Ninja Snarl PMy helmet is my burden.Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered Userregular
edited August 2010
Ugh. I was thinking Windows Movie Maker Live on Windows 7 might not be so bad and then I tried making an actual video with it. Seriously, Microsoft, why the hell would you take some perfectly functional like Windows Movie Maker and rape the shit out of it to make it almost useless?
Can't do voiceovers. No gallery of clips to add since you have to add them directly to every video you work on. It runs horribly. You can't individually delete transitions. Adding transitions is stupidly backwards. Basically, it's a trainwreck of an "upgrade".
So glad I didn't upgrade to Windows 7 mid-LP. Having to deal with Microsoft breaking shit for insane reasons would not have made me happy. Fortunately, it seems like you can install Windows Movie Maker on 7 and skip the bullshit. But oh noes, I won't be able to publish directly to Youtube! Eat a dick, Microsoft. Eat a basket full of dicks.
For the record:
Windows Movie Maker Live for Windows 7 = total horseshit
Window Movie Maker = acceptably useful
HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
edited August 2010
I think most everyone I messaged for video / audio recording info has responded by this point. I have pretty much the next week off from work so I'm gonna compile what I've learned together into a comprehensive post. Hopefully. Somehow.
Edit - And thanks again for sharing what you know you guys.
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Ninja Snarl PMy helmet is my burden.Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered Userregular
edited August 2010
So it seemed pretty simple, but apparently Microsoft is a bigger sack of shit than I thought. You see, I still have all my OS drive data from before the upgrade... except for all the Movie Maker files which would actually be useful. Which means Microsoft is not only trying to saddle people with the piece of shit known as Windows Movie Maker Live, they actually designed the upgrade process to prevent you from using the older, better program. And I have the files I need on my laptop, but that's the 32-bit version and I need the 64-bit version.
So glad the internet helps furnish one with the knowledge to override insane and horrible corporate choices.
EDIT: Turns out I still do have the WMM 6 files around, I was just too pissed off to realize the search function was being an idiot.
Sorry Ninja, I too know the pain of Movie Maker sticking a broom handle up my ass and breaking it off.
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Ninja Snarl PMy helmet is my burden.Ninja Snarl: Gone, but not forgotten.Registered Userregular
edited August 2010
Well, once I realized I could literally just run the old Movie Maker .exe from the backup directory, it was a lot easier. Though, again, for some crazy reason most of the encoding profiles are gone so now I have to wonder if this proper HD profile I just got working is going to spring some crazy crap on me and not work properly.
But that's why I'm using this sort-of-review of the STALKER series to get the kinks knocked out before Crysis. I'm just glad I've finally got things working properly rather than working the quarter-assed Microsoft way.
EDIT: So now videos that used to 500+ MB are now encoding at under 200 but with higher quality. This would be awesome except I don't know why. And I hate it when I don't know.
Well, provided there isn't something hideously wrong with the encoded videos which just hasn't come up yet, I can look for forward to having something like 2-3 hours shaved off of my encoding and uploading and end up with even higher-res videos.
On a different note, did anyone see LP Con 2010? I'm not making that up, I swear.
Oh, how I wish you were.
For those who wish to subject themselves to at least some of the utter awesomeness of this event, someone from the SA forums managed to record this groundbreaking event. Be warned that you click on the following link at your own risk and that I accept no responsibility whatsoever for any mental scarring you may receive as a result.
HenroidMexican kicked from Immigration ThreadCentrism is Racism :3Registered Userregular
edited August 2010
Can anyone tell me with like text what exactly LP Con was and how bad it was? I think it's hilarious that they don't like SA because it's "too mean." This sounds like a collection of YouTube people.
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edited August 2010
To be fair, I haven't actually seen much of the YouTube LP community. I only know it exists, and have seen probably the worst of it, through the eyes of Retsupurae. But I have seen some reactions from people in it, who think that crappy effort is worth applauding.
Working on the OP changes right now. Admittedly not a lot of things are going to change but it'll be easier on my end to update things and keep track. I've got six different text documents open right now fussing around with all that.
So, like, is chuggaaconroy their super star? While his actual video quality is quite good, his commentary is usually rather flat and boring since his off-topic musings are usually never funny. It also doesn't help that he thinks his Deviant Art buddies are "amazing" artists.
Edit: Also, did he just blatantly steal raocow's opening (not that anyone can have a claim on a catchphrases but the similarity is uncanny).
If it's ok, I thought I'd plug a good off-forum LP by putting up a link for the latest Egomaniac video-LP for Something Awful, Siren: Blood Curse. It finished up this weekend and it's a good watch, especially for those who didn't feel like playing it since it's English version is only attainable here via the Playstation Network.
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Wow...there's some great advice in here. Though I admit I was daunted at the size of this thread and only made it to page 3 before I jumped to the last page. I asked my friends "what should I do to promote my LPs?" and one of them suggested going to an LP forum, and naturally I thought I'd look on PA first. I admit I don't do much forum stuff, I find forums large and slow-loading and confusing usually. O.O But uh, yeah, hi anyway. I won't pimp my own channel since I'm sure I'm too much of a newb to be granted the privilege, but I do have a question, how many of you prefer comedic LPs over informative ones and visa versa, or better yet, informative AND comedic LPs? (those are hard to find though, IMO. Most informative LPs are very cut-and-dry...as well they should be, I don't want to have to wade through 15 minutes of pointless wandering to figure out how to get past one little puzzle). I was inspired to try doing LPs myself by the likes of NintendoCentral and TobyGames (there was also this amazing LPer who did RE4, just hysterical, but I can't find his videos anymore. I think he might have deleted his account. ;_;). But the more I explore the various LP communities, I'm getting the impression that LPers like that aren't generally held in high regard. Is it because TobyGames is so very bad at games and only seems to play the "hottest titles" without really going for games he particularly enjoys? Or is it something else? Sorry if this is really off-topic, I'm just curious what LP strategies work and what don't, so I can try to make my own suck less.
(and another irrelevant question, would you consider something like ilikewaxingowl's "Noisy Hill" a let's play? All he does is insert funny lines over cutscenes, he doesn't really play the games much so probably not...what do you call them, then?)
Where do I post my LP for reviewing. I Started a Bioshock LP and am in dire need of critics.
I recorded a lot of footage and plan on posting 1-2 videos a day and will definitely finish this LP.
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Can't do voiceovers. No gallery of clips to add since you have to add them directly to every video you work on. It runs horribly. You can't individually delete transitions. Adding transitions is stupidly backwards. Basically, it's a trainwreck of an "upgrade".
So glad I didn't upgrade to Windows 7 mid-LP. Having to deal with Microsoft breaking shit for insane reasons would not have made me happy. Fortunately, it seems like you can install Windows Movie Maker on 7 and skip the bullshit. But oh noes, I won't be able to publish directly to Youtube! Eat a dick, Microsoft. Eat a basket full of dicks.
For the record:
Windows Movie Maker Live for Windows 7 = total horseshit
Window Movie Maker = acceptably useful
edit: Oh wait, you said that. Well, hopefully it works out.
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Edit - And thanks again for sharing what you know you guys.
So glad the internet helps furnish one with the knowledge to override insane and horrible corporate choices.
EDIT: Turns out I still do have the WMM 6 files around, I was just too pissed off to realize the search function was being an idiot.
But that's why I'm using this sort-of-review of the STALKER series to get the kinks knocked out before Crysis. I'm just glad I've finally got things working properly rather than working the quarter-assed Microsoft way.
EDIT: So now videos that used to 500+ MB are now encoding at under 200 but with higher quality. This would be awesome except I don't know why. And I hate it when I don't know.
Well, provided there isn't something hideously wrong with the encoded videos which just hasn't come up yet, I can look for forward to having something like 2-3 hours shaved off of my encoding and uploading and end up with even higher-res videos.
Oh, how I wish you were.
For those who wish to subject themselves to at least some of the utter awesomeness of this event, someone from the SA forums managed to record this groundbreaking event. Be warned that you click on the following link at your own risk and that I accept no responsibility whatsoever for any mental scarring you may receive as a result.
A recorded stream of LPC 2010 - complete with helpful annotations by the guy who recorded it.
Edit: Sound kicks in at around two minutes.
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Oh god what?
Youtube Channel!
Working on the OP changes right now. Admittedly not a lot of things are going to change but it'll be easier on my end to update things and keep track. I've got six different text documents open right now fussing around with all that.
Edit: Also, did he just blatantly steal raocow's opening (not that anyone can have a claim on a catchphrases but the similarity is uncanny).
Let's Play Final Fantasy 'II' (Ch10 - 5/17/10)
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I did not die
Let's Play Gunman Chronicles "It's high-noon in Deep Space".
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Failure, I just posted in it because I had it in "my posts" I should read the titles more often
*facedesk*
Let's Play Gunman Chronicles "It's high-noon in Deep Space".
(and another irrelevant question, would you consider something like ilikewaxingowl's "Noisy Hill" a let's play? All he does is insert funny lines over cutscenes, he doesn't really play the games much so probably not...what do you call them, then?)
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I recorded a lot of footage and plan on posting 1-2 videos a day and will definitely finish this LP.
http://forums.penny-arcade.com/discussion/138890/pa-forum-lets-play-archive-forum-update-changes-lotsa-stuff/p1
Youtube Channel!