What do you use to Edit and Record???

Help!!!

Hi, I want to start making Sims 3 LPs and I tried 3 different programs but, with all of them, once I check the video it comes out really dark. I'm thinking it might be a codec problem but I've tried many different ones and it won't show the accurate colors/lighting.

"ElizabethBo;15388994" wrote:
Help!!!

Hi, I want to start making Sims 3 LPs and I tried 3 different programs but, with all of them, once I check the video it comes out really dark. I'm thinking it might be a codec problem but I've tried many different ones and it won't show the accurate colors/lighting.

Hi @ElizabethBo, It could well be a codec problem, or any number of other issues with video cards, graphics settings and so on that I don't know enough about to help with but I suspect that TS3 generally records dark anyway. :(

I have seen quite a few other videos where it is a little too dark and for my own videos I have to increase the 'gamma' when recording and even then I often lighten it a little more in my video editor!

Hi guys are there any good programs to record voice and screen at the same time or do most people just voice over their videos late? I have recorded afew sims videos with just the sims camera but they are not great, please check out my YouTube, Lakkita 92 as I would love some feedback on how to make these videos better, thanks

Fraps is an amazing recording software and it shows yours FPS although you need to pay for full version, I think it's worth it

@pri4321 im looking for a free one to start with, then maybe upgrade to a better one once I am better at recording

does anyone have the problem of Windows Movie maker not reading MP4 videos, they come up in movie maker but don't play

"elmo_gurl112;15414154" wrote:
does anyone have the problem of Windows Movie maker not reading MP4 videos, they come up in movie maker but don't play

Are you sure you have all the codecs ?

"Candyd;15414165" wrote:

"elmo_gurl112;15414154" wrote:
does anyone have the problem of Windows Movie maker not reading MP4 videos, they come up in movie maker but don't play

Are you sure you have all the codecs ?

@Candyd nahh I dont think I did have all the codecs, I went online and updated my movie maker to 2012 and it seems to work okay now. When it wasnt working I only hav 2011 version

I use OBS to record most of my stuff now and I use Movie Maker to edit. Although I used to use Xsplit and it was the most laggy program I've ever tried and I don't recommend it at all. I tried a free trial of Camtasia Studios 8(I think it was 8) and I really liked it, although if you try to put other recorded files from other programs it won't work, but it's actually decent. I'm currently learning how to edit with Sony Vegas so I can make some better quality videos but it can be a little bit complicated at times.
Definitely worth looking into different programs that work best for you :smile:

Recording: OBS *fo' sho*
Audio: Audacity *completely free and user friendly*
Editing: NCH VideoPad *free for the trial that doesn't expire however you cannot export the videos unless you buy the software (like $40 US). The software itself is very user friendly for someone who is new to the game and is nice because you can have seperate audio tracks so for speed builds its kinda nice.*
Thumbnails: PicMonkey *So many options to be creative here! I def. recommend investing in the membership because obv. you get so much more. Not to mention its user friendly c:*

Hope this helps someone out!

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