Making a Video

[Sel94]

Hey, how do you make a video in FC2? I want to make and share some with my for my friends to show them how awsome this game is. Do I need to buy a special thing or mabey I just missed the key when looking on the list:doh:.

Anyway, thanks!

 

Okay thanks everyone for the help! Here's a small sample of the awsomeness I can make: Never mind, invalid file:smartass:

Edited June 4, 2010 by Sel94

[Kifaru]

I would recommend Fraps.

 

It's a screen capturing program and I believe there is a free trial which allows you to record 30 seconds per clip. So, just record a few and edit them together.

 

Done deal :)

Edited June 3, 2010 by Kifaru

[Sel94]

Where do I get that?

[EtherealN]

Google the word "Fraps".

 

Or go to fraps.com

[Logite]

I would recommend Fraps.

 

It's a screen capturing program and I believe there is a free trial which allows you to record 30 seconds per clip. So, just record a few and edit them together.

 

Done deal :)

 

DON'T DO THIS.

 

It's faster but your video will end up looking choppy unless you have a PC from the year 2012 and won't be enjoyable to watch because of this. The Avi Recorder included in the DCS engine (which FC2 uses) is broken as it stands, but I'd be happy to PM you a quick tutorial on how to get it working properly.

 

I hope to put up a tutorial soon so everyone can use this great tool ED has included.

[159th_Viper]

DON'T DO THIS.

 

It's faster but your video will end up looking choppy unless you have a PC from the year 2012 and won't be enjoyable to watch because of this. The Avi Recorder included in the DCS engine (which FC2 uses) is broken as it stands, but I'd be happy to PM you a quick tutorial on how to get it working properly.....

 

 

Not true ;)

 

Video capture with FRAPS at half/quarter of SIM speed. Thereafter just speed it up again with relevant editing software and aloha - smooth framerates :)

[EtherealN]

Ehm, Logite...

You don't need a computer from the year 2012. My computer, even when running at stock, is old hardware with nothing fancy for a hard drive, and I do not lose any FPS while FRAPS is active. The video output is crisp and smooth as when I played.

 

If you are unable to use Fraps and get fluid video, something is wrong in your system, or you have very old hardware, or you have a fantastically slow HDD, or your HDD is extremely fragmented with very small contiguous-free sectors, or a combination of the above.

[Sel94]

Hey Fraps works, thanks guys! It runs smooth and everything! Now I just have to learn how to put the vids together.....with Windows Media Player(if I can).....using windows 7......without any help...:music_whistling:

 

P.S. I am from the future!!!

[thaFunkster]

You now need video editing software. You can download the Windows Live Movie Maker program for free and its quite good.

 

Fork out the cash for a proper program if you start getting serious though,

[159th_Viper]

Now I just have to learn how to put the vids together.....

 

A start :)

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=22099

[Glowing_Amraam]

DON'T DO THIS.

 

It's faster but your video will end up looking choppy unless you have a PC from the year 2012 ..

 

Funny, i've been using FRAPS since 2003 when i first started making vids. :)

Edited June 4, 2010 by Glowing_Amraam

[Sel94]

Thanks guys, now I can do what I want to do! My first vid was a fail but I'll show my friends anyway.:) Bet some of you guys would like to see it to.....oh if only I knew how to post it.....:music_whistling:

Edited June 4, 2010 by Sel94

[thaFunkster]

Easy, get a YouTube Account and upload it.

 

Get the link (Eg www.youtube.com/v=blahblahblah) take out the last bit (blahblahblah) and do this:

 

then the video link (the blahblahblah bit) then end with [these] brackets with /youtube in them.

 

Or you can find a post where someone has posted a video, hit "quote" and it will show you what code they used in order to get the video up there.

Edited June 5, 2010 by thaFunkster

[Sel94]

Thanks guys. This community is awsome. I'm going to test playing a video here-

[YOUTUBE]<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" valuename="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed srctype="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>[/YOUTUBE]

 

 

I also put a funny one here

Thanks for all the help!

Does the first one work for anyone? I used the youtube brackets.

Edited June 5, 2010 by Sel94

[71st_Mastiff]

you do know instead of the link you used use the embeded link and put in between the youtube tags and that will take the white page away.

 

like this

 

 

[/u]

Thanks guys. This community is awsome. I'm going to test playing a video here-

 

 

I also put a funny one here

Thanks for all the help!

Does the first one work for anyone? I used the youtube brackets.

[Sel94]

Thanks guys. This community is awsome. I'm going to test playing a video here-

 

 

I also put a funny one here

Thanks for all the help!

Does the first one work for anyone? I used the youtube brackets.

I don't think it works for me. It's inbetween toytube tags but.....

[71st_Mastiff]

you have the link in there too, you dont need that. just the embeded part..

 

 

http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?t=49623

[Sel94]

[YOUTUBE]

<object width="480" height="385"><param name="movie" valuename="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed srctype="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object>

[/YOUTUBE]I copy and paste the embed and it has those links in there. I deleted both of them but....

[thaFunkster]

In betweent he YouTube tags, you just put the video ID, that is, the part of the link that comes AFTER "v=", so it should just be something like "vCBNmt" about that long.

[BR CEROL]

I'll sharing with you guys, a tip comming for a big guy called rich (Ironhand) !!

 

I have this tip since 2007.... and i hope that helps you !

 

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Sent: Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:24 pm

From: Ironhand

To: cerol

Hi Cerol,

 

This is what I do. Set FRAPs to capture full screen at 10 fps. Set the track to play back at 1/4 speed. Run both and capture the sequence. Open the resulting AVI file in VirtualDub (freeware). Set the AVI file to play back at 40 fps and be saved at 25fps.

 

This should give you smooth looking playback. It will, however, screw up the sound. So I record a 2nd sample of the track normally. I extract the audio from that AVI as a WAV file. I then mate the smooth AVI file to the WAV file during editing.

 

Hope this helps,

 

Rich

 

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[Glowing_Amraam]

The tip of "slowing down in-game and speeding back up during editing" has been around since 2003/2004. :)

[thaFunkster]

I have to say that that is an interesting way to do it.

 

I normally slow time to 50% and record and 30fps, this means there are still occasional lag spikes where the finished video still drops below 30fps.

 

But recording at 10fps and 1/4 speed is a really good idea, it means the file wont be too big, as its only 10 rather than 30 fps...Hell, one Lock On movie I made had a 70GB folder from all the FRAPS AVI files.

 

Also, regarding the sound, you can speed it up in Sony Vegas for those who use it, so it will match the footage rather than having to do a second take.

[Glowing_Amraam]

Or add your own sounds, which makes it more realistic ;)