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Greenalink: /* The screen seperation script: */

2012-01-15T15:59:23Z

‎The screen seperation script:

Greenalink: /* The screen seperation script: */

2012-01-15T15:30:29Z

‎The screen seperation script:

Greenalink: Added some tips making a DS video with black bars in between 2 screens.

2012-01-15T15:26:26Z

Added some tips making a DS video with black bars in between 2 screens.

Greenalink: /* First and foremost */

2012-01-14T23:02:50Z

‎First and foremost

Greenalink: Added DS phat Capture Device info.

2012-01-14T23:00:14Z

Added DS phat Capture Device info.

Sir VG: Modified the info about what systems to use, to show that DSi and 3DS systems are ok!

2011-07-12T08:32:45Z

Modified the info about what systems to use, to show that DSi and 3DS systems are ok!

Njahnke: Reverted edits by Ycoledydyki (Talk) to last revision by Aftermath

2010-11-16T10:38:17Z

Reverted edits by Ycoledydyki (Talk) to last revision by Aftermath

Ycoledydyki at 01:27, 15 November 2010

2010-11-15T01:27:17Z

Aftermath at 05:30, 11 September 2009

2009-09-11T05:30:52Z

Enhasa: added stuff about recording 1 or 2 screens

2008-08-07T22:32:50Z

added stuff about recording 1 or 2 screens

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:59, 15 January 2012
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	Yoshi Touch and Go looks very accurate when setting that figure to 32.		Yoshi Touch and Go looks very accurate when setting that figure to 32.

		+	See the sample in motion [[File:Black_bar_demostration.mp4‎]]

	==Other considerations==		==Other considerations==

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 The outcome will look like this: [[File:Without DS gap.jpg]]
 Luckily there is a way you can copy this script below and paste it to the main avs file, but change the source avs file (Yoshitouchandgo_source.avs) to the one you are using.
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 return StackVertical(a,b)</pre>
 The outcome will look like this: [[File:With DS gap.jpg]]
 <font color="yellow"> .AddBorders(0,</font><font color="red">32</font><font color="yellow">,0,0, 0)</font>  The red value can either be 5, 8 or 32 depending on the game.

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 As of Fall 2011 there is a modification that enables players to record gameplay from a real DS, however this mod only works on a DS phat and it uses a mini USB connection (As if you were using a USB Capture card).  For more details click[http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/DSCapture/ here] and [http://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/3ds_capture_device_214.html here] This is recommended if you are speed running a DS game that heavily uses the Touch Screen as the main input.
 You will need a more up to date PC, a USB Slot (2.0 works ok but 3.0 is preferred if possible according to Greenalink), some lossless codecs and a pretty good amount of spare memory in your hard drive to record them as it uses up 0.3-2GB per minute depending on the lossless codec the runner is using.
 ==Other considerations==

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 ==First and foremost==
 <br>
-<font size="+1">'''You must NOT use a DS Phat (Original Model DS)!'''</font>
+<font size="+1">'''You must NOT use a DS Phat (Original Model DS*)!'''</font>
 I realize that this will be expensive for virtually everyone, but the DS Lite slaughters the old DS in terms of potential picture quality. There is no substitute for a DS Lite when recording your run. Also, remember that you can only use a camera to record DS games, not Game Boy games; you can already play those with a Game Boy Player and record like a normal GameCube game, so there is no need to use a camera. For more information on that, see [[Game Boy Capture|here]].
 The DSi (Original and XL models) and 3DS are also acceptable for recording runs.  Know that with the 3DS that when starting the NDS game, you need to hold Start and Select when booting it, which runs the game in native DS mode, instead of stretching the game to the full 3DS screens (which will ruin the quality).
 ==DS Phat Capture device==

← Older revision		Revision as of 23:00, 14 January 2012
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	The DSi (Original and XL models) and 3DS are also acceptable for recording runs. Know that with the 3DS that when starting the NDS game, you need to hold Start and Select when booting it, which runs the game in native DS mode, instead of stretching the game to the full 3DS screens (which will ruin the quality).		The DSi (Original and XL models) and 3DS are also acceptable for recording runs. Know that with the 3DS that when starting the NDS game, you need to hold Start and Select when booting it, which runs the game in native DS mode, instead of stretching the game to the full 3DS screens (which will ruin the quality).

		+	==DS Phat Capture device==
		+
		+	As of Fall 2011 there is a modification that enables players to record gameplay from a real DS, however this mod only works on a DS phat and it uses a mini USB connection (As if you were using a USB Capture card). For more details click[http://home.comcast.net/~olimar/DSCapture/ here] and [http://forum.speeddemosarchive.com/post/3ds_capture_device_214.html here] This is recommended if you are speed running a DS game that heavily uses the Touch Screen as the main input.
		+	You will need a more up to date PC, a USB Slot (2.0 works ok but 3.0 is preferred if possible according to Greenalink), some lossless codecs and a pretty good amount of spare memory in your hard drive to record them as it uses up 0.3-2GB per minute depending on the lossless codec the runner is using.

	==Other considerations==		==Other considerations==

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 With recent revelations about video quality achievable with the new DS Lite, I thought it would be a good idea to lay down guidelines for how to record video suitable for release on Speed Demos Archive. Note that the decision about whether to post video based on its quality will always be made on a case-by-case basis: following these guidelines is no guarantee that your video will be posted. However, failure to follow these guidelines will almost certainly result in rejection.
->==First and foremost==
+==First and foremost==
-&lt;br&gt;
+<br>
-&lt;font size=&quot;+1&quot;&gt;'''You must use a DS Lite!'''&lt;/font&gt;
+<font size="+1">'''You must use a DS Lite!'''</font>
 I realize that this will be expensive for virtually everyone, but the DS Lite slaughters the old DS in terms of potential picture quality. There is no substitute for a DS Lite when recording your run. Also, remember that you can only use a camera to record DS games, not Game Boy games; you can already play those with a Game Boy Player and record like a normal GameCube game, so there is no need to use a camera. For more information on that, see [[Game Boy Capture|here]].
 ==Other considerations==

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 ) Don't move either the camera or the DS. This will interfere with cropping. Video with excessive movement will not be accepted.
-) Record the audio directly. Plug an 1/8" miniplug cable into your DS Lite's headphone port and plug the other end into your camera (if possible) or else your computer and record the audio at an acceptable level that way. Videos with audio recorded "over the air" will not be accepted.
+) Record the audio directly. Plug an 1/8" miniplug cable into your DS Lite's headphone port and plug the other end into your camera (if possible) or else your computer and record the audio at an acceptable level that way. Videos with audio recorded "over the air" will not be accepted. Sound should be recorded in 48000 hz 16-bit stereo waveform (.wav) using a program such as [http://audacity.sourceforge.net/ Audacity]
 ) Do not attempt to process the video yourself. Yank it off the camera and send it in, on CD-R or DVD-R if necessary. Videos altered in any way from how the camera made them will not be accepted. This includes attempting to integrate audio recorded separately: audio sync will be handled by SDA.

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 ) Turn the lights off. You don't want any other lights competing with the DS's screen light (leave that on the brightest setting!) or corrupting its color.
-) Make sure both screens are in focus. Unfocused (blurry) video will not be accepted.
+) Make sure the screen(s) are in focus. Unfocused (blurry) video will not be accepted. If the game you are running has gameplay in both screens (such as Contra 4), you will need to film both screens. If only one screen is used for gameplay (such as New Super Mario Bros.), only record the one that is necessary.
 ) Don't move either the camera or the DS. This will interfere with cropping. Video with excessive movement will not be accepted.