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Posted January 05, 2012
Everyone I used to know that did WOW gameplay videos used Sony Vegas to edit (it's paid but they didn't pay for it).
Posted January 05, 2012
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orcishgamer: Everyone I used to know that did WOW gameplay videos used Sony Vegas to edit (it's paid but they didn't pay for it).
Well I wouldn't be editing perse......maybe just joining the clips together.....if Fraps works as shown I can just self edit as I play(hitting the record key to stop/start as needed.) I wish Fraps could just append the latest recording as you started/stopped recording with it instead of making a new video/etc file every time you start/stop recording.
Posted January 05, 2012
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orcishgamer: Everyone I used to know that did WOW gameplay videos used Sony Vegas to edit (it's paid but they didn't pay for it).
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GameRager: Well I wouldn't be editing perse......maybe just joining the clips together.....if Fraps works as shown I can just self edit as I play(hitting the record key to stop/start as needed.) I wish Fraps could just append the latest recording as you started/stopped recording with it instead of making a new video/etc file every time you start/stop recording.
I think people used to use Vegas to get neat effects, like fade out or screen peel away to the next scene, that kind of thing. Yeah, they're cheap, gimicky effects but they really do help the end result.
Posted January 05, 2012
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GameRager: Well I wouldn't be editing perse......maybe just joining the clips together.....if Fraps works as shown I can just self edit as I play(hitting the record key to stop/start as needed.) I wish Fraps could just append the latest recording as you started/stopped recording with it instead of making a new video/etc file every time you start/stop recording.
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orcishgamer: I think people used to use Vegas to get neat effects, like fade out or screen peel away to the next scene, that kind of thing. Yeah, they're cheap, gimicky effects but they really do help the end result.
Maybe add some silly "wah wah wahhhhhhh" sounds in as well? That sort of thing? Lol, maybe I will.
Posted January 05, 2012
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DaveO-MM: Having created well over 1000 LP videos, I can say that you will likely need multiple recorder programs. For editing, I've found that VirtualDub is good enough for my needs.

The most useful recording programs so far for me are FRAPS or ZDSoft's Screen Recorder. I've had some use for the Hyper Cam 2 program, but I'm not sure how well it would work on Windows games. Please bear in mind that DOSBox has its own built in recording capability.
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GameRager: I'm possibly going to just use fraps and edit it down to size in WMM. I am just practicing so i'll see how it goes and if I have issues i'll of course try other methods.


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Jennywenny: WMM can save as anything, but I think the best and have always saved as .avi. The newer WMM lets you upload straight to youtube right in the app.
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GameRager: That sounds useful. I'll have to take a look at that later on.
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summitus: I have made over 150 youtube Videos and only use Fraps to record gameplay and Voice. Fraps has an option to support Windows Sound and also External Input you just need to have them both checked .

I use Camtasia Studio to Edit and Render the Video and then just use the youtube uploader.

The only downside is rendering really , it takes alot of time to render even quite short HD videos , unless of course you have a very powerful up to date PC ,

There is also a great freeware program for recording your screen called Debut , check it out and good luk with your videos :)

I forget to say try and get a good Mic/Headset the sound in my VIdeos has improved so much since I got my Turtle Beach Headset.
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GameRager: How long would it take to render/convert a normal 10 minutes let's play video considering I have a quad core 2.2 Ghz?

As for headsets well i'm not trying to make oscar worthy videos for now so I hope my current setup works eh what? :)
At a guess I would say between 20 and 30 Minutes with your setup fo a 10 minute HD Video

but again it would depend on the rendering software you are are using , I will say if your just experimenting for now then Windows Moviemaker would be more than adequate :)

Yes of course your current headset will be fine ! :p
Posted January 05, 2012
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summitus: At a guess I would say between 20 and 30 Minutes with your setup fo a 10 minute HD Video

but again it would depend on the rendering software you are are using , I will say if your just experimenting for now then Windows Moviemaker would be more than adequate :)

Yes of course your current headset will be fine ! :p
What if I converted to less than HD like around SD(480p)ish? Also btw my headphones are not expensive but seem ok, they are Plantronics USB headphones.....dunno if they'll work good with my setup but I hope so.
Posted January 05, 2012
If you render at lower resolution you can easily half that time :)
I will look forward to seeing one of your Videos !
any idea which game you will be doing ?
Posted January 05, 2012
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summitus: If you render at lower resolution you can easily half that time :)
I will look forward to seeing one of your Videos !
any idea which game you will be doing ?
Anything I can get my grubby pirating finger........err something in the FPS genre perhaps?

:)
Posted January 06, 2012
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GameRager: Well I wouldn't be editing perse......maybe just joining the clips together.....if Fraps works as shown I can just self edit as I play(hitting the record key to stop/start as needed.) I wish Fraps could just append the latest recording as you started/stopped recording with it instead of making a new video/etc file every time you start/stop recording.
Sorry for the delayed response. In regards to your earlier question, 30 FPS is plenty for recording videos. The standard is usually 29.97 or 30 FPS, so I would see little need to record at a higher rate for any sort of LP video. Granted I may be a little out of touch with codecs as I haven't done any videos as of late, but most common codecs available take it down to 30 FPS regardless.

If your system can handle it, I would recommend full size videos. However, half size shouldn't hurt if you are limited to that. Most people probably view videos on Youtube in their smaller format anyway, such as myself, due to limited bandwidth.

In regards to the quoted bit above, I highly recommend VirtualDub for your needs. It is a free and is great for joining videos together seamlessly, and then compressing the audio and video using the codecs of your choice. Or well, most codecs, as I believe it is still finicky with a few, such as h.264.

I am no VirtualDub expert, but if you need help in regards to joining videos together, let me know and I can post how to do it. I am on my laptop at the moment so I don't have the program in front of me to say at the moment.

However, if you want a more simple drag and drop interface, Windows Movie Maker is probably your best bet then. Also, someone earlier mentioned the older WMM being better due to the timeline interface, but I am pretty sure you can switch to an old school timeline in the new LIVE Movie Maker version. I will also have to double check this as well later when I get a chance.

I look forward to seeing what you make :)
Posted January 06, 2012
I will possibly be working on a test LP later next week or so. I will be using FRAPS to record the audio/video and commentary and hopefully it will acheive what I want it to.
Posted January 07, 2012
I just saw this stuff; http://www.twitch.tv/technomancer88
Live broadcast, videos are accessable afterwards too. Don't know about details though.
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