Copy and pasted from the tech support forum of let's play haven something awful
Guides
Video Guides
A Workflow Diagram
baldurk's excellent workflow diagram. If you need a general idea where you should start, give this a look. A few things that could be said about it is that, if you need to, you should edit your audio at the same time as your video, you should be weary of the LP illuminati, and that you shouldn't use MediaCoder to encode.
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AviSynth Basics*
A really well written guide to get you off the ground with Avisynth, courtesy of Vicas. It'll take you from the first step to some basic filters, and will also show how to use some more advanced stuff like plugins and functions.
- Before you ask:
Don't AviSource an AVS file, use Import instead.
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Fraps to MeGUI
A very well written guide by Kung-Fu Jesus. Step by step instructions from raw Fraps files to a final encode with MeGUI. The Auto-Encode feature should be used at the end instead, however.
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From HD-PVR to Dual Audio LP Video, a semi-comprehensive guide*
An excellent guide by pokecapn on how to capture, edit, and encode video from an HDPVR.
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Getting started with overlays and animations (dynamic/moving overlays) using Avisynth
Phiggle breaks down how he does all the cool animations in his videos. This guide also basically shows you the essentials of working with images in Avisynth.
How to Prevent Sony Vegas from Destroying Your Video
Mico shows you how to properly setup your video project and how to properly export your video so Vegas doesn't turn it into blurry, interlaced garbage.
Extract h264 Video from an m2ts File
A quick little guide by Static Fiend that shows how to get your h264 video out of the m2ts container when you record video with the HD PVR.
Blackmagic Intensity Versus Hauppauge HD PVR
supergreatfriend shows off the differences between the two most affordable options for high definition video capture.
How to Make Subtitles [
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A video tutorial I made in response to the trouble people were having with subtitles. I go over the basics of making SRT subtitles with notepad and the basics of Aegisub, along with making hardsubs with VirtualDub. It has a number of flaws, however, and I plan to remake it soon.
How to Stream
Ambisagrus shows off his streaming method. It's also really good at helping you get an idea on how to set up VAC.
Cropping and Resizing Recorded PS2 Footage
The results of an experiment I did in order to find out how to properly crop and resize SD footage.
A Case for YADIF
flamedrake shows off how YADIF is awesome when it comes to deinterlacing.
Reasons for Checkerboard Patterns with S-Video
flamedrake and AccountingNightmare show us some reasons why your video might look shitty even when you're using S-Video.
Self-Hosting Your Own Video LP
Scarboy gives us a quick little guide on what you need to stream your videos from your own hosting.
VirtualDub Video Tutorial
Static Fiend lays out the basics of VirtualDub and encoding with MediaCoder in this video tutorial. Very useful for learning the basics and how to get around with VirtualDub. Unfortunately, this video is pretty old and so are its methods. I'm trying to wean us away from using VirtualDub for general editing and using MediaCoder isn't recommended, as always.
Capturing Video with VirtualDub
Maxwell Adams shows some good settings if you'd like to use VirtualDub to capture a part of your screen.
Recording with DOSBox
A guide by dang_david if you want to use DOSBox's built in recorder.
Recording with DOSBox in Linux
t_rf shows how to do the same as above but with Linux.
Software for Macs
Sartak gives you the skinny on some useful Mac software.
Recording a DS - How to Make a DS Video Using a Camera
Taisan shows off the incredible way he pulled off his awesome Ouendan LP. A really cool read, even if you don't plan on using it.
Video Copilot's After Effects Basics
An amazing step-by-step guide that will hold your hand through the basics of Adobe After Effects. You don't really need After Effects to do anything special with your videos, and most people find that things done with After Effects are gimmicky and unnecessary, but if you want some help starting out with it, this is where you should go.
Audio Guides
Auto Ducking in Audacity
baldurk's very well written by the numbers auto ducking guide. Auto Ducking can be hit or miss depending if you do it right or not. Frequent changes in volume will piss off anyone listening, so if you or your commentators are talking for an extended period of time, don't drop the audio every time someone takes a breath.
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How to Fix Gradual Audio Desyncing in Your Video in 3 Steps
Another very well written guide by Taisan. You can replace Sony Sound Forge with Audacity easily enough.
Audio Routing Tactics Using Virtual Audio Cable
The original VAC guide written by Scarboy. It's not exactly easy to follow, but the info is all there, so give it a shot.
VAC Setup Chart
Maxxim drops a simple chart on how to setup VAC.
Audio Setup for Macs
Sartak tells you how to setup your audio if you're on a Mac.
Image Guides
Image Formats
R1CH lays out the basics to image formats and which ones should be used when. It seems a bit ambiguous, unfortunately, since people still can't seem to get it right.
Transcribe Text From Screenshots
Toxic Frog shows a really cool way you can get text from images using the powerful ImageMagick.
Image Capture with IrfanView
gwar3k1 gives you the basics on how to capture images with the awesome irfanview, the best of it showing how to batch process. No visual aids, unfortunately, but then...
Getting Screenshots the Easy Way
He makes pretty much the same guide with pictures, so enjoy.
Animated Gif making in Gif Movie Gear
GuavaMoment shows how to make an animated GIF using Camtasia and GIF Movie Gear.
How to Make Animated Gifs [
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A video tutorial I made showing how to make animated GIFs with VirtualDub and GIMP. I was on a free software kick around this point, so I omitted using better software that you can't get for no money. There's a few important points I forgot to mention while going through this, which was made pretty clear by people having problems right after I posted the video. A remake is in the works.
