SagaCapture
Records Valheim videos, switching between gameplay and a second camera that follows your character.SagaCapture
Turn your Valheim adventures into high-definition cinematic videos with dynamic camera angles.
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:
$env:FFMPEG_PATH = "C:\tools\ffmpeg\bin"
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.
Contact
Report bugs through GitHub Issues.