Hot to make in game tutorials

kakemann · 04-25-07, 04:54 AM

Hi!

Just a question.

I gave Silent Hunter 4 as a birthday present for a friend and he is new to Silent Hunter games.

I know that some people here made some video tutorials with speech when playing the game and I would like to make on of these in my own language to give to him. Then I can learn him step by step.

What programs have you guys making these videotutorials been using?

Thanks guys!

FooFighters · 04-25-07, 05:00 AM

ahh.... indoctrination

The more skippers the better

kakemann · 04-25-07, 05:02 AM

Yeah I know!

I'm trying to convert him to a real subsimmer by learning him all the way!

He never tried any of the SH games, poor guy.

kakemann · 04-25-07, 05:49 AM

What did uncle Neal for instance use?

CaptainCox · 04-25-07, 06:14 AM

Check out FRAPS

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If you want to do a voice over I guess its a bit more complicated. Never did that but I would probably use FRAPS and then run that with Adobe Premiere to overlay the voice stuff. I guess there is "free" audio software that does that stuff, but if you want Movie/Sound, I don't know of a better app then Premiere.

Chock · 04-25-07, 07:33 AM

To create my new intro for SH4 (which essentially involved the same process you want to use to create a tutorial) I used FRAPS, which saves your 3D games as video clips (warning, these are BIG files).

When I had all the shots I needed, I then arranged them and overlayed sound using Windows Movie Maker (I recorded the sounds with a basic PC headset mike in media player). You'll find windows Movie Maker in the Windows start menu under accessories.

This method is probably the cheapest and easiest way to do that kind of thing, as the movie file you eventually save when it's all edited to your satisfaction, has lots of options to get your file size as small as possible.

Although you would have to buy FRAPS to do it this way, which I seem to recall cost me about 20 quid (US 40 Dollars approx), FRAPS is great fun and probably a must if you like to watch replays of your games and sims and make movies from them.

04-25-07, 04:54 AM	#1
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Hot to make in game tutorials Hi! Just a question. I gave Silent Hunter 4 as a birthday present for a friend and he is new to Silent Hunter games. I know that some people here made some video tutorials with speech when playing the game and I would like to make on of these in my own language to give to him. Then I can learn him step by step. What programs have you guys making these videotutorials been using? Thanks guys! __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

04-25-07, 05:00 AM	#2
FooFighters Grey Wolf Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 813 Downloads: 16 Uploads: 0	ahh.... indoctrination The more skippers the better __________________ This forum is not the same without you Dave.. we'll miss you buddy

04-25-07, 05:02 AM	#3
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	Yeah I know! I'm trying to convert him to a real subsimmer by learning him all the way! He never tried any of the SH games, poor guy. __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

04-25-07, 05:49 AM	#4
kakemann Samurai Navy Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pretty close to the big german cruiser Blücher in Norway Posts: 568 Downloads: 29 Uploads: 0	What did uncle Neal for instance use? __________________ My SH4 releases compatible with SH4 1.5 and earlier: Kakemann and ATR-42's Silent Hunter 4 Music FIX Kakemann and Lurker_hlb3 Destroyer sensors and radar FIX Tutorial: How to add new music tracks to SH4

04-25-07, 07:33 AM	#6
Chock Sea Lord Join Date: May 2005 Location: Under a thermal layer in chilly Olde England Posts: 1,842 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	To create my new intro for SH4 (which essentially involved the same process you want to use to create a tutorial) I used FRAPS, which saves your 3D games as video clips (warning, these are BIG files). When I had all the shots I needed, I then arranged them and overlayed sound using Windows Movie Maker (I recorded the sounds with a basic PC headset mike in media player). You'll find windows Movie Maker in the Windows start menu under accessories. This method is probably the cheapest and easiest way to do that kind of thing, as the movie file you eventually save when it's all edited to your satisfaction, has lots of options to get your file size as small as possible. Although you would have to buy FRAPS to do it this way, which I seem to recall cost me about 20 quid (US 40 Dollars approx), FRAPS is great fun and probably a must if you like to watch replays of your games and sims and make movies from them.