Thread: How to record an in game Demo in COD4

I have shot Fraps video while ingame in the past and found that the FPS loss was very difficult to adjust for. So here is a little walkthrough to record an in game Demo and then access it later on. When you tie in COD4Player, you can later add in varying speeds and even alter the camera angles.

Source: http://roe.totalgamingnetwork.com/wi..._and_Technical

Q: How do I record a demo of my game?

A: Simply type "/record <filename>" in the console to begin recording, and "/stoprecord" to finish. The lower left corner of the screen will display the size of the file during the recording.
Q: Where can I find my demo files?

A: The demo files will be stored in your "Call Of Duty 4/main/demos" folder
Q: How to I view my demos?

A1: The way it is supposed to work is that you type "/demo <demo-name>" in the console, but this is bugged and does not work (in version 1.4). Instead you can use a third party program to launch the demos, like COD4Player from Cybopat, which also allows you to change playback speed and camera angle. To stop the playback type /disconnect in the console
A2:

• Go to "C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare\Mods\ModWarfare" and create a folder called "demos". Open that folder and paste "test.dm_1". (your COD4 folder may be located differently)
• Open CoD4 Multiplayer back up, and click the Mods button at the main menu. Select "ModWarfare" and press Launch. Call of Duty should restart, this time with a blueish tint.
• Now, open up the console and type "/demo <demo-name>". Your demo will now be loaded and played back. There are no control functions (pause, rewind, etc.)
• Type /disconnect to close out of your demo.

COD4Player is available from Cybopat at: http://www.cybopat.net/vb_cod4player_eng.php

Lucky Shot

Very cool. I smell a vid in the making.

Here is a test video I recorded this evening. It is of Downpour starting partway through.

http://files.filefront.com/Demo+test.../fileinfo.html

The demo records in game sounds, in game chat and also records when you skip out of views or how you move the camera around as a spectator. It fails to capture cursor movements on airstrikes, in game voip and in game scoreboard (I check to see how many are alive during the round). Compared to running fraps while in game, this taxes my computer far less then Fraps. Tell me what you think.

Lucky Shot

hi guys, for some reason im having trouble recording my demos. when i type /record demo in the console it doesnt work. alternatively, it worked once a while ago before i found this thread (im searching around to sort this problem) i could;nt find any folders named demos or anything. this is wierd. can anyone help?

thanks

thanks its working now, i found out i kept forgeting tio put the "/" at the start lol. ive also used the playback programme above which works fine. thanks guys.

however, am i able to convert this playback into a video: like to brun on cd, save as video and perhaps post on youtube?

yup thats excellent, i've already got fraps installed because i use it to test my fps and ive got windows movie maker. thanks for the help lucky shot, i'l have a fiddle around with fraps and moviemaker, il know where to ask if i'm having problems