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Revision as of 15:03, 16 May 2013

Console Recording

At a really high level, recording a speedrun for SDA means that you will try and get the best possible quality video footage from your console to your TV and to a recording device of some kind at the same time. This can be a little bit complicated, but we'll try and walk you through it step by step. You're going to need your game console, a television, some kind of recording device, and if you're capturing your run to your computer some kind of capture software. Before you jump into the fray, it would help to understand a little bit about audio and video signals and cables. Go hereto get acquainted with some of the stuff that you'll be working with. Once you're a bit familiar with the basics read on below and we'll cover each of the things that you'll need to record a speedrun in more detail.

Equipment

Game Console

Which console your game is on will determine the type of equipment you will be using

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Nintendo Systems
NES
SNES
Nintendo 64
Gamecube
Wii
Wii U
Gameboy/Gameboy Advance
Nintendo DS/3DS

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Sega Systems
Genesis/MegaDrive
Sega Master System\Game Gear
Sega Saturn
Dreamcast

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Sony Systems
Playstation 1
Playstation 2
Playstation 3
PSP (Playstation Portable
Playstation Vita

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Microsoft Systems
Xbox
Xbox 360

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Other Systems
Neo Geo
3DO
Jaguar
Atari 2600

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Television

Recording Devices

Splitters

PC Recording