings regarding FPS was pointless to mention because you already said you're capturing at 1080p60, which obviously requires a 60 FPS output setting.

30 FPS videos that are made well aren't bad. A video can be smooth or hitchy regardless of FPS setting. As far as drives for capture though, a 2nd HDD goes a LONG way toward facilitating the space required, and still does a great job at alleviating the lag.

The first time I used Distribution Writing I had two mediocre speed HDDs, and it still was enough to let me capture games like Metro 2033 (original, not Redux) with just a GTS 250 at 720p using max texture detail at plenty playable frame rates.

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