The PC version of Grand Theft Auto V (GTA V) has taken almost two years to launch after the game initially released on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2013. But it comes with its own unique features. Of these, the most convenient one is in-built recording and editing. What this means is, you don't need a third-party solution like FRAPS to record your GTA V gameplay on PC. Instead, everything can be managed within the game. Here's how you can make the most of it.
Recording your clips
Holding ALT and pressing F1 turns on Manual Recording. This lets you start and stop recording during gameplay. Pressing Left ALT and F1 saves it while pressing Left ALT and F3 cancels it. Saved clips will playback in-sequence.
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Pressing F2 lets you use Action Replay. This allows you to save gameplay moments right after they have happened. The game will constantly buffer recorded data in the background but it will not save anything until you decide to create an Action Replay.
When an event worth sharing occurs you can choose to capture it by holding ALT and pressing F1 to choose 'Save Action Replay', similar to how tapping a button on the PlayStation 4 or Xbox One lets you record gameplay footage after it happens.
Cancelling the recording (Left ALT and F3) will delete all data recorded since the last clip was saved.
Clip details
The duration of an Action Replay clip depends on the amount activity during a recording. If it's a segment that's not too busy, it will be up to one minute and 30 seconds. More chaotic scenes will clock up to 30 seconds. If you want to have more control over the clip, you can use the manual recording instead.
Clips are automatically titled when saved. This is in the format 'Month DD YYYY Clip XXXX' (e.g., 'Apr 11 2012 Clip 0021').
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