First of all, keep in mind: this is a basic tutorial! It is meant for people who are unfamiliar with demo recording. This is also a reason for the large amount of photos, to make sure it is easy to follow.

 

If many people appreciate this tutorial, I will think about creating a more advanced one later on, which will include the use of timescale, movie configs, third person, and many other movie making tricks!

 

Here are a couple of things you'll need:

 

- Fully working copy of IW4M

- Sufficient knowledge on how to use the ingame console

- Recording program (FRAPS, for example)

- A computer capable of recording gameplay at say at least 30 frames per second

 

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Right, let's get started.

 

Start IW4M, then simply join any server*. I'm sure you know how this works.

 

Next, once you're done loading, open the ingame console using the ~ key on your keyboard. This key is located above the "Tab" key.

 

Type

/record (demoname)

in the console, hit enter, and press ~ to close the console again.

 

 

 

You will notice some text popped up telling you it's recording the demo, as well as the filesize, all in the bottom left corner.

 

 

 

Next, you can play until you decide to stop recording again. (Or at the end of a match, keep in mind that you CANNOT leave a demo recording inbetween maps!)

 

To stop recording, open the console using ~ once again, then type

/stoprecord

and hit enter.

 

 

 

Once that's done, your demo will now be located in the m2demo/demos folder*, which should be in your Modern Warfare 2 folder.

 

 

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Now onto playing back and recording your demo.

 

For this tutorial, I will be using FRAPS as it is one of the most commonly used programs for recording gameplay, it is also the one I'm most familiar with.

 

As for the settings, I've used the following:

 

 

If you have any trouble using these settings, feel free to tune them! Use whatever works best for you.

Now that that's set up, let's move on to the actual recording part.

 

From the main menu, press ~ to open the console, then type

/demo demoname;wait 5;demoback 1

 

 

Your demo will now load, and start playing all by itself.

 

Now simply hit the button you use to start recording, and stop recording once the demo has ended.

 

Here's how it'll turn out:

 

 

And that's pretty much all there is to it! Now you can go ahead and edit the video however you'd like!

 

Good luck!

 

* This also includes servers running any mod, however, it does not work on legacy (aRev servers).

 

* If the demo has been recorded on a server with a mod, the demo will be somewhere in the mods folder in the Modern Warfare 2 folder instead.

 

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Few tips and tricks:

 

Do you record alot? Use binds to make things easier!

Type this in the console:

/bind (key) record    /bind (key) stoprecord

 

This thread will be updated every now and then.

 

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FAQ:

 

Ever when I try to play back a demo, I get "lost connection to host".

- You have most likely recorded the demo on a legacy (aRev) server, which doesn't work. If this isn't the case, double check and see if you have a harrier strike, or any airstrike equipped as one of your killstreaks. This message gets triggered when calling in one of these killstreaks.

You can try this to 'rescue' your demo: viewtopic.php?f=7&t=24772&p=205976#p205976

 

Feel free to ask questions!

When i play back my demo the game completly freezes. The sounds of the map play but the game is frozen. no message pops up and im stuck at the map loading screen. Any suggestions?

When i play back my demo the game completly freezes. The sounds of the map play but the game is frozen. no message pops up and im stuck at the map loading screen. Any suggestions?

Type in the console, "/demoback 1"

Thanks for the tutorial, it is very good btw!

I'm now interested in this advanced tutorial you were talking about.

Cheers, Royston.

everyone, an easy way is this.

Start recording your demo using /record NameOfDemo and stop using /stoprecord when done.

then open the console and type devmap mp_rust and wait for it to load. Once loaded open console again and type /killserver. This will take you to the main menu. When this happens open console again and type demo NameOfDemo and your demo will open. It will be glitched at the start but timescale out using /timescale and a relevant number like 2 or 4. this will speed up the demo. Before you get to your clip(if thats what you record for) use /timescale 0.25 and record with your fraps. when in sony vegas hold Ctrl and drag the end of the clip all the way right. Right clickthe audio and go to properties and click lock to stretch. Render and you are done! If any problems occur i may make a video on it