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HOW TO:  MAKE A MOVIE IN SECOND LIFE
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Key words: captures movies mpegs mpgs avis divxs wmvs machinima mpeg4s mpg4s
 
Before you begin you will need the following:
 
* Windows Media 8.0 and 9.0 codecs (if you don't already have them). You can find these at: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/wi...cdownload.aspx.
 
* Video editing software
 
 
1.  Change your screen resolution to as small as possible.
* Right-click on your Windows desktop.
* Choose Properties, then Settings.
* Choose 800 by 600 pixels.
* Click Apply, then OK.
       
2.  Log into Second Life
 
3.  Turn on the Debug menu.
* Press Ctrl-Alt-D. Debug should appear to the right of Help in the main menu.
 
4.  Set your movie resolution.
* From the menu, select Debug/Set 320x240 Windowed.
* IMPORTANT: your Second Life window will be reduced significantly.
* During filming, you must leave the SL window at this size on your screen.
     
5.  Hide the User Interface.
    - Click Ctrl-Alt-1 to hide the UI so that it won't appear in your movie.
 
6.  Start your movie.
* Click Ctrl-Shift-A to start the movie (this command also stops filming).
 
7.  Pick a place to save your movie.
* IMPORTANT: select or create a folder NOT on your desktop, for example, any folder on your C drive will work.
* Once you have your folder selected, click Open.
* Click Save.
 
8.  Choose video compression.
* Select Full Frames/Uncompressed.
* 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
 
* Select Microsoft MPEG-4 Video Codec.
* Click OK.  Filming beings.
 
9.  Capture your raw footage.
* To stop filming, Click Ctrl-Shift-A.
 
10. Edit your movie using your choice of video editing application.
 
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contributor:
-Char Linden

Latest revision as of 05:18, 3 November 2009

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