SagaCapture
Records high-definition Valheim videos with automatic switching between your gameplay view and a second camera that follows your character.SagaCapture
Records high-definition Valheim videos with automatic switching between your gameplay view and a second camera that follows your character.
Watch SagaCapture in action on YouTube
Requirements
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Windows x64.
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An NVIDIA GPU with NVENC support and a recent NVIDIA driver.
To check your GPU, run
nvidia-smiin Command Prompt and find its model in the NVIDIA Video Encode and Decode GPU Support Matrix. Check thatH.264 (AVC) YUV 4:2:0is markedYES. -
FFmpeg, which is used to create the final MP4 file. It is not bundled and must be installed separately.
Set environment variable FFMPEG_PATH to the absolute path of the FFmpeg bin
folder containing ffmpeg.exe before starting Valheim. For example, in
PowerShell:
[Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable("FFMPEG_PATH", "C:\tools\ffmpeg\bin", "User")
Record a video
Press F8 to start or stop video recording.
Videos are saved in the SagaCapture folder inside your Windows Videos folder. The folder is created automatically.
Settings
Open this BepInEx file for recording settings:
BepInEx/config/Landoria.SagaCapture.cfg
| Section | Setting | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
Controls |
CaptureModeShortcut |
F8 |
Starts or stops Capture Mode. |
CinematicCameraRendering |
MaximumFrameRate |
SameAsGame |
Sets 30, 60, or SameAsGame. The latter preserves active VSync, or limits the game and video to 60 FPS when VSync is off. |
CinematicCameraRendering |
ShowFrameRate |
false |
Shows the cinematic-camera FPS counter in the top-left corner. |
Recording |
Quality |
Medium |
Sets the recording quality to Low, Medium, High, or Highest. Lower values reduce file size and encoding load. |
GameplayCamera |
IncludeUI |
true |
Includes the Valheim interface in gameplay shots. |
Director |
MinimumShotDuration |
8 |
Sets the minimum shot duration in seconds. |
Director |
MaximumShotDuration |
15 |
Sets the maximum shot duration in seconds. |
Performance recommendation
SagaCapture uses the current game resolution. Keep the game fast enough to
maintain the selected recording rate of 30 or 60 FPS. If needed, lower the game
resolution from 4K (2160p) to 2K (1440p) or Full HD (1080p). Prefer a
native resolution when performance allows it.
Contributions welcome
CineCapture is the underlying capture project used by SagaCapture. We welcome contributions to expand its support across more platforms, GPUs, and graphics APIs.
See the project on GitHub: cine-capture/CineCapture.
| Operating system | GPU | Graphics API | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows x64 | NVIDIA with NVENC | Direct3D 11 | ✅ Supported |
| Windows x64 | AMD | Direct3D 11 | 🙌 Contributors needed |
| Windows x64 | Intel | Direct3D 11 | 🙌 Contributors needed |
| Windows x64 | NVIDIA with NVENC | Direct3D 12 | 🙌 Contributors needed |
| Linux | NVIDIA, AMD, or Intel | Vulkan | 🙌 Contributors needed |
| macOS | Apple silicon | Metal | 🙌 Contributors needed |
Testers are also welcome. Share your feedback and results to help validate CineCapture on different hardware and environments.
Contact
Report bugs through GitHub Issues.