User:Torley Linden/Capture - Revision history

Torley Linden at 12:26, 11 January 2011

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	* '''Video Capture Settings''' - Usually '''30 fps''', you won't see higher in most content-rich regions, anyway.		* '''Video Capture Settings''' - Usually '''30 fps''', you won't see higher in most content-rich regions, anyway.
			** Show overlay in a corner so you're sure what performance is and that it's recording.
			** {{red\|Does "Lock framerate" make a difference?}}
	* '''Sound Capture Settings'''		* '''Sound Capture Settings'''
	** Check '''Record Win7 sound''' if you want to record voice chat coming from ''other people'' in Second Life. This also records all other system sound so make sure you have distractions (like music streams) turned off if preferred.		** Check '''Record Win7 sound''' if you want to record voice chat coming from ''other people'' in Second Life. This also records all other system sound so make sure you have distractions (like music streams) turned off if preferred.

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2011-01-11T12:11:38Z

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			* In PREFERENCES' '''Sound & Media''' tab, keep '''Sound Effects''' on because inworld noise can really enhance a video (and can always be trimmed out later if you don't want it).
			** You may want to disable '''Voice Chat''' and other sound sliders if you don't intend to capture them, since they can distract from inworld sounds.
	* Boost performance a little by enabling '''Advanced''' > '''Run Multiple Threads'''.		* Boost performance a little by enabling '''Advanced''' > '''Run Multiple Threads'''.
	* Remember to turn off HUD attachments so they don't clutter the screen while filming!		* Remember to turn off HUD attachments so they don't clutter the screen while filming!

Torley Linden at 12:09, 11 January 2011

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 ** Check '''Record external input''' if you want to record your voice chat (and everything else that's fed into your mic input). Otherwise, for cleaner sound, turn this off (because there may still be ambient noise and bumps). Unlike on a Mac solution like Screenflow, on FRAPS, both '''Record Win7 sound''' and '''Record external input''' are ''mixed together'', so make sure you do a test recording and get the levels right (for example, so your voice isn't substantially softer than what's inworld).
 * '''Hide mouse cursor in video''' - You'll want this checked for most "beauty" machinima shots, especially if the UI is hidden.
 == Torley's lab notes ==

Torley Linden at 12:09, 11 January 2011

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	== Episodes ==		== Episodes ==

	* 2010-12-31 - '''[~~https~~://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/12/31/games-in-second-life Games in Second Life]'''		* 2010-12-31 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/12/31/games-in-second-life Games in Second Life]'''
	* 2010-11-23 - '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4gqtvoaJnw Winter Activities]'''		* 2010-11-23 - '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4gqtvoaJnw Winter Activities]'''
	* 2010-09-29 - '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxZZWz_W4Q Haunted Attractions]'''		* 2010-09-29 - '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxZZWz_W4Q Haunted Attractions]'''

Torley Linden at 12:08, 11 January 2011

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	== Episodes ==		== Episodes ==

			* 2010-12-31 - '''[https://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/12/31/games-in-second-life Games in Second Life]'''
			* 2010-11-23 - '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M4gqtvoaJnw Winter Activities]'''
			* 2010-09-29 - '''[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfxZZWz_W4Q Haunted Attractions]'''
	* 2010-09-10 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/09/10/the-nemo-trilogy-in-second-life Nemo Trilogy]'''		* 2010-09-10 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/09/10/the-nemo-trilogy-in-second-life Nemo Trilogy]'''
	* 2010-08-25 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/08/25/madpea-productions-in-second-life MadPea Productions]'''		* 2010-08-25 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/08/25/madpea-productions-in-second-life MadPea Productions]'''

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2010-09-23T19:48:57Z

Episodes

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	== Episodes ==		== Episodes ==

			* 2010-09-10 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/09/10/the-nemo-trilogy-in-second-life Nemo Trilogy]'''
	* 2010-08-25 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/08/25/madpea-productions-in-second-life MadPea Productions]'''		* 2010-08-25 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/08/25/madpea-productions-in-second-life MadPea Productions]'''
	* 2010-08-10 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/08/25/~~madpea~~-~~productions~~-in-second-life The Next Day]'''		* 2010-08-10 - '''[http://blogs.secondlife.com/community/community/eureka/blog/2010/08/23/the-next-day-in-second-life The Next Day]'''

	== <font color="red">Optimal settings ''before'' filming</font> ==		== <font color="red">Optimal settings ''before'' filming</font> ==

Torley Linden: /* Torley's lab notes */

2010-09-23T19:47:18Z

Torley's lab notes

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	== Torley's lab notes ==		== Torley's lab notes ==

	* 2010-09-23 - FRAPS exhibits black frame occasional render bug in 9.0c. Still unnerving! Considering encoding to ~~Photo JPEG~~ instead.		* 2010-09-23 - FRAPS exhibits black frame occasional render bug in 9.0c. Still unnerving! Considering encoding to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ProRes_422 ProRes HQ] instead.
	* TechSmith TSCC [http://forums.techsmith.com/archive/index.php/t-13132.html doesn't work with 64-bit Sony Vegas]. I've requested a new version.		* TechSmith TSCC [http://forums.techsmith.com/archive/index.php/t-13132.html doesn't work with 64-bit Sony Vegas]. I've requested a new version.
	* Vegas Pro 9.0e [http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/915313 loads FRAPS very slowly]. I might downgrade to 9.0c but 9.0d "[http://sony-630.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/vegaspro90e_readme_enu.htm Fixed] the ability to seek in files rendered using the MainConcept AAC/AVC format." So could it be a happy balance? Argh, subtleties.		* Vegas Pro 9.0e [http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/915313 loads FRAPS very slowly]. I might downgrade to 9.0c but 9.0d "[http://sony-630.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/vegaspro90e_readme_enu.htm Fixed] the ability to seek in files rendered using the MainConcept AAC/AVC format." So could it be a happy balance? Argh, subtleties.

Torley Linden: /* Torley's lab notes */

2010-09-23T16:16:36Z

Torley's lab notes

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			* 2010-09-23 - FRAPS exhibits black frame occasional render bug in 9.0c. Still unnerving! Considering encoding to Photo JPEG instead.
	* TechSmith TSCC [http://forums.techsmith.com/archive/index.php/t-13132.html doesn't work with 64-bit Sony Vegas]. I've requested a new version.		* TechSmith TSCC [http://forums.techsmith.com/archive/index.php/t-13132.html doesn't work with 64-bit Sony Vegas]. I've requested a new version.
	* Vegas Pro 9.0e [http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/915313 loads FRAPS very slowly]. I might downgrade to 9.0c but 9.0d "[http://sony-630.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/vegaspro90e_readme_enu.htm Fixed] the ability to seek in files rendered using the MainConcept AAC/AVC format." So could it be a happy balance? Argh, subtleties.		* Vegas Pro 9.0e [http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/915313 loads FRAPS very slowly]. I might downgrade to 9.0c but 9.0d "[http://sony-630.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/vegaspro90e_readme_enu.htm Fixed] the ability to seek in files rendered using the MainConcept AAC/AVC format." So could it be a happy balance? Argh, subtleties.

Torley Linden: /* Torley's lab notes */

2010-09-14T12:57:42Z

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	* TechSmith TSCC [http://forums.techsmith.com/archive/index.php/t-13132.html doesn't work with 64-bit Sony Vegas]. I've requested a new version.		* TechSmith TSCC [http://forums.techsmith.com/archive/index.php/t-13132.html doesn't work with 64-bit Sony Vegas]. I've requested a new version.
	* Vegas Pro 9.0e [http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/915313 loads FRAPS very slowly]. I might downgrade to 9.0c but 9.0d "[http://sony-630.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/vegaspro90e_readme_enu.htm Fixed] the ability to seek in files rendered using the MainConcept AAC/AVC format." So could it be a happy balance? Argh, subtleties.		* Vegas Pro 9.0e [http://forums.creativecow.net/readpost/24/915313 loads FRAPS very slowly]. I might downgrade to 9.0c but 9.0d "[http://sony-630.vo.llnwd.net/dspcdn/releasenotes/vegaspro90e_readme_enu.htm Fixed] the ability to seek in files rendered using the MainConcept AAC/AVC format." So could it be a happy balance? Argh, subtleties.
			* 9.0c shows the newest QuickTime's (7.6.6 as of this writing) clips as black. 9.0d fixes that bug and others, but may be easier to downgrade QT as a workaround if needed.
	* [https://mindsprockets.com/movietool.php MovieTool] on Mac might be a good transcoder for FRAPS -> H.264 MOV. But don't see how to contact their support. Surprised there aren't more elegant solutions — video codecs are like chewing and crawling on glass shards simultaneously.		* [https://mindsprockets.com/movietool.php MovieTool] on Mac might be a good transcoder for FRAPS -> H.264 MOV. But don't see how to contact their support. Surprised there aren't more elegant solutions — video codecs are like chewing and crawling on glass shards simultaneously.
	** '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/4971356478/ Tenatively, these settings.]'''		** '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/4971356478/ Tenatively, these settings.]'''

Torley Linden: /* Torley's lab notes */

2010-09-09T20:42:35Z

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	* [https://mindsprockets.com/movietool.php MovieTool] on Mac might be a good transcoder for FRAPS -> H.264 MOV. But don't see how to contact their support. Surprised there aren't more elegant solutions — video codecs are like chewing and crawling on glass shards simultaneously.		* [https://mindsprockets.com/movietool.php MovieTool] on Mac might be a good transcoder for FRAPS -> H.264 MOV. But don't see how to contact their support. Surprised there aren't more elegant solutions — video codecs are like chewing and crawling on glass shards simultaneously.
	** '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/4971356478/ Tenatively, these settings.]'''		** '''[http://www.flickr.com/photos/torley/4971356478/ Tenatively, these settings.]'''
			* As mentioned above, FFcoded x264 files ''with'' audio suck — they track slowly in Vegas and lead to render failure. ''Stay away from them!''
			* Apple QuickTime-encoded H.264 MP4s, which previously seemed to work fine, may render as black. UGH. Stay away from these for the time being, too — search for a better editing codec that isn't so tightly bound. Bigger disk space usage but smoother cutting is worth it.
			* Beware of [http://torley.com/fix-wanted-for-quicktime-h264-gamma-shift-bug gamma shifts] when using QuickTime-based H.264.