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| Zelle | May 25 2013, 02:42 PM Post #1 |
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Hello everyone!, I learned about this place from Aavak's don't starve video and joined (similarly to Zemalf). I have been watching people do Let's Plays for quite a while now and have always wanted to get into it myself but have just never had the support to do it. I have a fairly good idea of what games I want to play and such things but I don't know what kind of tech I need to do it "Well". I have a full registered copy of Fraps and a microphone for recording my voice not to mention a decent sound card and plenty of hard drive space. I just don't know what kind of other things I need. I came here to get some assistance with all of that, and perhaps help others with what I know of other things than Let's Playing. I am 25 and live in the United States, I enjoy games that require thought and skill to play as well as those that reward such things and punish rash decisions with severe consequences. EvE online is my MMO of choice, I enjoy its sandbox type game play. I am in the IT field and currently work for the federal government as an IT support specialist. I like playing games and playing games alone sucks some times so I thought I would play and record the sessions for other people to watch and kind of go on a journey with me instead of me just wasting time being bored. Well good to get to know some of you and I hope to learn and contribute to the community as best I can. -Zelle |
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| TheMetasepia | May 25 2013, 02:54 PM Post #2 |
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Hello Zelle! Sounds like all you need is a bit of motivation, really. Don't worry too much about making perfect LP videos right of the bat. Just give it a try and see if you enjoy it to begin with and upgrade as you go along ![]() Anyway, sounds like your gaming preferences and line of work kinda go hand in hand, and your motives for starting with video making sound awesome. I'd say just give it a go and see how it turns out ^-^ And hope to see you around! |
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| Zelle | May 25 2013, 02:57 PM Post #3 |
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What I really need is to figure out how to encode the videos so a 15 minute long 'episode' at 1080p is not 4gb in size or larger thanks to windows movie maker. I'll be searching and picking some brains in the community for some good encoding programs for that. Thanks for the welcome! |
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| MajorLeeChallenged | May 25 2013, 04:18 PM Post #4 |
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Hello and welcome! This place is fantastic if you're just starting out as a hopeful LPer. You'll find friendly people at every turn! |
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| CaptainMarkKa | May 25 2013, 09:26 PM Post #5 |
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Hey there! From what it seems, all you really need is audacity to record your voice on a separate track and an editing software, but you can figure all that out in the tech section of the forum or on google or something. xD It's great to have you here, and likewise to meet you. I hope to see you around!
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| flyingstaplers | May 25 2013, 09:57 PM Post #6 |
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Hi there! Just wanted to pop in and say that I really like your username, for some reason. :3 And rest assured that there are plenty of people here who can help you out with any questions you might have. At the very least, we'll try our damnedest to sound like we know what we're talking about.
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| Aavak | May 26 2013, 01:38 AM Post #7 |
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A downy black feather, dancing on the wind.
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Hi Zelle, welcome to the Sanctuary ![]() From what you've said, I think you could start out FFMpeg, it isn't as feature rich of an editor as many paid-for solutions, but it is quite capable as an encoder, which may be all you need while getting started. Later on there are a number of solutions for editing and performing post-production on your videos, and there are plenty of people here who use different editing solutions so regardless which you end up picking, unless it's somewhat obscure, there should be someone here who can help you learn your way around it ![]() I hope you enjoy your stay here, and look forward to seeing you about the forums
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| Zelle | May 26 2013, 02:08 AM Post #8 |
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Thanks for the welcomes everyone, Thanks Aavak for your input I will certainly check out FFMpeg thanks for the info. I hope to enjoy my stay here and will think about starting a series soon. I just don't know which game I want to start doing first. |
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| ThatJ0eGuy | May 26 2013, 06:44 AM Post #9 |
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Hi Zelle, we've had a great influx of people as a result of the Don't Starve videos it seems ![]() Any advice I could give has already been mentioned in this thread, so for now I will simply welcome you to this place, I hope you have a grand old time here. |
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| Zelle | May 26 2013, 12:16 PM Post #10 |
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I was watching the Don't Starve episode by Aavak (now watching XCOM by same) and found this place. I would get Don't Starve but lack the proper funds to obtain it It looks really fun!
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It looks really fun!
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