I dunno if the title was what it is now. If it was, then I didn't read the stream part :x

I think the current banner is fine, though I like the icons. Maybe have the icons above Featured Articles on the current banner.

I think the fact that Valve nor any really big name leagues are going to support TF2 is more of a problem then being a few minutes late.

oh god i did say mge could be a good idea.

i deserve to be on this list.

i never asked for mge west though :O i live pretty much on the east

your move

klare, we're like best friends. how could you put me on this list?

When you record a clip in TF2, it's going to be slow regardless of how good your PC is. The more FPS you're recording at, the longer each clip will take to record.

That's basically what I meant. The higher FPS you record at, the better it will look when you use slow motion. As for the 120 FPS, I meant it would be good enough to record at if you don't plan on doing any slow motion.

#25 Good stuff, man. I appreciate the extra help. I only have two things I want to talk about with what you said.

1) Sony Vegas. It's half one reason why I use it, and half another reason. First half is because I've been using it since ~2009-2010 and have grown used to using it and learned most of what it can offer that I'll need. The second half for using it still is because I don't make videos like this - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jamuLPfQibU - It's a really good video, but some of the editing in this video requires other programs than SV. And I don't do this type of editing that would require other programs (not right now, at least). Everything I do with my edits/videos only require use of SV.

2) Framerate settings in VDUB. I've honestly never had any problems with the method I listed. Only problem I ever had was when I accidentally chose the wrong audio file to sync with the video file, which is an easy fix, of course.

But yeah, man, thanks for the extra input.

You can't smooth STV demos the same way you can with POVs. You have to free hand smooth, which is a pain. I believe you could also bind keys to specific movements, but I'm not familiar with that.

I'm just gonna throw this out there. I dunno how to use srcd2, though I've been interested and will probably check it out once I'm not lazy. I do have to give a reminder that 480 FPS is nowhere near necessary, I only use it for better motion blur and slow motion. 120 FPS would suffice just fine.

Yes. The process will just take longer.

What? All this is telling you is how to record something from the game and make it ready to be uploaded to YouTube w/ good quality.

Good point. I posted it there as well - http://www.reddit.com/r/truetf2/comments/150xpw/a_guide_on_how_to_make_tf2_videos_also_with/

As I said earlier, I don't necessarily want to tell people exactly what to do as there is more than 1 method of doing everything. This is simply how I do it, whether easier or more time consuming, and I wanted to share my knowledge with people. If I make the move and start using newer methods, I'll make a more up-to-date guide.

Though as for SFM, that is 100% preference. It's a great addition to any video if used correctly enough, but it isn't a necessary step in making a video, regardless of which method you use. Thanks for the input, though, Decap!

Lawena only goes down to 55, or else I would have put 54. I remember what you told me awhile ago :)

Alright, guys, I finished up the guide. Now go make some good videos.

http://www.reddit.com/r/tf2/comments/150w6r/a_guide_on_how_to_make_tf2_videos_also_with/ - I put this up on Reddit, so if you guys could be awesome like usual, I would appreciate it if you would up vote this. Thank you!

Yeah, but - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maV9FdV3OP0&hd=1 // http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQeuk_LVuQQ&hd=1 - Amazing quality anyway.

Though I do encourage people to use whatever process they find to be the best, and not necessarily exactly what I say to do.

OPTIONAL STEPS

This is the juicy part of the video editing process: the editing part itself. Many people have many different ways of editing their videos. Some edit with a specific style, some edit every video with a new feel, and then some people edit each video with a new feel while still keeping some similarities between each video. Find out for yourself how you want to edit videos. Listen to the feedback given to you by your audience, but don't necessarily make your edits work solely around what they said. Remember, you can't please everyone.

HOW TO SMOOTH

No need to write about it here as I made a tutorial for this in the past. You can watch my smoothing tutorial below. It is the best smoothing tutorial you'll find, on the possible exception of Lucky Luke's.

Smoothing Tutorial - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fXpMinSv51E&hd=1
Smoothing Tutorial End Result - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iL1irpdjgPc

SONY VEGAS' COLOR CORRECTION

Now I can't stress this enough, find what colors work best in your opinion, and what colors work with your audience. Over the ~2 years I've been making TF2 videos, I experimented with many different CC combinations. At least 5 billion.

It wasn't until September when I figured out what looks best, and I thank Decap for being so helpful, despite his seemingly sour personality. I can't tell you what you should use except that you should use what you and your audience both enjoy. Though, I will give you an example of what I use.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQeuk_LVuQQ&hd=1 From Process Red Second and Process Mid Point, I used the same color combination since both areas of the map have the same color scheme. When I skipped the soldier capping mid point and skipped it to where he decides to chase the medic, by skipping that part and fading it, I allowed myself to change the color combination to work better for Process BLU Second. We wouldn't want a color combination that favors the color red on an area that is most blue, right? I'll show you what I have set for Process Red Second, Process Mid and Process BLU Second.

http://imgur.com/a/mHHBW - Here are 6 examples (3 for Process Red Second + Process Mid combined, and 3 for Process BLU Second) of what I used for some of the colors in my latest video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQeuk_LVuQQ&hd=1

This is pretty much all I have to offer you guys right now. I feel like I'm missing something, so if I am, I'll throw it in here. If I ever start using After Effects, C4D or anything else over Sony Vegas, I'll be sure to edit this to add that stuff into it if I remember. Thanks a lot for reading all of this, and I hope you make some sick videos.

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