Reviews

• gamedeal user

  May 11, 2014

  After 900 hours of recording and almost 200 videos uploaded on youtube i can now say that Action is far the best recording software i've ever had to buy. Encoding in MP4 and uses almost nothing of your CPU, you can easily record every game you want. Uploading your videos directly on your Youtube channel thru the software as never been so easy. For a 30 minutes Video at 60 FPS recording i only had a 6GB Video File or less, it all depends of what the game you are recording. With the New Time Shift system you can record only the last action you made without recording the whole sequence by pressing a simple button that saves the last recorded seconds. Pros ------- -User Friendly Interface -Easy to use -Doesn't use much memory , so your gameplay isn't lagging -Cheap -Easy Upload to your YouTube Channel -Time Shift System is awesome for recording only your best moments/actions -Streaming is free since a few patches, no more monthly subscribing -Recording in MP4 so no more 100GB files any more -720p or 1080p of 4k support -30, 60 or even 120 FPS recording available -Still updated when needed. Cons -------- -Not a freeware but ok, it deserves to be a payware. -Recording HUD doesn't Support some games in Windowed more -...
• gamedeal user

  Apr 20, 2022

  Action is a game recorder, it is a general screen recording and gameplay recording software, one of the most popular on the market. Allows real-time recording and streaming, all in high definition. Action! It allows users to record smooth, high frame rate videos of any desktop and action, add audio commentary and even create easy-to-follow tutorials without any hassle. With an intuitive user interface and integration with popular streaming services, Action! is one of the easiest to use screen recorders available. Action! It is compatible with Windows Vista, 7, 8, 8.1 and Windows 10 and 11, making it available to the vast majority of gamers and other performance users. Videos recorded with Action! are saved as AVI 2.0 or MP4 using H.264 or H.265 codecs. This means users get the best of both worlds: smaller file size and better quality. On a single screen, Action! can record video in any quality up to 4K. Three-dimensional gameplay, however, can be recorded in AVI format up to 8192x8192, surpassing most modern video recording qualities. When recording video in AVI format, Action! can capture up to 120 frames per second. In the highest quality MP4 format, Action! can record up to 60 frames per second. Action! it's packed with features. It uses your GPU in the most optimized way to ensure smooth recording of high-definition games and can display your current and average frame rate while playing to save your benchmark results. Action! Perhaps player-centric, but it didn't leave other users behind. With high definition and smooth recording of any action performed on the screen, this powerful program can help any user to record high quality tutorials with ease. Even if you switch windows, Action! will continue to record to a solid clip. You can also add live mic audio commentary for complete ease of use. Action! it is also very adept at live streaming and is integrated with popular streaming services like Twitch, Facebook Live, YouTube and Hitbox. If you're not live streaming but would like to share your clips, Action! has several preset profiles that allow you to simply push a button and instantly export your clips to the format that will work for your media platform of choice. The “Games and Applications” recording mode is designed to capture video from any DirectX 9/10/11 or OpenGL game or application. The HUD will be displayed in the upper right corner of your game. The blue color of the frame rate numbers indicates the game is active and Action! is ready to record. The default hotkey to start game recording is F9. Hit this once you're ready to record and play as you normally would. You can tell the game is being recorded because of the HUD changes. When you're ready to stop recording, press F9 again. Your recording will end and the HUD will return to its normal state. If you don't want the HUD to show up in your recordings, make sure you join Action! HUD Options and select “Do not record HUD in games and apps”. To play videos you've recorded, you can use Action's built-in player! to select game recording. For more playback options, consider downloading Splash, also made by Mirillis. With Splash, you get access to powerful features like SmartSeek, DetailBoost, LightBoost and AudioBoost. Conclusion: While it may not be without its shortcomings, Action! is one of the best screen capture software available for game recording/streaming or general screen capture. The user interface is intuitive and the recording tools are powerful. It offers smoother recordings than others on the market and is reasonably priced. I recommend its purchase, for those who are interested in recording their gameplays, I was very satisfied recording my gameplays. I recommend!
• gamedeal user

  Oct 28, 2014

  I've had it for a while now, and I can say that while it has it's flaws, it is definitely a solid recorder. It can record games at 1080p if you want (and can). I will mention that there is an original option in the quality options, which is for recording at a resolution that isn't 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p or 240p. It will not record higher than 1080p though. If you are playing a game at 1080p, and you set it to record at 720p, it will only record at that resolution. This is a fantastic feature because, while it may look a bit blurry (and i mean a TINY bit), it will come out as a much smaller file. Which is good if you don't own a very big hard drive or want to upload something to Youtube in your lifetime. This recording option can be done in any of the listed resolutions. This feature is lacking in several big recording softwares, which force people to manually compress the files. The UI is fantastic, and way more straight forward than most recorders that I have used before. The recording options are easy to reach, and yet they seem to do a lot without being confusing. There are SO many features that I love about this software that I can't find in most recorders. There's a window option, where you can record a certain part of your screen, which is very handy for windowed games. There's a facecam option if you have a camera. And of course, it has the usual voice recording options.You can choose for it to limit your frame rate while you are recording, which is good if you don't want lag or just simply want to record at a certain FPS. Action also performs WAAAAYYY better than FRAPS. The recording quality is definitely grainy, but it's worth it for the better framerate, and while some people may want to go for the recorder that records a tiny bit better, Action won't dive on the frame rate. When I used FRAPS to play a retro game, I got about 5 FPS, and the game even FROZE at times. Even when I wasn't recording, having it open slowed the game down. With Action, the game ran like it did when I wasn't recording. It was incredible how fast it ran. One complaint I have, is the FPS options I mentioned earlier. You can chose to limit your frame rate at 60, 50, 30, 25, 24 (yes 24), 20, 15, and 120. Why are the options so random? Why is there a 25 and 24 option? There's no difference! And yet there's no 40 FPS option. I actually really like limiting my frame rate at 40. So why am I stuck with using 25, 24 and 15? Get rid of 24, as a single frame difference is NOTHING, and add 40. EDIT: After a long time of use, I have noticed how much of a lottery it is when it comes to audio. Sometimes the recording has tinny, echoing sound, which really sticks out like a nose unless if you mask it with music in editing. Other times, however, it records perfectly fine. IMPORTANT: To do live streams, you need a subscription. It comes with a free subscription when you buy it, but I can't remember how long it is. I have never streamed using Action, so don't ask me how it performs. I really want to emphasise that there are programs like OBS (Open Broadcaster Software) that can not only record games, but also stream them FOR FREE. Not to mention you can also add on screen pictures and messages in real time on OBS. So if you want to do live streams, seriously consider something else. If you want to see it in action (joke intended), check out my Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/MrNiceguy3210 My videos are mediocre, but I have a lot of fun making them :).
• gamedeal user

  Oct 31, 2014

  Ofcourse it goes on sale 2 days after I bought it at full retail... that would be my luck. But it is a good program to have. Does not record, at least for me at 1080 on mp4 but does for avi. Avi is definitly a HD space killer. Web cam feature is really easy to use. There is a subsription fee for live stream so keep that in mind. But you can just record it and edit it to upload to your channel.
• gamedeal user

  Jan 4, 2023

  its better then OBS!
• gamedeal user

  Dec 13, 2014

  Action! is a very easy to use piece of recording software that can be used for capturing gameplay/audio/desktop images/etc... The program allows for easy file management, and quick key assignments. I use this almost exclusively for recording virtually anything I am piping through my pc. I can record 1080P video by simply hitting F9 ... or record a separate audio track with F10 .... maybe a quick screenshot just hit F12 .... or do all three (depending on your hardware capabilities). It isn't able to record/export in H.264 (MPEG-4 AVC) ... but 1080P is good enough for me. I have recommended this to several friends, and all have reported back happy with the software's performance and ease of use. There is a streaming feature built in, but I haven't tried it... if I do I will update this review. I would recommend this to anyone who is looking to be able to record high quality videos and audio via a very user friendly interface. 11.25.2018 - the biggest issue with this now is that updates usually break your setup and you have to go through all of the settings again and again. http://store.steampowered.com/app/228180/
• gamedeal user

  Mar 19, 2023

  I like 4K
• NuttoX

  May 6, 2023

  Epic recording app.
• Dan

  Jun 20, 2023

  Idk
• gamedeal user

  Feb 11, 2015

  Easily the best software I've found for recording PROs FREE livestreaming. Yup. As of update 1.22.0 you can stream to YouTube, Twitch, HitBox, etc. for free so that's nice Hardly any lag on your system Allows for microphone audio to be recorded louder than the game. Even Fraps doesn't do that. Even gives you a weird way to record those little media players on the internet you see occasionally Almost every popular YouTuber I've seen uses it CONS Expensive. $50!!!!! Buy it on sale. Kinda confusing to learn. YouTube is your friend...ironically Its's on Steam; forcing you to have the Steam client on all the time Don't try recording Minecraft. Trust me. It freaks out. Really handy and a lot of fun. BUY NOW *EDIT 6/17/15* After fervently trying to record, I have learned that, at least on my machine or for this update,Action does not record Garry's Mod very well at all. Action is still the best recording software out there. *EDIT: Five Years later* The software is still good enough but since proven unnecessary since there are plenty better alternatives like OBS which offers more functionality and they're free. Action is still super easy to use so I'll leave what I wrote.