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====Game Capture==== | ====Game Capture==== | ||
A popular form of vodcast these days involves the capture of video game footage with the player's audio. There are various forms of software and hardware that specialize in this form of capture. Software: [http://exkode.com/dxtory-features-en.html Dxtory] and [http://www.fraps.com/ Fraps].<ref>http://exkode.com/dxtory-features-en.html</ref><ref>http://www.fraps.com/</ref> hardware: [http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/ AverMedia] and [http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr2-gaming.html Hauppauge] <ref>http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/</ref><ref>http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr2-gaming.html</ref>. Dxtory and Fraps capture footage in a lossless format and at varying frame rates. It is recommended that a separate hard disk be used in conjunction with the software, as the recording can be very resource intensive and the file outputs are typically quite large. | A popular form of vodcast these days involves the capture of video game footage with the player's audio. There are various forms of software and hardware that specialize in this form of capture. Software: [http://exkode.com/dxtory-features-en.html Dxtory] and [http://www.fraps.com/ Fraps].<ref>http://exkode.com/dxtory-features-en.html</ref><ref>http://www.fraps.com/</ref> hardware: [http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/ AverMedia] and [http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr2-gaming.html Hauppauge] <ref>http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/</ref><ref>http://www.hauppauge.com/site/products/data_hdpvr2-gaming.html</ref>. Dxtory and Fraps capture footage in a lossless format and at varying frame rates. It is recommended that a separate hard disk be used in conjunction with the software, as the recording can be very resource intensive and the file outputs are typically quite large. [[File:gamerPortable.jpg|right|thumb|Live Gamer Portable]] | ||
=====AverMedia===== | =====AverMedia===== | ||
AverMedia is one of the most commonly used hardwares for game capture. They offer various solutions with their products such as the [http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/game_capture/live_gamer_portable Live Gamer Portable] along with stationary options such as the [http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/game_capture/extremecap_u3 ExtremeCap U3]. These options provide outlets for users to create content for a vodcast to be live streamed or saved for a later point in time. | AverMedia is one of the most commonly used hardwares for game capture. They offer various solutions with their products such as the [http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/game_capture/live_gamer_portable Live Gamer Portable] along with stationary options such as the [http://gamerzone.avermedia.com/game_capture/extremecap_u3 ExtremeCap U3]. These options provide outlets for users to create content for a vodcast to be live streamed or saved for a later point in time. | ||
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======Examples====== | ======Examples====== | ||
Those interested in using a webcam can find a wide variety of products in an equally wide range of prices, like the [http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-960-000585-HD-Webcam-C310/dp/B003LVZO8S/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1384439418&sr=1-1&keywords=webcam Logitech HD Webcam 310] or the [http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Webcam-Widescreen-Calling-Recording/dp/B006JH8T3S/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1384439796&sr=1-3&keywords=webcam Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920]. The feature list tends to be a bit smaller than that of camcorders, but video quality can differ greatly. | Those interested in using a webcam can find a wide variety of products in an equally wide range of prices, like the [http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-960-000585-HD-Webcam-C310/dp/B003LVZO8S/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1384439418&sr=1-1&keywords=webcam Logitech HD Webcam 310] or the [http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Webcam-Widescreen-Calling-Recording/dp/B006JH8T3S/ref=sr_1_3?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1384439796&sr=1-3&keywords=webcam Logitech HD Pro Webcam C920]. The feature list tends to be a bit smaller than that of camcorders, but video quality can differ greatly. | ||
====Cell Phones==== | |||
Creating a vodcast can be as simple as creating a video on your phone then sharing it on a video sharing site or streaming it live. All you need is a cellphone with a video camera and a microphone. Most new phones come standard with those two features. It should be noted that this is a very basic form of vodcasting and while it may be fairly efficient, quality issues can arise with the audio or video. There is a multitude of mobile applications you can download that will support mobile vodcasting.<ref>https://sites.google.com/site/digitalbackpack2012/mobile/mobile-podcasting-and-vodcasting</ref> | |||
====Microphones==== | ====Microphones==== | ||
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=====H.264 Software===== | =====H.264 Software===== | ||
x264 codec and software for H.264<ref>http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html</ref> | x264 codec and software for H.264<ref>http://www.videolan.org/developers/x264.html</ref> [[File:audacity.jpg|right|thumb|Audacity Work Space]] | ||
=====Audacity===== | =====Audacity===== | ||
Audacity is a fairly common, free software application for sound and audio files. The user is able to record and edit an audio file(assuming there is an input device to record the audio). Users are also able to convert the audio in a long list of possible file types such as .wav and .mp3 . <ref>[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/</ref> | Audacity is a fairly common, free software application for sound and audio files. The user is able to record and edit an audio file(assuming there is an input device to record the audio). Users are also able to convert the audio in a long list of possible file types such as .wav and .mp3 . <ref>[http://audacity.sourceforge.net/</ref> | ||
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====Video Editing==== | ====Video Editing==== | ||
[[File:Avidstudio.jpg|right|thumb|Avid Studio promo showing NLE interface]] | [[File:Avidstudio.jpg|right|thumb|Avid Studio promo showing NLE interface]] | ||
With the exception of the Google+ Hangouts, most video will require some editing before it can be published. To aid in this endeavor are a variety of programs that can fully edit a video, like [http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiope Sony's Movie Studio], [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html Adobe Premier Elements], | With the exception of the Google+ Hangouts, most video will require some editing before it can be published. To aid in this endeavor are a variety of programs that can fully edit a video, like [http://www.sonycreativesoftware.com/moviestudiope Sony's Movie Studio], [http://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements.html Adobe Premier Elements], [http://www.apple.com/finalcutpro/ Apple's Final Cut Pro X], and [http://www.arcsoft.com/showbiz/ ArcSoft Showbiz] which accompanies the Hauppauge game capture hardware. Each of these, except for Apple's Final Cut Pro X, are known as 'non-linear editors', or NLEs.<ref>http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/comparing-video-editing-methods.html</ref> If you feel your video does not need the full editing treatment and you just wish to compress it down for uploading, there are free programs around to help with that, like [http://handbrake.fr/ Handbrake] that can convert and compress a video so it will be accepted by the various internet video publishing platforms, like YouTube.<ref>http://handbrake.fr/</ref> | ||
===Size=== | ===Size=== | ||