[tutorial/guide] All you need to make a nice video

[ikke2902]

First: don't post any vids here. Post vids only if it is related to this tutorial/guide
Second: other vids can be posted here http://forums.legionsoverdrive.com/threads/video-legions.186/
Third: comments or advise to improve this tutorial are welcome.
Fourth: need some more feed back? watch this thread from MJ's video guide http://forums.legionsoverdrive.com/threads/mjs-ye-olde-video-guide.71/

All you need to know to make a nice vid
To make a movie, you need some source. The source can be legions pictures or vids. However, how can we cap those pictures or record movie from the game?

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Cap a picture from the game.​

This is quite easy. Search at your keyboard for a key that is called “Prt Scn” or “PrtScr” (it means printscreen).​

Press at the “PrtScn” key to make a picture. The picture has been saved temperoraly. Open the standard paint software that already has been installed at your computer. Press ctrl and v simultaneously to past your picture. Now you can make any change of the picture you have made with the “PrtScn” key. However, you need to save. Press ctrl + s to save.​

Things you should know. This method is only good for one picture. That means if you press 1000000000 times at the “PrtScn” key, the computer only saves the last picture you have made. To make more pictures you have to press “PrtScn”, open paint, ctrl+v, ctrl+s (save paint), “PrtScn”, open paint, ctrl + v etcetera.​

Recording a game
There are some softwares to do this.
Fraps is a well known software to record a game.
He can record games and make many pictures. However, it has a trial period if I haven't make a mistake.
http://www.fraps.com/download.php

FRAPS doesn't have a trial period, but the trial version can only record video for 30 seconds at a time. And I think it can only save screencaps as bitmaps(too lazy to check that though).

Fraps tutorial can be found at "MJ's video guide" http://forums.legionsoverdrive.com/threads/mjs-ye-olde-video-guide.71/

Taksi There are other software that works like Fraps. The software Taksi, this company has been inspired by fraps. The functions are almost the same as Fraps. Taksi is a free software, it is known as a freeware.
http://taksi.sourceforge.net/

Other free softwares There are more game record software. Take a look at the links below here. http://www.wegame.com/download/
http://www.gamecamportal.com/

You don’t want to record any game? You don’t want to cap any pictures from your game? All you want is to use a footage (a vid) from other users? O well, not a problem. I suppose you are talking about a vid from youtube huh?
Well, no problem. However, before I help you. You have to agree this deal: make a credit in your vid. It would be nice to give credits to other people if you use their footage. With other words: you don't want to steal other footage/music/art etcetera.

Using Jdownloader to download youtube vids.
Copy the youtube link and Jdownloader will show you all downloadable vid/music contents.
This means that you can choose to download only the mp3,or the HD vid, or avi vid etcetera. Go to this link http://jdownloader.org/download/index to download jdownloader. (I will make a tutorial for this software)
Now you have some source, you have to combine them into a movie.

An easier program to use for downloading youtube videos is a site: mediaconverter.org. just put the link in and let it download

Video editor software.
For Beginner
Every computer with window has a windows moviemaker software. This is already installed. Use search to find this software at your pc. Windows moviemaker is free, but he has some cons. He is often unstable or he doesn’t works as you want. Yep, MJ made a beautifull windows moviemaker tutorial. Go here and give it a shot. http://forums.legionsoverdrive.com/threads/mjs-ye-olde-video-guide.71/
A better and a free vid editor software for beginners would be the Free studio 4.8 http://www.tucows.com/preview/602173

For advanced users
Free softwares won’t provides anything you need. Take a look at this website http://video-editing-software-review.toptenreviews.com/ You can find the best video editor software with reviews and all. I would advise you to use the CyberLink PowerDirector.

Edit some music.
Try to use audacity. It is free and easy to use.
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

Any questions are welcome

ikke2902

 

[ikke2902]

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[ikke2902]

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[masterluso]

FRAPS doesn't have a trial period, but the trial version can only record video for 30 seconds at a time. And I think it can only save screencaps as bitmaps(too lazy to check that though).

 

[ikke2902]

FRAPS doesn't have a trial period, but the trial version can only record video for 30 seconds at a time. And I think it can only save screencaps as bitmaps(too lazy to check that though).

Lol thnx I will update it

 

[A2]

http://forums.legionsoverdrive.com/threads/mjs-ye-olde-video-guide.71/

Good work on the effort though. And I suggest you keep going.

 

[Serket]

Just a question, can you save the videos in the powerdirector as HD?

 

[CapnSlaps]

An easier program to use for downloading youtube videos is a site: mediaconverter.org. just put the link in and let it download

 

[ikke2902]

Just a question, can you save the videos in the powerdirector as HD?

Yes, you can save as HD (H.264 AVC)

An easier program to use for downloading youtube videos is a site: mediaconverter.org. just put the link in and let it download

Thnx, I will add this to my tutorial

 

[MJ1284]

Nice little guide you've got here

This kind of fills the gaps on my guide, while I focused on "How to capture & edit video" you went for "What software to use" (it's good to know about alternative softwares).

 

[ikke2902]

Nice little guide you've got here

This kind of fills the gaps on my guide, while I focused on "How to capture & edit video" you went for "What software to use" (it's good to know about alternative softwares).

same here