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The First Gate: Camera tech crib sheet (Windows)
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You can probably do this on your own.
But if you need help, contact Thinkerer Melville or Geo Meek. |
| 1. Install free version of Fraps. Open Fraps |
Fraps.
Start with free version.
You will want the registered version later.
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Movies tab. I save video clips in a file on my
internal drive.
As soon as I finish a collection session, I move the files to a working directory on an external
drive. I use a separate working directory for each video
project. I leave them there until I finish editing and have posted
the final copy. I specify a different directory for the
stills that I collect. With Fraps, they are .jpg files, so I
take lots of them. Using a different directory keeps them
separate from the vid clips.
Check "Record Sound." The resulting clip will include the
sound from SL (except your voice). When you build the video in WMM, you can
adjust the volume of this sound or turn it off. |
| 2. Check vid file
destination drive. Want 10 G free space on the drive. |
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| 3. Set Fraps to full size, 30 FPS. |
Otherwise, take defaults. If your machine it
slow or is low on space, set Fraps to half size. |
| 5. Connect to Second life. Note the yellow frame rate
counter in a corner of
your SL window. |
Yellow means ready. Red means recording. Above 15 means
happiness.
If you don't see the yellow frame rate counter
on your SL window, open the FPS tab. Be sure the counter is
enabled and that one of the white circles on the black placement
panel has a dot in it.
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| 4. Vid capture. Take about 25 sec of vid. |
F9 toggles vid capture on and off. The yellow frame rate
counter turns red to show that
video capture is on. Each toggle makes a new avi file.
You will soon wonder how to clear the User Interface off the
screen: See:
VidTech FAQ
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| 6. Play raw vid (.avi) with win Media Player |
Try playing it in full size.
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| 7. Give your vid file a name you will recognize next week. |
Or don't. You will learn why next week. |
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Alert! Your raw video file is too
big for anything but use on your machine. If you want to send
it to someone else, you must go to gate 2, where you will see how to
compress it with WMM, |
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You are now a camera tech. |
There is more to learn, but let it wait while you
enjoy your passage through the first gate. |