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How To Record Like A Champ:
well people always ask me, what kind of equipment i use and whatnot for recording and commentating.
so i figured i'd make a thread on it
well first i start off with the equipment i use
HMW Stuff:
-Dazzle Capture Card
-Pinnacle Studio(The software for the Dazzle)
-A Headset(of any kind)
-Windows Movie Maker
-A Sound Recorder
What You Need:
-A Capture Card of any kind
-A Headset(of any kind)
-Windows Movie Maker
-A Sound Recorder
Finding a Sound Recorder:
Vista Users:
For Vista users its actually the easiest for commentary, since vista's default sound recorder has an unlimited amount of time usage, all you have to do is use the sound recorder that came with the computer.
To find it
click the start button and type "sound recorder" in the search bar. It should have a mic as an icon, then you can just use that for commentary
XP Users:
It's a bit harder since xp's default sound recorder caps out so you can't really use it, but it's not that much harder
i found a legit Sound Recorder
here it is
http://www.sound-recorder.biz/freesoundrecorder.html
this is pretty much just like the one on vista
with this program it usually lets you name your file before you start, but if you get problems to where it doesnt name your file at all, just record whatever it is your recording then rename it when you are finished.
Mac Users:
I feel bad because i honestly don't know any Mac Sound Recorders, but i'm positive there is something out there
Recording The Video:
Well for those of you who have capture cards are already a step ahead and don't really need to read this part, but for those who don't have anything should really look at the part
well for recording i use a dazzle, but there are also others such as gamebridge and other capture cards as well, so get whatever is easy for you
for those looking into a dazzle i suggest buying this kind
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSi...Video+Archiving/Dazzle+Video+Creator+Plus.htm
it comes with the Dazzle and the Pinnacle Studio
for those who have a capture card with no software and can't afford the dazzle watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEpwjlpWRyw
once you have all that setup you can record videos!
Editing:
Once you recorded commentary and video, you'll have to sync it, movie maker is the only program that I used that records video with commentary, but it can shut down sometime, and lag and stuff, plus the quality isnt as good so I use the pinnacle/sound recorder and then edit it with movie maker.
when you import the video click "cancel" immediately so it wont break into clips(video only, you don't have to do this with sound)
once you've imported everything sync the commentary with video(if you did do commentary)
Go to "set audio levels"
For No Commentary:
Set your audio levels to all video(this way you can hear sound for both speakers/headphones instead of one)
For Commentary:
Set your audio levels to all audio(unless you want partial sound from the gameplay then do it however you like)make sure you turn the TV up or put the laptop close while commentating(but not too close to the players) so you can hear sounds(like fox's shine, marths sword, peach throwing turnips) so you can know where to sync it.
For Uploading in High Quality with Movie Maker
Go To "Tools", "Options", and click the "Advanced" tab
then click the "NTSC" bubble and 16'9 bubble
once you are done with your entire video, go to "save to my computer"
name your file
once you did that you will be in Movie Settings, then click "other settings"
and choose "high quality video(large)" then save you finished video
then you can upload it to youtube
use youtube bulk uploader if you have a bunch of videos
then everyone is happy watching epic videos
thank you for reading this and i hope it helped
Good Luck!!!
well people always ask me, what kind of equipment i use and whatnot for recording and commentating.
so i figured i'd make a thread on it
well first i start off with the equipment i use
HMW Stuff:
-Dazzle Capture Card
-Pinnacle Studio(The software for the Dazzle)
-A Headset(of any kind)
-Windows Movie Maker
-A Sound Recorder
What You Need:
-A Capture Card of any kind
-A Headset(of any kind)
-Windows Movie Maker
-A Sound Recorder
Finding a Sound Recorder:
Vista Users:
For Vista users its actually the easiest for commentary, since vista's default sound recorder has an unlimited amount of time usage, all you have to do is use the sound recorder that came with the computer.
To find it
click the start button and type "sound recorder" in the search bar. It should have a mic as an icon, then you can just use that for commentary
XP Users:
It's a bit harder since xp's default sound recorder caps out so you can't really use it, but it's not that much harder
i found a legit Sound Recorder
here it is
http://www.sound-recorder.biz/freesoundrecorder.html
this is pretty much just like the one on vista
with this program it usually lets you name your file before you start, but if you get problems to where it doesnt name your file at all, just record whatever it is your recording then rename it when you are finished.
Mac Users:
I feel bad because i honestly don't know any Mac Sound Recorders, but i'm positive there is something out there
Recording The Video:
Well for those of you who have capture cards are already a step ahead and don't really need to read this part, but for those who don't have anything should really look at the part
well for recording i use a dazzle, but there are also others such as gamebridge and other capture cards as well, so get whatever is easy for you
for those looking into a dazzle i suggest buying this kind
http://www.pinnaclesys.com/PublicSi...Video+Archiving/Dazzle+Video+Creator+Plus.htm
it comes with the Dazzle and the Pinnacle Studio
for those who have a capture card with no software and can't afford the dazzle watch this video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEpwjlpWRyw
once you have all that setup you can record videos!
Editing:
Once you recorded commentary and video, you'll have to sync it, movie maker is the only program that I used that records video with commentary, but it can shut down sometime, and lag and stuff, plus the quality isnt as good so I use the pinnacle/sound recorder and then edit it with movie maker.
when you import the video click "cancel" immediately so it wont break into clips(video only, you don't have to do this with sound)
once you've imported everything sync the commentary with video(if you did do commentary)
Go to "set audio levels"
For No Commentary:
Set your audio levels to all video(this way you can hear sound for both speakers/headphones instead of one)
For Commentary:
Set your audio levels to all audio(unless you want partial sound from the gameplay then do it however you like)make sure you turn the TV up or put the laptop close while commentating(but not too close to the players) so you can hear sounds(like fox's shine, marths sword, peach throwing turnips) so you can know where to sync it.
For Uploading in High Quality with Movie Maker
Go To "Tools", "Options", and click the "Advanced" tab
then click the "NTSC" bubble and 16'9 bubble
once you are done with your entire video, go to "save to my computer"
name your file
once you did that you will be in Movie Settings, then click "other settings"
and choose "high quality video(large)" then save you finished video
then you can upload it to youtube
use youtube bulk uploader if you have a bunch of videos
then everyone is happy watching epic videos
thank you for reading this and i hope it helped
Good Luck!!!
