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Does 60 fps make sense for YouTube?

Google has supported 60fps video since 2014. YouTube has a page that talks about video formats, codecs, framerates, etc., here. It is up to the Browser and YouTube to negotiate what format, frame ...
Michael Tiemann's user avatar
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What causes these lines in the top left of some video recordings?

That's EIA-608 analog closed captioning data. It should be on line 21, which is within the vertical blanking interval of the SD signal. Either the line was shifted down or the VBI was captured as ...
Michael Liebman's user avatar
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Recording 720p source with 1080p

It is best to match the source dimensions with your recoding dimensions. Using a larger number of pixels requires more data or bandwidth to encode the scaled source. You wont be able to make a sharper ...
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Noticeable video delay when connecting to laptop and DSLR + external mic

You're using two separate systems in parallel, which have no way to communicate timing info to each other. There's some delay on the video side, and some delay on the audio side, both pre- and post-...
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What kind of mic can be used for double bass?

You can use any microphone for any instrument. However which one you use will depend on your specifics - is the instrument going to be moving, do you want to be very directional to just record one out ...
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How can I simulate a single car crash without ruining a vehicle?

If you can record at 5× the normal frame rate, using a 1/25th scale model car will look somewhat realistic. Things that roll over or bounce, or even fall off a cliff, will appear correct. Yes, it will ...
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Recording 720p source with 1080p

While it is true that you can sometimes gain additional sharpness by recording at higher resolution and then downsampling after you have finished any other changes you plan to make, that isn't ...
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OBS custom filename for recordings

I saw your code on the OBS Forum as well and wanted to help here too. I made some tweaks to your Python example and it worked great! I want to clarify some things in case anyone wants to do exacly ...
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OBS custom filename for recordings

I've managed to achieve this using obs-websocket and simple/dirty python script. The obs-websocket plugin can get/set the pattern used by OBS to save recording files. Steps: Install/configure obs-...
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How to include guitar tabs from guitar pro in video?

The Guitar Pro website doesn't list video as one of the output formats available within the software. So, you'll need to use screen capture software to record the animated tabs, then composite this ...
Jason Conrad's user avatar
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FFmpeg : Desktop Recording for YouTube

Remove: -profile:v high -level 4.0 - You don't need to set a profile or level because you're not targeting any specific, limited, or outdated devices. These options don't matter because YouTube is ...
llogan's user avatar
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Is there a way to screen record with 1000fps?

You don't have to be mad, we're only helping :D Yes, there is software out there that does that. Try: Open Broadcast (obs) Fraps (although I personally hate it) Streamlabs (basically obs but in a ...
Florian Claaßen's user avatar
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Can't capture video from dshow device. FFmpeg finish immediately resulting empty file

Either remove the -copyts or switch -t 06:00 to -vframes 9000
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Reapply video color autocorrection

If you want the “best possible results” I would recommend the following workflow, or similar variation thereof: Export your captured video source to a JPG Image Sequence. This will create a JPG for ...
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Is footage recorded through external recorder really better?

Unless the DSLR/Mirrorless camera you are using outputs 10-bit 4:2:2, using an external recorder to up-convert the footage to ProRes HQ will not result in a better image quality than what the camera ...
justbroll's user avatar
1 vote

Xbox 1 Controller sound while recording

A typical solution is to create better acoustic isolation between your keyboard/controller and the microphone. The thing that really stops sound waves is not foam itself, but mass. Eight ounces of ...
Michael Tiemann's user avatar
1 vote

How to obtain clipname while shooting?

Both RED and Alexa cameras offer this feature, and the Sound Devices PIX 240i reads it. But nowhere on the Internet is there any documentation that your SONY camera offers this feature. Either SONY ...
Michael Tiemann's user avatar
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Started to record over AVI file

When overwriting happens, usually old file is removed. So, new file size is around 0 bytes. Here nothing to rescue. If you realized your mistake ASAP, in a few seconds, you can press RESET button. ...
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