CarrierLanding?

[Herbie]

 I'm getting a little better now, was thinking to start the FSX video recorder, so I can see it from the outside in play-back mode. I did land at 70R feet, but no Carrier, it left that spot. Attached a picture. FDX   How do you make a carrier video? I use the Nimitz single from the top-bar ai ships show/hide menu and set it to a waypoint location. Herb

[SpazSinbad]

Herbie, I see from your other thread that you have landed successfully on a carrier http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=3175.0

On this thread I'm not sure what you mean - and I don't have FSUIPC or MultiPlayer Missions to know if this is an issue.

Have you tried using FRAPS to make videos? I find it useful when 'playing back' a flight to start FRAPS to record the playback - changing the views as required during playback. Also I have never used the FS Recorder to comment on that.

My question would be: How did the carrier move away? Is this when using the FSX video recorder to playback (and you were trying to record the playback)?

I have made carrier landing videos from an FSX mission 'carrier landing practice' or whatever it is called. Have not made one for a while but recall there is a thread explaining how to go about 'playing back' such a flight.

[Herbie]

Herbie, I see from your other thread that you have landed successfully on a carrier http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=3175.0

On this thread I'm not sure what you mean - and I don't have FSUIPC or MultiPlayer Missions to know if this is an issue.

Have you tried using FRAPS to make videos? I find it useful when 'playing back' a flight to start FRAPS to record the playback - changing the views as required during playback. Also I have never used the FS Recorder to comment on that.

My question would be: How did the carrier move away? Is this when using the FSX video recorder to playback (and you were trying to record the playback)?

I have made carrier landing videos from an FSX mission 'carrier landing practice' or whatever it is called. Have not made one for a while but recall there is a thread explaining how to go about 'playing back' such a flight.

I recorded it with the fsx video recorder. The carrier is placed by me and option Forward select. This make it move and show a wake. I went back to the airport and replay the video again 2nd time, the carrier was farther away as before.

[neutrino]

Herbie, the reason you do not see the carrier on a replay is because FSX does not record AI traffic, only your own aircraft. So during a replay you will not be able to see any traffic - air or sea, not just the carrier. You may see some boats that are scenery only, not AI traffic. You cannot use a carrier placed there by AICarrier utility, because it is still an AI traffic.

If you want to replay a landing on a carrier you need to use FSRecorder plus a carrier from one of the missions such as the Carrier Practice missions. On how to do this see my post here: http://www.fsdreamteam.com/forum/index.php?topic=3107.msg26897#msg26897

The other option to get that landing is to record live with Fraps, which most people do, but you cannot replay and choose camera angles.

[Herbie]

Hello Neutrino!
Thank you very much for the good news You explained it very well. Fraps is more or less a frame killer. Thanks for the link too. Herb

[neutrino]

Fraps can eat about 5 fps, but if you set it to record at 25 fps, instead of the default 30 - it will create slightly smaller files and will be less taxing on the system without noticeable loss in the quality of the recorded material  

[SpazSinbad]

FRAPS can be worriesome to get to work. One thing to try also would be to reduce the frame size as well as FPS but sometimes this will mean that FRAPS won't capture anything. All depends on computer/video card setup I guess. As a HUGE generalisation I have found that nVidia Video Cards were most problematic compared to ATI Video Cards so my preference (just for the sake of FRAPS) has been to use ATI. YMMV.