Follow this guide to create professional in-game videos on YouTube.
Step 1: Get the toolsHardwareComputerPick your parts from newegg, have them assembled professionally If money is no object Silent water-cooled case Full SSD hard drive Current best (with 3.5" mounting bracket) Crucial 128gb - $130 Crucial 256gb - $250 Crucial 512gb - $610 Update to latest firmware Switch Windows 7 from IDE mode to AHCI (must change a registry value to force it to install the correct drivers) - See "Feedback" tab on Newegg link above Hybrid SSD hard drive Speed comparison by Seagate 2.5" SATA 2.5" Notebook BundleComes with a green screen! Recommended by Connor Brady WebcamBest one Logitech C910 USB 2.0 1080p HD Pro Webcam Video cam^-- What Hengest used to film this ^-- Same camera Helmet camUnboxing Green Screen$2 $135 $20 More green screens Chroma key basic example Chroma key professional example Console recorderTo record game console footage, some prefer Hauppage, some Avermedia. Avermedia Hauppage MicrophoneGet a professional microphone and pop filter Condenser microphones are more fragile, but higher quality. Pop filters remove breathing and sharp P's Great condenser microphone Pop filter Stand (All three for $150-170) Recommended by Christos Obretenov Cheaper (and great) condenser microphone bhphotovideo.com/c/product/413696-REG/Blue_SNOWBALL_BUNDLE_TW_Snowball_USB_Condenser_Microphone.html Also on Newegg Use the middle setting and speak close to the microphone (almost touching the pop filter, and the pop filter is almost touching the microphone). Pop filter, four layers Cheaper one, only one layer What TotalHalibut uses Use this Audacity equalizer settings file to minimize the P's and S's (most get removed by the pop filter, but this removes the few that get through). TODO: Where is this file? ^-- Tobias and Chris Voltsis recommend Tobias: beyerdynamics mmx 300 is a top-quality headset and condenser mic, $350+ More affordable, get Snowball or the at2020 For headset, try the Sennheiser pc 151 or 360 HeadsetComfortable, good microphone quality, wireless! Hard driveYour hard drive must be able to maintain at least 30 mb/s to record at HD.
Do not record to your C: drive - Windows keeps this drive busy. Recommended
Recommended 2tb SATA drive Capture console videoGreat 720p quality! Pen and TabletWacom The tablet is a USB interface device. See it in action The Medium size tablet in my opinion is the best size as I can easily put it on one knee while commentating - this is the model I linked above. The tablet comes with some software keys after you register. I recommend applying to get all the keys and download all of the software as it costs nothing extra. The program I use is the Autodesk Sketchpad 2011 (one of the free keys) as it supports the pen weight sensing and layers. Since I spent most of my high school years after class working in an architects office, my writing works best with a soft lead pencil, which the Autodesk software supports. I also picked up Inkscape for doing vector graphics when needed (a la Corel Draw), as well as The GIMP which is my Photoshop replacement. Both are GNU software foundation products (from my linux background) and also FREE! Recommended hotkeys
In the Movies tab
While playing a game, the fps is color coded
Use a headset with a microphone in front of your mouth to minimize background noise. Do some tests to find the optimal recording volume where you can clearly hear your voice but not hear mouse clicks! Use Free Sound Recorder to record your voice on a separate track This has a global hotkey that starts recording while playing! Use Audacity to remove noise (use the latest version, 1.3.12 beta as of now) It is amazing! Your computer fan and other background noise just disappears. Audacity does not have a global record hotkey Fraps lets you record your voice from a microphone in the Movies tab
But it does not create a separate audio track (it mixes into the main track). Fraps uses the default Windows recording device. To choose another, use the Windows control panel to change the default recording device. To record in Adobe Premiere CS5, follow these steps Edit videoAdobe Premiere CS5 is the best video editing tool
Use premiere to add the video ender (see below) and apply transitions.
Step 2: Capture the videoHigh-definitionUse Fraps to record all videos at 30 frames per second in either
YouTube adds an "HD" suffix to distinguish these video as "high-definition"
1080p vs 720p1080p is noticeably sharper than 720p.
See the difference
Use 1080p if
For more information, see
Step 3: Edit the videoContent"A video on every wiki page" is our motto.
Each video should visualize a concept or answer a question.
For example
Length"10-60 seconds" is the ideal video length.
Focus on one topic, then add the videos to a wiki page.
For example
Long videosSome videos will be longer than a minute, like a collection or a full review
Collection example
Full review example
Pre-roll / Post-rollDo not create a custom pre-roll or post-roll.
We know you can make a much cooler ender, but we want people to say, "Oh! I've seen that before on that other video!" Brand recognition and one consistent ender will help all of our videos become more popular over time.
Use the enders in the template projects above, replacing the last text with the correct game and company name.
For example
Divine Souls (c) Outspark
Step 4: Publish the videoUpload to YouTubeUpload all videos to the appropriate TGN channel.
See all TGN channels
Contact TGN for the YouTube username / password
Consistent title, description and tagsTitleStart every title with "TGN"
For example
TGN Fighter Combo 9: Earthquake - Divine Souls
DescriptionStart every description with a URL and an em dash (Alt+0151)
For example
http://www.divinesouls-wiki.com — Elbow from the sky, the 9th Fighter combo "Earthquake" in Divine Souls.
TagsStart all tags with "tgn thegamenet"
For example
tgn thegamenet "divine souls" fighter combo All this helps YouTube recommend other TGN videos in the right sidebar.
TranscriptsIf there is text in the video, create transcripts on TGN Tube.
For example
Black BarsIf your video has black bars on YouTube, you didn't record at one of these two resolutions
If you record at a different resolution, like 1680 x 1050, YouTube scales down to 1280 x 720 and adds black bars as padding if the aspect ratio is different.
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