24/7 recording with auto archiving?

[djcoin]

So I can get 2 weeks of footage in a 2tb hdd with xsplit recording. I want to find a way to auto archive my footage into files on set intervals like 4/21/13 4/22/13 4/23/13 or even at set times like 4/21/13 12:00am 4/211/13 1:00am 4/21/13 2:00am so I don't have to search through 2 weeks of footage to find one clip. Is there a piece of software that does this or something? Thanks.

[Speaknoevil]

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[vesseblah]

If xsplit or whatever you're using to record does not support it, then you're screwed. Nothing can split video files that are being written in another application at the same time.

[n0cturnal]

Maybe you can make an Autohotkey script that stops and start recording every hour.

[FlawlessSoul]

Yay, another thread by djcoin!

Build a capture PC, or use a DVR.

[Deleted]

Maybe you can make an Autohotkey script that stops and start recording every hour.

This. Can be done easily with AutoIt. http://www.autoitscript.com/site/autoit/

 Global $Paused, $t 
 HotKeySet("{F1}", "TogglePause") 
 HotKeySet("{F2}", "Terminate")   

 While 1 
 	If $t = 1 Then  

 	        Sleep(86400000) 
 		Send("{A}") 
 	        Sleep(200) 
 		Send("{B}") 

 	EndIf 
 	Sleep(150) 
 WEnd 
  
 Func TogglePause() 
 	$Paused = NOT $Paused 
 	While $Paused 
 		sleep(200) 
 		ToolTip('Script is "Paused"',0,0) 
 	WEnd 
 	ToolTip("") 
 EndFunc 
  
 Func Terminate() 
 	Exit 0 
 EndFunc

F1 to start, F2 to end. Change A to your "stop record" hotkey and change B to your start recording hotkey. Change first 'sleep' to the delay (here 24 hours).

[djcoin]

Just so I know I have this right. f1 to initiate autoit, f2 to stop autoit, than a and b for start/stop record which will automatically start and stop at set interval?

[vesseblah]

Yeah, but it wont be seamless if you stop/start recording this way.

[Deleted]

Just so I know I have this right. f1 to initiate autoit, f2 to stop autoit, than a and b for start/stop record which will automatically start and stop at set interval?

As Vesseblah said, it won't be seamless merely due to the fact that you are turning off the recording and then starting it again.

You will need to compensate the 'sleep' (interval) between stopping and starting; i.e. the time it takes for the software to actually stop recording, save everything, and then be ready to restart. Pretty sure this time needs to be greater than 200 ms (I'd estimate around 1-2 seconds actually, maybe more).

You can add in any number of keypresses to the sequence if you so require:

 	        Sleep(86400000) 
 		Send("{A}") 
 	        Sleep(200) 
 		Send("{B}") 
 	        Sleep(200) 
 		Send("{C}") 
 	        Sleep(200) 
 		Send("{D}") 
 	        Sleep(200) 
 		Send("{E}") 
 	        Sleep(200) 
 		Send("{F}")