video output?

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video output? Oct 6, 2006 19:43:51 GMT -5

Post by OddChild on Oct 6, 2006 19:43:51 GMT -5

wierd thought...

have anyone ever noticed that all the screen capture programs are just screenshot based timers that output to AVI?

i was thinking... it would be neat to be able to output to video. most every person that programs games has to make some kind of intro video/promo teaser... it would be a lot easier if there was some way to output to video, rather than going thru 3rd party snapshot programs that hog memory and none of them are freeware, although a 12 year old could program a screenshot program...

anyhow just an idea... or just have a brutus ap that could do it.

Avi's just are too out of date... seems there would be a more efficent way to take things by now...

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Kuron New Member Posts: 29	video output? Oct 6, 2006 21:32:32 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Kuron on Oct 6, 2006 21:32:32 GMT -5 Avi's just are too out of date. AVI allows you to use the latest codecs for compression. One of the reasons it has stuck around is that it allows itself to be adapted to the latest technology.

OddChild Senior Member RapidQ Refugee Posts: 276	video output? Oct 7, 2006 4:24:47 GMT -5 Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by OddChild on Oct 7, 2006 4:24:47 GMT -5 do you think i should just try a screen shot recorder? it just seems more hastle than just pressing the button a bunch of times and compiling it, .
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video output? Oct 8, 2006 6:22:42 GMT -5

Post by u9 on Oct 8, 2006 6:22:42 GMT -5

bricemanuel said:

Avi's just are too out of date.

AVI allows you to use the latest codecs for compression. One of the reasons it has stuck around is that it allows itself to be adapted to the latest technology.

AVI does have drawbacks. As far as i know it's meta data is in the end of the file, so you cannot use it for streaming of any kind as the necessary data is what is received last. But it is a format that interleaves video and audio files compressed with any codec and that is what makes it "current".

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video output? Oct 8, 2006 20:02:17 GMT -5

Post by Kuron on Oct 8, 2006 20:02:17 GMT -5

do you think i should just try a screen shot recorder?

If you want to capture realtime video of your game, I would use FRAPS.

Since Brutus only does 2D, I do not see any point in releasing a "video" of your game, usually that is only done for 3D games, and even then it is usually just to show off some special effects.

Since its 2D, if it were me, I would just take screenshots of the game and post them on the site, depending on your site, maybe compile some of the screen shots into an animated GIF.

I do not actively use Brutus, so take my advice accordingly ;D

Post by OddChild on Oct 6, 2006 19:43:51 GMT -5

Post by Kuron on Oct 6, 2006 21:32:32 GMT -5

Post by OddChild on Oct 7, 2006 4:24:47 GMT -5

Post by u9 on Oct 8, 2006 6:22:42 GMT -5

Post by Kuron on Oct 8, 2006 20:02:17 GMT -5