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Phait
10-08-2006, 07:09 AM
I'm thinking it'd be neat to see what we can come up with in our own trailers for our favorite games.

RULES
- must be in-game video only, no movie/game crossovers
- can use gameplay footage and/or customized footage (i.e. Garry's Mod, etc.)
- must use original game music/score, or your very own

How Do I Record?
Shareware:
- Fraps (http://www.fraps.com) (shareware 30 seconds limited)
- FastCapPro (http://www.ejoystudio.com/products/fastcappro/index.htm)

*FRAPS tip: If you find recording is stuttering or terribly slow, turn off Anti-Aliasing in your game, and it helps to lower the recording resolution in the options menu of FRAPS.

How Do I Edit?
If you don't have a preferred video editor, use Windows Movie Maker, it usually comes pre-installed with XP, or is available as a free Windows Update. XP Service Pack 2 has MM 2.0, which is a worthy improvement upon the original MM. If you have SP 2 but MM is not installed (this happened with me), then you should try the following:

NOTE: You must be logged on as Administrator or as a member of the Administrators group in order to perform this procedure.

Click Start, click Run, and then type the following command:
%systemroot%\inf

NOTE: There are no spaces at all in the preceding command line.

Click OK to open the INF folder, locate the file moviemk.inf
Right-click the file, and then click Install. This will reinstall the files that Search needs to proceed normally.

You will be asked to place your windows XP cd rom in the drive.

In case that doesn't work, I found this link (as of 10/09/2006):
http://xstream.nwoca.org/downloads/windows/mm20enu.exe 12 MB

Where Do I Host?
Use http://www.youtube.com

How To Post
- "Game Title"
- Time: 03:21
- http://www.youtube.com/link_to_video_here
[Thumbnail Image]
- Your comments

ZuljinRaynor
10-08-2006, 01:31 PM
Battlefield 2142
Time 9:55
"Gameplay Trailer"
Battlefield 2142 Gameplay Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORo4PLKWOOY)
http://sjl-static7.sjl.youtube.com/vi/ORo4PLKWOOY/2.jpg
Here is a gameplay trailer for BF2142. Made using Fraps, the 2142 Demo, Adobe Premiere. Has music from BF1942, BF2, and 2142. This is cause the demo lacked lots of music for 2142. It's a "Extended" Gamplay trailer featuring Titan map Gameplay from the Sidi Power Plant Map. I also converted the EA and DICE logos from BIK to AVI for use in the trailer aswell as the ending BF2142 logo from an official trailer.

Odin
10-08-2006, 01:39 PM
(BF2142 trailer info)

AWESOME. I love you.

Anyways, I'll look at "acquiring" FRAPS and making a few trailers myself.

Micki!
10-09-2006, 09:35 AM
Cool video Zuljin... :cool:

Odin
10-09-2006, 11:14 PM
I hate to see this thread go to waste, so I'll see if I can create a few videos.

Although, I request that we be allowed to use other music.

The Deadsider
10-09-2006, 11:46 PM
I used to have a fan trailer I made for Freedom Fighters I made a while ago when I was geting to know Movie MAker.

Broke one of the rules, though. Long gone...

ZuljinRaynor
10-10-2006, 02:07 PM
I'll be making a HL2 one soon.

Edit: Rendering it now actually.

ZuljinRaynor
10-10-2006, 05:42 PM
Half-Life 2
Time 3:49
"Teaser Trailer"
Half-Life 2 Teaser Trailer (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TQua-mhmq4)
http://sjl-static11.sjl.youtube.com/vi/3TQua-mhmq4/2.jpg
This is a more artistic trailer than the BF2142 one. No gameplay really, just a teaser really... some story and but mainly a teaser. I used FRAPS, Premiere and Half-Life 2. Also, the only music is the HL1/Valve_theme. The rest of HL2 music is really tough IMO to use in a trailer properly. Anything musical otherwise is from the actual scene.

ZuljinRaynor
10-11-2006, 03:02 PM
No one esle makes trailers? :(

The Deadsider
10-11-2006, 05:49 PM
I might give it the ol' collage spirit. Off to capture some footage...

Damien_Azreal
10-11-2006, 05:57 PM
I would... but I have no idea how to edit anything together to make a trailer. I've got ideas for a PREY trailer.

But... I tarded at this sortof thing. :(

ZuljinRaynor
10-11-2006, 06:03 PM
What editing software do you have? Windows Movie Maker is a great beginner tool, but although it can't do much... it's a good start. Prey... that's a good idea for a new one. :D

Damien_Azreal
10-11-2006, 06:28 PM
I've got a great idea for a trailer... but no idea how to actualy do it. And yes, Windows Movie Maker is all I've got.

Orochi Avlis
10-11-2006, 07:19 PM
I've had any idea for a fan trailer/music video for quite some time. I just need time to develop it. Maybe this weekend.....

The Deadsider
10-13-2006, 08:19 PM
- Quake 4
- Time: 00:48
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKPPZhwRekk
[Thumbnail Image]

- Well, I haven't used WMM in about 3 years, and this was more getting used to it again. Not all that and a bag of chips. Mainly because I didn't have a whole lot of time to capture a lot a video. I'll try a second, and longer, version again in time. With a different game. Quake 4 doesn't exactly have the greatest selection of music. By the way, there was supposed to be a beeping during the opening thing there, but WMM seemed to fast forward over it. So it's quiet. Too quiet.

DEADIT: Uh, give it a moment. I forgot to check the link before posting. SHould be up in a little if it's not by the time someone clicks.

Micki!
10-14-2006, 04:14 AM
No one esle makes trailers? :(

Well, some friends and I made this little funny video of FEAR (recorded with Fraps, edited in Magix movie maker) and it turned out better than we thought... it's not a trailer though, just a movie spoof of FEAR...

"FEAR the Bell" it's called, on Youtube...
but i believe you guys have seen it already, as i have posted it somewhere before... :o

ZuljinRaynor
10-14-2006, 12:56 PM
Uh, give it a moment. I forgot to check the link before posting. SHould be up in a little if it's not by the time someone clicks.
Same with my HL2 one. Not sure if people checked it again since I posted before it was 100% Live.

Denz
10-18-2006, 06:58 AM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWlLQg-Vq1ARome total war on some sound.

Karthik
10-23-2006, 11:36 AM
-Fahrenheit/Indigo Prophecy
-Time: 02:14
Source (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHbDuGMKxjA)
-A friendly boxing match between Carla and Tyler. I'm controlling Carla.