TwistyUntick "Start game and create recording configs", the GitHub page explains everything in more detail if you're having trouble, recording with Lawena works fine for me.
https://github.com/AronParker/AviRecorder
I still have to use the virtual dub part, starting up the AVI recorder is essentially useless because it does nothing.
What am I missing??
[quote=Twisty]Untick "Start game and create recording configs", the GitHub page explains everything in more detail if you're having trouble, recording with Lawena works fine for me.
https://github.com/AronParker/AviRecorder[/quote]
I still have to use the virtual dub part, starting up the AVI recorder is essentially useless because it does nothing.
What am I missing??
TwistyYou don't use this with Fraps, it takes stills outputted from sources demo recorder and turns them into an .avi file without the need of Virtualdub.
"This program allows you to use the Source Recorder with the ease of Fraps."
woops i misunderstood thank you
[quote=Twisty]You don't use this with Fraps, it takes stills outputted from sources demo recorder and turns them into an .avi file without the need of Virtualdub.
"This program allows you to use the Source Recorder with the ease of Fraps."[/quote]
woops i misunderstood thank you
squishTwistyUntick "Start game and create recording configs", the GitHub page explains everything in more detail if you're having trouble, recording with Lawena works fine for me.
https://github.com/AronParker/AviRecorder
I still have to use the virtual dub part, starting up the AVI recorder is essentially useless because it does nothing.
What am I missing??
Before you do a startmovie command you need to press "Start recording" in AviRecorder. Once you finish with the endmovie command you need to press "Stop recording" in AviRecorder. The .avi file should be wherever you set it to save, if it isn't I have no idea. :)
Requires .NET Framework 4.6.2 also
[quote=squish][quote=Twisty]Untick "Start game and create recording configs", the GitHub page explains everything in more detail if you're having trouble, recording with Lawena works fine for me.
https://github.com/AronParker/AviRecorder[/quote]
I still have to use the virtual dub part, starting up the AVI recorder is essentially useless because it does nothing.
What am I missing??[/quote]
Before you do a startmovie command you need to press "Start recording" in AviRecorder. Once you finish with the endmovie command you need to press "Stop recording" in AviRecorder. The .avi file should be wherever you set it to save, if it isn't I have no idea. :)
Requires .NET Framework 4.6.2 also
First of all great tool, saves a lot of time.
Suggestion / question: on longer recordings, sometimes the audio goes out of sync slowly. This is because I think TF2 can never record the exact framerate compared to the audio. In Vdub I always used the function to change framerate so audio and video durations match, this fixes the out of sync issue. Is it possible to add this feature in avirecorder?
First of all great tool, saves a lot of time.
Suggestion / question: on longer recordings, sometimes the audio goes out of sync slowly. This is because I think TF2 can never record the exact framerate compared to the audio. In Vdub I always used the function to change framerate so audio and video durations match, this fixes the out of sync issue. Is it possible to add this feature in avirecorder?
i don't even know how to start the avirecorder
edit: nvm figured it out
i don't even know how to start the avirecorder
edit: nvm figured it out
how do you use this? lawena is broken for me and all F9 does when using this is speed up my game when watching a demo
how do you use this? lawena is broken for me and all F9 does when using this is speed up my game when watching a demo
Iatginkhow do you use this? lawena is broken for me and all F9 does when using this is speed up my game when watching a demo
Just tested it. Seems to be broken, just like Lawena. Had no problems using it before the pyro update.
The game still slows down when recording, but nothing is recorded (it also just plays in slow motion, without the jittery, sound-looping mess that usually comes with avi recorder/lawena) so the recording binds probably don't work anymore for any recording tools
edit: Make a folder in tf and tell the program to put the TGAs in there
Also about it speeding up your game: try the suggested settings first. It'll slow your game down a lot and recording takes a long time but after that you can start figuring out something you're fine with. It probably speeds it up because you didn't make it slow down the game properly in the settings
[quote=Iatgink]how do you use this? lawena is broken for me and all F9 does when using this is speed up my game when watching a demo[/quote]
[s]Just tested it. Seems to be broken, just like Lawena. Had no problems using it before the pyro update.
The game still slows down when recording, but nothing is recorded (it also just plays in slow motion, without the jittery, sound-looping mess that usually comes with avi recorder/lawena) so the recording binds probably don't work anymore for any recording tools[/s]
edit: Make a folder in tf and tell the program to put the TGAs in there
Also about it speeding up your game: try the suggested settings first. It'll slow your game down a lot and recording takes a long time but after that you can start figuring out something you're fine with. It probably speeds it up because you didn't make it slow down the game properly in the settings
does it already make tf2 in high settings or you need your own config to make it high settings?
does it already make tf2 in high settings or you need your own config to make it high settings?
you can use it along side lawena
or you can exec a movie config yourself
you can use it along side lawena
or you can exec a movie config yourself
TobIatginkhow do you use this? lawena is broken for me and all F9 does when using this is speed up my game when watching a demo
Just tested it. Seems to be broken, just like Lawena. Had no problems using it before the pyro update.
The game still slows down when recording, but nothing is recorded (it also just plays in slow motion, without the jittery, sound-looping mess that usually comes with avi recorder/lawena) so the recording binds probably don't work anymore for any recording tools
edit: Make a folder in tf and tell the program to put the TGAs in there
Also about it speeding up your game: try the suggested settings first. It'll slow your game down a lot and recording takes a long time but after that you can start figuring out something you're fine with. It probably speeds it up because you didn't make it slow down the game properly in the settings
does avirecorder still work? I tried putting the tga and avi folders in tf but it did no difference.
[quote=Tob][quote=Iatgink]how do you use this? lawena is broken for me and all F9 does when using this is speed up my game when watching a demo[/quote]
[s]Just tested it. Seems to be broken, just like Lawena. Had no problems using it before the pyro update.
The game still slows down when recording, but nothing is recorded (it also just plays in slow motion, without the jittery, sound-looping mess that usually comes with avi recorder/lawena) so the recording binds probably don't work anymore for any recording tools[/s]
edit: Make a folder in tf and tell the program to put the TGAs in there
Also about it speeding up your game: try the suggested settings first. It'll slow your game down a lot and recording takes a long time but after that you can start figuring out something you're fine with. It probably speeds it up because you didn't make it slow down the game properly in the settings[/quote]
does avirecorder still work? I tried putting the tga and avi folders in tf but it did no difference.
I'm sorry to bump this thread with such a dumb question, but I'm completely new to recording tf2 (I've only ever used Lawena). I can't even find a way to open the program itself. Can somebody help?
I'm sorry to bump this thread with such a dumb question, but I'm completely new to recording tf2 (I've only ever used Lawena). I can't even find a way to open the program itself. Can somebody help?
TailorTFI'm sorry to bump this thread with such a dumb question, but I'm completely new to recording tf2 (I've only ever used Lawena). I can't even find a way to open the program itself. Can somebody help?
Try downloading the .exe from here: https://github.com/AronParker/AviRecorder/releases
[quote=TailorTF]I'm sorry to bump this thread with such a dumb question, but I'm completely new to recording tf2 (I've only ever used Lawena). I can't even find a way to open the program itself. Can somebody help?[/quote]
Try downloading the .exe from here: https://github.com/AronParker/AviRecorder/releases
Pressing F9 no longer works! Please help. Ive put the tga folder in the TF folder but no change + starting AVI recorder first
Pressing F9 no longer works! Please help. Ive put the tga folder in the TF folder but no change + starting AVI recorder first
I think this is borked. I might be retard and just not looking where it puts the files, cuz the game slows down and looks like it's recording when i hit F9, but if can't find files in the tga or avi folders i give it. Has it been working for anyone else? I already know my .NET is up to date so that's not it. Maybe it's old demos that mess it up? idk
I think this is borked. I might be retard and just not looking where it puts the files, cuz the game slows down and looks like it's recording when i hit F9, but if can't find files in the tga or avi folders i give it. Has it been working for anyone else? I already know my .NET is up to date so that's not it. Maybe it's old demos that mess it up? idk
RebiteI think this is borked. I might be retard and just not looking where it puts the files, cuz the game slows down and looks like it's recording when i hit F9, but if can't find files in the tga or avi folders i give it. Has it been working for anyone else? I already know my .NET is up to date so that's not it. Maybe it's old demos that mess it up? idk
same thing happens to me
[quote=Rebite]I think this is borked. I might be retard and just not looking where it puts the files, cuz the game slows down and looks like it's recording when i hit F9, but if can't find files in the tga or avi folders i give it. Has it been working for anyone else? I already know my .NET is up to date so that's not it. Maybe it's old demos that mess it up? idk[/quote]
same thing happens to me
Moist_masterRebiteI think this is borked. I might be retard and just not looking where it puts the files, cuz the game slows down and looks like it's recording when i hit F9, but if can't find files in the tga or avi folders i give it. Has it been working for anyone else? I already know my .NET is up to date so that's not it. Maybe it's old demos that mess it up? idk
same thing happens to me
its not borked, make sure your tga and avi folders are in the tf folder, just tested, works just fine
[quote=Moist_master][quote=Rebite]I think this is borked. I might be retard and just not looking where it puts the files, cuz the game slows down and looks like it's recording when i hit F9, but if can't find files in the tga or avi folders i give it. Has it been working for anyone else? I already know my .NET is up to date so that's not it. Maybe it's old demos that mess it up? idk[/quote]
same thing happens to me[/quote]
its not borked, make sure your tga and avi folders are in the tf folder, just tested, works just fine
Rebite
Moist_master
As some people have said above, make sure the TGA folder is wherever TF2 is set to store your TGA files. You can also uncheck "delete frames after processing" to see if it's actually recording anything.
I personally haven't had issues with the program, but whenever I record stuff I also tend to use HLAE, on top of having my own recording config, so I never actually launch the game/use the built-in hotkeys to record stuff.
Here's what I normally do:
Just launch the game how you would regularly, load up the demo, find where you wanna record, all that stuff. Then in AVI recorder, (make sure "Start game and create recording configs" is unchecked), hit "Start recording."
I have these two binds to start and stop recording:
bind [ "engine_no_focus_sleep 0; r_cleardecals; snd_soundmixer Default_Mix; demo_resume; gameui_hide; startmovie frames_ raw"
bind ] "endmovie; engine_no_focus_sleep 50; demo_pause; demoui"
(All of those commands are what the program normally uses anyway when you hit F9, but if you don't care to fuck with that you can just do this:)
bind [ "demo_resume; startmovie frames_ raw"
bind ] "endmovie; demo_pause"
Make sure you have "host_framerate" set to what framerate you want to record at, and check that it matches in AVI Recorder. Then, just hit [ to start recording, and then hit ] to stop it. Whenever you're done recording whatever make sure to hit "Stop recording" before closing the program to avoid losing anything.
At this point, you're basically just using the program to cut out having to stitch the frames together, but I still use it so I don't have to worry about filling up my SSD with uncompressed picture files, or have to worry about accidentally overriding frames because I forgot to change the name of the shit in the startmovie command. (Which I've done a lot rofl)
I'm not sure if this is 100% necessary or not to get the thing to work, but this is what I've always done and its always worked fine.
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If you don't want to do any of that shit, at the very least try having your own recording binds and test it out that way, without using F9 to stop and start the recording.
[quote=Rebite][/quote]
[quote=Moist_master][/quote]
As some people have said above, make sure the TGA folder is wherever TF2 is set to store your TGA files. You can also uncheck "delete frames after processing" to see if it's actually recording anything.
I personally haven't had issues with the program, but whenever I record stuff I also tend to use HLAE, on top of having my own recording config, so I never actually launch the game/use the built-in hotkeys to record stuff.
Here's what I normally do:
Just launch the game how you would regularly, load up the demo, find where you wanna record, all that stuff. Then in AVI recorder, (make sure "Start game and create recording configs" is unchecked), hit "Start recording."
I have these two binds to start and stop recording:
[code]bind [ "engine_no_focus_sleep 0; r_cleardecals; snd_soundmixer Default_Mix; demo_resume; gameui_hide; startmovie frames_ raw"
bind ] "endmovie; engine_no_focus_sleep 50; demo_pause; demoui"[/code]
(All of those commands are what the program normally uses anyway when you hit F9, but if you don't care to fuck with that you can just do this:)
[code]bind [ "demo_resume; startmovie frames_ raw"
bind ] "endmovie; demo_pause"[/code]
Make sure you have "host_framerate" set to what framerate you want to record at, and check that it matches in AVI Recorder. Then, just hit [ to start recording, and then hit ] to stop it. Whenever you're done recording whatever make sure to hit "Stop recording" before closing the program to avoid losing anything.
At this point, you're basically just using the program to cut out having to stitch the frames together, but I still use it so I don't have to worry about filling up my SSD with uncompressed picture files, or have to worry about accidentally overriding frames because I forgot to change the name of the shit in the startmovie command. (Which I've done a lot rofl)
I'm not sure if this is 100% necessary or not to get the thing to work, but this is what I've always done and its always worked fine.
[spoiler]If you don't want to do any of that shit, at the very least try having your own recording binds and test it out that way, without using F9 to stop and start the recording.[/spoiler]
A quick necro to point out an issue I had, but also fixed. In case anyone else runs into it in the future.
AVIrecorder stopped launching saying "No compatible games detected" or something along those lines
The program makes a txt file "games.kv" in the same folder it's placed in. I moved most of my steam library from my C drive to my D drive a couple months back. Changing the GameDir and Executable to reflect TF2's new directory fixed the issue.
CS:GO's lines remain unchanged so you can see what the issue was before with TF2. AVIrecorder kept checking my C drive for TF2 because of the <library> variable like with CS:GO
Also for anyone who hasn't used this program, it skips having to stitch TGA files together with virtualdub if you record through Lawena. I highly recommend it if you're still using vdub
https://i.imgur.com/0mQ8WZG.png
A quick necro to point out an issue I had, but also fixed. In case anyone else runs into it in the future.
AVIrecorder stopped launching saying "No compatible games detected" or something along those lines
The program makes a txt file "games.kv" in the same folder it's placed in. I moved most of my steam library from my C drive to my D drive a couple months back. Changing the GameDir and Executable to reflect TF2's new directory fixed the issue.
CS:GO's lines remain unchanged so you can see what the issue was before with TF2. AVIrecorder kept checking my C drive for TF2 because of the <library> variable like with CS:GO
Also for anyone who hasn't used this program, it skips having to stitch TGA files together with virtualdub if you record through Lawena. I highly recommend it if you're still using vdub
[img]https://i.imgur.com/0mQ8WZG.png[/img]
[quote=Tob]hero[/quote]
you are a legend
I'm getting a "No steam users found on this system." error when attempting to launch the recorder. Has anyone had to deal with this issue?
I'm getting a "No steam users found on this system." error when attempting to launch the recorder. Has anyone had to deal with this issue?
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marsI'm getting a "No steam users found on this system." error when attempting to launch the recorder. Has anyone had to deal with this issue?
Yes, I have the same issue.
[quote=mars]I'm getting a "No steam users found on this system." error when attempting to launch the recorder. Has anyone had to deal with this issue?[/quote]
Yes, I have the same issue.
no matter where i put the tga recording folder (tf folder, inside tf folder, whatever), it does not record and says "StartMovie: invalid path: " in console
edit: if i edit the generated cfg file and take out the filepath and just put a filename, it records fine into the tf folder and the tool works, but i have to edit it each time i start recording
no matter where i put the tga recording folder (tf folder, inside tf folder, whatever), it does not record and says "StartMovie: invalid path: " in console
edit: if i edit the generated cfg file and take out the filepath and just put a filename, it records fine into the tf folder and the tool works, but i have to edit it each time i start recording
TobA quick necro to point out an issue I had, but also fixed. In case anyone else runs into it in the future.
AVIrecorder stopped launching saying "No compatible games detected" or something along those lines
The program makes a txt file "games.kv" in the same folder it's placed in. I moved most of my steam library from my C drive to my D drive a couple months back. Changing the GameDir and Executable to reflect TF2's new directory fixed the issue.
CS:GO's lines remain unchanged so you can see what the issue was before with TF2. AVIrecorder kept checking my C drive for TF2 because of the <library> variable like with CS:GO
Also for anyone who hasn't used this program, it skips having to stitch TGA files together with virtualdub if you record through Lawena. I highly recommend it if you're still using vdub
https://i.imgur.com/0mQ8WZG.png
Since the 64bit update trying to open AVI recorder is giving me this 'no supported steam games found on the system' error message, however I haven't changed the location of my steam library so I don't understand what has gone wrong? Appreciate anyones help.
This is from the games.kv txt file :
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\hl2.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"
[quote=Tob]A quick necro to point out an issue I had, but also fixed. In case anyone else runs into it in the future.
AVIrecorder stopped launching saying "No compatible games detected" or something along those lines
The program makes a txt file "games.kv" in the same folder it's placed in. I moved most of my steam library from my C drive to my D drive a couple months back. Changing the GameDir and Executable to reflect TF2's new directory fixed the issue.
CS:GO's lines remain unchanged so you can see what the issue was before with TF2. AVIrecorder kept checking my C drive for TF2 because of the <library> variable like with CS:GO
Also for anyone who hasn't used this program, it skips having to stitch TGA files together with virtualdub if you record through Lawena. I highly recommend it if you're still using vdub
[img]https://i.imgur.com/0mQ8WZG.png[/img][/quote]
Since the 64bit update trying to open AVI recorder is giving me this 'no supported steam games found on the system' error message, however I haven't changed the location of my steam library so I don't understand what has gone wrong? Appreciate anyones help.
This is from the games.kv txt file :
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\hl2.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"
Chris_This is from the games.kv txt file :
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\hl2.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"
Filename of the game changed after the 64 bit update, I don't have time to actually test the program right now but renaming both lines containing hl2.exe to tf_win64.exe got the program running for me.
[quote=Chris_]
This is from the games.kv txt file :
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\hl2.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"[/quote]
Filename of the game changed after the 64 bit update, I don't have time to actually test the program right now but renaming both lines containing hl2.exe to tf_win64.exe got the program running for me.
zambz
Filename of the game changed after the 64 bit update, I don't have time to actually test the program right now but renaming both lines containing hl2.exe to tf_win64.exe got the program running for me.
You're a legend! Thank you, this fixed the problem. :D
[quote=zambz]
Filename of the game changed after the 64 bit update, I don't have time to actually test the program right now but renaming both lines containing hl2.exe to tf_win64.exe got the program running for me.[/quote]
You're a legend! Thank you, this fixed the problem. :D
zambzChris_This is from the games.kv txt file :
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\hl2.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"
Filename of the game changed after the 64 bit update, I don't have time to actually test the program right now but renaming both lines containing hl2.exe to tf_win64.exe got the program running for me.
still doesnt work for me lol idk what to do. it says "The given path's format is not supported."
[quote=zambz][quote=Chris_]
This is from the games.kv txt file :
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\hl2.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"[/quote]
Filename of the game changed after the 64 bit update, I don't have time to actually test the program right now but renaming both lines containing hl2.exe to tf_win64.exe got the program running for me.[/quote]
still doesnt work for me lol idk what to do. it says "The given path's format is not supported."
gallostill doesnt work for me lol idk what to do. it says "The given path's format is not supported."
Try copying this to your games.kv file and make sure to not open avi recorder from your start menu.
// !!!WARNING: DO NOT EDIT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!!
// !!!LEAVING THIS FILE IN A CORRUPTED STATE WILL PREVENT THE AVI RECORDER FROM RUNNING!!!
// !!!IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, RENAME THIS FILE AND AVI RECORDER WILL RECREATE THE DEFAULT SUPPORTED GAMES FILE!!!
//
// Phew. This file contains the supported source games and mods. Each entry consists of the following:
//
// "Team Fortress 2"
// // refers to the name of the game
// {
// "GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
// // refers to the game directory which must contain the cfg folder and optionally a custom folder
//
// "Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf_win64.exe"
// // refers to the executable of the game that will be executed once recording starts
//
// "Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
// // refers to the command line arguments the game needs in order to run.
// // This key is optional and will default to no arguments.
//
// "AppId" "440"
// // refers to the steam Application ID, which is used to acquire the launch options of the game.
// // This key is optional for source games and should be left out for mods
// }
//
// The keys "GameDir" and "Executable" support two path variables:
//
// <steam> - refers to the steam installation directory (e.g. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam")
// <library> - refers to any steam library folder
//
// if "GameDir" contains a <library> variable, the first existing directory will be selected
// if "Executable" contains a <library> variable, the first existing file will be selected
// If both "GameDir" and "Executable" contain a <library> variable, they must both exist within the same library
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf_win64.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"
}
}
[quote=gallo]
still doesnt work for me lol idk what to do. it says "The given path's format is not supported."[/quote]
Try copying this to your games.kv file and make sure to not open avi recorder from your start menu.
// !!!WARNING: DO NOT EDIT UNLESS YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING!!!
// !!!LEAVING THIS FILE IN A CORRUPTED STATE WILL PREVENT THE AVI RECORDER FROM RUNNING!!!
// !!!IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, RENAME THIS FILE AND AVI RECORDER WILL RECREATE THE DEFAULT SUPPORTED GAMES FILE!!!
//
// Phew. This file contains the supported source games and mods. Each entry consists of the following:
//
// "Team Fortress 2"
// // refers to the name of the game
// {
// "GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
// // refers to the game directory which must contain the cfg folder and optionally a custom folder
//
// "Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf_win64.exe"
// // refers to the executable of the game that will be executed once recording starts
//
// "Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
// // refers to the command line arguments the game needs in order to run.
// // This key is optional and will default to no arguments.
//
// "AppId" "440"
// // refers to the steam Application ID, which is used to acquire the launch options of the game.
// // This key is optional for source games and should be left out for mods
// }
//
// The keys "GameDir" and "Executable" support two path variables:
//
// <steam> - refers to the steam installation directory (e.g. "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam")
// <library> - refers to any steam library folder
//
// if "GameDir" contains a <library> variable, the first existing directory will be selected
// if "Executable" contains a <library> variable, the first existing file will be selected
// If both "GameDir" and "Executable" contain a <library> variable, they must both exist within the same library
"Games"
{
"Team Fortress 2"
{
"GameDir" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf"
"Executable" "<library>\\steamapps\\common\\Team Fortress 2\\tf_win64.exe"
"Arguments" "-steam -game tf"
"AppId" "440"
}
}