Any Must-Have Gaming Channel Hardware/Software

Hassan Ala

Hassan Ala

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Hey Guys!

Are there any gaming hardware/software that is a must-need/should-have to make a video in good quality?

EXtremeGamerTings
 
It depends, if you want to do Gameplays in consoles or on your pc.
But mostly you need a capture software or device, a editing program, (if you want comment) a good micro, and i think you are good to go XD
 
Well for editing software i highly recommend sony vegas pro 11 :D NRecording software: Fraps or Bandicam :D I use all.of them and its awesome :D High quality :)
 
EXtremeGamerTings said:
Hey Guys!

Are there any gaming hardware/software that is a must-need/should-have to make a video in good quality?

EXtremeGamerTings
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Hardware:

Decent rig for efficient rendering times/quality. Minimum 2 harddrives, one for running your os/game and one for recording to. You should have one drive doing nothing but recording with at least a 250gb capacity to be able to record for decent periods at a time. The most important parts to sink money into when it comes to rendering is your CPU, your GPU and your ram. I recommend a mid-end Intel or top-end AMD, nvidia gpu for better rendering enhancements to things like Premiere Pro, and a good 8 gbs of ram or more. USB harddrives may cause issues when it comes to recording, but USB 3.0 isn't too bad. I use a 500gb USB3.0 portable harddrive dedicated to recording. You will need a decent USB or XLR microphone aswell, I recommond the Samson Meteor and Blue Snowball for under $100 and the AT2020 for above $100.

Software:

I recommend Photoshop and Dxtory no matter what. Dxtory to record your games, Photoshop for photo editting. The actual rendering software is where you have some choices. I recommend Premiere Pro, After Effects and Vegas Pro. A great free software for audio editting is Audacity.
 
Don't record and upload if you get 5FPS is also a recommendation, no one enjoys a slideshow!
 
Kensharma said:
Hardware:

Decent rig for efficient rendering times/quality. Minimum 2 harddrives, one for running your os/game and one for recording to. You should have one drive doing nothing but recording with at least a 250gb capacity to be able to record for decent periods at a time. The most important parts to sink money into when it comes to rendering is your CPU, your GPU and your ram. I recommend a mid-end Intel or top-end AMD, nvidia gpu for better rendering enhancements to things like Premiere Pro, and a good 8 gbs of ram or more. USB harddrives may cause issues when it comes to recording, but USB 3.0 isn't too bad. I use a 500gb USB3.0 portable harddrive dedicated to recording. You will need a decent USB or XLR microphone aswell, I recommond the Samson Meteor and Blue Snowball for under $100 and the AT2020 for above $100.

Software:

I recommend Photoshop and Dxtory no matter what. Dxtory to record your games, Photoshop for photo editting. The actual rendering software is where you have some choices. I recommend Premiere Pro, After Effects and Vegas Pro. A great free software for audio editting is Audacity.
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You don't NEED a second HD, but it does speed stuff up quite a bit. AMD works just as well as NVidia for rendering too. Also, Photoshop for video editing? And more than 8GB of RAM shouldn't be needed unless you run many VMs etc
 
Styxie said:
You don't NEED a second HD, but it does speed stuff up quite a bit. AMD works just as well as NVidia for rendering too. Also, Photoshop for video editing? And more than 8GB of RAM shouldn't be needed unless you run many VMs etc
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Premiere Pro eats 4-5GB of ram during peak render times for me.

Read again, it says photo editting.

Most softwares lean towards Nvidia for performance boosting, like Adobe's Mercury. I have no problems with AMD seeing as I use a 6970 2gb, but personally I recommend nvidia for rendering sake.

And yes I know you don't need it, but he's asking for things you should have/that we recommend for high quality video. You will most likely see frame stuttering from time to time and the occasional pause as your harddrive shuffles the load unless you have two.
 
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