Make a movie in SL

Before you begin you may need the following:

• Windows Media 8.0 and 9.0 codecs (if you don't already have them). You can search these at: [1].

• Video editing software

1. Log into Second Life
2. Set your movie resolution.
   1. From the 'File'-menu, select 'Set Window Size' and '800x600'.
   2. IMPORTANT: your Second Life window will be reduced significantly.
   3. During filming, you must leave the SL window at this size on your screen.
3. Hide the User Interface.
   1. Click Ctrl-Alt-1 to hide the UI so that it won't appear in your movie.
4. Start your movie.
   1. Click Ctrl-Shift-A to start the movie (this command also stops filming).
5. Pick a place to save your movie.
   1. IMPORTANT: select or create a folder NOT on your desktop, for example, any folder on your C drive will work.
   2. Once you have your folder selected, click Open.
   3. Click Save.
6. Choose video compression.
   1. Select Full Frames/Uncompressed.
   2. IMPORTANT: this will generate a large uncompressed video file - about 1 GB per minute, which you will need to compress during or after editing. OR
   3. Select Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec.
   4. Click OK. Filming beings.
7. Capture your raw footage.
   1. To stop filming, Click Ctrl-Shift-A.
8. Edit your movie using your choice of video editing application.

Contributor

Char Linden