Recording file size

[Parrot(CA)]

Is there a way to edit the file quality when a recording is being done? I mean, this is only voice chat. Why does it have to be 354kbs quality? a 3 minute session is over 9 Mb in size!

Is there a setting in TS that would allow the user to set the file quality setting, and therefore adjust the file sizes?

If not, will this be added in a release later?

[Parrot(CA)]

oops.. the file was 8.7 Meg... and 352 Kbs quality for 3:38 of total recording time.

This is just way too big.

[UltraMagnus]

Wow! That is huge! I had not recorded yet and now I don't think I will....

[elwood]

The problem is also that silence also consumes memory.

Would be great if recording starts & stops everytime somebody sends.

[macedk]

hi all

not to be a total a** but i got a suggestion :)

i think many of us have at least 40 gig hd's and if u are so lucky then the size of the file is only big while you are recording. if u need to record a 24 hour gameplay then get a bigger hd !



convert the wav file to mp3 and vupti...if that is not enough burn it to cd.


hope i didn't step too much :)

[SatanClaus]

files are recorded to wave files atm, because realtime mp3-encoding would take way too much speed on most computers... So you couldn't play your games without lag while you're recording.
that's why wave-file recording was chosen and as macedk already said... feel free to convert those files.

SatanClaus

PS: I think Niels might include this in one of the future versions as an option, but I also think that there are much more important features.

[Parrot(CA)]

I have plenty of HDD space- 160 Gigs available to me between 2 computrers, but, that wasn't the question. ( 1 ea 60 gig as primary on each machine, with a 20 gig slave/backup on each)

The question was simply if there was a way to change the file type and quality during the recording of TS sessions. Obviously, the answer is no.

That's all I wanted to know. Don't tell me what specs I should have on my machines.. That wasn't the question.

I know how to convert .wav to .mp3, but again, that was not the question.

Thank you for informing me that .wav is used to conserve cpu cycles and memory usage. Although not the question, it was useful information. Thank you.

[Parrot(CA)]

I am sorry for appearing brash in my last response. It was not my intent.

Just too many times in help forums I have seen legitimate questions sparking a thread, and rather than good useful information being posted as a reply, the thread ends up being side-tracked into discussions of no useful information, but more "recommendations" of what you should and shouldn't be doing.

Just as an idea for anybody else, I am going to split my audio output signal and send 1 to my headphones for listening to game and TS, and the other one to my other PC, where I can set up a .mp3 recording- probably just 96 Kbs quality until final edits, where it will be dropped to web site quality.

The recordings are for fun, short films that we intend to post on our website when we have collected a bit and edited them. Nothing more.

thanks

[macedk]

sorry parrot

got abit sidetracked there. i could just have said "no" and leave you to it. forum is called suggestions :) (just kiddin)

no ill will endtended mate just a suggestion how to overcome the big file problem :)

[Parrot(CA)]

Kewl.. none taken.

G'day

[SatanClaus]

I don't think you would've been satisfied if I just told you:
No.

cu
SatanClaus