In the first list there I recognize two vids that I've made, Nomine_teaser and Rebirth. Rebirth would be fun to get back somehow, it's one of the more popular vids I made IIRC.
Anyhow, thanks a bunch Jens, really appreciate it mate!
That's one of the last videos I made anyway, and it's still (obviously) on Youtube so that one I can easily get back from there. Other than that vid I couldn't really see any other title that I did. I've done a few promos and intros to LFS, and I see that you have a few of those there, but I can't really remember how I named them and over the years, so many movie makers have done promos and intros so..
Thank you very much though, I appreciate it. The hunt goes on. :]
Some of you might remember me and the vids I was making a few years back. Most of them was uploaded to Youtube and has since then been removed by Youtube due to copyrighted music. I had all vids I made on my computer, but after formatting and reinstalling my computer, they're gone. That's where you guys come in, hopefully, as I know this is a long shot but for many vids I made I also uploaded them to FTP-servers and such to give people an option to download them at a greater quality, that means that some of you might have videos made by me and I would be grateful if they got uploaded somewhere where I could get them back.
As I said, it's a long shot, people who downloaded my vids back in -09 may very well have deleted them by now. But, it's all I've got to get some of my creations back. :]
So, I've been abscent for quite some time now, checking in often but don't really have time to play LFS, nor do vids. Well, now I have the time, but since I reinstalled my computer and LFS, I got no replays at all to make videos of. Do you have any? Replays of (preferably close and action-filled) racing, if you don't mind. The song I have in mind doesn't suit drifting. :]
I love this, even though it's like the trailer for Dead Island. Should you compare this vid with that trailer, it's not original, but let's not take this that far as it's two separate games.
Strange. Looks like I can't make any more movies, when recording with Fraps my fps drops to 3. Never happened before. Lowering graphics, v-sync off, lower resolution, updating Fraps, make sure I got enough disk space for Fraps, no other programs running that's consuming the CPU.. not much seems to help. But since I've seen a few videos that has been made after these updates I do believe it's my computer. Sad, sad.
I read that Gills lost the file for the BF1 V10 sound. I know this question has been asked at least one time earlier in this thread but does someone else have that specific .eng file and would be kind enough to upload it?
Decrease resolution. Often it's not the graphics itself that the computer can't handle, it's the resolution. Decrease it to 1024x768 (as a pure example) and try if that gives any hint of increased fps.
Mkay then, I suggest that you try recording at x0.250 speed then and increase the speed of the footage in Vegas, it can easily be done by right-clicking on the video clip (after you put it in Vegas ofc) and insert a "Velocity envelope" I believe it's called. Once you get the envelope in there you'll figure out the rest, no probs.
So set LFS and Fraps to 30, FPS, decrease the speed of the replay to .250, record some clip(s) and see if that solves it. I and many others used this trick too when we ran into such problems as fps issues when recording with fraps.
As far as the camera angles goes, just think of which type of camera angles they use on TV during some race for example, also check other LFS videos and get some angles from there. There's alot of inspiration to be found if you look in the right places.
Happy to hear you're going to continue making vids dude!
When it comes to recording, you do need AA on, otherwise it'll look bad either way, at least in my eyes. So, depending on what kind of computer you have and how good it handles LFS, increase the graphics settings as high as you possibly can without getting any FPS issues when fraps is recording. Limit the in-game FPS to 30 (you don't need higher FPS than that actually), and limit Fraps to record at 30 FPS, and also render the video at 30 FPS. That way, you should get some smooth looking footage. Should that not be the case, you can slow down the replay and record it at x0.250 (using F2 and F3-keys) speed or so, and then take that footage into the video editing program and increase the speed from there.
Also, try to avoid footage where the lag is so bad that cars is jumping and bouncing all over the place.
Personally, I get these thoughts in my head (to sound psycho, lol) when I hear a good song, and I think that "ah, at this point of time in the song, a nice wreck or something would be awesome", you know what I mean? Build up the video accordingly to the song you're using. There's nothing better than some nice, action-packed footage of close racing and some wrecks synced with some fast-paced, yet groovy music. So I'd suggest that you'd try that. Just listen around to some different music styles, and let your imagination flow. Once you got an image in your head of how you want the vid to be, start creating it.
Staying at home making videos instead of hanging out with friends was your own call, not ours, so don't use that as an argument and try to make that "our" fault.
A new computer doesn't instantly mean "better videos with awesome quality", now, alot of that has to do with the amount of hours spent making the video, which FPS you recorded the vid with but also which FPS you choose to render the video with, which codec you use to render the video with, how effects are being used and how the clips are synced in addition to the music. Also, you need to know the basics of how to make a video. Examples given;
1) Don't place the camera in a position where the cars will run through it, if you know what I mean with that.
2) Before even starting filming and editing the clips, find a song that suits you but also the movie itself and the kind of feeling you want the video to transmit to it's viewers. When it comes to music, this is how you must choose it. It's impossible for you and everyone else to find a song that everyone likes, so choose a song that suits you and the movie itself.
3) Do not record a wreck that so clearly shows how unrealistic the wreck is. Three tips that can make a video 10 times better.
Do you want the movie to be packed with action? Use a fast song and short clips that are synced to the music. Slowmotion? Use a very slow song, a little longer clips and I can't stress it enough - sync it to the music.
Special effects can be such easy effects as flashes, screen going black&white and then back to color, you can use some color filters and change how the entire footage looks - use this right and it will be a joy for the eye to watch. Personally, I use AE for these kind of effects, and how did I learn how to do those effects? Tutorials, video co-pilot, etc. Trial and error.
The possibilities are endless, when I first started doing videos it was pretty much a frapsed replay, with 90 degrees FOV, no effects, and the clips didn't sync to the music at all. You can find an example right here, that's one of my first videos and you can see that I uploaded it in -08. Now we're in -11 and that video has 122 views. Did I give up? Nah, I just continued listening to the criticism given and continued making movies. One year later, I made this, and all of the sudden I had 1000+ views and many positive comments was given. Why? Because I listened to the viewers and their criticism and didn't give up making videos.
I hope you understand the point I'm trying to get across here. You do have potential to become a good video maker, but if you want to achieve that you must learn from the vids you made earlier and the criticism you got from those. I won't give any criticism about the video posted above since you clearly got that already and I agree with the peeps above.