Recording

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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

Nintendo Systems
NES
SNES
Nintendo 64
Gamecube
Wii
Wii U
Gameboy/Gameboy Advance
Nintendo DS/3DS
Sega Systems
Genesis/MegaDrive
Sega Master System\Game Gear
Sega Saturn
Dreamcast
Sony Systems
Playstation 1
Playstation 2
Playstation 3
PSP (Playstation Portable
Playstation Vita
Microsoft Systems
Xbox
Xbox 360
Other Systems
Neo Geo
3DO
Jaguar
Atari 2600


Television

Recording Devices

Splitters

PC Recording

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