Spiral Knights - Gunning in Lockdown (Video) ... and other stuff

Gunning in Lockdown (Video) ... and other stuff

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Sun, 05/27/2012 - 19:07

Tennis

I recorded a video of me gunning in Lockdown!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c2KkLVeviFY

But the real reason why I'm making a thread for this is because I have a few questions for those who have experience recording Spiral Knights and uploading videos to Youtube.
As you can see, my video has pretty bad graphics, plus the actual screen is sorta small compared to how large it's supposed to be. The same thing happened to my other video I posted a while back.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKofrefr7mg

In my older video, I saved it in average quality on my Windows Live Movie Maker and in my newer video, I saved it as HD quality. Even though I chose the better quality this time, the newer video actually seems even worse than my past one.

Can anyone with experience help me out?

If it helps, I use Fraps to record videos.

Thanks!

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 21:06

Canozo

To achieve 720p you need 1280x720 resolution minimun, and for 1080p you need 1920x1080 resolution minimun.

If you have 1280x720 resolution, your video should have good sizing.

I dont know much about Windows Movie Maker, but if you have 1280x720 your video should look good. I would reccomend using Sony vegas and checking this video, its a pretty nice tutorial.

Anyways, noice vids :D

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 21:24

Tennis

Thanks for the help! Btw, I

Thanks for the help!

Btw, I chose 1280x720x32 60Hz. What does the 32 and 60Hz mean?

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 21:25

Slayzz

2 things: 1) Awesome video. I

2 things:

1) Awesome video. I loved it. You are an extremely competent gunner, one of the best I've seen.Also nice to see a video about something other than the typical flourish spamming skolver drone.

2) What is up with Spiral knights players and The Glitch Mob? Not that I'm complaining ;)

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 22:12

Trollingyou

If you use windows movie maker...

Gotta make sure the size of the video outputted from WMM is not larger than the size of the original video. 720p is usually the safe route for that resolution.

The 32 stands for 32 bit color I believe, has something to do with the colors on your monitor (forgot exactly what it did, will have to google later...). The 60Hz is the refresh rate, or how fast the image refreshes on your screen. Higher refresh rate makes smoother animations, motion, etc.

Also, nice gunning there. By chance, is that one or two health trinkets you are using?

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 22:48

Shidara

Neat stuff.

Afraid I don't know much about video making, though. But 18K damage as a gunner is quite impressive. Good work.

@Trollingyou
Looking at his HP you can see he has 21 HP, so he's using one penta-heart pendant, and I would assume the other trinket is an elite trueshot module.

Sun, 05/27/2012 - 23:03

Lukehandkooler

32 has to do with the amount and quality of colors used I believe.

60hz is the refresh rate and as I understand this number isnt very relevant to the LCD monitors in use today but had more to do with the older ones that worked off of flickering tubes of some kind.

~Luke

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 00:49

Kattamoonchile

Viewing the videos Seems the first video you recorder in full screen, and the second video (The older) you record in window mode (desk) cuz the words and the icons seying more big.

ok, fraps it is ok.. if you used fraps and u want the videos look nice in youtube (HD) you must record in Full size, 30 fps.

The program: windows movie maker it is great, done wathever i want to do with him.

For help to you: when you paste a video to movie maker, you must go to Proyecto (I have the program in spanish) proyecto = proyect i think.
and change the view, there are 2 views: panoramic (16:9) and standar (4:3), you must chose the first (16:9) to view your video in full size not with the black around.

For the resolution for record: This give you the looking: not hd (240p, 360p or 480p,), hd (720p) or super hd (1080p)

1.- for the 1080p you must go to "save movie" with high resolution. The size is 1920 x 1080 as minimun
2.- for the 720p you must create a personalize configuration with this size: 1280 X 720 as minimun
3.- for the not hd you can create a personalize configuration with small sizes like 860 X 480 or less

I used the 1280 X 720 size and my videos are uploaded at 720p (HD) cuz I use another program to record and this program record in the same resolution (1280 X 720) and looks nice :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SG9OpZe2NE

I Use Just Movie Maker.

PD: you new video has the 1080p, soo you save it with option 1, it is ok, all you have to do is change the view to panoramic in movie maker before you converted (16:9) and there will be nice :D

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 00:37

Tennis

Thanks for all the

Thanks for all the feedback!

@Slayzz
All I know is... I <3 Glitch Mob. ^^

@Trollingyou
Like Shidara said, I'm using one Penta Heart Trinket and one Elite Trueshot.

@Shidara
Thanks for the compliment! I don't see it as too impressive though due to the latest gun buffs and longer games. :/

@Kattamoonchile
Wow, thanks for all the info. I'll definitely take this into mind next time I make a video.

EDIT: Checking out the video on my iPod Touch, it's about perfect. The graphics are good and the screen fits with the iPod screen. Odd...

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 01:56

Paweu

Needs more exploiting of the

Needs more exploiting of the weapon switch animation cancelling.

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 06:12

#10

Kattamoon

yeah

My gunning style work so much in that, but i dont game gunner too much for my latency dosent hit anybody, i will do a movie :P, but hes style is good to he is prety good, i think tennis is more dangerous with valiance + flourish (Experience playing with him).

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 08:07

#11

Isomorphize

I enjoyed this Tennis!

I enjoyed this Tennis! Unfortunately, unlike if you went swordie striker, your low SK connection is hindering you here :/ Keep it up nonetheless!

-Entropize

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 09:21

#12

Strudul

WOoOoOoOoooooOOOOOooooT!

FOTHER MUCKING GLITCH MOB IN CAPS N SHIZ <3

@Slayzz
Who else uses The Glitch Mob :o

@Tennis
Don't use Windows Live Movie Maker.
Get Sony Vegas (I like 9):
- If you can afford it, buy it.
- If you can't afford it, or if you are cheap... maybe... *cough* use the internet for its second most important purpose.

Windows Live Movie Maker is for 12 year old kids.

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 09:59

#13

Shidara

Pardon my ignorance, but...

What on Cradle is a 'glitch mob'?

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 10:00

#14

Tennis

@Paweu Weapon switch

@Paweu
Weapon switch animation cancelling? :o

@Strudul
Yeah, my friend showed me Sony Vegas... It looked so professional. >_<

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 10:33

#15

Strudul

Vegas is pretty simple and easy to pick up.

It is more advanced than WMM, but you don't have to use all the complex stuff.

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 11:29

#16

Kattamoonchile

I have the sony vegas too, but i prefer movie maker until today :P
Dont need a "over +12 years profesional program" to do videos of a "game children"

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 11:27

#17

Kattamoonchile

Double post :P

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 11:28

#18

Kattamoonchile

mmm not... triple post xP.

PD: stiill kattamoon > strudul haha :P

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 11:49

#19

Strudul

The program used to edit has nothing to do with the game. Just because someone makes a film aimed at kids doesn't mean they use kids programs does it.... No, they use professional stuff.

Only reason to use WMM is if you are incapable of using Vegas.

You like WMM because you are a kid. You could even start putting 009 Sound System songs on all your vids :o

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 13:23

#20

Kattamoonchile

sorry

Strudul oh sorry who are u??, ahh!! i forgot that you are the most profesional of spiral knights sorry >_<, u are sooo SOOOO amazing,!! really!!!... uhm.... it is a joke ok?? plis dont believe it, u are not xD

Only reason to use WMM is if you are incapable of using Vegas. --> the only razon of you allways supose things that you have too much imagination little kid.

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 13:35

#21

Thrillhaus

Mirin' your choice of music.

Thumbed up.

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 16:42

#22

Slayzz

@Strudul There was one video

@Strudul There was one video with a Snarby chick with a flower accessory with a BtB soloing Vana that used "A dream within a dream" as the video sound, and Anlyplay (I think that is the YouTube channel) used fortune days in his video about GM Oceanus belong them at vanaduke. There are more that I can't remember though. Also, the only outside sources I've heard using the glitch mob was the Spiderman trailer 2012 (saw it in thwarted-diff one on YouTube) that played "How to be eaten by a woman," and The america's got talent audition Fighting Gravity, which played "Drive it like you stole it.)

Yeah, I'm a glitch mob fan ;)

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 17:50

#23

Swaggdamax

first of all did you buy the

first of all did you buy the full fraps or the demo and did you put the video in full screen mode and 30 fps is for hd

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 22:19

#24

Tennis

@Shidara Lol, Glitch Mob is a

@Shidara
Lol, Glitch Mob is a music artist. Great music!

Mon, 05/28/2012 - 23:12

#25

Strudul

Oh Kat, you troll. xD

@Slayzz
I thought I was the only one D:

Tue, 05/29/2012 - 06:34

#26

Good-Spirit

Good use of the valiance.

Good use of the valiance. Sold mine long ago - forget why. This vid is a good example of why gunners with a valiance out damage me! Good stuff, maybe make a vid of one of your hybrid loadouts. I'm def a fan of the merc one :)

..again i have PC envy.

Tue, 05/29/2012 - 13:50

#27

Tennis

I'll put that down on my

I'll put that down on my to-do list, Blue. ^^

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