Ryan:

 

Take this from a Professional Video Editor and Sound Engineer with over 30 years of experience with documentaries, Commercial Television Sitcoms, Video production and Post-production. You are been bullied by one Moron! with a foul mouth. I went saw your video and read his comments.

 

You have common sense , you need some guidance and rules. Also be creative.

 

1. If your system can't provide smooth frames, lower the speed of OPERATION OF THE SIM, Playback slower then you can speed it up normaly.

2. Rules of engagement:

a. start with a establishing shot...The wide shot that describes what you want to express or show.

b. From there you can go to cuts to closer, to inside views, to over heads etc.

c. Don't use the sound of switching windows... record what we call NAT sound...(Natural)... record a couple of minutes of the exterior engines...this is the sound you will use, at different levels, high outside and the same "color" of sound at lower settings

for far away views. You control the sound.

d. Please, your favorite rock guitarrist is forbidden for background music

e. NO I repeat, NO 20 minutes of WINGS views of flight that doesn't say anything like everybody does... thats what the cuts and disolves are for... in a video YOU want to show something...tell a story, looking for 7 minutes at a wing view doesn't do that.

 

Practice, watch, watch and watch... before you watch a TV show in your house, I have watch it over 10 times, cleaning, sweetening the sound, mixing it etc...

 

Be creative, then upload it.

 

Chemanuel

 

Very good pointers Ryan, thanks for this.

You don't need to wait to disable comments on your next video, you can press "Edit" on your current Video(s) and diable comments and ratings for existing videos.

 

You Tube is a good platform for hosting and sharing videos, but it's also frequented by many trolls and people who just get satisfaction from trying to upset you, or to get a reaction from you.

 

So I just avoid all comments now, and just YouTube as the host to share my videos in other communities and more trusted forums (like this one).

 

Good luck, and remember, anonymity on social media and all types of forum communities can be good, but it also removed personal accountability and some people will abuse that fact.

Instead of the options listed above, you may want to consider trying the latest FS Recorder alpha version. You may be familiar with recording with FS Recorder, but this latest version can render videos at most specified frame rates. Basically, you pick when you want to start rendering a clip, specify the texture loading and video format options, and the program begins rendering an extremely smooth video. You can then export the rendered video into a movie maker. The following is a product of the rendering feature:

 

If his system can't provide a smooth playback, Fsrecorder will try to do its best, but it ends there. FSREcorder can't record what it doesn't see... I can see all the frame "jumps" in the video you posted. Don't look at the plane, look at the trees on approach, from 0 to 7 seconds and so on... the background and the runway roll, you can see the jumps due to all the "missing" frames. There are about 2 to 4 frames missing in that video in most areas... It still jumps. FSRecorder will record clean and perform better on a good playback machine. My suggestion of slowing down FSX speed will help his system on a smooth playback, even with FSrecorder since the PC will have more time to render the video since the load on the video card will be slower.

 

Chemanuel

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Great collection of tips, guys. I'm not planning to start a channel but if I ever would.. :smile: .

One thing I've wondered is what to use to get a smooth pan/dolly of camera? I don't really like the default tracking cameras, at least not too much.

EZCA can be used for smooth transitions between cameras. Or you can just lower the sensitivity of the hat switch or mouse within EZCA and use them to pan. In the virtual cockpit, there is always TrackIR for liquidy, natural motion.

 

If his system can't provide a smooth playback, Fsrecorder will try to do its best, but it ends there. FSREcorder can't record what it doesn't see... I can see all the frame "jumps" in the video you posted. Don't look at the plane, look at the trees on approach, from 0 to 7 seconds and so on... the background and the runway roll, you can see the jumps due to all the "missing" frames. There are about 2 to 4 frames missing in that video in most areas... It still jumps. FSRecorder will record clean and perform better on a good playback machine. My suggestion of slowing down FSX speed will help his system on a smooth playback, even with FSrecorder since the PC will have more time to render the video since the load on the video card will be slower.

Of course it has its imperfections, but then again, it is only in alpha, and does a really good job rendering smooth videos on weaker computer systems. Even professional-quality FSX videos made with FRAPS have hiccups and scenery loading errors. Slowing down FSX speed can be inconvenient, as some of the aircraft features (e.g., reverse thrust, sounds) must be slowed down as well.

 

I thought FS Recorder automatically adjusts and slows down flights to the speed necessary for a smooth video to be rendered.

 

EZCA can be used for smooth transitions between cameras. Or you can just lower the sensitivity of the hat switch or mouse within EZCA and use them to pan. In the virtual cockpit, there is always TrackIR for liquidy, natural motion.

 

 

Of course it has its imperfections, but then again, it is only in alpha, and does a really good job rendering smooth videos on weaker computer systems. Even professional-quality FSX videos made with FRAPS have hiccups and scenery loading errors. Slowing down FSX speed can be inconvenient, as some of the aircraft features (e.g., reverse thrust, sounds) must be slowed down as well.

 

I thought FS Recorder automatically adjusts and slows down flights to the speed necessary for a

smooth video to be rendered.

 

 

 

No problem at all... once he speed the video back to normal speed everything will be fine...

 

Chemanuel

Ah, YouTube comments. Along with CNN comments really make for the ***hole of the internet.

Hi,

I am very upset at the moment because last year I uploaded an FSX video to YouTube, and pretty much overnight I have received about 20 comments all about my crap system and FPS, as well as some people who are just so and so's, who said things that I cannot repeat. So, my question is, what can I do to improve my videos? My YouTube name is FSXPilot1234.

 

Not worth getting upset about...and certainly not worth letting them see you're getting upset. From what I've seen of YouTube comments, a large proportion of the contributors are not much more evolved than pond life.

 

Also...don't ever post something online assuming the feedback is going to be postive. You need a thick skin, or the ability to look at your contribution and people's comments on it in a detached and objective manner. Otherwise, I'm afraid the old saying about the temperature of the kitchen applies.

 

H

Seriously mate, YouTube was created to keep the great unwashed/trailer trash amused whilst they await their next benefit check...

However, I will say, its REALLY bloody annoying when people post up videos saying 1 thing, then turn out to be something else...

 

So please, do change your "channel" from High Quality FSX Vids to something that is actually more realistic.

 

And please, switch off your TV or radio if your recording something on your PC, that's just a basic requirement of life, you wouldn't want to be talking to your friend with it blaring right next to you, so we don't want to hear it too, if we are trying to listen to what's going on in your vid.

 

That alone, may explain some of the harsh comments you have received.

Ever clicked on "Worlds funniest fail" only to find it was some guy talking about it and not the actual fail itself?

 

Your offering us this:

But delivering this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GTgQCH1LH7s

 

If your recording from a camera, then feel free to talk too, tell us "What the heck are we look at" or what should we be looking out for, or that you need help improving x,y,z, just something that doesn't look like some guy accidentally left his camera on whilst playing is sim..

 

Just some honest feedback from 1 simmer to another mate, nothing bad intended, all said with a cheeky smile whilst buying you a beer at the bar :-)

Honestly there is no such thing as a Youtube video with abuse- even professional ones. Taking what you created and presented it to the public goes hand in hand with getting abuse. Some people in this world just don't have manners.

 

with

 

I meant without

No problem at all... once he speed the video back to normal speed everything will be fine...

Take a look at one of my unlisted videos. Please do not judge my aviation abilities based on this outdated content, which was filmed before I actually read the manuals and flew the PMDG B747 from a cold-and-dark cockpit state—the sole purpose of this video is to demonstrate the effects I experienced after filming with FRAPS at 1/5 of the normal speed and then speeding up the video in iMovie. Notice the unnaturally rapid wing flex and reverse thrust animations. This is another video done with the rendering feature of FS Recorder. The smoothness isn't perfect, but it seems better than that of the other video.

 

Again, please do not judge my knowledge based on my outdated and rather poorly done FSX videos. My inexperience with recording and editing high-quality videos is the reason why I focus on real-world aviation videos. . . .

 

Do you know how I can avoid the animations issues?

Take a look at one of my unlisted videos. Please do not judge my aviation abilities based on this outdated content, which was filmed before I actually read the manuals and flew the PMDG B747 from a cold-and-dark cockpit state—the sole purpose of this video is to demonstrate the effects I experienced after filming with FRAPS at 1/5 of the normal speed and then speeding up the video in iMovie. Notice the unnaturally rapid wing flex and reverse thrust animations. This is another video done with the rendering feature of FS Recorder. The smoothness isn't perfect, but it seems better than that of the other video.

 

Again, please do not judge my knowledge based on my outdated and rather poorly done FSX videos. My inexperience with recording and editing high-quality videos is the reason why I focus on real-world aviation videos. . . .

 

Do you know how I can avoid the animations issues?

 

 

Zowen:

 

The issue you are describing while recording at 1/5 is normal... remember you are amplifying the problem as you speed it up. This is why you see the jumps. Even in the second video you can still see the frames jumps even though is a lot smoother. Therefore I suggest keep on down that "road"

 

The first thing into consideration is really the system, I'll suggest 50% speed, however the system needs to be in top shape..meaning, some of the best videos I've seen on you tube, beside the Intel processors, they have been produced with 2 video cards in SLI mode... If you have a fast processor but a not so fast video card, you will have a bottleneck with the aforemention results.

 

If the video card is the culprit, that is the moment when to slow down, but even then at slower speed you see the frame drops, these will be amplified upon speeding it up. Therefore the first step is to deal with the system even lowering some of the settings in order to avoid the "loading of scenery" while you are recording.

 

Also use always 29.97 frames or 30 frames per seconds using less force the system to "interpolate" to produce some missing information due to the missing frames. make this test... take a good look at your video while recording it, you will see is a lot smoother, than when you watch it after you record it. Upon playback you will see the missing frames and the jumps produced by the recording program.

 

Since I have professional equipment hooked to my PC, I don't use Fraps or FSrecorder, I record my video live to a Sony professional DVCAM digital video Tape machine, then I digitazed it into Adobe Premiere PRO or Final Cut being my favorite the Premiere, and work from there. BUT I think that through out the years I have recorded one video. I really don't have the time to work on FSX videos.

 

I hope this helps

 

Chemanuel

You have to understand something , no matter how good your videos are someone will also come out of the blue an give you a dislike to your video . I don't know why but that is just how it is with youtube. Take a look at these video to me they look pretty good but someone always have to dislike it. To my understanding no matter how good you do a video or the effort you put into it not everyone is going to like it . You will always find someone to dislike it

 

 

 

 

There is something wrong with the window wiper in the first video It doesn't remove the rain, better get that fixed hehe

Great videos Mr Leny.

To only receive likes, you have to make videos with cats. That's a fact. ^_^