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Black Mamba wrote:

Jesus Villamor wrote:

Well, here's my Battlefield 1942 recording using Nvidia Shadowplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9G1438K … MyNg%3D%3D
Aside from d3d8to9, you have to use DXVK alongside it to be recognized by the GPU for recording DirectX 8 games:
https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk

Just copy the d3d9.dll from the DXVK's x86 folder and drop it inside Battlefield 1942 main directory where the .exe is located.

I have the d3d9.DLL file in my main folder, but it still doesn’t work. Is there an additional file I need, like that d3d8tod9?

Yes.

The only caveat of d3d8to9's d3d8.dll + d3d9.dll from DXVK combo is the switching (i.e. Alt + Tab) to desktop was kinda wonky (for now) in BF1942.

If you get stuck in the main desktop, just clicking the BF1942 in the taskbar to resume gameplay.

Black Mamba wrote:

petr8 wrote:

Do you use hardware acceleration when recording? I have much cheaper/weaker Nvidia GPU than yours and OBS works pretty good with hardware acceleration enabled.

Not sure, what setting is that please?

https://i.ibb.co/MVN4KGT/out.png
Something like this. I use Linux and the settings may vary a bit, so you can test available for you options to see the difference.

Why don't you just try OBS Studio, it's a free and very powerful software for recording

Black Mamba wrote:

mortarman wrote:

here are the nvidia experience settings you need see video  https://youtu.be/jJlWWn7mZgo 

Also remember  when you enable  desktop  recording mode,  it's a  advisable   you are running the latest  community version of bf1942 to make sure your main menu screen is actually running  in your  desired  resolution.   
Because bf1942 by default the main menu would be  running in 800 by 600.
Which can screw up  your recordings  but it's no longer an issue with you have  the latest
community installed bf1942.exe  since this supports  higher resolutions.

Thank you for making the video.

When I open GeForce Experience and navigate to the settings, I don't see any icon with a padlock on it (privacy settings). What should I do then?

Maybe I have an older version  or  newer version  of  NVIDIA experience,   I don't know which one would be true in this case  for me.
Obviously they made some changes in the settings panel.
Because for me it has always been  in that location  and it has  never been removed.
But then again  even though I update my drivers  I never actually  navigate to the settings in all this time so things could have changed  in the newer or older versions so that's why they are different for you maybe. 

So the only thing I can do is check for version difference this is currently the version I am running of NVIDIA experience, see screenshot. I am on version 3.27.0.112

https://i.ibb.co/bBRLBZD/my-version.jpg

  I did turn on experimental features but I don't think  that is necessary for recording but I  don't know for sure to be honest.
You can find this  in the general options  I think it's  front page.

( edit ok I just did a quick Google search for when it's not available as a  option
I found this video  maybe you have multiple monitors ?
https://youtu.be/H1w2Znf_oq8

so this all above I just wrote might not mean anything.   )

Black Mamba wrote:

mortarman wrote:

I just  randomly read this.
I have a  NVIDIA GPU  and I use shadowplay  the only way I can get the recording tool to work  with bf1942  or Command and Conquer generals zero Hour  is by  enabling desktop record mode  for some reason doesn't want to recognise  DirectX  8 Games  for in game recording mode.

The version of Shadowplay I have doesn’t have an option to record the desktop. Could you take a picture of where that setting would be please?

here are the nvidia experience settings you need see video  https://youtu.be/jJlWWn7mZgo 

Also remember  when you enable  desktop  recording mode,  it's a  advisable   you are running the latest  community version of bf1942 to make sure your main menu screen is actually running  in your  desired  resolution.   
Because bf1942 by default the main menu would be  running in 800 by 600.
Which can screw up  your recordings  but it's no longer an issue with you have  the latest
community installed bf1942.exe  since this supports  higher resolutions.

I just  randomly read this.
I have a  NVIDIA GPU  and I use shadowplay  the only way I can get the recording tool to work  with bf1942  or Command and Conquer generals zero Hour  is by  enabling desktop record mode  for some reason doesn't want to recognise  DirectX  8 Games  for in game recording mode.

sounds cool, discord link pls

what does your shadow play record, when you start recording?

I don't think that should be an issue, BF1942 CD version or torrent version is basically the same. Have you tested running Shadowplay software with adminstrator rights?

Try this https://github.com/crosire/d3d8to9/releases
Place d3d8.dll in main game folder