Know Your Schitt! Part 2: Ideal Settings.
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Welcome to Know Your Schitt! A Garry's Mod Machinima tutorial series teaching you how to make your GMod machinima look its best. Never forget though, that you will never succeed in making something halfway decent if you're not willing to put forth the time and effort it requires to stand up to scrutiny.
Today, we will be learning the ideal settings for our three main tools in order to make your video look its best for the TH-cam format. We will be going through 4 different steps in this tutorial:
1: Setting up Fraps
2: Setting up Garry's Mod
3: Setting up Sony Vegas
4: Setting up Vegas Rendering
Music: Lost in Las Vegas - Two Steps from Hell
These videos are very much passion projects. I've been doing them for 4 years before ad revenue was even a factor. I'm likely to mention this in the next tutorial when I get around to it
you really should continue with this tutorial, you're good at it.
"I still can't decide between wmv and mp4 formats"
Well youtube has recently made that decision easier, as something within their conversion process causes very ugly and very common artifacting for wmv, be aware!
What I like about DasBoSchitt is that even though he makes funny and random videos, he seems really cool and helpful in real life.
WE NEED ANOTHER ONE!!!! HURRY UP, PLEASE!
omg, when i tried to record videos they were SO laggy, but if i put it in that resolution it is MUCH smoother, I was really watching this for entertainment, but i've learned a new thing! Thanks DasBoSchitt!
TH-cam supports 60 FPS now
MonkeyKillerFTW God bless 60 FPS. God bless Stop Motion Helper option for 60 FPS animations!
MonkeyKillerFTW Yeah, but the Film and Television standard is 29.970 fps
TH-cam supports 120 FPS now
Those render settings are a godsend, a lot of my videos crash when rendering to MP4 so these options help a lot.
I am almost positive that it is.
Small file sizes, ease of use, lots of quality options.
It's just great.
Well I'm already 7 minutes in to the video and I have one more skit I want to make. It's likely going to be around 8 minutes, which has really been the norm for the Idiot Box for years. Remember, episode 10 was long because it was a milestone :)
Please come back.
This is the best tutorial series that was ever made i think .
Thanks for this tutorial man! I'm working on a Gmod animation myself!
Is there a chance you could provide a tutorial on rendering using Adobe Premiere Pro? The only reason for this is that I don't have Sony Vegas, and Premiere Pro is my video editing software of choice.
File>Export
The menu gives you everything you need to know. Where to render to, what settings, what to name it, etc.
I wish I could, but I have absolutely no experience in Premiere. Sorry, dude.
I have some experience, I Use Vegas pro but i used to use premiere....
To render you press Enter. To export you press CTRL-M
I've used both sony vegas and adobe premiere and I prefer premiere because of its frameblending, for rendering the video, go to file then click export and click media then in the little drop down menu of what format you want to render it into(in this case go with mp4 because its got better compression when using adobe premiere) select H.264, doing this will render it into mp4 BUT DONT CLICK EXPORT YET, go into it and find where it says what bitrate you want, if you want goo quality with pretty small files then I recommend having the minimum bitrate be 6 and the maximum be 12, in sony vegas the reason its videos get very huge in mp4 is because the bitrate of mp4 on 1080p is 12 minimum mbps and 24 maximum mbps so the files get twice as big. then click render and the video will be where you chose it to render too(where it says at the top of the render window "sequence 1[or something similar]" click that then select the folder to render it to then change the name and then your good to go)
You're incredibly informative, I feel like, if I was willing and able to purchase the software required, I'd be able to carry out everything you explained no problems. Keep up the great work, BoSchitt. Love your stuff.
My video always looks terrible when I export from Vegas using MP4, even though I had similar settings to you. I might have to revisit WMV sometime.
is it really dark? if thats why then when you customize the mp4 template you should change the bitrate from 12 minimum to 6 and 24 maximum to 12 which will not only make the files smaller but they wont be nearly as dark when you watch them, I had this same problem
He went over this in his SFM vs Gmod video.
It's a LOT of work. And animations can often appear floaty if you don't put a ton of work or are experienced with teh animations.
Gmod takes care of a lot of the floaty animations, the downside is they often look goofy, but that often just makes it better.
So what you're saying is that you need a beast of a computer to make a gmod video? My computer fucking sucks, and before anyone says "hurr durr buy a new one" I don't have any money. "Get a jerb" I'M FOURTEEN AND I LACK KNOWLEDGE SO EXCUUUUUSE ME PRINCESS. My allowance is farely good, but I can't really save up with it because that would take YEARS. I'm in a bit of a pickle, I mean I would really want to make more gmod videos. And now I mean gmod videos like DasBoSchitt or kitty0706. I wish I wasn't broke :(
I'm 14, too and I have saved up over $500 in only a year. Just try to save money. If there's a game on Steam that you want to buy right then, try using reddit.com/r/steamgameswap or something. Just save money wherever you can. It'll help out in the long run.
I wish Kitty was still alive.
halfhalo33 Me too :(
Leh, the only solution I can think of if you have a shitty computer is to do it 100% stop motion.
Use screenshots for everything, it can turn out pretty nicely ;)
PuleunSushi That's what I've been doing recently and it's going pretty well! :)
You're a great narrator. It makes the video a lot more watchable and inviting when the speaker has both a quality mic and a good narrative style.
Damn, if only i can afford a fucking AWESOME PC that runs any game without problems.
Honestly you should have tutorials for everything that has to do with computers. You make it fun to watch, and it also is extremely clean looking. 100 times better than any other tutorials I have seen.
i prefer bandicam
but sense I'm in my mac i use QuickTime Player.
if you cant afford the fraps and get it for free,dont use fraps because it will only record for 5 minutes you can download bandicm for free and it will let you record for 10 or 11 minutes
i like mac :)
its better than having a slow computer like p.c
mjm :)
you can play games on the mac you just have to hack them
^^
well gotta go
im gonna break my mac now ._. thanks for the tip
hello do you not know that 1. bandicam has shit quality and 2. fraps can record for as long as you want? the trial yes only supports 30 seconds BUT the full thing which I have can record for as long as the want
I use on Mac Movavi Screen Capture to record games at 60fps
Thanks a lot Bo Schitt!! This is the most educating and explicative (does that word even exists?) tutorial I´ve ever seen on video editing! Keep them coming!
Its me, I came up with the idea. I am not so patiently awaiting my royalties 😡
i wish you did more of these cause your one of the best people iv'e seen for these tutorials
my god,300 fps ;_;
@tacodogthe2nd 1. This comment is from 6 years ago
2. I can't even do it now, the max i get is about 130 fps
@@wr0ng569 the max I get is 45 fps and Im happy about it.
@@muffy7323 BCS You're not retarded and you are not a brat.
I'm starting up a game review channel and while your information was more for aspiring Machinima makers I still found your tips, especially those regarding Fraps, a huge help. Other than that, love the Idiot Box. Thanks again for taking the time to make this.
It's plagued my mind how to best render my 60fps recordings for TH-cam's 30fps output for years. And now I know and can put it into practice
Thanks for taking the time to teach us your Schitt!
It's nice to see das is still alive.
Are you still making these? The've been really helpful and I'm trying to complete a project but I'm having a lit of trouble. Some more of these with detailed tips would really help. I may be only one person, but I'm sure many would appreciate more of these.
Yep! I'm still making these, it was just put on hold for a bit until I got another very long overdue GMod Idiot Box episode out first. I just need to make a short for a promo video and I'll make more of these real soon.
Are you still making these now? lol
@@Adrenaline0413 ummm am i too late? Lmao
If you're a mac user your first options are quick time (it records video) and SoundFlower if you want audio. Otherwise you can look for a third-party Capture program for your mac or get a capture card like Elgato if you have a secondary computer or laptop nearby.
Perhaps in the next one, you should explain the DOs and DON'Ts of recording Gmod ingame. Pointing out things such as hiding the psygun beam, any extra recommended tools (like how you get Goldbloom animated in a few of your videos)
anyone who has a dual monitor system will also greatly benefit during the filming and sometimes simultanious editing of a GMOD video
I would like to see a video showcasing some of the basic features within Gmod or addons that could be useful for machinima making, such as basic coding and how to use various tools to your advantage. I've used Gmod a few times just to play around but I can only do very little with it because I just don't know how to unlock its full potential.
It's reassuring to know I'm at least doing something right (or have some kind of confirmation that my settings/setup are at least...somewhat correct. Thanks for the awesome organized instructions, Bo!
Thanks for posting this, I was wondering about the proper settings for FRAPs and Vegas too.
Dasboschitt you are a fantastic gmod machinima creator and I was inspired from you
Omg--
Lost in Las Vegas :D recognized the tune right away!
Gotta love TSFH~
Thanks for the helpful tutorial, looking forward to more! The more the merrier ^^
Thanks so much for making this. My gmod videos look many times better now because of your advice. I got my spark back for gmod :)
H.264 is a format. MP4 is a container, and Mpeg4 is simple a generic term at this point. Could mean DivX, WMV in many cases, Xvid, AVC, HDV, etc
These tutorials are really well done; they look and sound highly professional. I appreciate the effort you put into this, especially the render parts. Cheers.
Dxtory is truly the best.
It even allows you to play at a different FPS from the one you are recording a video at. That's the problem with Fraps: lets say you want to record a Battlefield 3 MP match. With Fraps you are fixed to or 30 or 60 FPS. And if you don't have a very good PC you will drop from 60 to 30 FPS.
With Dxtory, you can still choose your preferred FPS for the video, BUT you keep the FPS you already have while not recording. So you don't feel slowdowns to 30 FPS like in Fraps.
I don't give a schitt about learning to make Gmod videos. I just like watching you videos. :D
I was gonna do a gmod machinima for my civics project, but thankfully you've shown me how in over my head I am. I just don't have the time nor the patience to get Gmod to work for me. Perhaps sometime in the future I will, but this shit is too hard for me to comprehend as of now.
Schitt
I like the Two Steps From Hell/Thomas Bergerson background music you have going on, Boschitt.
This is great. I was recently thinking of recording some other games and this gave me a lot of what I needed to know.
The fact you have Yahtzee's "Glorious PC Master Race" as your channel icon really works with this comment.
Finally I get to know my Schitt. Really good tutorial!
You're a Boss, BoSchitt. Thanks for this fine series. Hope all your moving is going well!
You must be using the demo version of FRAPS. The demo can only record for a minute or two at a time. The full version can record indefinitely.
Just for your convinience, if you have a nVidia card you can take advantage of the CUDA drivers for faster rendering of high compressed formats in short amount of time. I use this feature for the Adobe Premier CS4 and above and the time for rendering dropped about 150%. My cards are 2 GTX550 ti and is more than notably the difference of CPU rendering vs GPU+CPU.
I first watched this with my eyes burning like hell from the pool XD. I had to rewatch it just to remember it.
Processor? OpenCL is for GPU accelerated encoding, so that depends on your Graphics Card. Always leave that on "enabled if available", unless you are getting graphical artifacts in the rendered video. Having this on saves you a lot of time. If your Graphics Card is up for it and you have the necessary drivers installed it can make a big difference.
The reason your WMV file was huge was because you were using a 100% Quality VBR. That's effectively telling WMV to encode lossless. 90-93% would have been just fine, and likely would have produced something of comparable quality to 5-6 DivX quantizer likely.
YES! Someone who knows about Action! I love that program!
Boschitt, MP4 has smaller sizes and faster render times but is missing a few key color combinations that in small cases can be noticable. WMV is the best quality.
Bandicam is so underated, It's awesome.
Noticed what time you recorded these video clips. Do you sleep at all or do you just work/Gmod all day and night?
I have learned so much with this video. Great work.
I have Windows 10 with a great performance card and a best frames per seconds and a screen by 1920 x 1080.
I opened Dxtory once... I've never stopped having nightmares since. *Shudders*
Awesome, can not wait for tutorials showing how to actualy make animation and stuff. struyggling with Gmod ragdolls atm.
It's probably easily confused because of the common error that comes up when trying to play mpeg files when they aren't supported "a codec is missing, or something along these lines" this usually happens when you try to play mpeg files on computers that predated the DVD, thus they don't have the DVD codec that mpeg files use. I learned this little fact the hard way... in a school project.
Haha, I don't look at it from that perspective, but now that you mention it, it's quite hilarious!
I personally believe Dxtory to be the best choice because you can modify whatever you want prior to recording. Too big of a file? Lower the quality! Cropping bad? Modify the scaling! Everything has a nice workaround where Fraps is pretty limited.
As someone, who tried all of these recording softwares, I now use dxtory, because once you get a grip on the interface it's really neat piece of recordning software. Im getting Virtual Audio Cables this month so I can split audio streams, just getting a decemt codec for dxtory can be a bit difficult. I used Action for a while, but found out that quite often it desynced audio from video. So far it didn't happen with dxtory. But your results may vary.
I personally use the Xvid codec. I find it to work just as well as Divx if not better, and it's open source, so it's 100% free to use.
I have 6:30 minutes of the GMod Idiot Box episode 12 finished. I've been putting all my focus into that. Soon as it's done, I'm going to get back to work on the tutorials. Hang in there.
BoSchitt, thank you SO much for making this! I used to have tons of problems with this stuff!
I still think you should do something with the Kinect, it'd be hilarious to see you just get a single thing working with it.
Das, can I call you Das? You've been on Gmod for a long time and I've for a long time appreciated your videos. Why not devote some time on the side to learning CG. Seeing these kinds of videos done with 3DS Max would be amazing. The software, unlike Source, is without limits. Heck, you can even render your already rigged gmod characters with Vray. I can help you get started. (This offers stands for anyone else who wants to learn.)
People need to know that the volumes cheaper but practically identical Sony Movie Studio exists as an economical alternative to Vegas at less than $100. Vegas is for professional studios and only adds features that a home user is unlikely to ever notice missing.
Also the name was suggested by oMrGamer
I personally use Bandicam, manageable file size and I honestly think it has good quality.
You could record 1080 if your computer can handle it. Actually, you could record at your monitor's native resolution, that way when performing zooms in editing they will look excellent! Of course, will eat up HD space with such HD resolutions, so plan it well. Actually, planning would involve zooming in the game so....
DasBoSchitt > The Universe > The Internet > TH-cam.
I don' t do recording or anything, but this video made damn good, so I watched it to the end.
And liked it.
Never knew about the resampling, interesting to know. Also learning about anti-Aliasing was abit of eye opener for me. While I'm not making Machinima for the time being (Either I can't afford the software or can't run the software on the low end Laptop I have), I found this quite useful towards improving my video editing and its good to know without having any sort of tutorials prior that the render settings I use are indeed ideal for the quality I go for.
This video is priceless! Now I need to get Fraps to stop recording at 10FPS on my computer!
This video is like a John Cleese performance. Outwardly respectable and official, but with that tinge of insanity that makes the whole thing oh so much more hilarious.
Okay now I'm noticing what you mean by how the resample doesn't look good in most instances, but if you use adobe premiere pro then its "resample" feature named "frame blend" gives it the same effect but you don't notices the blended frames like you see in sony vegas which is why I swapped over to adobe premiere pro.
Neat Tutorial! Explains some very important aspects in a quick overview!
just curious: why do you use a framerate of 29.97 instead of 30 if your source is either 30 or 60 fps?
Oh, and Fraps may run very slow if you make the video directly to another drive/flash drive. So set it to a pre-folder then move them to your second drive, if you have one.
BoSchitt, hate to be ''that guy'', but will we be seeing any films from you in the near future?
Great series by the way, really like the in-depth tutorial.
Thx for the render settings on sony Vegas, will try for my next renders !
When he mentioned ross and civil protection i smiled, i diddnt know bo schitt was a freemans mind fan :D
Thanks to this and your old tutorial i was able to make my own gmod machinima(s) if you want you can check it out
I always hate the blur effect of Vegas. Thanks to you, I know how to disable!
I say that you should use windows movie maker to find out if you can stand the editing process. it can get quite boring and is the main reason I don't make videos.
under render as type ion the render as screen, what are the differences between XDCAM EX (*.MP4), and main concept AVC/AAC (*.mp4)?
Dasboschitt is so underrated
This guide is not only good for Garry's Mod but video making as a whole.
My computer is too crappy to play, letalone record GMod, so what I'm really watching this series for should come up soon; The in-game tutorials.
Not sure if this is in fraps to, but Dxtory allows you to adjust audio from the different audio devices, e.g. you can change the mic and game volume separately. But you probably won't need this much with machinima
you wont really, and fraps doesnt have this setting which is why most ppl(even those who use dxtory) use audacity to record their mic, fraps fuses the audio together so mic and game audio are fused and fraps doesnt really balance the audio properly, ppl just record mic with audacity and sync it up in editing
DasBo,I want to tell you that MP4 is better thwn WMV,because WMV files to make them have better quality you need to tweak them alot and get big file size,but when you render in MP4,it cames up in better quality and small size
I don't need this tutorial and I don't really feel like doing Garry's Mod videos. But the important thing is... I still enjoyed the video.
You should use the H.264 MPEG-4 AVC Codec. It's the standard codec of TH-cam videos and it one of the highest quality codecs which also has very good compression.
Also very good video Mr. Schitt :D
10:31 It allso depends on your graphics card. You will benefit from using OpenCL with an AMD card and from CUDA with an Nvidia card.
This new title is too much good ...
I love the new title
I'm planning on making Gmod Videos soon. I do not have the money to get all this stuff but what I can do is keep playing, pausing, playing, pausing, repeat with my recording system, while making a pose every pause and play. The only question is: Where do I go to add the voices of characters?
Yeah, the 2-pass works great, I usually just do 1080 and a 10 average 15 max mbps. I've tested it a little though and up-scaling to 4k from even 1600x900 with maximum render quality on looks pretty good so I'm considering doing that. And as for h.265, it seems very nice, but tv standards have barley gotten to 1080p yet. A need for a codec with 8k is a while off still.