Quote Originally Posted by MJN SEIFER View Post
Thank you for responding. I tried downloading OBS and I got both 32Bit and 64bit; the latter doesn't work because I don't have a .dll and still doesn't even after I download it and place it where I'm told (it might work after I reboot, I don't know, I'm just guessing) and the former works, but I can't quite figure it just yet - I can't get what I record to play, if I'm looking at the right things.

I downloaded X-Split but when I clicked on it, it asked me to register - does this mean that I downloaded the paying version, or does it do this if you download the free as well (and is registration free)?

Thanks for the help so far.
OBS was originally built for streaming specifically, so its recording functionality is kind of annoyingly hidden. If you go into Settings, then the Broadcast Settings tab, there's a button for "automatically save stream to file". Click it. Also adjust the File Path to where you want the videos to be saved.

Registration for X-Split is free. Just have to create an account with them.

On both, you have to then select the recording source. For OBS right click in the "Sources" page, and select "Add", then whichever you're going to use (Window Capture or Game Capture being the most commonly used for actual games, though you can also capture images to use for layouts). For XSplitBroadcaster, it's just the "Add" button at the bottom of the screen, then Game Capture if it's playing a game the system recognizes, or screen capture if what you're playing isn't on the list (or if you're using a capture card, as that software isn't usually recognized as a game).