Recording My App to make a Trailer

zombiesdrule

This question seems to get asked a lot but never seems to get answered so I thought I would ask again.
How do I record my app while it's running so I can make a trailer?
If I use the iOS simulator it lags, if I use GS it lags, if I use a camera and record my app on my iphone it looks unprofessional.

Can Anyone suggest anything please?
Thanks

Braydon_SFX

Try soundstage?

JohnPapiomitis

You can try soundstage and/or another screen recording software besides quicktime, but if it still lags you just might have to record on a computer with more ram or somethingg

LeonardDeveloper

@zombiesdrule
If you realy want to invest get cam studio..
Im running 16gb ram so If you're really stuck just send me an adhoc and ill do it for you
My email is: Jack (at) thermo-apps (dot) com

App Surge

For my promo video, I am sending a build to my iPad 2 and using the HDMI cable to project the image onto my TV. From there, I'm recording my TV with a Canon 5D Mark III (Just got it, great camera!) and using that footage in my promo.

Hope it helps,
Henry Abrams

App Surge

Steven,
As I recall, the HDMI cable is $20 and is great for mirroring the screen onto your TV. The performance does not drop from what I can tell and it also can show the game retina sized if you are making your game with retina graphics.

Henry

App Surge

I haven't got my trailer done yet but by Sunday I'll put it up.

Rob2

Good run down of the various options http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/how-record-video-what-happens-iphone-ipad-screen-video-editing-and-conversion-tips-free-tool

zombiesdrule

thanks for the replies, I'm running a .4 GHz core 2 Duo with 4 GB ram.
It seems like it should be enough to me.
When talk about the lagging I'm referring to the simulation of the app, not the recording of the app. Just in case that wasn't clear. Is it normal for the iOS simulator to lag?

zombiesdrule

Thanks Leonard I may have to take you up on that....
That said I'm determined and this won't beat me, well it might

Manto

iOS simulator lags for me when using GS viewer.

iMac middle 2011
2,5 GHz Intel Core i5
16 Gt 1333 Mhz DDR3

I don't think it's much about your ram.

jonmulcahy

Don't use the viewer in the simulator, just record the gamsalad application in preview mode.

zombiesdrule

Don't use the viewer in the simulator, just record the gamsalad application in preview mode.

Gamesalad application in preview mode lags as well, it never used to , started around 4 months ago after an update.

jonmulcahy

How does it run on a device?

zombiesdrule

How does it run on a device?

It runs on the device fine, I spend a huge amount of time making builds and testing.

zombiesdrule

For my promo video, I am sending a build to my iPad 2 and using the HDMI cable to project the image onto my TV. From there, I'm recording my TV with a Canon 5D Mark III (Just got it, great camera!) and using that footage in my promo.

Hope it helps,
Henry Abrams

All this is helping, it's very interesting seeing why people are working around the problem.
Last night I tried something similar.
From my iPad I used Airplay and Airserver to send it to my mac, I then used Soundstage to capture it. It seemed to be working, but then when I played it back it was dropping frames.

Steven

zombiesdrule

Henry I would love to see how it looks.

calvin9403

Have you try to use a web preview?

zombiesdrule

Have you try to use a web preview?

I'm not sure what you mean?

App Surge

@calvin9403
Web preview has horrible load times and lags!!

calvin9403

the weird thing is, why will the preformance be so bad on the computer and so good on the device?

zombiesdrule

Good run down of the various options http://www.iphonelife.com/blog/87/how-record-video-what-happens-iphone-ipad-screen-video-editing-and-conversion-tips-free-tool

Very Interesting, so it's looking like I need to invest some money in some high end equipment. Then I can set up a service in which people send me their apps, I then charge $20 for 5 minutes of high quality recorded game play.