Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: How do I make videos?
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First question, what program can I buy or use to make those cool halo videos? Where you record what you play and you can cut and edit and add music and such? Can I use the same program for Halo PC and Halo 2?

-The Bear

  • 07.23.2005 8:30 AM PDT
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FRAPS

look for it on google.

  • 07.23.2005 9:48 AM PDT
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Let me explain in more detail. Fraps is a program for your PC that can allow you to capture videos from gameplay. You just open it before you open Halo, and Fraps runs underneath it. During gameplay, if you come across something that you want to capture, you press a key (which you designate) and video begins recording. Press the key again to stop recording, and immediately a video clip file is saved into a folder (which you also designate). Now you could pay for the full version of Fraps, or go for the trial version. The trial version is identical, only there is a "www.fraps.com" watermark at the top of each clip, and you can only record up to 30 seconds of footage at a time. But it's free, so many people opt for the trial version. In order to turn these clips into a finished .wmv movie, you need a good movie editor like Windows Movie Maker. Windows Movie Maker comes with a lot of new PCs, so check and see if you have it. In WMM, you can take the clips that you captured and assemble them into one film, with title cards and music. You then save the movie project as a .wmv file and voila! You have a movie that you can share with the Halo community. I don't have Halo for Xbox, so I'm not sure on how to capture film using that.

  • 07.23.2005 12:12 PM PDT
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So everytime you capture 30 seconds worth does that become a file, and then next time you capture 30 seconds worth that becomes another one. Or does it overide the first one? Because that would suck. Is there any other option besides FRAPS?

  • 07.23.2005 12:40 PM PDT
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Bear, in the registered version of FRAPS you can record at 20. 30 . 40 .50 .60 or Any amount of FPS you want.

Their is another option that FRAPS called GameCam... google it. It's basically the same thing just they are run different.

  • 07.23.2005 1:02 PM PDT
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You can chose the framerate in the trial version too. GameCam doesn't record sound in the trial though.

  • 07.23.2005 1:08 PM PDT
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(I know wrong forum) How exactly to people record Halo 2 videos then?

  • 07.23.2005 1:21 PM PDT
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people have video cards that have video inputs for recording as well as outputs. they just hook up their xbox video cable to the video inputs on their pc and hit record, i think.

  • 07.23.2005 1:35 PM PDT
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Here's a list of programs from download.com that let you record whatever is running on your desktop.

http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=record+video+from +desk top&tg=dl-20

I've used some of the free versions in the past and they worked pretty good. Most won't let you "save" the video, the trick is to find the temp-file that they save the video to.

Another option is to use a vcr to record (I assume you have an s-video out on your video card). Once it's on videotape, you have more options to convert it to a digital file (take it to a buddies house, heck I'll do it if you send it with return postage pre-paid on the box).

Or, you could just have someone you play with record it...you could just give them directions on what to look at and where to move.

[Edited on 7/23/2005]

  • 07.23.2005 8:55 PM PDT
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Those don't work well, if at all in games.

  • 07.23.2005 8:58 PM PDT
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Posted by: Chewy Gumball
Those don't work well, if at all in games.


Did you make sure the game ran at the same rate as the capture? If not, then that was your problem. Read the max capture rate and make sure your game isn't running faster, otherwise you'll likely just get a black flickering screen.

  • 07.23.2005 9:03 PM PDT
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halo2 people can use capture cards, can't they?

  • 07.23.2005 9:26 PM PDT
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yeah, they have a video capture card and basically, plug the bits where ur xbox foes into the TV then play the game on their comp and capture the bits they want.

  • 07.30.2005 10:36 AM PDT
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Are there any free programs were you can record as long as you want?

  • 07.30.2005 2:52 PM PDT