COMPRESSED WITH WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER!
anyway, this is a quick visual demonstration on how to make a crappy mountain, hill thing.
It didn't take long to make.
So, do you think these tutorials are useful at all?
I think some noobs could learn from it.
www.dbx.exofire.net/mapping/videos/mountainedge.wmv
Oh and feel free to point out any mapping flaws.
download the map here
http://www.dbx.exofire.net/mapping/moutain.rar
(you probably won't have the textures I used, deal with it)
Eh: The idea of this thread is more to discuss whether video tutorials are useful or not, remember commentary or sub titles can easily be included.
Video tutorial: making a shitty mountain
Created 15 years ago2008-05-25 03:47:29 UTC by
kraken
Created 15 years ago2008-05-25 03:47:29 UTC by
kraken
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-25 03:53:01 UTC
Post #250435
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-25 10:19:37 UTC
Post #250449
Looks really cool!
Looks like you do the same thing i do, hitting shift+c instead of shift+x for the clip tool (i saw the camera thing pop up); i do it constantly too! = )
Tutorial looks good. other video tutorials you could see the grid a lot clearer though, not like it's a big deal. one thing maybe is reduce the grid intesity, maybe the brush lines will stand out better? (i think Muzzleflash /Rimrook/Tetsu0 might have tips since they've done some good-looking video tutorials in the past)
Also, you've GOT to add a kick-ass soundtrack... = )
Looks like you do the same thing i do, hitting shift+c instead of shift+x for the clip tool (i saw the camera thing pop up); i do it constantly too! = )
Tutorial looks good. other video tutorials you could see the grid a lot clearer though, not like it's a big deal. one thing maybe is reduce the grid intesity, maybe the brush lines will stand out better? (i think Muzzleflash /Rimrook/Tetsu0 might have tips since they've done some good-looking video tutorials in the past)
Also, you've GOT to add a kick-ass soundtrack... = )
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-25 17:15:44 UTC
Post #250472
Me and jaardsi did this 4 years ago (links don't work, sadly). Holy crap, btw, four years...
Anyway, it's not a bad idea. Needs better quality and a web-video instead of a WMV file (eg. Youtube... only not youtube, because the quality is too shitty). Anyway, shouldn't be too hard to find a good flash video host. A narrating voice should add a lot too.
Anyway, it's not a bad idea. Needs better quality and a web-video instead of a WMV file (eg. Youtube... only not youtube, because the quality is too shitty). Anyway, shouldn't be too hard to find a good flash video host. A narrating voice should add a lot too.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 00:46:34 UTC
Post #250495
I do like the narrating voice idea.
Unfortunately i don't think there's a way around the fuzzy grid lines. As mine were pretty crappy as well.
I just had less grid marks on my screen. i think that helped a bit.
Lol it's funny someone asked to add a Video Tut section to TWHL 4 years ago too
BTW.
Nice work kraken.
Unfortunately i don't think there's a way around the fuzzy grid lines. As mine were pretty crappy as well.
I just had less grid marks on my screen. i think that helped a bit.
Lol it's funny someone asked to add a Video Tut section to TWHL 4 years ago too
BTW.
Nice work kraken.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 00:52:29 UTC
Post #250496
TWHL 4D:
j/k
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 01:50:12 UTC
Post #250497
The largest problem with video tuts is that phone line and internet capped people are going to be highly left out, should they want/need to look over them.
Video tuts are nice, but it would leave people out depending on how useful they are =(
Video tuts are nice, but it would leave people out depending on how useful they are =(
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 03:57:38 UTC
Post #250500
The largest problem with video tuts is that phone line and internet capped people are going to be highly left out, should they want/need to look over themAnt doesn't deserve video.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 04:11:03 UTC
Post #250501
Ant doesn't deserve video.Too true, now let's lord it over him by streaming high resolution porn and drinking all his Baileys.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 04:43:57 UTC
Post #250504
Sounds like a plan.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 06:02:51 UTC
Post #250506
Assholes.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 06:09:39 UTC
Post #250507
How about streaming low resolution porn and drinking some of your Baileys? :>
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 07:43:58 UTC
Post #250508
the original video file was high quality, I just literally chucked it into windows movie maker (fail I know) and compressed it (also fail, I know)
also, how the hell can you see what I'm listening too :S
edit: oh, I've got to add one; well then that would kind of ruin commentary now wouldn't it
also, how the hell can you see what I'm listening too :S
edit: oh, I've got to add one; well then that would kind of ruin commentary now wouldn't it
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 07:58:07 UTC
Post #250509
You can upload high quality video's to Youtube and watch it in HQ. I believe Habboi knows how.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 13:08:52 UTC
Post #250528
Well, not really "high quality", just "higher quality" than the usual Youtube quality. It's still pretty awful.
I'm talking about full-resolution fully readable screencasts like these (terrible examples, they were all I could think of): http://www.rubyonrails.org/screencasts
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial.html?id=107
I'm talking about full-resolution fully readable screencasts like these (terrible examples, they were all I could think of): http://www.rubyonrails.org/screencasts
http://www.videocopilot.net/tutorial.html?id=107
The largest problem with video tuts is that phone line and internet capped people are going to be highly left out, should they want/need to look over themFuck them! Seriously, this is the Youtube age, they're negligible.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 13:13:47 UTC
Post #250529
Im all for this.
But what about webspace?
But what about webspace?
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-26 20:50:25 UTC
Post #250556
I'd love to learn Rails, but I have no webspace with Ruby 
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-27 07:34:47 UTC
Post #250572
I can do that zombieloffe given I had a good flv encoder.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-27 07:44:39 UTC
Post #250573
Try "Riva FLV Encoder" as I found it was a good FLV tool!
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-28 11:05:11 UTC
Post #250627
FLV stream
http://dbx.exofire.net/mapping/videos/mountaintutorial.htm
and yes, I could have made the quality much better, I can get a nice clear grid by the way, I just set the bitrate a little low and couldn't be bothered re-encoding a new one.
edit: I upped the quality to what I think is sufficient
http://dbx.exofire.net/mapping/videos/mountaintutorialHR.htm
the files start to get big though, some what 30 seconds being 6 mb :[
I don't know much about flv encoding anyways.
http://dbx.exofire.net/mapping/videos/mountaintutorial.htm
and yes, I could have made the quality much better, I can get a nice clear grid by the way, I just set the bitrate a little low and couldn't be bothered re-encoding a new one.
edit: I upped the quality to what I think is sufficient
http://dbx.exofire.net/mapping/videos/mountaintutorialHR.htm
the files start to get big though, some what 30 seconds being 6 mb :[
I don't know much about flv encoding anyways.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-28 16:10:30 UTC
Post #250638
Links don't work.
6 MB for 30 seconds is fine, as long as the buffering works.
6 MB for 30 seconds is fine, as long as the buffering works.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-29 07:36:59 UTC
Post #250662
the links are working fine for me, you 404ing?
the player takes a few seconds to load.
the player takes a few seconds to load.
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-29 10:15:58 UTC
Post #250663
The first link works but the higher quality isn't loading...Just hangs on loading the page...
(Turn off MSN when recording the real versions!!)
(Turn off MSN when recording the real versions!!)
Posted 15 years ago2008-05-29 18:03:12 UTC
Post #250678
Works for me now. The HR one is good, appropriate screen size. Maybe consider switching to White on Black-grid / No Grid for future videos. We should really start making a load of these. Narrating = a huge plus.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-01 02:39:23 UTC
Post #250786
yes, I might actually make some for TWHL, but I need to buy a new microphone first.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-01 07:42:25 UTC
Post #250797
My attempt at a video tutorial regarding arched doorways. It's really just a shot at making video tutorials. The quality is pretty bad, even though the original AVI looks fine - anyone have any suggestions instead of Riva FLV Encoder for encoding AVI to FLV?
The pink colour was added by the microsoft video codec, btw, it's not my own
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The pink colour was added by the microsoft video codec, btw, it's not my own
.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-01 07:47:25 UTC
Post #250799
I know what you sound like! D:
Quality is fine, really. It suits the purpose. I'd like to see more of these (sticking with the basics to begin with), if we had enough I think they'd easily deserve a seperate section on TWHL.
Quality is fine, really. It suits the purpose. I'd like to see more of these (sticking with the basics to begin with), if we had enough I think they'd easily deserve a seperate section on TWHL.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-02 07:44:51 UTC
Post #250841
excellent!
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-02 10:36:16 UTC
Post #250845
^^
Im gonna make a videotut too!
Loffe/kraken, what did you used to do the actual recording? Camtasia?
Im gonna make a videotut too!
Loffe/kraken, what did you used to do the actual recording? Camtasia?
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-02 13:48:03 UTC
Post #250846
Loffe used CamStudio.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-02 15:50:17 UTC
Post #250847
Rofl, thats just like Camtasia!
But free software beats commercial software in this case, so im going to use CamStudio for all my screenrecordings from now on.
Thanks, potatis.
But for some strange reason i can't figure out, that FLV encoding program doesn't seem to load correctly. All i get is an interface that looks unfinished or hasn't fully loaded yet. Look:
http://www.themightyatom.nl/screenshots/flv_encoder_borked.jpg
This is the free 30 day trial version from http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?downloads0&L=3.
What could be the problem?
But free software beats commercial software in this case, so im going to use CamStudio for all my screenrecordings from now on.
Thanks, potatis.
But for some strange reason i can't figure out, that FLV encoding program doesn't seem to load correctly. All i get is an interface that looks unfinished or hasn't fully loaded yet. Look:
http://www.themightyatom.nl/screenshots/flv_encoder_borked.jpg
This is the free 30 day trial version from http://www.rivavx.com/index.php?downloads0&L=3.
What could be the problem?
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-02 16:08:54 UTC
Post #250848
If you can't get it to work, try this.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-02 16:17:09 UTC
Post #250849
use "any video converter" DOWNLOAD
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-03 02:04:02 UTC
Post #250866
Riva's FLV Converter is generally better than those free "convert anything"-programs (that are usually shareware). It allows better compression and more options.
If you got the 30-day trial version, that's Riva Producer. You only need the freeware encoder.
For those of you who own Flash (CS2 or later, IIRC), there's the FLV Encoder that comes with that. Supposedly (haven't tried it) it's superior to any other alternatives.
If you got the 30-day trial version, that's Riva Producer. You only need the freeware encoder.
For those of you who own Flash (CS2 or later, IIRC), there's the FLV Encoder that comes with that. Supposedly (haven't tried it) it's superior to any other alternatives.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-03 13:03:26 UTC
Post #250876
Loffe, what are you're Riva FLV Encoder settings and what was your screenresolution at the time of the recording?
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-03 15:09:52 UTC
Post #250878
When recording I was running at my usual 1280x960 - however, the region was fixed at a (rather random) 992x744 to save size.
These were the settings iirc. I tested a few different ones, not that much difference.
In CamStudio, I was recording to Microsoft Video, not XviD. The quality difference was quite a bit.
These were the settings iirc. I tested a few different ones, not that much difference.
In CamStudio, I was recording to Microsoft Video, not XviD. The quality difference was quite a bit.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-03 15:43:47 UTC
Post #250880
You loose some detail when having different screenres and vidres.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-03 16:58:53 UTC
Post #250882
Here's my videotut:
Arch and Trims
Quality is pretty bad, even though i used the same settings as Loffe did.
Arch and Trims
Quality is pretty bad, even though i used the same settings as Loffe did.
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-03 20:48:45 UTC
Post #250883
The quality's alright, but the framerate seems a bit low? Maybe try 30?
And I want to hear some narration!
And I want to hear some narration!
Posted 15 years ago2008-06-05 11:08:31 UTC
Post #250932
Its the same as yours, 25.
My spoken english is bad.
My spoken english is bad.
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