Capturing Video/Screenshoots from XDK/Retail

Hi, i need to record video from debug konsole or retail.

I know i can make screen using neighborhood
But what about video? how for example do it gametrailers or ign, and other news magazine?

Have i got any option to record video via ethernet using SDK 9328?

 

Yes, load up xbox 360 command prompt, and type xbmovie /x:<devkit_name> /f:2 test.wmv

F:2 is for HD recording, at the end of the day, if you choose a smaller resolution it wont make a difference in speed so just do it high def.

Edit: as itchy said below, f:1 never works too well, it just has 5.1 sorround, so go with f:2 which is only hd video and normal audio

 

Launch : Xbox 360 Commande Prompt

Enter : xbmovie /X:123 /F:111 yourvideo.wmv


Replace 123 by YOUR IP (dev kit IP)


Replace 111,by the quality you choose :

F1: HD 8mbps 720p30; 384Kbps 5.1 surround
F2: HD 8Mbps 720p30; 192Kbps stéreo
F3: SD 1395Kbps 360p30; 96Kbps stereo
F4: Stream high: 542Kbps 180p30; 64Kbps stereo
F5: stream low: 42Kbps 136p15; 16Kbps moni
F6: HD 15Mbps 720p60; 384Kbps 5.1 surround

EXAMPLE : xbmovie /X:192.168.1.83 /F:1 trailer1.wmv


:thumbsup:

 

Another option to improve speed by a small amount is to run the title from an external media, so that there is less reading/writing to the hard disk while the tool is working.

 

Does anybody know why it saves it as a .xbm file instead of .wmv? Also, it saves 3 copies. Say I saved it as test. It would duplicate it so I would have 3 files called test0.xbm, test1.xbm, and test2.xbm.

Here is what I typed in xbox 360 cmd:

xbmovie /X:xsv161 /F:2 test.wmv

It records fine and takes up a generous amount of space on my hard drive, but it always saves as .xbm

 

It's because ,you close the commande prompt before the process finish

 

The command prompt stays open the whole time. I don't close it until I press a key to stop recording, and even after that I still don't close the command prompt.

 

Install the official windows encoder ugh I forget the name... ill post it in a bit its somewhere in the docs.

edit here

The Encoder
This whitepaper refers directly to the Windows Media Encoder 9 series, which is available at the following location:

http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx

 

It saves it in .xbm because the program is called xbmovie...

Use the command prompt/"xbmovie /C:file.xbm output.wmv", and the result will be in Program Files\Microsoft Xbox 360 SDK\bin\win32

 

If you look at the code he used he did use .wmv, meaning there was a problem with the encoder codec.

 

It works fine as long as I don't launch a game, or make the video too long.

 

What I posted converts the .xbm file in to .wmv. If the .wmv file isn't there, then it's because the recording is corrupt, or the command prompt was exited.

As for the multiple files, the max filesize for FATX is 4 GB, so each file gets up to 4 GB, then it creates a new part to the file, marking each other part with the corresponding part number.

If it seems like xbmovie isn't responding, it really is - it's just taking a long time to transfer the files off of your Xbox since you are, after all transferring over 4GB worth of files for longer recordings.

 

Surely using an HD capture card like the Intensity Pro/Shuttle is a MUCH less bothersome way to get the same end result? Plus it'll work on retails as well as devs (it's how I get my magazine grabs from my dev and retail 360's).

And it's not very expensive either...

 

Its not so much the actual cost of the card, but more the cost of the setup to use such card, you need hardrives either in raid, or some ssd.

 

*looks at single SATA2 drive capturing 720p60 with no frame drops*

Nope, I can assure you that you don't need RAID (if you're happy to use the more than good enough MJPEG codec). ;-)

 

For XBMovie you don't need raid0 but for Intensity yes. (4HDD's) But you would want a 7200rpm drive in your dev to help alot

 

For Intensity you don't need any sort of RAID set-up (again, I don't use one for my Intensity pro card). It certainly helps to have a RAID, but it's in no was essential. As long as you have a 7200rpm HD, you should be good to go.

 

how can i make a video/screenshots on jtagged retail?

 

You need a external capture card.

 

Cap card