How to record games with Gecata by Movavi Want to share tips and walkthroughs on Grand Theft Auto missions or show off your highest castle in Minecraft? Or maybe you just want to save that breathtaking cinematic from the latest Final Fantasy game. Whether you share Let’s Plays on YouTube or create music videos using game clips, you’ll need an effective way to record gameplay.
Grabbing PC gameplay is much easier than recording video games from consoles – there’s no need for a special grabber device. On a PC, all you need is an app that lets you record game footage. Gecata by Movavi has everything you need to capture in-game video from your computer screen. Download the app below and learn how to record gameplay on PC with this tutorial. In the Capture tab, make sure the Capture mode is set to Game. The system audio will be captured by default; you’ll need to enable Microphone and Webcam capture if you want to record your voice and/or your face while you’re playing. If you want to save microphone output and webcam footage as separate files, go to Settings and select Capture separate streams in the General settings.
Switch to the Webcam tab to adjust the webcam capture parameters – size, video resolution, position, and frame rate. If you want to start recording immediately after launching the game, press REC in the program interface before you run the game; otherwise, just start the game you want to record. In the upper left corner of the screen, you’ll see a green caption with the DirectX (or OpenGL) version the game is using, as well as the current frame rate. This means Gecata is ready to record. Press F10 to start or stop recording and F9 to pause. The caption turns red when the game is being recorded.
You don’t need to do anything else – the game footage will be automatically saved to your hard drive in MP4. This is how to record games on a PC – it couldn’t be easier!
Many people adore playing games and recording their triumph moments in “Warcraft”, “World of Tanks”, “Dota”, “Call of Duty”. They often upload gameplay screencasts on YouTube and share video game recordings with friends. If you want to show off your video games success, check our list of most popular screen recorders for video capturing on PC. For Wii U on the Wii U, a GameFAQs message board topic titled 'Is there any way to record footage of games without a capture card?'