Making videos - best display/filter settings?

Bigby · 30 January 2010, 22:11

I would like to start making videos for the WHDload games. These will be used in frontends such as GameEX and on the Xbox Xtras frontend.

What I am aiming for is to have the videos show fullscreen with as little black border as possible, but maintain the aspect ratio of how the game should look.

My settings thus far:

Display

Resolution - 640 x 480 (hires, normal)
Line mode - double

Filter

null filter
automatic scaling
keep aspect ratio
vga

Anything I should change from these settings?

Bigby · 31 January 2010, 01:27

some pics:

TCD · 31 January 2010, 16:15

Your pics don't show Bigby. Otherwise if the speed isn't too slow while recording those settings sound okay. If you record in window mode you might want to use 640x512 instead of 640x480 though (some lines will be cropped with the doubled setting in PAL games).

Bigby · 31 January 2010, 18:04

The pics should work now

I did try 640 x 512, but the image looked stretched vertically.

If I did capture in 640 x 512, then re-encoded in 640 x 480 would this be a good way to do things?

Mad-Matt · 31 January 2010, 19:48

stick to 640x512 or even 720x568 (to capture overscan area) and dont use any scaling. Can crop the borders out after if needed.

Bigby · 31 January 2010, 23:25

Thanks for the info Mad-Matt, you mean 720 x 576 right?

The more I learn of this video recording, capture, cropping, encoding .etc, the more I feel that what you are saying is the way to go.

Make a really good high res capture and crop and resize.

30 January 2010, 22:11	#1
Bigby Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 40	Making videos - best display/filter settings? I would like to start making videos for the WHDload games. These will be used in frontends such as GameEX and on the Xbox Xtras frontend. What I am aiming for is to have the videos show fullscreen with as little black border as possible, but maintain the aspect ratio of how the game should look. My settings thus far: Display Resolution - 640 x 480 (hires, normal) Line mode - double Filter null filter automatic scaling keep aspect ratio vga Anything I should change from these settings?

31 January 2010, 01:27	#2
Bigby Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 40	some pics: Last edited by Bigby; 31 January 2010 at 18:00.

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31 January 2010, 16:15	#3
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,916	Your pics don't show Bigby. Otherwise if the speed isn't too slow while recording those settings sound okay. If you record in window mode you might want to use 640x512 instead of 640x480 though (some lines will be cropped with the doubled setting in PAL games).

31 January 2010, 18:04	#4
Bigby Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 40	The pics should work now I did try 640 x 512, but the image looked stretched vertically. If I did capture in 640 x 512, then re-encoded in 640 x 480 would this be a good way to do things?

31 January 2010, 19:48	#5
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 45 Posts: 1,852	stick to 640x512 or even 720x568 (to capture overscan area) and dont use any scaling. Can crop the borders out after if needed.

31 January 2010, 23:25	#6
Bigby Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: UK Posts: 40	Thanks for the info Mad-Matt, you mean 720 x 576 right? The more I learn of this video recording, capture, cropping, encoding .etc, the more I feel that what you are saying is the way to go. Make a really good high res capture and crop and resize.

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