How to Record and Upload 60 FPS Gameplay videos with NVIDIA ShadowPlay

[@Fmlad]

*One extra thing you need to know....AUDIO DE-SYNC* If you are using Windows 7 then *Shadowplay will split files above 4GB* into multiple files. This usually would not be a problem if it were not for *Shadowplays variable fps*, this means that the fps will not be constant (ie what you set it at) if you choose to record at 60fps *sometimes you will get some files that are between 5.94fps - 60fps*. This only becomes a problem with multiple files and certain programs, I have found Premier Pro and After Effects to have errors and *will not work or export if you are not using files with the same fps*, you can however change your fps using the built in settings but this *WILL de-sync your audio*. Instead use Handbrake a free program which will *re-encode your files into a constant fps with no de-sync*. You can now use your new files to export in premier pro or after effects. This has saved me a couple of times :)

[@koala_c]

Awesome thanks for the tip

[@tonyblind2001]

***** i use windows 8 should i care?

[@Fmlad]

Probably not since windows 8 doesn't split shadowplay files.

[@jackfrags]

Doge will show you how to make excellent 60FPS gameplay videos!

[@superdogmeatmeat]

The new arma2oa battleye update seems to block dxtory. Have you ever run into something similar / got a workaround?

[@EnchanterOfRanks]

your awesome :) made my day.

[@Chardin112]

For some reason after I switched from win 7 to 8.1 my Shadowplay does not work anymore. Just red slash through the white circle.

[@Minotaur10]

Are some of those render options available in Sony Movie Maker studio (Vegas' little brother)?

[@MMYUMMYGaming]

Jack, I use Shadowplay a lot, and you didn't mention how to fix the issue where the audio and video desyncronize, which happens to every video I record with it, so I have to use Handbrake to realign them. This is of course if you actually do get this problem, if not nevermind. Nice vid tho. :D

[@TheGullimonster]

For guys with an AMD-Graphics-Card there are plenty of recording options too: 1. The AMD Gaming Evolved App features a capture tool very similar to shadowplay. You can record in 1080p60fps in 50Mbit/s (for example) without any performance hit. 2. OBS with VCE (AMD's equivalent to Nvidia's NVENC). You can get it here: obsproject.com/forum/threads/obs-branch-with-amd-vce-support.13996/ Can record without performance hit as well (in beta tho). 4. Dxtory with VFW encoder for AMD VCE h264. No performance hit, but probably won't let you record with 60fps (in beta as well): github.com/jackun/openencodevfw 4. Standard Dxtory with the x264vfw codec. Can handle 1080p60fps but you'll experience a huge performance hit.

[@LordtoRevenge]

I normally use the raptr client but as of late a lot of users have been experiencing a black screen when recording for no reason and there seems to be no fix. Have you experienced this?

[@IMAXXHEW]

***** nope... I have not gotten any blackscreen at all.

[@goaten]

***** YES I HAVE THIS AS WELL! D: Only in PlanetSide 2 as far as I've tried though! Which is the only game I play and the game I need to record for.... It works in BF4 and WoW and those are the only 3 I've tried.... So I need to stick to number 4 in OP

[@Rediroth]

i have tried using that Gaming evolved program but it never seem to start recording for me no matter what i set the key to

[@TheGullimonster]

goaten Well those are the ways to record in 60fps _I know_ ;). There might be many other ways. 30fps recording shouldn't be too difficult, most people stick to fraps ^^.

[@KavasPVP]

How to start an internet war: Step 1: Go to the comment section Step 2: You don't

[@KavasPVP]

***** k :'(

[@davidbpx]

Wow, Much pleasant for having me on video image.

[@StudioMoonTV]

Can i have a question? Can i record Minecraft or Unturned with ShadowPlay? When ima pressing Alt+F9, the FPS are green as always. :(

[@damonmbk]

I love shadowplay, but not having multiple audio tracks for mic and Skype is a pain

[@VideoDeadGaming]

It's still in beta though right? So they might sort that out

[@andretalstad9742]

this is so true

[@oyvindipid]

svartemakt winz well, you can just not record your mic, only the in-game sound, while recording your voice with audacity or something

[@andretalstad9742]

but shadowplay will still pick up skype or ts? or have they fixed that now?

[@koala_c]

svartemakt winz shadowplay will record anything that plays sound. A week ago I recorded some gameplay with Spotify in the background and guess what? Shadowplay picked it up. It's in bèta so I don't really mind, but it is kinda annoying.

[@DjScribblez]

If you don't have shadowplay, you can always use MSI Afterburner. Gives little to no drop in your framerate and the quality is pretty good. Only problem being that it makes the gamma a bit low in the recording but that can be fixed with a bit of editing.

[@sugargliderdude]

god, its like going to school subscribed to jackfrags.....

[@mirkogrocrop]

Gotta love ShadowPlay the simplicity is so good and easy to use, I just love it!

[@Westie]

Silky smooth 60FPS! I still use 30FPS most of the time, though I have no excuse not to do 60 XD

[@FuseUHD]

Jack getting on that 1 video per day hype! (For now xD) Keep up the quality content!

[@Wistbacka]

Nice video, mate, but you forgot to mention a very important thing: Shadowplay records with variable framerate, meaning that the framerate in the video can be anything between 1 - 200 fps. Sony Vegas is about the only video editing software out there that handles variable frame rates. If you are using e.g. Adobe Premiere it will get super confused about this leading to massive audio de-syncronization. To fix this, one most convert the video files using the software Handbrake in order to get a video file with a constant framerate.

[@urnamed32]

Hey man i have the same issue with premiere and it takes so much time to re render in handbrake for me. Does the audio de sync in sony vegas if not i will just stick with it

[@Wistbacka]

+TürkOyuncu I don't use Vegas myself, but according to another guide Vegas can handle variable framerate. This video pretty much confirms it, since the guy in thr tutorial does not need to convert anything.

[@urnamed32]

Thanks for replying. I will stick with Vegas then! I hope they will add multi channel audio to shadowplay too

[@Wistbacka]

+TürkOyuncu I highly doubt Nvidia will spend any more time than necessary on that software than they have to since it is freeware. What I miss from the software: - choosing between variable and set frame rates (or at least a note telling me it is variable frame rate) - Better audio controls and mic input-testing - better interface overall

[@Skrenja]

+Wistbacka I second that. I don't use shadow play because of the lack luster audio options.

[@FicosGamingMind]

I just started using Shadowplay yesterday with my GTX 970 FTW from EVGA and it is amazing! The footage looks great and runs at 60FPS on the HIGH setting. And the game never lags. I'm just amazed it took so long for an option like this to exist. The file sizes for the recordings are pretty small as well and I'm just impressed as all Hell about this. I still love Mirillis Action!, but if Shadowplay is this easy...I might, just MIGHT, not go back to it. But Mirillis Action can still do many other things like screens and benchmarks so I won't completely tell it to go as well. Can also record over 20 minutes. Both are such a good combo.

[@EatMyLumpia]

0:40 lol

[@jackfrags]

Ultimate Wallbang

[@mrbepis]

Hi jackfrags

[@Josefuumii]

jackfrags stop wallhacking m8

[@EyeOfJanuary]

CykaTV u r rly stupid... its an option in the uav kill streak in A.W. it works for short ranges

[@Josefuumii]

NiXEGaming Clearly you're the stupid one, I was obviously joking when I put the "m8" on the end, I know what it is, I play the game, think before you type.

[@austingiroux2048]

Less than 10,000 from your golden KZbin play button.good luck man.

[@Jekay]

I see you got higher options on the Bit rate, is it because of the gfx card you got?

[@JJtoob]

Probably, I have a GTX 770 and it only goes up to 50

[@TheDuckOnSpeed]

xMCL0VINx Yeah, I have a 980 and it can do 4k 60fps in shadow play with a bitrate of 130. It's the new Maxwell architecture

[@JJtoob]

Mine can do 1440p, but my screen is only 1080p, so I guess it's appropriate for now, but I do want a 4K and it will require a beefier card. Soon, very soon, muahahahahaaaa!

[@skykingusa]

780 Ti here and it only goes to 50. I suspect it's what Dishcleaner said - the 900 series cards can probably do more than 50.

[@exorruination]

SkykingUSA Not at 1080p, I have 2x GTX 980 at it only goes up to 50 Mbit/s for bitrate at that resolution.

[@iHunterGaming]

Jack shows YOU how it's done like a BOSS!!!!

[@komorebi2757]

do an updated one with the updated NVIDIA shadowplay

[@tristanbraga5260]

should i make one?

[@komorebi2757]

yeah there has been many updaes since this one, i think you should

[@tristanbraga5260]

alright ill have it done by tuesday!

[@komorebi2757]

alright cool! :D

[@komorebi2757]

no man take our time! i actally dont even need the video anymore bcus i fixed it on my own but i said to make a new one for others who might need it! But no, take our time college is much more important!

[@wvanderheiden]

A very fast-paced but clear video. Thanks Jack!

[@EXPlaySMC]

COD? what is this madness. Btw, to record with a higher FPS with DXTORY on AMD GPUs I recommend getting the AMD VCE Codec. This will use your GPU to do all the recording much like ShadowPlay.

[@cryo_vL]

Finally, an up to date vegas quick tutorial out! All thumb up for a free beer!

[@AussieOutlaw]

Strange when I press Alt f9 it doesnt start recording and the Status does not appear but the FPS does

[@iiio3]

***** same here

[@JustinCastleberry117]

***** What game are you trying to record? Is it supported by GeForce Experience?

[@AussieOutlaw]

Justin Castleberry Yes it is supported , I tried a few .

[@JustinCastleberry117]

What game is it? I'm trying to record one, but I don't know how to capture it. I was thinking that if it's not on the supported games list, then I can't record it.

[@AussieOutlaw]

Cities Skylines and Dying Light

[@damiresq]

shadowplay is awesome for random in game moments. Very nice tutorial, all parts included. I used fraps and sony vegas for over 1 year to record in game "memories" an now i learned a lot waching this on my little phone haha. Thumb up gg !

[@Akiio]

if i'm talking to somebody over skype will it also record his voice? is there an option to do so?

[@Elias_g1]

Yes it does record their voice

[@devonrodrigues2112]

how do you make it so it removes there voice when you have switched it to in game?

[@Elias_g1]

Devon rodrigues i don't know m8 :/

[@jacksmacks4132]

automatically does it

[@devonrodrigues2112]

well that just sucks dick

[@MRLosaren]

Love these "tutorial" videos, keep making them! Great video!

[@benhartley7864]

Thanks jack I've been thinking about making a new youtube but thought it would be super hard you've showed me that it's pretty simple thanks jack

[@DeclanCrane]

Shadow Mode is freaking epic, awesome to go have the awesome moments already recorded! :D

[@CrazedMadManChannel]

Thanks jack for this detailed tutorial, in my opinion you are one of the most helpful youtuber out there :)

[@bf4analyzed362]

kickass how-to. I downloaded the vegas pro, followed your directions, and BAM - badass internet video.

[@Azuller]

Thanks Jack. Just tried this and it work nicely. Didn't know it was that easy to record and render things, but with your guide Iv'e made some decent clips.

[@stickboslightning]

Jack, have you thought about doing a basic tutorial on sony vegas? Im sure many of us would love it. What you covered in this video alone is 10 times better than the garbage tutorials on youtube today. Thanks babe

[@MetZense]

jackfrags, I've never heard of you before BUT! You are one brilliant guy! thanks for this helpful guide! not bullshit you might just have spared me for many hours editing with this! appreciate man!

[@CYMANITE]

very nice Jack,liking all these videos your doing and taking all the time to do them

[@billyroberts1931]

Cheers Jack was looking at other software but was gonna cost me... good to know there's shadowplay out there and your video has been very helpful!

[@AviusL]

Personally I always up the contrast and brightness in my videos. GREAT tutorial by the way. Thank you!

[@JJtoob]

Pro tip: If you use Vegas and want to stretch any clip to make it slow mo (without using third party plug ins), right click the audio clip, click on Properties and then on "Pitch change" (under "Audio event tab, if it doesn't take you there by default), check the box that says "Lock to stretch". Sony should make that a default setting. Going to try these settings, good thing the render settings are done only once, but it sucks that the rest has to be done manually every time, unless there's a workflow tip someone can give me to automate this process.

[@EchelonTVV]

Set the bitrate at 35. Having it at 50 will create a much bigger file and longer render times.

[@maxbelford1010]

Great vid as always Jack! I have th Geforce experience and i originaly thought shadowplay was a piece of crap, but after watching this I changed my mind completely! I had no idea guys like u captured with SP!

[@AFilmFromCalebK]

Thanks jack it's really great when you make it so simple mate much love

[@PaYtrIxHD]

If u have any trouble, like having lagg spikes even u have a nice computer, than try to set the shawod record folder to a ssd or when u dont have a ssd, try not to put the folder on the same hdd where the game is installed on^^ I have a fx-8350 8gb ram and a gtx 780 and i had lag spikes with shadow play enabled, cuz i set the folder at the same hdd where my game is installed :)

[@BONJABONJA]

Thx Jack, as always you're an artist

[@harleydavis6169]

For all you video guys... Camtasia is a great app for somebody just looking to use the video they shot with few effects and few options to play with; newbees will be able to get going fast. However, camtasia, like VEGAS, uses a second-based engine, and doesn't care about problems that can arise with VFR, or "Variable Frame Rate" video. KZbin will "automatically" try and fix it, but other sites will not. Overall, capturing gameplay with the same machine that you are using to actually play the game is not necessarily a good idea. I've had better results with a big screen tv set to be a mirror of my other screen and a video camera set to half the game's FPS than I've gotten from shadowplay, and that's just because the VFR problem causes stutter, jitter and blur that drops quality for one section of the video. EXTERNAL hardware is a must if you want to capture your video games, as they can often alter frame rate due to the programmed rendering of the game (some effects or situations in the game will render at a different rate due to how they were programmed to run, often to save on space when the drop doesn't affect the visual quality). Since most pc cards will draw on the PUSH model of framing, most external devices have a software controller that allows you to set their frame rate and mark a checkbox to FORCE that frame rate, which catches the incoming frame rate and makes adjustments for the output on the fly. If you want to capture video that can be uploaded anywhere, play anywhere, and work anywhere, you can't cheap out on hardware. Software, maybe, but not hardware.

[@TheBurtxd]

Exactly the kind of tutorial I was looking for. Thanks!

[@Claymmorez]

jackfrags Did you have any render settings that could allow you to render fast also keeping the best quality ?

[@GothicElf68]

Thanks Jack! I am not very technical, nonetheless, I am wanting to make some "Let's Play" type videos. Your instructional video was informative, while being very easy to understand.

[@LuckyMatu]

Wow, thank you so much. I have been searching for a good way to record videos, without much of a pain :3

[@ariki4914]

Spot on guide, thanks Jack

[@connorjenkins9557]

THATS SO COOL IVE NEVER FIGURED OUT HOW TO WORK THAT DARK MAGIC BUT NOW I HAVE. YOU ARE A WIZARD!!

[@cadealexander4432]

Thanks for this video Jack! Really helpful!

[@Sterling714]

This video is a blessing thank you jack!

[@alexandermikaelsson5990]

Man i love you, this video helped me really much!

[@chinarep1]

If you have an AMD GPU, you can use AMD's game DVR program instead of shadowplay. Right now it's in beta so it's a bit buggy, but it works the same way as shadowplay and allows you to record without any noticeable performance hit.

[@IMAXXHEW]

It's not buggy at all... why would you make that comment, do you even use it? Beta doesn't = buggy dude.

[@chinarep1]

MAXXHEW Yeah I did use it lol. It might not be buggy for you but it was for me. From what I read on the forums it mostly depends on your gpu and with my xfire 7950's it was a bit buggy in that it would only work for some of my games.

[@BOTdemon]

It's not buggy but when you play back through the video it doesn't really feel like 60 FPS at all.

[@warhorse35]

Been using shadowplay for awhile, I love it, its much better than fraps, I can record 15 minutes of gameplay but not have a 12 gigabyte video file/less pc power.

[@AndyH--M7FNM]

great straight forward video jack nice one

[@TheNordicWave]

Another awsome video from the best youtuber :)

[@jasonk2667]

This is really cool man, thanks for taking the time

[@JJtoob]

0:50 *A recent nvidia graphics card. Nothing under GTX 6XX/m I believe. At least to record, much of everything else with the Geforce Experience should be compatible with older cards, just not ShadowPlay/Shield streaming.

[@TheBowtz]

thanks alot jack! :D i did use dxtory with ur settings.. but now i finallly upgraded from gtx 570... to a gtx 970 WOOOH shadow play

[@JKay5phD]

I have this exact setup, and I have known how to do this for a little while now, but I didn't know about the color corrections. Thanks for the tips Jack; they work great!! :)

[@FrozyFPS]

Jack, do you still edit with Sony Vegas? If so, after all these years have you managed to find a way to keep Vegas from crashing? Even with the latest version & a beefy PC, I still have issues with crashing.

[@Sunwuk0n]

If you dont have a current gen VC you can always go with mirillis Action! It is one of the best video capture software. I can record Bf4 with middle settings at 720p 60fps with an old GeForce GTX 480.

[@DoktorKroete]

Jack that was a great tutorial man you should do a couple of those.

[@ninjo2k]

awesome video, thx for sharing this, jack.

[@anilbhairi9077]

Thanks man for uploading this video I really needed to know about to editing and now u solved it

[@ledungen116]

Thanks so much that you also gave a quick guide in Sony vegas i didn't how to render before :) Stay awesome.

[@Kottery]

Thanks, mate. I was wondering why my video wasn't in 60FPS even though I had Shadowplay settings set to it. Didn't know about the rendering template changes.

[@buzbom1]

Thanks for the vid. I have a question about a missing click box in my Shadow play. At 2:10 bottom left of the monitor screen there's a click box called "Allow Desktop Capture", alas...I don't have any box to click. Is this because I have a gaming laptop, and the screen is one with the keys? I'm trying to see if I can record a KZbin video, like Fraps or Bandicam can record anything off your screen. I'll keep searching the web for answers on this.

[@Maxwaehrens]

jackfrags Thank you so much. Mainly for the quick Sony Vegas tutorial, been looking through a couple videos for this editing program but none has succeeded in explaining and showing it as quick and easy as you! For the colour correction would you use the same settings for Battlefield 3 gameplay or do you use something different since it is a bit different game and visuals...? Thanks in advance - and keep this videos coming, they are so well made and useful!

[@TheStefholic]

Thanks, jack! You are the Best!

[@madcapper6]

Following your steps in Sony Vegas but for some reason I don't get the Video Output FX window to pop up ( 4:07 in your vid tutorial) and the video is not looking washed out in the preview window. Any idea what the problem is?

[@Motronky]

Great video! It helped a lot, I am planning to start a gaming channel only didn't yet know what recording programs to use that record nicely and with in game sounds. Thanks for the great video! ;)

[@ourteammate]

In the levels section, where the video showed to change the saturation levels to 1.15. THe whole video still lacked contrast and vibrancy. So I made a slight change of setting the value to 1.5 and it worked .The colour looked vibrant and well saturated..I think you should also give it a try. By the way, your video was very helpful.Thanks!

[@TheCorruptedClan]

Thanks for the Vegas studio rbg tip, I will use that in the future

[@VelocciYT]

hey jack I have it but the shadow play thing ain't in the top corners, did I do anything wrongs?

[@pommipojut6553]

thank you jack you helped me so much thanks jack!!!

[@Kirious]

This helped a lot man! Thanks!

[@reconjohn]

Thank you, Jack!

[@RaptorE32]

Thank you for this video and every other one all your videos helped me and I have used this info to make my videos much better

[@absolutegamer9311]

thanks alot! ive been looking for videos on different things to use so i could record the new call of duty with no lag, it worked, ill be uploading those on my channel, it used to be like 10 fps XD. it looked like it at least. geforce experience has been updated but i figured out how to get there (to shadowplay) and it is literally a dream come true! I think ill do a comparison video from before to now XD the only times it lags is if I lag, so if i get a lag spike, it will be in the video i think. and the audio on my mic is really weird but besides that, the video is CRYSTAL CLEAR! 🌊

[@sypeedits9276]

thanks so much! i just got shadowplay so nice that first video i found was this and it helped me to start using shadowplay easy :)

[@fpsultan8176]

Helped A LOT thanks man!

[@TheLostCauseShooter]

Thanks for the help jack you are the best! :D

[@swagpanda9359]

Great job on hitting 1000000 subs

[@TheKiwiColonel]

Thank you so much jack, i've had some problems with action! because the recorded files aren't like the original file. They are blurry, not tried this yet but from seeing what you've done i am sure it will be awesome :D - although no minecraft yet, hopefully will come soon just have to do the other games

[@Panda8MyTaco]

i love how easy you youtubers make this shit look lol i know you guys are already professionals on this kind of stuff based on how many times you've done this

[@EXPlaySMC]

This is really simple and easy to do.

[@VerseShichigatsu]

Thanks really helpful was trying to figure out shadow play

[@inviis9342]

So Shadowplay offloads ALL of the processing power for recording to the GPU? if so does that mean i can get a decent Nvidia graphics card like the 960, and get a cheap dual core processor (like a pentium or something), and the performance hit will still be very small?

[@CaptainMileHigh]

+Cqde_R3D that's a very good question

[@JustAnotherGamerNL]

My ShadowPlay is activated and set up the same as yours. When I Press alt+F10 to record or alt+F12 to show FPS my Shadowplay doesnt do anything. This comment probably wont be read because its an older video but I really need help. (I got an nvidia GTX 970 grapics card)

[@iGhsTGamingChannel]

Its ALT + F9 for manual recording which records as soon as you press it and the indicator comes on and stops when you press ALT + F9 again. ALT + F10 is for shadow recording which saves the last 5 minutes from when you pressed that combo of keys (ALT + F10).

[@JustAnotherGamerNL]

+iGhsT Gaming its the same for me but when I press those keys nothing happends.

[@iGhsTGamingChannel]

What do you mean? Do you have GeForce Experience installed? Can you run ShadowPlay? Do you have the indicator for ShadowPlay on or off? If so does it have a red line going through it when you press to record?

[@JustAnotherGamerNL]

+iGhsT Gaming yes I have geforce experience, yes the switch for shadowplay is on but when I press the hotkeys nothing happends

[@iGhsTGamingChannel]

It should be recording, press ALT + F10 to save and check where it saves your recordings.

[@wasabiD]

Awesome thanks man!

[@brentbrink4465]

Hi Jack great vid

[@RustEZZEProductions]

Ok so I am trying to download GeForce Experience so that I can use ShadowPlay. When I click on it is says, "Could not start GeForce Experience. Try again." What does this mean and what can I do to fix it? I have and EVGA GeForce GTX 780 Classified graphics card so it should work right?

[@JudoNN]

best tut ever dude you really kno how to speak

[@1treyton1]

Thanks, Jack. Good video.

[@FJE46]

What windows do you have if windows 8 how did you change the start icon in the bottom left corner

[@jasperVL-u1w]

Shadowplay is the gamers heaven.

[@Chestmondays1337]

Thanks man this helped me so much big thank to you bro!

[@michael_becker_]

Thank you so much! I downloaded the Geforce Experience and it works fantastically. I can now record all my gameplay :D

[@oliviertroc]

Really well explained!

[@VideoGP4]

FINNALY. Fraps stopped working, so i began using this.