What I use and why

CaptainDivied

CaptainDivied

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Well, I make commentated gaming videos. They are fun yes, but wow do they require work...

My motto is "Quality > Content"
I have a strong belief in making great videos that people will enjoy. Motivation is a key factor of course but what makes the video enjoyable is the fun interesting parts. Who want's to see someone walking around in circles for a good 10 minutes? Not me.

Recording software:
The recording software is crucial if we want to succeed in making great content. I use Mirillis Action to record my videos. Great quality, easy to use and BEST OF ALL... Light weight video files. I found that Fraps -A heavyweight video recorder that leaves 2gb per 5 minutes- can really make recording time consuming when it came to editing and rendering. Other game and general YouTube channels alike will agree that we don't want to wait 6 hours to upload a 10 minute video, ESPECIALLY if you are in a low internet speed country like Australia where I am.

Editing software:
This is probably the most important part for every YouTube uploader. A top quality video editor leads to good quality videos, if you have the time of course. Now, expensive software like Sony Vegas may not be necessary. I use Adobe Premier Pro CS6. I find that this is the backbone of my videos personally. Rendering the entire project withing a click, adding sound effects for days, cutting, slicing, stitching together a master piece is all in a days work with the power of an industry standard video editor. However, where does this lead you if you don't own a copy of the latest video editor? Well, as essential as a top quality video editor is, I don't see how that could stop anyone from producing good content with something as limited as Windows Movie Maker with a little patients.

In conclusion, the gear you are equip with will ultimately decide how much effort you have to put in and how far you can reach out to get fantastic results. I claim to be no expert, nor famous YouTube star but as a fellow viewer like the majority who knows what he wants in the content he views to look like.

Thank you for taking time to read this ramble.:smug:
 
I recently got Mirillis Action. I started off using an older version, unaware (1.9 is further back than 1.16 or somethin like that, I didn't realize) and ever since I updated, I haven't been able to detect any games, though desktop recording works fine. It was working fine before, do you think it might be a video driver problem? I'm trying to possibly make the switch from Fraps, mainly because MA lets you record game audio and mic audio as separate tracks, which is pretty cool.
 
Liquidsolidus9000 said:
I recently got Mirillis Action. I started off using an older version, unaware (1.9 is further back than 1.16 or somethin like that, I didn't realize) and ever since I updated, I haven't been able to detect any games, though desktop recording works fine. It was working fine before, do you think it might be a video driver problem? I'm trying to possibly make the switch from Fraps, mainly because MA lets you record game audio and mic audio as separate tracks, which is pretty cool.
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I agree with this audio being separate being a good idea.

In regards to Mirillis Action, I too have had this problem. I found the best solution was to:

1. Uninstall MA
2. Go to start/search programs and files and search for "Regedit"
3. Go to the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Mirillis/ (Should be down the bottom)
4. Remove the Mirillis catalog or "folder" in the previous path.
5. Install Action! and you should be good to go![DOUBLEPOST=1382090338,1382090207][/DOUBLEPOST]
JosPlays said:
"expensive software like Sony Vegas may not be necessary. I use Adobe Premier Pro CS6" Adobe Premier Pro is more expensive than Sony Vegas :p
I understand what you're trying to say, but just saying :p
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Haha! I understand it is more expensive, the way I structured that sentence made it sound a bit out of context. :happy:
 
CaptainDivied said:
I agree with this audio being separate being a good idea.

In regards to Mirillis Action, I too have had this problem. I found the best solution was to:

1. Uninstall MA
2. Go to start/search programs and files and search for "Regedit"
3. Go to the following path: HKEY_CURRENT_USER/Software/Mirillis/ (Should be down the bottom)
4. Remove the Mirillis catalog or "folder" in the previous path.
5. Install Action! and you should be good to go![DOUBLEPOST=1382090338,1382090207][/DOUBLEPOST]
Haha! I understand it is more expensive, the way I structured that sentence made it sound a bit out of context. :happy:
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Aha! That worked, thanks :)
 
You know what's funny, I think Aussies s****y net kind of encourages us to remove more crap from our videos at times. xD Lately I've been fiddling with different settings on premiere to allow quicker exports as well. I've found using CBR over VBR yields very similar results for me. That's also keeping in mind I export at 8mbps max for 1080p so I see no reason to have variable when I want it constant anyways. I really hope they can speed up NBN somehow, because I'm sick of ADSL2+ and Telstras bullcrap. I should add that I wish I had know of all this software prior to investing in capture hardware. Both seem to create issues but I think I'd be less angry with $20-30 capture software than $200+ of capture hardware.
 
AndrewReviewYou said:
You know what's funny, I think Aussies s****y net kind of encourages us to remove more crap from our videos at times. xD Lately I've been fiddling with different settings on premiere to allow quicker exports as well. I've found using CBR over VBR yields very similar results for me. That's also keeping in mind I export at 8mbps max for 1080p so I see no reason to have variable when I want it constant anyways. I really hope they can speed up NBN somehow, because I'm sick of ADSL2+ and Telstras bullcrap. I should add that I wish I had know of all this software prior to investing in capture hardware. Both seem to create issues but I think I'd be less angry with $20-30 capture software than $200+ of capture hardware.
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SPOT ON! I do cut out the crap from my videos for a faster upload time too. :smug2:
8 MBPs! Wow that is very fast compared to mine. I find myself sticking to 720p for a 10 minute video because it takes just over 3 hours. Could not imagine trying to upload a 1080p video. :cautious2:
 
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