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Afterburner is an overclocking and recording tool developed by Taiwanese electronics company Micro-Star International.  
 
Afterburner is an overclocking and recording tool developed by Taiwanese electronics company Micro-Star International.  
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It has been developed around the Rivatuner server
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It has been developed around the Rivatuner server.
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The following was copy/pasted from here a Google Doc. Very useful. If someone has the time, please format it for the wiki:
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https://docs.google.com/document/d/15mq4aMUVxc7Vm6Iz2XyfU807o7dPdHYv9KiG35yreQI/edit?usp=sharing
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## Links ##
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MSI Afterburner (For recording gameplay):
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http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm
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Handbrake Download (For reducing file sizes):
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http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php
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K-LITE Codec Pack (If you have editor/codec issues):
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http://codecguide.com/download_kl.htm
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Detailed video version of this guide:
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSbJlfJtbsE
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## MSI Afterburner Guide ##
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Completely uninstall old versions of MSI Afterburner
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Restart computer
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Download and install MSI Afterburner (latest stable version: 2.3.0 at the time of this guide)
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Restart computer
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Start both MSI Afterburner and MSI Afterburner On-Screen Display Server.
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*(It is no longer necessary to start the server manually. MSI Afterburner automatically starts it when needed)
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Open MSI Afterburner (the airplane without the pink numbers)
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Go to settings*
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On the “General” tab:
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Start with Windows
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Start minimized
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On the “On-Screen Display” tab:
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Uncheck “Show On-Screen Display on captured screenshots and videos”
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On the "Video capture" tab:
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Choose a video capture shortcut (e.g. F9)
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Choose a video format - I recommend MJPG
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Choose your quality - You can go to 90% without seeing much of a difference in quality
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Choose frame size - you always want 16:9 (e.g. 360p, 480p, 720p, etc) if you're uploading to YouTube
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Choose your FPS: 30 is recommended, though go higher if you want to do slow-motion edits
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Leave Framerate limit disabled
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Choose your videos folder - recording to a separate hard-drive is best for performance
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Enable gamma correction
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For game/system audio (and not your own voice):
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Keep audio source #1 as "Auto select" and audio source #2 as "None"
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Downmix multichannel audio to stereo: stereo rip
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For game/system audio with your own live commentary:
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Set audio source #1 as "WASAPI playback device": Auto select
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Set audio source #2 as "WASAPI capture device": Auto select
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Downmix multichannel audio to stereo: stereo rip
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Mix multiple audio tracks
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Steps 1 and 2 are equivalent to setting both sources to "auto select" without manually specifying WASAPI playback and capture device types
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Minimize MSI Afterburner
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Open MSI On-Screen Display Server (the airplane with the pink numbers)
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Start with Windows: On
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Show On-Screen Display: On
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Show own statistics: On
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*It is not 100% necessary to start the server with Windows. MSI afterburner will start it when necessary.
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*If your settings window is too big for your screen:
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Ctrl + tab to change tabs.
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Temporarily reduce your desktop resolution
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Alt + SPACE, M. Then use arrow keys to move window
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Right click on the shortcut, choose properties. On the compatibility tab, check "Disable display scaling on High DPI settings"
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If nothing seems to happen when you hit your record key:
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Make sure both MSI Afterburner programs are showing up in your taskbar
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Check the Active 3D Process in MSI Afterburner (the one without the pink airplane)
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Add the detected program to the MSI Afterburner OSD Server - Set detection level to none
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Restart both MSI Afterburner programs
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To record minecraft:
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Download Minecraft.jar from the Minecraft.net download page
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Place the jar on your desktop (or any place you prefer)
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Create a shortcut and make the path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1000M -Xms512M -cp "C:\users\USERNAME\desktop\Minecraft.jar" net.minecraft.LauncherFrame
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Open up MSI On Screen Display Server (airplane with pink numbers)
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Add a profile for C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe
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Turn on "Show Own Statistics"
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA71rKw8I2M
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If your recorded video files don't open in Sony Vegas or any other video editor:
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Try enabling "Enable MJPG decoder"
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If that doesn't work, download the KLite Codec Pack (both 32 and 64 bit if you have a 64 bit system)
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Royalty Free Music Links:
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http://www.danosongs.com/
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http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/
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https://machinimasound.com/
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http://www.youtube.com/byebyecopyright
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http://www.youtube.com/nocopyrightsounds

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Afterburner is an overclocking and recording tool developed by Taiwanese electronics company Micro-Star International. It has been developed around the Rivatuner server.

The following was copy/pasted from here a Google Doc. Very useful. If someone has the time, please format it for the wiki: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15mq4aMUVxc7Vm6Iz2XyfU807o7dPdHYv9KiG35yreQI/edit?usp=sharing

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    1. Links ##

MSI Afterburner (For recording gameplay): http://event.msi.com/vga/afterburner/download.htm

Handbrake Download (For reducing file sizes): http://handbrake.fr/downloads.php

K-LITE Codec Pack (If you have editor/codec issues): http://codecguide.com/download_kl.htm

Detailed video version of this guide: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSbJlfJtbsE

    1. MSI Afterburner Guide ##

Completely uninstall old versions of MSI Afterburner Restart computer Download and install MSI Afterburner (latest stable version: 2.3.0 at the time of this guide) Restart computer Start both MSI Afterburner and MSI Afterburner On-Screen Display Server.

  • (It is no longer necessary to start the server manually. MSI Afterburner automatically starts it when needed)

Open MSI Afterburner (the airplane without the pink numbers) Go to settings* On the “General” tab: Start with Windows Start minimized

On the “On-Screen Display” tab: Uncheck “Show On-Screen Display on captured screenshots and videos”

On the "Video capture" tab: Choose a video capture shortcut (e.g. F9) Choose a video format - I recommend MJPG Choose your quality - You can go to 90% without seeing much of a difference in quality Choose frame size - you always want 16:9 (e.g. 360p, 480p, 720p, etc) if you're uploading to YouTube Choose your FPS: 30 is recommended, though go higher if you want to do slow-motion edits Leave Framerate limit disabled Choose your videos folder - recording to a separate hard-drive is best for performance Enable gamma correction

For game/system audio (and not your own voice): Keep audio source #1 as "Auto select" and audio source #2 as "None" Downmix multichannel audio to stereo: stereo rip

For game/system audio with your own live commentary: Set audio source #1 as "WASAPI playback device": Auto select Set audio source #2 as "WASAPI capture device": Auto select Downmix multichannel audio to stereo: stereo rip Mix multiple audio tracks Steps 1 and 2 are equivalent to setting both sources to "auto select" without manually specifying WASAPI playback and capture device types

Minimize MSI Afterburner

Open MSI On-Screen Display Server (the airplane with the pink numbers) Start with Windows: On Show On-Screen Display: On Show own statistics: On

  • It is not 100% necessary to start the server with Windows. MSI afterburner will start it when necessary.
  • If your settings window is too big for your screen:

Ctrl + tab to change tabs. Temporarily reduce your desktop resolution Alt + SPACE, M. Then use arrow keys to move window Right click on the shortcut, choose properties. On the compatibility tab, check "Disable display scaling on High DPI settings"

If nothing seems to happen when you hit your record key: Make sure both MSI Afterburner programs are showing up in your taskbar Check the Active 3D Process in MSI Afterburner (the one without the pink airplane) Add the detected program to the MSI Afterburner OSD Server - Set detection level to none Restart both MSI Afterburner programs

To record minecraft: Download Minecraft.jar from the Minecraft.net download page Place the jar on your desktop (or any place you prefer) Create a shortcut and make the path "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe" -Xmx1000M -Xms512M -cp "C:\users\USERNAME\desktop\Minecraft.jar" net.minecraft.LauncherFrame Open up MSI On Screen Display Server (airplane with pink numbers) Add a profile for C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre6\bin\java.exe Turn on "Show Own Statistics" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WA71rKw8I2M

If your recorded video files don't open in Sony Vegas or any other video editor: Try enabling "Enable MJPG decoder" If that doesn't work, download the KLite Codec Pack (both 32 and 64 bit if you have a 64 bit system)

Royalty Free Music Links: http://www.danosongs.com/ http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/ https://machinimasound.com/ http://www.youtube.com/byebyecopyright http://www.youtube.com/nocopyrightsounds