How to record brawls without hooking up wii to a PC?

[viperGTS]

Is there any way to do this? I cannot connect my wii to my PC (It's way to far and ridiculous to do for me) but i've been wanting to upload replays and record brawls live too. Is there any way to do that without hooking the wii up to a PC?

 

[viperGTS]

Please! Help please

 

[Crazy_mofo213]

Try loading your replays from your SD card if you have one.

 

[chandy]

But usually games are too long to be saved as replays... You could always use a camera to record the screen, but the quality won't be great, then connect the camera to the PC and you can uplaod the video

 

[viperGTS]

Try loading your replays from your SD card if you have one.

Um, replays arent really replays.... they are just "instructions" given to the computers so they can reenact the brawl to make it look like a replay.... If i transfered those to a computer the replays would be useless....Which is why i need some way to record brawls instead.

I think, but am not sure, that it's possible to use an Xbox (OMG) Live Camera, i saw a youtube vid that was recording straight from one.

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

I used to have the same exact problem as you Viper.

I record my Brawl videos by hooking up my Aiptek A-HD+ 1080p camcorder's three AV cables to the back of my T.V., and the video game data gets streamed right to my camcorder's harddrive, which I then upload to my computer and then to YouTube. I could technically play Brawl with the T.V. turned off, and use the LCD as a T.V.

It has the same exact quality as a capture card. You'll need a camera that supportes VGA (Video Graphics Array). If it does, you'll be able to record any video game from your T.V. with perfect quality, and no need to hook anything up to a computer. Just when you're done recording the video, bring the camera over to the computer, hook it up via USB cable, and put the video onto your computer.

By the way, you can't upload Brawl replays and view them on your computer. It's impossible, and it will never be possible unless Brawl was a computer game, which it's not.

 

[viperGTS]

I used to have the same exact problem as you Viper.

I record my Brawl videos by hooking up my Aiptek A-HD+ 1080p camcorder's three AV cables to the back of my T.V., and the video game data gets streamed right to my camcorder's harddrive, which I then upload to my computer and then to YouTube. I could technically play Brawl with the T.V. turned off, and use the LCD as a T.V.

It has the same exact quality as a capture card. You'll need a camera that supportes VGA (Video Graphics Array). If it does, you'll be able to record any video game from your T.V. with perfect quality, and no need to hook anything up to a computer. Just when you're done recording the video, bring the camera over to the computer, hook it up via USB cable, and put the video onto your computer.

By the way, you can't upload Brawl replays and view them on your computer. It's impossible, and it will never be possible unless Brawl was a computer game, which it's not.

Hmmm... i should try that! thanks! But, can ordinary cameras do that to or not?
Would this camera work?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G3FCRC/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
lol dont laugh! but it has VGA so yeah...
or maybe this one?
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4655832&CatId=3632
sorry for asking so many quesitons XD

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

Hmmm... i should try that! thanks! But, can ordinary cameras do that to or not?

Well if you wanna get a camera just to capture analog video sources, the thing you need to look at on a camera is if it supports "VGA" (Video Graphics Array). If it does, then get it, and if you don't already have one, get three standard red/yellow/white AV cables. One jack on the end of it goes into your camera's AV input port, then plug the three AV cables into your TV's AV output.

That's the method I do it. And for my Aiptek A-HD+ camcorder, when I'm recording a Brawl match, the video from the TV is being streamed to the camcorder's hard drive, and it's also streaming the video to the camcorder's LCD screen, so you can play Brawl while looking at the LCD. It's pretty kool. Then when I'm done I just connect it to the computer via USB cable, I convert the .mov video to .avi so I can edit them in Windows Movie Maker, then I reduce the file size using VirtualDub, then upload to YouTube.

That's my whole process

 

[viperGTS]

Well if you wanna get a camera just to capture analog video sources, the thing you need to look at on a camera is if it supports "VGA" (Video Graphics Array). If it does, then get it, and if you don't already have one, get three standard red/yellow/white AV cables. One jack on the end of it goes into your camera's AV input port, then plug the three AV cables into your TV's AV output.

That's the method I do it. And for my Aiptek A-HD+ camcorder, when I'm recording a Brawl match, the video from the TV is being streamed to the camcorder's hard drive, and it's also streaming the video to the camcorder's LCD screen, so you can play Brawl while looking at the LCD. It's pretty kool. Then when I'm done I just connect it to the computer via USB cable, I convert the .mov video to .avi so I can edit them in Windows Movie Maker, then I reduce the file size using VirtualDub, then upload to YouTube.

That's my whole process

Cool, the 2 cameras i linked above are going to be my choices thanks!

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

Hmmm... i should try that! thanks! But, can ordinary cameras do that to or not?
Would this camera work?
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000G3FCRC/ref=olp_product_details?ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
lol dont laugh! but it has VGA so yeah...
or maybe this one?
http://www.circuitcity.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=4655832&CatId=3632
sorry for asking so many quesitons XD

Hmm, I don't really think those two would be good, seeing how cheap they are. Also, I don't think they can record analog video. Here is the exact same camera I use to record, check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Aiptek-1080P-...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1247679346&sr=8-3

 

[viperGTS]

Hmm, I don't really think those two would be good, seeing how cheap they are. Also, I don't think they can record analog video. Here is the exact same camera I use to record, check it out:

http://www.amazon.com/Aiptek-1080P-...3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1247679346&sr=8-3

That's a little expensive... im looking around $20-$40 if possible...

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

That's a little expensive... im looking around $20-$40 if possible...

Well to be honest dude, I really don't think you can get a decent one that cheap... If you do manage to find one, more than likely it will suck very, very bad.

 

[viperGTS]

Well to be honest dude, I really don't think you can get a decent one that cheap... If you do manage to find one, more than likely it will suck very, very bad.

Hmmmm.... i'll find one, im sure of it

 

[thegreatkazoo]

Hmmmm.... i'll find one, im sure of it

Not so much, homes.
In all honesty, if you are wanting to record your matches in decent quality for $20-$40, buy a used Dazzle and and good helping of USB extension cords. Else, you are going to have to spend some money on a Camera and/or Camcorder with HD recording capability. Believe you me, I know my fair share on the subject (check the Smash in HD thread for more).

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

Not so much, homes.
In all honesty, if you are wanting to record your matches in decent quality for $20-$40, buy a used Dazzle and and good helping of USB extension cords. Else, you are going to have to spend some money on a Camera and/or Camcorder with HD recording capability. Believe you me, I know my fair share on the subject (check the Smash in HD thread for more).

Yeah, he's right. I used to want a Dazzle to record my games, but my Wii and computer were in separate rooms (not any more though cause my bedroom got combined with the computer room and the game room), and didn't wanna have a long *** trail of wires leading from the game room into the computer room. It would look ridiculous, it'd be a fire hazard, and my cat could possibly chew the hell outta it. So I had to get a camcorder that could record analog video, which I did. It has the same exact quality that a capture card would, too. Only thing that sucks is, I have to convert them using SUPER cause they are .mov files, and WMM doesn't support that file type.

So yeah, you're not gonna find one that cheap dude, sorry.

 

[viperGTS]

Not so much, homes.
In all honesty, if you are wanting to record your matches in decent quality for $20-$40, buy a used Dazzle and and good helping of USB extension cords. Else, you are going to have to spend some money on a Camera and/or Camcorder with HD recording capability. Believe you me, I know my fair share on the subject (check the Smash in HD thread for more).

I guess i wont record any brawls then.... i cant look at my PC when playing brawl anyway.... it's to far...
Well, i appreciate all of your help

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

I guess i wont record any brawls then.... i cant look at my PC when playing brawl anyway.... it's to far...
Well, i appreciate all of your help

Maybe not, but there is a thread on my home forum that is dedicated to helping record people's Brawl replays for those who can't record for themselves.

If you have any replays you need recorded, go here: Brawl recordings for you. and either me or my partner on that thread will record for you.

 

[istudying]

Camera.

it's a miracle.

 

[Neo X]

Im not sure if this was mentioned, but try a capture card. I ordered 1 from ebay & it cost $10. Im not sure also how to use it, I ordered it a couple of days ago. Also if you want to make a match longer than 3:00, you'll have to download the Homebrew Channel. It takes a lot though to get. ) : With it, you can hack Brawl even to extend replay time. ( :

 

[Mario Zelda Fan]

Im not sure if this was mentioned, but try a capture card. I ordered 1 from ebay & it cost $10. Im not sure also how to use it, I ordered it a couple of days ago. Also if you want to make a match longer than 3:00, you'll have to download the Homebrew Channel. It takes a lot though to get. ) : With it, you can hack Brawl even to extend replay time. ( :

He can't his computer is too far away for a CC.

 

[Overclassed]

What about a DVD recorder?

Just set it up like a VCR and record onto a DVD so you can transfer it to your computer later.

At least, that's how I would imagine it would go :=

http://www.amazon.com/ANTOnline-DVD...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1248385567&sr=1-16

 

[thegreatkazoo]

Spend a little money an buy a camcorder if you really want to record anywhere. Trust me, you will be doing yourself a big favor if you do so.

What about a DVD recorder?

Just set it up like a VCR and record onto a DVD so you can transfer it to your computer later.

At least, that's how I would imagine it would go :=

http://www.amazon.com/ANTOnline-DVD...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1248385567&sr=1-16

If you record to DVD, then you run into the problem of interlacing--and that is a problem which takes some time to remove. You could go the route of Nero Digital and covert the VOB files to .mpeg4 files, but that is incredibly inconvenient for the small & large time recorder.

 

[EverAlert]

Interlacing isn't really a problem at all... VirtualDub and AviSynth are two great examples of free tools that can deinterlace, it really is not a rare feature in video editors.

Edit: Not to put down your expertise or anything, I actually found this thread useful and am bookmarking it. xP

 

[thegreatkazoo]

Interlacing isn't really a problem at all... VirtualDub and AviSynth are two great examples of free tools that can deinterlace, it really is not a rare feature in video editors.

Edit: Not to put down your expertise or anything, I actually found this thread useful and am bookmarking it. xP

Oh really?

Then why is it that so few of the big channels on YouTube (as far as our community is concerned) wouldn't know it if it sat in there lap and called them daddy?

As a community, we can't be looking @ that and call it high quality.

 

[EverAlert]

Haha, well I meant it's not hard to fix interlaced video.

I suppose if you mean that people are just too silly to deinterlace, then yeah I would call that a problem. xP

 

[SiShenDao]

http://www.amazon.com/Pinnacle-Video-Transfer-Less-Device/dp/B0015E2PQM

someone was using this at a tourney last night, so I'm not 100% sure on the quality. The main problem would be that besides the 100$ going into this you need to have a usb device for memory. Well that and you'd need RCA splitters since the Pinnacle Video Transfer doesn't have anything that can let you see >.>

 

[A17]

I have this DVD recorder, that's like a VCR recorder, except it records on DVD.

I'm using Composite cables to plug into the recorder and the recorder to the TV. I'm sure later DVD recorders can do Component Cables, but whatever. I suggest using a RW for this, + or - doesn't matter, so that after finalizing and transferring the video files to your computer, you can then erase the disc and reuse it.

cheaper than pinnacle of course, and for sure no lag like some pinnacles.

 

[Hero.]

Is there anyway I can record using my DVR? Maybe by plugging the wii cords into the dvr and recording than I can transfer them to black dvd disc? Is it possible?