# ezQuake Manual: Demo Handling Variables

## cl_demoPingInterval

### Description

How often to request ping updates when recording demos. This variable doesn't affect ping updates when the scoreboard is shown (they are always one update per 2 seconds).

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 5

### Values

value | description
0 | Disable automatic ping requests.

## cl_demospeed

### Description

Controls the speed of demo playback in percentage (can be changed during demo playback if you wish).

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 1

Variable is float.

## demo_capture_codec

### Description

Determines what codes should be used for captured video stream compression. E.g. XVID, DIVX, ...

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 0

Variable is float.

## demo_capture_dir

### Description

Change the default capture directory.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: capture

Variable is float.

## demo_capture_fps

### Description

Change the default capture fps.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 30.0

Variable is float.

## demo_capture_mp3

### Description

When set to 1 .avi capturing captures sound compressed in MP3 format.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 0

### Values

value | description
1 | Captures sound in MP3 format
0 | Captures uncompressed sound

See demo_capture_mp3_kbps too.

## demo_capture_mp3_kbps

### Description

Sets bitrate for captured sound stream when demo_capture_mp3 is set to 1.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 128

Variable is float.

## demo_capture_steadycam

### Description

Changes behaviour of keyboard/mouse input when capturing.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 0

Variable is float.

## demo_dir

### Description

Change the demos and autorecord directory.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default:

Variable is string.

## demo_format

### Description

Specifies the demo file format used when recording demo with Match tools.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: qwz

### Values

value | description
qwd | Original QuakeWorld demo format.
qwz | Qizmo compressed demo.
mvd | MultiView Demo, usually contains less frames per second.

See qwdtools_dir, qizmo_dir, match_auto_record.

## demo_getpings

### Description

This toggles whether the client should always record pings into the demo or only when the player died and show(team)scores are being shown (QWCL default).

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: 1

### Values

value | description
1 | always update pings
0 | only update pings in the demo when the player died and show(team)scores are being shown

## qizmo_dir

### Description

Change the default qizmo directory.

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: qizmo

Variable is float.

## qwdtools_dir

### Description

Specifies the qwdtools utility placement

Support: Windows: OpenGL Windows: Software Linux: GLX Linux: X11 Linux: SVGA Mac OS X

Default: qwdtools

Variable is string.
Use path relative to you quakedir

Last update: 09.11.2005 02:15 PST, made by JohnNy_cz | ezQDocs