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General Forums => Films and Screenshots => Topic started by: CAP1 on October 28, 2010, 11:43:19 PM
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convert the .ahf to a decent quality .wmv, or .avi?
thanks!
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been curious myself. however i'd need a more powerful comp first
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convert the .ahf to a decent quality .wmv, or .avi?
thanks!
I've tried the AH film viewer way, didn't work, tried craps and couldn't figure how! Maybe because I download the free one. :headscratch:
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I've tried the AH film viewer way, didn't work, tried craps and couldn't figure how! Maybe because I download the free one. :headscratch:
i got the film viewer to work....sort of. when i watch the films, everything looks good. then i use the film viewer to save as an avi.....and it looks like friggin air warrior........
i've seen others make films that look nearly as good as the .ahf files....and that's what i'm trying to do.
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Some of it comes from the codec you use, and most of it comes from not using the film viewer's "save as avi" feature. Most people, myself included, use Fraps or similar product to record. When you playback in the film viewer, go full-screen and start recording with Fraps. Then if desired, do some post-production in Adobe Premier or Sony Vegas or other movie editor.
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convert the .ahf to a decent quality .wmv, or .avi?
thanks!
You can use Fraps, Quobi, Guncam (no longer supported by the dev), or one of several other screen capture programs. I've found that to be the most practical way, as I've tried converting the AHF to AVI in the film viewer and it never works for me. And the AH film viewer AVI conversion doesn't capture sounds.
The easiest way to do it is to start up Fraps along with the Film Viewer. Run the AH film, and hit your recording key in Fraps. You can run the film in full-screen mode and that will get all the action with sound. If you're using the free version of Fraps, you'll only be able to record in 30 second bites with separations in between recordings. You're better off buying Fraps so that you won't have to worry about the limits.
In my case, I use Guncam to capture the film window in the AH film viewer. I first had to define that capture area in the Guncam settings (easy). Guncam can save directly to AVI or to its proprietary recording format. I use that, string the various parts together in Guncam's mini editor, and then export to AVI. (It's a shame that program isn't supported anymore; it had a lot of potential.)
From AVI format, you can use something like Format Factory, or Super to convert to another format. However, you might first want to string the AVIs together to edit them, add titles and music, etc., in something like Premier, Sony Vegas or MS Movie Maker before doing a final conversion. Every time you convert formats you lose quality in the film, because the process compresses the AVI, making it lossy and less and less sharp.
FWIW,
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I've recorded my AHF file... played it through the Film Viewer Full-Screen, and recorded that with Fraps.
Then used Windows Movie Maker for editing. (Wish I had something better like when I was still in school. boo)
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i got the film viewer to work....sort of. when i watch the films, everything looks good. then i use the film viewer to save as an avi.....and it looks like friggin air warrior........
i've seen others make films that look nearly as good as the .ahf files....and that's what i'm trying to do.
Sony Vegas, makes awsome film editing both lepape2 and niros1 use them
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Frapps.
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Which sony vegas, i see some from 30 to 600?
Semp