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