


Headsets are important, and it's equally important that you get one with some form of noise cancellation or directional capability, because background noise is a pain in the rear end for both you and any poor sucker you're co-commentating with. Sadly, they're more expensive, but the return on your investment is a higher quality LP, and that's not so expensive in the long run, right?

To be clear: Never use Composite if you have a choice (and you will), it's bad.įor anything more recent than a PS2, Standard Definition just isn't going to cut it. Because composite is awful, and there's no extra effort involved in getting S-Video footage. A few SD cards we recommend are below! Remember, when you buy an SD Capture Card, that you want to use S-Video (that's the round socketed lead for video, not the one that looks like the audio plugs) instead of Composite.

They don't have that high a base resolution, so you don't need as good a capture card for such exploits. SD Capture Cards are the best choice for when you're recording from an older console (PS2 or earlier, for reference). This is why this page exists, to give you an informed choice about what kit works for various things. A bad headset, or worse, a bad capture card, can ruin your LP. For Editing tips or questions comment, or send me a message.Hardware is the first, and possibly toughest choice you have in terms of LP equipment. It will list all of the drivers that can make your capture card compatible with the windows you are running. IMPORTANT- If your capture card does not get picked up or is unrecognized on your computer go to this link: /SupportFil. Here is a rough diagram of how the setup should look like. Look for Pinnacle 500 Usb and download -Y- Splitter - Radioshack (Just ask for it) -AV cables RCA Dual Chords- Radioshack (Just ask for it) -A console to record off of. YOU WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY IN ORDER TO RECORD OFF YOUR CONSOLE, THERE IS NO WAY OF DOING THIS FOR FREE! LIST OF THINGS NEEDED - A computer (oviously) - Capture Card - Dazzle DVD Recorder (For XP or Vista 32) - OR -Pinnacle 500 USB - IMPORTANT- YOU WILL NEED TO DOWNLOAD A DRIVER IN ORDER TO MAKE IT WORK IF YOU ARE RUNNING VISTA! Link- /SupportFil. This is helpful for machinimas, videos, and montages. This is a video tuttorial on how to record gameplay straight off of a video game console such as wii, ps3, xbox 360 etc.
