Recording and encoding - the movie making magic

#1

huhy

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSpeGVgS_Ew

If you enjoyed this episode and want me to make more of these, let me know in the comments :)

Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/1niwbd/tf2_recording_and_encoding_the_movie_making_magic/

To be the very best TF2 editor, you will need these things:

- Team Fortress 2 - Free 2 play game on steam, get it right NOW
- Lawena Recording Tool - https://code.google.com/p/lawenarecordingtool/
- VirtualDub - http://www.virtualdub.org/
- RipBot 264 v1.17.4 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/uvb0ds
- Avisynth 258 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/8u230q
- Matroska Splitter - http://www.sendspace.com/file/fg5mjo
- ffdshow rev 4515 2013-06-12 clsid - http://www.sendspace.com/file/01qrr4
- Software to edit your footage

TF2 quality sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv8G878Tm7U

Thanks to n00pe for suggesting specific Rip Bot settings to try and DuckyPT.

Twitch: http://twitch.tv/huhytf2
Twitter: http://twitter.com/huhas
Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/huhytv

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSpeGVgS_Ew[/youtube]

If you enjoyed this episode and want me to make more of these, let me know in the comments :)

Reddit: http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/1niwbd/tf2_recording_and_encoding_the_movie_making_magic/

To be the very best TF2 editor, you will need these things:

- Team Fortress 2 - Free 2 play game on steam, get it right NOW
- Lawena Recording Tool - https://code.google.com/p/lawenarecordingtool/
- VirtualDub - http://www.virtualdub.org/
- RipBot 264 v1.17.4 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/uvb0ds
- Avisynth 258 - http://www.sendspace.com/file/8u230q
- Matroska Splitter - http://www.sendspace.com/file/fg5mjo
- ffdshow rev 4515 2013-06-12 clsid - http://www.sendspace.com/file/01qrr4
- Software to edit your footage

TF2 quality sample: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv8G878Tm7U

Thanks to n00pe for suggesting specific Rip Bot settings to try and DuckyPT.

Twitch: http://twitch.tv/huhytf2
Twitter: http://twitter.com/huhas
Steam group: http://steamcommunity.com/groups/huhytv

#2

Lucky_Shot

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1440p resolution... thats a thing?

#3

LuckyLuke

eXtelevision

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Lucky_Shot1440p resolution... thats a thing?

Yeah why would you upsize to 1440p when you recorded the footage at 1080?

[quote=Lucky_Shot]1440p resolution... thats a thing?[/quote]
Yeah why would you upsize to 1440p when you recorded the footage at 1080?

#4

Lucky_Shot

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LuckyLukeLucky_Shot1440p resolution... thats a thing?Yeah why would you upsize to 1440p when you recorded the footage at 1080?

I have just never seen anything higher than 1080 on youtube.

[quote=LuckyLuke][quote=Lucky_Shot]1440p resolution... thats a thing?[/quote]
Yeah why would you upsize to 1440p when you recorded the footage at 1080?[/quote]
I have just never seen anything higher than 1080 on youtube.

#5

huhy

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Lucky_Shot1440p resolution... thats a thing?

You end up getting original/ 1440p quality feature on YouTube. The quality looks super slick.

[quote=Lucky_Shot]1440p resolution... thats a thing?[/quote]
You end up getting original/ 1440p quality feature on YouTube. The quality looks super slick.

#6

Lucky_Shot

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Is there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?

#7

huhy

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Lucky_ShotIs there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?

Haven't tried easy h264, but from what I have seen you can't set custom bitrate while in Ripbot you can do whatever pretty much and using high custom RipBot settings helps since you end up having a sweet looking quality for YouTube and PC.

[quote=Lucky_Shot]Is there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?[/quote]
Haven't tried easy h264, but from what I have seen you can't set custom bitrate while in Ripbot you can do whatever pretty much and using high custom RipBot settings helps since you end up having a sweet looking quality for YouTube and PC.

#8

george

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Lucky_ShotIs there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?

Yes.

[quote=Lucky_Shot]Is there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?[/quote]
Yes.

#9

Lucky_Shot

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Sorry for all of these questions but what do I do if my TF2 doesnt have a resolution of 1920x1080?

EDIT: To clarify, I put the lawena resolution at 1920 x 1080, then I recorded the actual clip at 1280 x 720 in TF2. I followed all of your steps with vdub but when I tried to put the .avi into Vegas, it wouldnt work.

Sorry for all of these questions but what do I do if my TF2 doesnt have a resolution of 1920x1080?

EDIT: To clarify, I put the lawena resolution at 1920 x 1080, then I recorded the actual clip at 1280 x 720 in TF2. I followed all of your steps with vdub but when I tried to put the .avi into Vegas, it wouldnt work.

#10

Scoffer_

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Lucky_ShotSorry for all of these questions but what do I do if my TF2 doesnt have a resolution of 1920x1080?

1280X720 myabe, still looks good

[quote=Lucky_Shot]Sorry for all of these questions but what do I do if my TF2 doesnt have a resolution of 1920x1080?[/quote]

1280X720 myabe, still looks good

#11

Lucky_Shot

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Figured out the problem, it wouldn't let me put the clip into vegas with the codec for some reason. What does the codec do?

#12

george

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Lucky_ShotSorry for all of these questions but what do I do if my TF2 doesnt have a resolution of 1920x1080?

EDIT: To clarify, I put the lawena resolution at 1920 x 1080, then I recorded the actual clip at 1280 x 720 in TF2. I followed all of your steps with vdub but when I tried to put the .avi into Vegas, it wouldnt work.

You could go with 1680x945 and just render out as 1080p.

[quote=Lucky_Shot]Sorry for all of these questions but what do I do if my TF2 doesnt have a resolution of 1920x1080?

EDIT: To clarify, I put the lawena resolution at 1920 x 1080, then I recorded the actual clip at 1280 x 720 in TF2. I followed all of your steps with vdub but when I tried to put the .avi into Vegas, it wouldnt work.[/quote] You could go with 1680x945 and just render out as 1080p.

#13

Dr_Djones

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Lucky_ShotLuckyLukeLucky_Shot1440p resolution... thats a thing?Yeah why would you upsize to 1440p when you recorded the footage at 1080?I have just never seen anything higher than 1080 on youtube.

There are 2k and 4k settings on some videos. But you have to specifically search for those since it's a really small niche that can actually view those to their specs.

[quote=Lucky_Shot][quote=LuckyLuke][quote=Lucky_Shot]1440p resolution... thats a thing?[/quote]
Yeah why would you upsize to 1440p when you recorded the footage at 1080?[/quote]
I have just never seen anything higher than 1080 on youtube.[/quote]

There are 2k and 4k settings on some videos. But you have to specifically search for those since it's a really small niche that can actually view those to their specs.

#14

huhy

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Lucky_ShotFigured out the problem, it wouldn't let me put the clip into vegas with the codec for some reason. What does the codec do?

What do you mean?

[quote=Lucky_Shot]Figured out the problem, it wouldn't let me put the clip into vegas with the codec for some reason. What does the codec do?[/quote]
What do you mean?

#15

Moritz

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What happened with your channel?

#16

kirby

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huhyLucky_ShotIs there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?Haven't tried easy h264, but from what I have seen you can't set custom bitrate while in Ripbot you can do whatever pretty much and using high custom RipBot settings helps since you end up having a sweet looking quality for YouTube and PC.

There's not much wrong with eh264 otherwise. It's really good to use and it's 100% user friendly.

[quote=huhy][quote=Lucky_Shot]Is there an advantage to having RipBot 264 over easy h264?[/quote]
Haven't tried easy h264, but from what I have seen you can't set custom bitrate while in Ripbot you can do whatever pretty much and using high custom RipBot settings helps since you end up having a sweet looking quality for YouTube and PC.[/quote]

There's not much wrong with eh264 otherwise. It's really good to use and it's 100% user friendly.

#17

bearodactyl

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If I'm editing with something like after effects or premiere do I need all those plugins/seperate programs (like virtualdub and the h.264 encoder)? Also quality sample is private.

#18

huhy

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deadmau5What happened with your channel?

My main channel is now gone, I have created a new one. Once the tutorial videos are up on the new channel, I will update this topic.

[quote=deadmau5]What happened with your channel?[/quote]
My main channel is now gone, I have created a new one. Once the tutorial videos are up on the new channel, I will update this topic.

#19

huhy

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bearodactylIf I'm editing with something like after effects or premiere do I need all those plugins/seperate programs (like virtualdub and the h.264 encoder)? Also quality sample is private.

You need all of those plugins that are listed if you want your RipBot to work. After effects and premiere have adobe media encoder option I believe, you should try that out (you won't need those plugins, apart from Virtual Dub, otherwise you won't be able to encode your .tga files to .avi).

[quote=bearodactyl]If I'm editing with something like after effects or premiere do I need all those plugins/seperate programs (like virtualdub and the h.264 encoder)? Also quality sample is private.[/quote]
You need all of those plugins that are listed if you want your RipBot to work. After effects and premiere have adobe media encoder option I believe, you should try that out (you won't need those plugins, apart from Virtual Dub, otherwise you won't be able to encode your .tga files to .avi).

#20

simfoo

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Edit: Nevermind, I'm stupid

#21

decap

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Adobe media encoder is good enough for most people