How to RECORD GAMEPLAY for FREE

Recording your Fortnite gameplay is simple. In this video, we’re taking a look at setting up OBS correctly to record your gameplay whether it’s Fortnite, Minecraft, or any other game you’re playing. OBS is FREE and open-source software which makes it a perfect option for starting your YouTube channel.

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[imdonnyws]

Fxhome playing fortnite...Never thought I'd see the day XD

[InfinitumOpus]

Been using HitFilm Pro since 2017 with all our gaming videos. Always good to learn more!

[joediego]

This man has changed my mindset about recording videos
Thank this guy for my success

[DominicProMax]

No!!! Why would you use this for Fortnite??

[LaxxorBorocillicase]

As I understand it, the better option is the "Game Capture" source as "Display capture" is more intensive?

Only use "display capture" if game capture fails to get anything for example, games like Apex, Division 2, Black Desert all fail to capture using Game capture method because of Panda Anti cheat (in my experience).

[raymobula]

Nice.
A few challenges I encountered and overcame while using OBS on a laptop with an integrated 1060 GTX are:

- In case the game recording is black, right click on the OBS icon, and select and define the default GPU. If you record something from a browser, and it stays black, the desktop might be rendered via the integrated GPU. Same thing, select the integrated GPU then.
- I had issues with recording using display capture, thus I'm using "Game Capture" or "Window Capture". You might need to add an Audio capture source.
- Disabling preview reduces the time to render a frame by a factor of three, thus I eliminated loss due to render lag. Right click on the preview, disable it.
- If you use an NVIDIA card, try using the new NVIDIA NVENC encoder. Under Output, set output mode to advanced. Select the Recording tab, pick the Encoder.
- While you are here, Hitfilm had issues with my recording, so I set rate control to CBR, using a bitrate of 30000, and added a key frame interval of 1. No need to process the recording using Handbreak.

Hope this helps.
- Ray

[DJapan]

For years I've been using OBS to record all of my video tutorials (including ones on HitFilm) I really like how well it works. The only thing I wish it had was a pause button. If I need to stop for a second the only thing I can do is stop recording, then start again. Which makes multiple MP4 files.

[GiveUpSebastian]

Great software! I was able to stream Youtube easily and without the need for a video capture card. Thank you!

[ultimate]

Thank you so much I really needed a screen recorder

[chawpork]

This is awesome and also very informative.

[GamerKhiladi]

I am a mobile gamer. Hitfilm is very good for editing. Going to download the latest hitfilm update 🤟🙂👍💯

[georgemorgan]

Great video mate! Content helped immensely with the channel we're starting :)

[mrbrazil]

I was about to use this till……
:Tips
On Your Computer Press Alt + Z
Then Click The Middle Box Then Click Start Recording
And boom! There ya go the recorder comes with the Pc
:GeForce Experience Shadowplay

[whiskkers]

When setting up OBS, It looks like I am recapturing my screen over and over, its like looking into a tunnel where my screen gets smaller and smaller with each capture. In your tutorial, You have one nice image on your screen and I do not see how to adjust this. Thanks for the video!

[omgitzhaze]

When I was editing my videos with hit film this would have helped a lot... I guess it's better late than never right? 🤦🏿‍♂️

[blake]

If I do the setting as you say and I am talking on discord, will my voice be picked up? Or the voices of other people of their audio is in my headset and not coming through the monitor speakers?

[sethatroni]

For some reason it didnt play my gameplay when i checked it

[crustycheese]

Is the giveaway exclusively for the UK? Or is it US, too? Or is it international?

[mikymike]

Nice. It did help get me started. I recorded Skyrim VR with me and Lydia infiltrating a Dangeon on the way to kill Alik'r (that won't leave a Redguard woman alone). It captured audio as well, and I am very happy with quality despite 2k res and 20 apps open. My youtube channel will blow up with all kinds of gameplay. Thanks. p.s. - for anybody I recommend 16 GB system RAM and 11 GB VRAM, CPU can be just i5.

[EricLefebvrePhotography]

I know I'm early but recording and editing audio with Audacity is annoying. Investing in a decent DAW like Reaper is totally worth it.
Audacity's edits are destructive. You can send your output to a vfx track and modify things like the equalizrer on the go. If you change equalizer settings it modifies the audio file.

I use Audacity at work for the odd bit of audio works (couple of times a year) but for my Video work sideline, I use Reaper, makes my life so much better.