MiamiWesker
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Right but not always the last 15 minutes. And if the machine was actually endlessly recording the previous 15 minutes wouldn't every video be 15 minutes long?
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How does PS4 video capture work, it seems to be delayed?
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Right but not always the last 15 minutes. And if the machine was actually endlessly recording the previous 15 minutes wouldn't every video be 15 minutes long?
vasametropolis
Member
It's confusing as hell.
My guess is that it works in 15 minute chunks. The scene I wanted was probably missing because I passed the 15 minute mark. So I guess that means I have to wait another 15 minutes to hit the share button and have it in that chunk? Total nonsense if that's the case. Better bust out your stopwatch.
It wouldn't show the OS. The recording should start when you start a game and continuously record from there.
No that would be ridiculous. Probably just buggy right now.
MiamiWesker
Member
Right some people dont seem to get what is going on. It works, I have uploaded many videos. But I have learned to manipulate it to make sure its recording what I want. Still that random moment 2 hours into a game that you really want to show off may not be recorded.
Robot Pants
Member
Right I get that. The main reason for the share function is to capture crazy moments without having to be constantly recording. But what about giving you an option to start a new recording session (at your current point for the next 15 minutes - or when you decide to press stop) or capture the past 15 minutes.
Is that redundant? I haven't thought this through fully.
B_Boss
Member
The whole 'random capture moment' theory is displeasing because its not precise at all, which most of us would obviously prefer. I mean my personal emotions aside, I hope that isn't true and there is at least some level of precision in the recording/capturing process. ultimately this is software-side functionality so it could potentially be improved in the future.
As some have said here, you can already do that. I believe by tapping the share button twice. Please correct me if I am wrong people.
Robot Pants
Member
Oh ok. I should probably test the feature out myself before I start posting. I was just getting the impression that it didn't do that already.
MiamiWesker
Member
I think this is it, problem is in the middle of play you have no clue when a 15 minute period is up so odds are you hit share and only the previous 15 minute chunk is there and because you hit share it ignores the 15 minutes it was currently recording and starts the new one. Meaning you have a random gap of video missing.
That is what I think is happening.
vasametropolis
Member
If you engage it manually, you can be sure of some precision. The problem is, if I explicitly start recording (double tap share) and just leave it, it automatically stops after 15 minutes and will not start a new chunk when it stops. I'd literally have to time it with a stopwatch to make sure I got the whole match recorded (or say a random awesome moment at minute 17).
vasametropolis
Member
Unfortunately it has never worked for me like that so I'd say it might be bugged.
MiamiWesker
Member
Same here.
Ok so you guys who are having problems which of you all have changed out your HDD i wonder if that is messing up the caching because it should be doing the last 15 mins at all times.
Crap well that would be too easy I was guessing maybe the PS4 was not handling higher speed hdds well.
Should probably shoot yosp a tweet about it i wonder if it is an os bug for everyone.
Crap well that would be too easy I was guessing maybe the PS4 was not handling higher speed hdds well.
Should probably shoot yosp a tweet about it i wonder if it is an os bug for everyone.
vasametropolis
Member
Mine is the stock hard drive.
That fucking sucks. Hopefully Sony fixes that. Wonder if everyone is experiencing this or just certain users.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Ok, so I just checked again.
At 7:50pm, I pressed share after playing with the menus in the last few minutes.
It outputted only 1 video and it was 3 minutes and 54 seconds.
So yes, the previous 11 minutes are gone and did NOT record.
The 4 minute video was the 4 minutes before I hit share.
At 7:50pm, I pressed share after playing with the menus in the last few minutes.
It outputted only 1 video and it was 3 minutes and 54 seconds.
So yes, the previous 11 minutes are gone and did NOT record.
The 4 minute video was the 4 minutes before I hit share.
I just wish that when I press Share it would simply take a screenshot--the same as if I press F12 in STEAM. On the PS4, if I press Share it seems to take a screenshot + couple/save it with the video capture. I wish there was a way to turn off the video capture cause I really don't care about that right now. I just want a screenshot.
vasametropolis
Member
My buddy "claims" his works but I don't know if he played past the first 15 minutes. Not everyone may be experiencing it, but it has to be software.
....and there we have it.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Hold in the share button.
MiamiWesker
Member
Exactly. I am playing warfarme right now, and it only recorded the first 11 minutes of it. Which is weird cause its not 15 minutes... I did hit the PS button to check on a message, seems that stopped that recording. It failed to start a new one as I had been back in the game for 5 minutes and none of it is recorded.
Hold share.
phosphor112
Banned
That's true. Forgot about that.
blainethemono
Member
At the share menu press the options button. Then under Share Button Control Type pick Easy Screenshots. With that option, short press takes a screenshot, long press displays the menu, double press sets start point for video clip. Makes much more sense that way.
edit - there's also an option for "Display icons for blocked scenes" which "shows icons to indicate the beginning and end of scenes for which gameplay video recording is blocked."
Goodacre0081
Member
plug in your mic and say "Playstation" then "ScreenShot"
..or just hold the Share button.
robertsan21
Member
The share button should work like this: your playing the game, something cool happens and you want to share that, you press share button just after that cool thing happened and you upload it. That's how it is working right?
vasametropolis
Member
There must be somewhere better to report bugs than tweeting yosp... I tweeted him anyways for verification. First time I've ever used Twitter... I feel dirty. Hopefully I did it right.
I think there's enough people experiencing the problem for it to be considered either a bug or a poor explanation of how it works.
I think there's enough people experiencing the problem for it to be considered either a bug or a poor explanation of how it works.
Mikey Jr.
Member
I feel like it might be a bug.
weekend_warrior
Banned
I just watched this video where a guy explains the share functioning really good.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShM2ii_fZLA
Can you check your archive to see if the 11 minute section is in there?
vasametropolis
Member
Go into your System Settings and look for the Storage section where it shows your hard drive space. They are all in Captures
just found it, thanks.
Mikey Jr.
Member
Its not. I deleted abolutely everything before I did the test.
The only thing in there is the 3:50 minute video. Thats it.
baxter2231
Member
Is the system supposed to record while your in the xmb or whatever there calling it?
Doubt it.
vasametropolis
Member
Yeah the problem isn't so much when you manually initiate it, but when you don't. If you manually start it, it will record 15 minutes from the start point no problem. I still don't really like this though because it stops after 15 minutes without telling you, so you have to time it yourself if you want to start another 15 minute chunk without missing any gameplay really.
No, it explicitly tells you that you can't if you try it. There has to be a game running and it be the focus.
MiamiWesker
Member
It works like that if you so happen to hit share when its actually recording which for sure is the first 15 minutes of play and some random intervals after that.
vasametropolis
Member
So in other words, no it doesn't work lol.
weekend_warrior
Banned
Then it's definetly a bug, or there's an setting someplace where you can select how or when the console archives clips.
Killing_Joke
Member
Ok so i just tested this with Knack and it IS recording like it's supposed too. Did NOT do this other times. I recorded 15, checked it and worked. Then i played 30 min and the first 15 min did NOT share and the last 15 min did. This is how it's supposed to work. It must be a little buggy.
i THINK the bug is after a certain period of time it just stops recording. It would record the first 15 min and if you don't press Share after awhile it just stops recording. That's my guess at least.
i THINK the bug is after a certain period of time it just stops recording. It would record the first 15 min and if you don't press Share after awhile it just stops recording. That's my guess at least.
MiamiWesker
Member
Yeah after 15 minutes if you dont press share it seems to record nothing or randomly start up again.
Neuromancer
Member
I was playing Killzone, got into an elevator and a dead guy rag dolled up into the air in a most amusing fashion. I hit the share button and reviewed the footage, however, the end of the clip was like 5 minutes before the scene with the elevator and the dead guy flipping up into the air.
Can someone explain this? What am I supposed to do in this situation?
Can someone explain this? What am I supposed to do in this situation?
ExoHazMatt
Member
I just did this. I was over an hour into the Killzone campaign before I hit the button for the first time, and it gave me 15 minutes of gameplay that ended right when I hit the share button. It's worked perfectly for me across three different games.
Edit: If it's a bug that's only affecting a few, hopefully they can get it patched.
weekend_warrior
Banned
Double tap the share button before each match and you'll be sure to get it.
Mikey Jr.
Member
MiamiWesker
Member
Does this thread look like a few?
bananafactory
Banned
Oh man, this thread is giving me a headache. Yes, it is SUPPOSED to always be recording, and the idea is that hitting "Share" gives you access to the 15 minutes prior to your CURRENT point, to edit and share.
However, I can confirm that I just tried this in Killzone and it was missing a large chunk. It seems other people are seeing inconsistency as well - my guess is that there are some bugs causing it to not function properly.
However, I can confirm that I just tried this in Killzone and it was missing a large chunk. It seems other people are seeing inconsistency as well - my guess is that there are some bugs causing it to not function properly.
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