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= Overview =
= Overview =
The following links provide additional information on or related to [[Demo Editing]] and movie-making; including guides, tools, and associated resources.
The following links provide additional information on or related to [[Demo Editing]] and movie-making; including guides, tools, and associated resources.
Note: Even before the sunset, many of the guides previously listed here had been purged during forum cleanup.


= See Also =
= See Also =
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== Guides ==
== Guides ==


* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=faq&Number=1838565 Custom Demo Creation Guide] (12/04/04)
* TOONS ON FILM Hero Con Workshop Videos (11/18/08):
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=faq&Number=851259 Demo File Format FAQ] (07/07/04)
* [http://files.filefront.com/StormknightsVideoGuide+1+0pdf/;9888227;/fileinfo.html Storm Knight's Video Guide] (08/07/04)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=faq&Number=1874789 Screenshot and Demo Guide v2] (12/09/04)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Board=faq&Number=1939763 A Kitty's guide to making CoH movies!] (12/21/04)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=3322019 Demo Editing and Videos - The end-to-end guide] (07/20/05)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=faq&Number=5659797 Paris' Demo Guide] (06/01/06)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=faq&Number=6017752 DEMO File Format: Addendum (character parts)] (07/16/06)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10177900&an=0&page=0#Film Toons on Film City Scoop article] (02/08/08)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10262307 Demo Edit Tutorial: Jumping on a moving truck] (02/21/08)
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Board=Media&Number=10519172 PARTSNAME stuff: a list] (04/02/08)
* [http://samuraikoproductions.com/Toons_on_Film.html TOONS ON FILM Hero Con Workshop Handout] download link on the right (10/23/08)
* TOONS ON FILM Hero Con Workshop Videos (11/18/08) - [http://samuraikoproductions.com/Videos.html ''HEROCON 2008 "MAKING MOVIES" PANEL VIDEO'' download]; or segments via YouTube:
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHir4-aXp4 Part I: Introduction]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTHir4-aXp4 Part I: Introduction]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_ET-Uyh5U Part II: How'd She Do That?]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0_ET-Uyh5U Part II: How'd She Do That?]
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== Demo Tools & Applications ==
== Demo Tools & Applications ==


* [http://home.roadrunner.com/~dasloth/CoH/Demos/DemoLaunch.htm Zloth's CoH Demo Launcher]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20081211140044/http://home.roadrunner.com/~dasloth/CoH/Demos/DemoLaunch.htm Zloth's CoH Demo Launcher]
* [http://home.roadrunner.com/~dasloth/CoH/Demos/DemoEdit.htm Zloth's CoH Demo Editor]
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20081211140039/http://home.roadrunner.com/~dasloth/CoH/Demos/DemoEdit.htm Zloth's CoH Demo Editor]
* [http://files.filefront.com/CoH+demo+editor/;9888228;/fileinfo.html Storm_Knight's CoH demo editor]
* [http://www.mediafire.com/?fnd3c86d6x1c1 Balshor's Demo Editor]
* [http://www.mediafire.com/?mqm2jkjowg5 Balshor's Demo Editor] (This link may be an interim location pending a more formal move.)
* [http://www.net-marks.com/software/tweakcoh TweakCoH] by Circeus
* [http://www.net-marks.com/cohtools/cohdemoanalyzer/ CoH Demo Analyzer] by Circeus
* [http://cohposer.blogspot.com/ City of Heroes Poser] by Leandro <span style="color:orange;">(under development)</span>
* [http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=10104477 Tools of the Trade] (list of links to tools and applications)


== Video Capture & Editing ==
== Video Capture & Editing ==
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* [http://www.fraps.com/ FRAPS] - Video Capture (Windows) - Limited Free Functionality (Fee For Full Version)
* [http://www.fraps.com/ FRAPS] - Video Capture (Windows) - Limited Free Functionality (Fee For Full Version)
* [http://www.planetgamecam.com GameCam] - Video Capture (Windws) -  Limited Free Functionality (Fee For Full Version)
* [http://taksi.sourceforge.net TAKSI] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free (Open Source) - Described as an open source alternative to FRAPS.
* [http://taksi.sourceforge.net TAKSI] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free (Open Source) - Described as an open source alternative to FRAPS.
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdub/ VirtualDub] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdub/ VirtualDub] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://www.wegame.com/download/ WeGame client] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free - Video capture companion to the WeGame.com hosting site; advertises an HD mode for machinima & direct upload capability to their site.
* [http://wegame.en.softonic.com/download WeGame client] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free - Video capture companion to the WeGame.com hosting site; advertises an HD mode for machinima & direct upload capability to their site.
* [http://www.download.com/3000-2194-10165075.html Windows Movie Maker] - Video Editor (Windows) - Free
* [http://www.gamecamportal.com Game Cam] - Video Capture (Windows) - Limited Free Functionality (Fee For Full Version)
* [http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx Windows Media Encoder] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free
* [http://download.cnet.com/Windows-Movie-Maker-Windows-XP/3000-13631_4-10165075.html Windows Movie Maker] - Video Editor (Windows) - Free
* [http://www.microsoft.com/expression/eng/ Windows Media Encoder] - Video Capture (Windows) - Free
* [http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ Avidemux] - Video Editor (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://avidemux.sourceforge.net/ Avidemux] - Video Editor (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php3 Cinelerra] - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://heroinewarrior.com/cinelerra.php Cinelerra] - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://www.kinodv.org/ Kino] - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://www.kinodv.org/ Kino] - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://lives.sourceforge.net/ LiVES] - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
* [http://lives.sourceforge.net/ LiVES] - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
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== Other Demo-Related Links ==
== Other Demo-Related Links ==


* [http://home.roadrunner.com/~scuzzbopper/ City of Heroes Codex] - Demo Model, MOV, FX, & Maps data; plus additional info.
* [http://apr.pc-logix.com/codex/ City of Heroes Codex] - Demo Model, MOV, FX, & Maps data; plus additional info (Note that the site linked is a backup, as the original is only available via Internet Archive).
* [http://www.the-swarm.org/Emotes/EmoteGuide.htm Mantid's Animated Emote Guide] - Provides images of all known emotes; useful for seeing what the emote MOVs actually do.
* [http://www.cityofguides.com/index.php?module=demo City of Guides Demo Data] - Demo data resource with demo upload/data extraction function. <span style="color:orange;">(Site currently unavailable, but asserts that it will be returning.)</span>
* [http://www.randomdice.com/cohdemo/ Random Dice - City Of Heroes Demo File Information] - Demo data resource with demo upload/data extraction function.
* [http://www.randomdice.com/cohdemo/ Random Dice - City Of Heroes Demo File Information] - Demo data resource with demo upload/data extraction function.
* [ftp://ftp.coh.com/ CoH Sound Files for public access] - Official download site with mp3 copies of in-game music (in the [ftp://ftp.coh.com/music music directory]).
* [http://www.splasher.com.ar/ CoH Splasher] - Customizes game login screen, character selection screen, & other content (such as with demo-edited screenshots).
* [http://www.splasher.com.ar/ CoH Splasher] - Customizes game login screen, character selection screen, & other content (such as with demo-edited screenshots).


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* [http://youtube.com/ YouTube]
* [http://youtube.com/ YouTube]
* [http://www.w00tstudios.net/ w00t Studios]
<!-- * [http://www.w00tstudios.net/ w00t Studios] -->
* [http://www.blip.tv/ blip.tv]
* [http://www.blip.tv/ blip.tv]
* [http://break.com/ Break]
* [http://break.com/ Break]
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* [http://video.google.com/ Google Video]
* [http://video.google.com/ Google Video]
* [http://jumpcut.com/ Jumpcut]
* [http://jumpcut.com/ Jumpcut]
* [http://www.megavideo.com/ Megavideo]
* [http://www.metacafe.com/ Metacafe]
* [http://www.metacafe.com/ Metacafe]
* [http://photobucket.com/ Photobucket]
* [http://photobucket.com/ Photobucket]
* [http://www.putfile.com/ Putfile]
<!-- * [http://revver.com/ Revver] -->
* [http://revver.com/ Revver]
* [http://www.youshare.com/ YouShare]
* [http://www.youshare.com/ YouShare]
* [http://www.vsocial.com/ V:social]
* [http://www.vsocial.com/ V:social]
* [http://www.veoh.com/ Veoh]
* [http://www.veoh.com/ Veoh]
* [http://vimeo.com/ Vimeo]
* [http://vimeo.com/ Vimeo]
* [http://www.wegame.com/ WeGame]
* [http://wegame.en.softonic.com/ WeGame]
* [http://video.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Video]
* [http://video.yahoo.com/ Yahoo! Video]
* [http://www.zippyvideos.com/ ZippyVideos.com]


=== General File Hosting Sites ===
=== General File Hosting Sites ===


* [http://www.box.net/ Box.net]
* [http://www.box.com/ Box.com]
* [http://uploadhosted.filefront.com/ FileFront]
<!-- * [http://uploadhosted.filefront.com/ FileFront] -->
* [http://www.archive.org/ The Internet Archive]
* [http://archive.org/ The Internet Archive]
* [http://www.dropbox.com/ Dropbox.com]


=== Video Hosting Information & Resources ===
=== Video Hosting Information & Resources ===

Latest revision as of 16:31, 6 June 2019

Overview

The following links provide additional information on or related to Demo Editing and movie-making; including guides, tools, and associated resources.

Note: Even before the sunset, many of the guides previously listed here had been purged during forum cleanup.

See Also

Demo Recording

External Links

Guides

Demo Tools & Applications

Video Capture & Editing

Applications & Tools

  • FRAPS - Video Capture (Windows) - Limited Free Functionality (Fee For Full Version)
  • TAKSI - Video Capture (Windows) - Free (Open Source) - Described as an open source alternative to FRAPS.
  • VirtualDub - Video Capture (Windows) - Free (Open Source)
  • WeGame client - Video Capture (Windows) - Free - Video capture companion to the WeGame.com hosting site; advertises an HD mode for machinima & direct upload capability to their site.
  • Game Cam - Video Capture (Windows) - Limited Free Functionality (Fee For Full Version)
  • Windows Movie Maker - Video Editor (Windows) - Free
  • Windows Media Encoder - Video Capture (Windows) - Free
  • Avidemux - Video Editor (Windows, Linux, Mac OS) - Free (Open Source)
  • Cinelerra - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
  • Kino - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
  • LiVES - Video Editor (Linux) - Free (Open Source)
  • Ulead VideoStudio Free Trial - Video Editor (Windows) - Trial
  • MMConvert - Tool for converting between different video and audio formats.
  • Quick Media Converter - Video and audio converter - Free (Donation Supported)
  • Audacity - Audio Editor and Recorder (Windows) - Free (Open Source)

Information & Resources

Other Demo-Related Links

  • City of Heroes Codex - Demo Model, MOV, FX, & Maps data; plus additional info (Note that the site linked is a backup, as the original is only available via Internet Archive).
  • Random Dice - City Of Heroes Demo File Information - Demo data resource with demo upload/data extraction function.
  • CoH Splasher - Customizes game login screen, character selection screen, & other content (such as with demo-edited screenshots).

Video Hosting Sites

Video Specific Hosting Sites

General File Hosting Sites

Video Hosting Information & Resources