What is the point of the Game/Applications recording mode?

[RicHSAD]

Is there a purpose to the Game and Applications recording mode? When I use it in games it seems to drop my FPS a lot, but if I set the game to Fullscreen Windowed and use the Desktop recording mode instead, I get next to no drop in FPS and the video looks just as good as far as I can tell.

[locutus]

Depends on the game you are trying to record. I have come across games with the same issue you expanded now, works better with desktop recording.

It's not an Action! issue, it's the way the game is made.

[flashmp3]

Doing game recording with the game in windowed mode permit me to avoid the fps drop as well and has the advantage of not having to set a recording zone with desktop recording

[RicHSAD]

Well, so far I have tried recording in 3 games (Grim Dawn, Chivalry and Star Conflict) and with all 3 of them, Desktop mode is the way to go. Considering Action has a recording mode just for games, you would expect it to just be the mode to use period.

If it is normal for Desktop mode recording to better in some/most games, then this should should be clearly written on the website as I have a feeling that most people do not know this.

[radi]

Please make sure that your games meets Action! requirements. (DX9 or higher/OpenGL).

[flashmp3]

Please make sure that your games meets Action! requirements. (DX9 or higher/OpenGL).

It seems to be recent games so fore sure they meet the requirements ! I think there should be a new way of handling games recording by allowing to detect when the .exe of the game of our choice is launched. We would add to a list the .exe we want Action! to listen. A bit like the nvidia control panel 3d settings optimus which permit to use a specific GPU depending on the application we want

[flashmp3]

When i record video mix in full screen i have also a strange behaviour which is that it doesn't record in 720p. If i put it in window mode but stay with a resolution on 720p it records well in a 720p resolution. This with game recording mode.

So it seems the game recording need a few improvements

[RicHSAD]

Please make sure that your games meets Action! requirements. (DX9 or higher/OpenGL).

All of the games I have listed are quite recent and definitely DX9 or higher.