Is it a DOS-native game? Try emulating it with DOS Box and then recording. If it still doesn't work, try another recording program.
edited 4th Aug '12 8:49:08 PM by RocketDude
What game is it?
And yeah, if you're using Hypercam, you're already Doing It Wrong™.
edited 18th Aug '12 1:35:15 PM by 0dd1
Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.I know Raocow uses Camtasia... might look into that. I don't know if it's free or not.
@0dd1 - The game is titled Legends & Myths, and the production companies that made it were Opportune Press/Firefly.
@Filby - Camtasia was one of the programs I tried, but I had no luck. I did use a trial version, so it could be that I just didn't have access to some feature I would have needed. I don't know. I can look again.
Watch Retsupurae. While their admitted goal was just to have a good time at the expense of really awful L Ps and not to be the bastion of proper LP technique, the fact remains that it is mocking really awful L Ps, and as such showcases everything they do wrong. Having an idea of what not to do would help considerably with figuring out what to do.
Moon◊Yeah, I've seen enough L Ps to know not to do that sort of thing. :/
If you're gonna use a camera to record your tv, at least make sure it looks as seamless and near-indistinguishable from direct screen capture as possible. Use some kind of camera stand, or stack a bunch of stuff underneath it, zoom the camera so that the tv screen fills the camera view directly with no angle, and fiddle around with the color and focus settings and turn off autofocus to minimize distractions.
@ Nettacki - I actually don't have the equipment needed to play the game on my TV, or to record it with a camera. Given how things have been working out though, I may have to try that route...
If it helps at all, incidentally, I took a screencapture of the start-up menu to show what the problem's like. You can see it on a post I did, here:
http://zelda-queen.livejournal.com/133623.html
Again, it only does this for screencaptures or recordings. When I'm actually playing the game, it looks just fine.
edited 4th May '13 10:17:53 AM by ZeldaQueen

I recently acquired a computer game from 1995, and I became interested in making a Let's Play or video walkthrough of it. The trouble is, when I try to use my screen-recording program (Hypercam), the game records oddly. The screen is splotchy, with characters and objects not being "filled in". That is to say, the outlines of them are there, but there are big patches of black inside, instead of the complete image.
I was advised to try Fraps, which I am looking into, but I was curious as to whether or not there was some other technological issue I should be aware of.
The computer I am running the game on, incidentally, is a Windows XP. The game, I believe, runs via a 256 color palate.
Any help would be appreciated!