Shake Appeal said:
andrewfee said:This may be going a bit too far off-topic here, but I was wondering if anyone could offer some advice about video capture? (it's related to Halo 3!)
I run a small message board, and while we're all pretty bad at the game, we really enjoy it when things are evenly matched (either if we manage to fill a room, or get matched up with equally bad players) and it's quite cool being able to use the replay function to analyse our games and see what we're doing wrong, to see things from another player's perspective, or just to give an overview of the levels and point out where most of the weapons / equipment spawns. While I didn't realise it ingame, it was very obvious that my sensitivity was too high at first, for example, as I was always leading my targets too much. (normally I'm around 8-10 sensitivity on console shooters, but I find 4 works best for me in H3)
Right now, my current capture method is crap though - I'm using my digital camera for the video (it wouldn't be so bad if I could lock the exposure / white-balance on it) and optical into my MacBook Pro to capture uncompressed audio, which is then used to replace the crap sound my camera picks up. (oh, and I'm currently using iMovie HD for editing, which sucks - I don't think I can even crop the video in it)
Here's an example of an excellent game we had last night:
http://sr-388.net/videos/Halo3-3pt1.mp4
http://sr-388.net/videos/Halo3-3pt2.mp4
(when I say it was an excellent game, I mean it was a lot of fun - as I mentioned, we're all pretty bad)
I'd really like to be able to get some better quality footage though, especially if the replays aren't going to be able to be viewed in the final game.
Firstly, it'll have to be an external solution, as it's a laptop. I suspect HDMI is out of the question, but are there any external boxes that can capture progressive video at all? (presumably they'd be Firewire/Firewire 800 rather than USB if they exist, which is fine)
If not, I guess that means I'll have to use composite and switch leads all the time.
Would I see much difference between a cheap device like this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-USB-2-0-V...QihZ019QQcategoryZ148483QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
and something like this? http://www.dabs.com/productview.asp...&SearchKey=All&SearchMode=All&NavigationKey=0
I'd happily pay more for that Pinnacle box if it gave me better results. (or anything else, if there are better options out there)
I'd prefer to be able to do everything inside OSX, but can boot to Windows if necessary.
Any help or advice is appreciated.
derder said:
6 is what I use too. for a long time in Halo 2 I used 10, but in the end I decided it was hurting precise aim and aiming at distance too much. 6 is a nice balance between being able to adjust and turn quickly without harming my sniping too much.Deepblue said:
ToyMachine228 said:So last night I tried a few tips to try to fix my game freezing problem with the Halo 3 Beta. I detached my HD, put it back on, cleared the cache. I played a few games with no problems. I watched the Pulp Fiction DVD last night which didn't give me a problem. I played a few games this morning, and after like my 3rd or 4th one it froze up again.
I have no idea why it's doing it. The only games to ever freeze on my 360 are Halo 2 and the Halo 3 Beta. And it's really starting to bother me.[/QUOTE
just a suggestion but you may want to have your disc drive checked out as well as your memory. both my friend and i had our 360's freeze on madden 07 which has considerably more going on than the beta. honestly your 360 may just have a crappy brain like mine
andrewfee said:
andrewfee said:
goku1693honestly your 360 may just have a crappy brain like mine:([/QUOTE said:
ToyMachine228 said:
Yep, the same sort of thing happened to me:p00by said:
Uncle said:
Thanks, I need a way to take a separate audio file and replace what's already in there (and get it synced) can these do that? I loaded up the demos, but didn't see a way to do it. My camera basically doesn't pick up any sound unless I crank my speakers, which I can't really do after 1-2am (usually when we finish playing) and even if I do, it still sounds crap.alisdair said:
I thought they would've noticed too, but taking the risk again seemed to pay off.alisdair said:
As I said, none of us are that good at the game though. Stuff like that is why I'm doing these videos, but generally, that's probably the safest point at #2, that I've noticed anyway. If someone throws a grenade down, it usually bounces out of your way enough so that it doesn't kill you, or you have enough time to move. No-one can see you coming from the left of the right either, and you're far enough away from the walls that a grenade thrown from that direction usually doesn't take you out either. Also: I didn't realise the power drainer passed through bubble shields until last night.andrewfee said:My favourite point in that match was taking out the entire team in the first round with the power drainer though - so satisfying.
andrewfee said:Thanks, I need a way to take a separate audio file and replace what's already in there (and get it synced) can these do that? I loaded up the demos, but didn't see a way to do it. My camera basically doesn't pick up any sound unless I crank my speakers, which I can't really do after 1-2am (usually when we finish playing) and even if I do, it still sounds crap.
I thought they would've noticed too, but taking the risk again seemed to pay off.
My favourite point in that match was taking out the entire team in the first round with the power drainer though - so satisfying.
http://sr-388.net/videos/Halo3-3pt1.mp4goku1693 said:
The whole point of the game type is the defend your hill, so how can not being able to see out of it be a good thing?GhaleonEB said:That's my favorite new feature of King of the Hill, which is my second-favorite gametype. to each thier own.
I love Bungie's stat tracking. So cool. And saving vids of my best performances is awesome. I love watching my friends' videos when I'm eating or need a break. You can distinctly pick out people's styles when you watch them enough. Very awesome.I disagree - the whole point is to make those battles more interesting, close-quarters. On Valhalla especially you can't see into the area well, but the "hill" is HUGE - so just tossing grenades in won't do it since the guys inside are not clustered up in one spot. You gotta plow right on it. Love it.raYne said:
Eh? It's easy to see into the Hill on any level.. including Valhalla. As I said, it's seeing out that's all sorts of screwed up.GhaleonEB said:I disagree - the whole point is to make those battles more interesting, close-quarters. On Valhalla especially you can't see into the area well, but the "hill" is HUGE - so just tossing grenades in won't do it since the guys inside are not clustered up in one spot. You gotta plow right on it. Love it.
The rules for "sudden death" right now suck though. I played a CTF game on High Ground, and we had the flag and were running with it towards the cap point. We ran out of time about 15 feet from scoring.
That is a problem in a lot of modes. People that don't even try for the objectives. Hey, idiots, while you're all killing each other out there nowhere near the hill/oddball, I'm racking up points!raYne said:
If you want to win oddball on High Ground, just grab the oddball and head for that little patch of coast and hide behind the rocks next to the mongoose. Everyone will be so busy killing everyone else in the open part of the map that they'll never get to you and if they do, they'll be half dead.This is true. I've had people attack me, and seen people attack each other, when neither player is anywhere near the ball/hill. It's just completely retarded since the ball holder or king is just collecting points while they're wasting time.Rorschach said:That is a problem in a lot of modes. People that don't even try for the objectives. Hey, idiots, while you're all killing each other out there nowhere near the hill/oddball, I'm racking up points!
derder said:
I just wrapped up my night as far as Halo 3 goes and we concluded our evening with Crazy King on High Ground, it was by far the most fun we had. I came in 2nd with 99 points and I was inches away from the Hill when the match was over. Sure it has little to do with tactics or shooting skill or whatever but it's fun as hell regardless. I think Crazy King on Snowbound and Rockets on High Ground are my 2 favorite modes in the Beta.raYne said:
