A host of streams, youtube channels and such sparking in to life for the Alpha?! Here's the likely list:
MOD NOTE: For those who will be using TwitchTV, be sure to input the game as "Elite: Dangerous" (without the quotes) under the currently/now playing field. That way, we can see it show up here:
-->CLICK ME! STREAMERS WHO ARE LIVE NOW!<--
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Live Stream for your bookmarking pleasure:
Kerrash @ Twitch <-- streaming since 12th December 2013 (uk-based).
Sharpshifter @ Twitch <-- streaming since 12th December 2013
Zalamander @ Twitch
Nattehond @Twitch
Zenoa @Twitch
A wild psykokow appears @ twitch
Burning a hole in your fuzz Darkman on twitch
Exploding his trousers since 2014 CaptGrumpyPants @ Twitch
Slamdunk Splunkjamma @ twitch
I say, wot, ole chap it's the Nazarene on twitch
BoldRover @ Twitch (premium beta)
Remklep @ Twitch
VideoCast:
Kroy Mortlach @ YouTube
Commandr Sam @ YouTube
Jack Booted Thug
JazHaz is Oolite @ YouTube
OneViGOR will be doing let's plays @ YouTube
JohnStabler @YouTube
zenoah @YouTube
CMdrBond @ YouTube Playlist
Riandor @ YouTube Channel
mark_t50 @ Youtube Playlist
Marc Paris @ Youtube Channel
Valkyrie @ Youtube channel
Dr Wookie @ YouTube Channel
Darkman @ YouTube
Zieman @ YouTube Channel
CaptGrumpyPants @ YouTube Channel
Splunkjamma @ YouTube
Cmdr Sp33dy @ YouTube
deusx_ophc @ YouTube
Zeewolf @ YouTube
radio/audio/podcast:
The indomitable Lave Radio
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Kerrash - Elite Dangerous Alpha Playthroughs (and more)
If you will be streaming, recording, let us know where, twitchtv, youtube, vimeo or others
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Useful list of screen recorder software and associated paraphernalia:
Rough guide to those interested in the first steps of making game-play videos:
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MOD NOTE: For those who will be using TwitchTV, be sure to input the game as "Elite: Dangerous" (without the quotes) under the currently/now playing field. That way, we can see it show up here:
-->CLICK ME! STREAMERS WHO ARE LIVE NOW!<--
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Live Stream for your bookmarking pleasure:
Kerrash @ Twitch <-- streaming since 12th December 2013 (uk-based).
Sharpshifter @ Twitch <-- streaming since 12th December 2013
Zalamander @ Twitch
Nattehond @Twitch
Zenoa @Twitch
A wild psykokow appears @ twitch
Burning a hole in your fuzz Darkman on twitch
Exploding his trousers since 2014 CaptGrumpyPants @ Twitch
Slamdunk Splunkjamma @ twitch
I say, wot, ole chap it's the Nazarene on twitch
BoldRover @ Twitch (premium beta)
Remklep @ Twitch
VideoCast:
Kroy Mortlach @ YouTube
Commandr Sam @ YouTube
Jack Booted Thug
JazHaz is Oolite @ YouTube
OneViGOR will be doing let's plays @ YouTube
JohnStabler @YouTube
zenoah @YouTube
CMdrBond @ YouTube Playlist
Riandor @ YouTube Channel
mark_t50 @ Youtube Playlist
Marc Paris @ Youtube Channel
Valkyrie @ Youtube channel
Dr Wookie @ YouTube Channel
Darkman @ YouTube
Zieman @ YouTube Channel
CaptGrumpyPants @ YouTube Channel
Splunkjamma @ YouTube
Cmdr Sp33dy @ YouTube
deusx_ophc @ YouTube
Zeewolf @ YouTube
radio/audio/podcast:
The indomitable Lave Radio
_____________________________________________________
Watch again - Stream Libraries
Kerrash - Elite Dangerous Alpha Playthroughs (and more)
If you will be streaming, recording, let us know where, twitchtv, youtube, vimeo or others
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Useful list of screen recorder software and associated paraphernalia:
There's lots of talk about FRAPS but has anybody tried PlayClaw?
camstudio is one example i found with a quick google search, open source and free to use
Haven't you guys ever used MSI Afterburner
Rough guide to those interested in the first steps of making game-play videos:
First you need to make sure you have a decent computer. By decent I mean, lots of RAM, SolidStateDrive or a fast HDD, a meaty GFX card capable of running at least 1980*1080 at >25fps min. Decent broadband also helps useful in this up-to-the minute HD age. A good CPU (something around 2 or 3 years which was "good" back then) will always help. We don't yet know the min specs for E: D but it is a constant that screencapture carries an overhead so you need a bit of headroom.
If you want to capture your voiceover you'll need a microphone. if you want to capture more than one person speaking you'll need a voice comms server (not skype - mumble, ts3, vent etc).
Software:
everyone has their preferences, trial and error will find the one you like. Camtasia, FRAPs, CamStudio, there are lots to try. Some will cost you, some are free. Paying is not necessarily better, but again, it's down to preference.
Editing:
you will want to have the means for editing your software. Long flashy intros are not necessary (imho) but editing out the phone ringing, dog barking, kids shouting in the background... are. Also, unless you are naturally gifted speaker, it might be nice to record your footage first, then edit out the dross, and add your narration on top.
You don't want to use windows movie maker for this. Really. Just don't try. You will waste a lot of time. That said, I don't advocate using professional tools either. Perhaps something like "lite" versions of the pro-tools. Again this comes down to preference. Some people like Sony, Adobe, and there are free ones such as virtual dub and others.
Uploading:
Always try to upload in the best resolution you can possibly manage. People don't like watching crap quality (even if that's all their crummy ISP broadband will allow).
when you're done with a masterpeice, think on where to launch it. Youtube isn't the ONLY player in town. You have Vimeo too and again, there are likely others that people will recommend.
Listening to feedback:
You will (and should solicit) feedback. It's the only way you'll get better. That said, you can ignore the statistical outliers. Look for the constructive comments and feedback and ignore the trolls. Also watch lots of other peoples' videos and see what you like. As always, exposure to this kind of thing will go a long way to helping your own creativity.
Above all- have fun. There are people who make a living out of this sort of thing. I don't know if that's anyone's aspirations here, but it is a good way to keep yourself and others motivated to play in a game.
Streaming - well that's a different kettle of fish entirely and due to my sucky broadband something I don't have a lot of experience with. At least, I know people who stream via twitch.tv and they seem to enjoy themselves. So a good place to start would be there.
If you want to capture your voiceover you'll need a microphone. if you want to capture more than one person speaking you'll need a voice comms server (not skype - mumble, ts3, vent etc).
Software:
everyone has their preferences, trial and error will find the one you like. Camtasia, FRAPs, CamStudio, there are lots to try. Some will cost you, some are free. Paying is not necessarily better, but again, it's down to preference.
Editing:
you will want to have the means for editing your software. Long flashy intros are not necessary (imho) but editing out the phone ringing, dog barking, kids shouting in the background... are. Also, unless you are naturally gifted speaker, it might be nice to record your footage first, then edit out the dross, and add your narration on top.
You don't want to use windows movie maker for this. Really. Just don't try. You will waste a lot of time. That said, I don't advocate using professional tools either. Perhaps something like "lite" versions of the pro-tools. Again this comes down to preference. Some people like Sony, Adobe, and there are free ones such as virtual dub and others.
Uploading:
Always try to upload in the best resolution you can possibly manage. People don't like watching crap quality (even if that's all their crummy ISP broadband will allow).
when you're done with a masterpeice, think on where to launch it. Youtube isn't the ONLY player in town. You have Vimeo too and again, there are likely others that people will recommend.
Listening to feedback:
You will (and should solicit) feedback. It's the only way you'll get better. That said, you can ignore the statistical outliers. Look for the constructive comments and feedback and ignore the trolls. Also watch lots of other peoples' videos and see what you like. As always, exposure to this kind of thing will go a long way to helping your own creativity.
Above all- have fun. There are people who make a living out of this sort of thing. I don't know if that's anyone's aspirations here, but it is a good way to keep yourself and others motivated to play in a game.
Streaming - well that's a different kettle of fish entirely and due to my sucky broadband something I don't have a lot of experience with. At least, I know people who stream via twitch.tv and they seem to enjoy themselves. So a good place to start would be there.
MSI afterburner capture works great for me and is one of the only tools I have found that will capture Crossfire artefacts as most seem to disable Crossfire when recording starts.
However MSI Afterburner creates those damn huge hulking .AVI files 2.5GB for 5 minutes of footage at 1080p.
Being a bit tight I decided to see what can be done for free. I have VirtualDub which does basic editing etc. and coupled with the following guide now use this to rescale trim and convert my videos in one process.
VirtualDub save direct to mp4 -Fraps to YouTube - with external encoders
Using this I record at 85% quality in MSI Afterburner then I can crop and trim the video, downscale by 2:1 and convert to MP4 (2.5GB to 80MB) in one fairly simple process.
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