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Video Tutorial: Editing Windows Video Files under Mac OS – Part 2

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Occasionally, some people ask us how they can edit (under Mac OS) AVI files they got from friends who use Windows OS. Also, we’ve been making game play videos for latest PC games for the past several months. Thanks to Apple’s Boot Camp, we can play PC games natively on our iMac 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo. Suppose that we use screen-capture applications for Windows OS. Then how would we import them to Mac OS so that we could edit them with Final Cut Pro?

The following video tutorial shows steps to use video clips created under Windows OS for the purpose of editing them under Mac OS. A simple scenario is that one recorded a game play video with Fraps. And he wants to edit this game play video with Final Cut Pro. In another scenario, one recorded desktop activity, using Camtasia Studio or ZD Soft. And he wants to edit those screen-capture clips with iMovie. In this video tutorial, we record a short game play video under Windows OS. The ultimate goal is to edit a rendered video clip natively with Final Cut Pro under Mac OS. Of course, you can edit the same rendered video clip with iMovie and Adobe After Effects/Premiere Pro.

In the first video tutorial, we recorded a short game play video. In the second video tutorial, we import a rendered video clip to Final Cut Pro.  Continue reading →

Video Tutorial: Editing Windows Video Files under Mac OS – Part 1

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Occasionally, some people ask us how they can edit (under Mac OS) AVI files they got from friends who use Windows OS. Also, we’ve been making game play videos for latest PC games for the past several months. Thanks to Apple’s Boot Camp, we can play PC games natively on our iMac 2.8 GHz Core 2 Duo. Suppose that we use screen-capture applications for Windows OS. Then how would we import them to Mac OS so that we could edit them with Final Cut Pro?

By the way, the following is a rough list of screen-capture applications we’ve used in recent months.

  • SnagIt by TechSmith
  • HyperSnap by Hyperionics
  • Super Screen Recorder by Zeallsoft
  • Fraps by beepa
  • ZD Recorder by ZD Soft
  • Camtaisa Studio by TechSmith

    • We won’t discuss which one is the best for what particular purpose unless you are interested in our subjective amateur opinions. Anyway, that’s not the purpose of this post.

    The following video tutorial shows steps to use video clips created under Windows OS for the purpose of editing them under Mac OS. A simple scenario is that one recorded a game play video with Fraps. And he wants to edit this game play video with Final Cut Pro. In another scenario, one recorded desktop activity, using Camtasia Studio or ZD Soft. And he wants to edit those screen-capture clips with iMovie. In this video tutorial, we record a short game play video under Windows OS. The ultimate goal is to edit a rendered video clip natively with Final Cut Pro under Mac OS. Of course, you can edit the same rendered video clip with iMovie and Adobe After Effects/Premiere Pro.  Continue reading →

    Playing Dead Space with Boot Camp – Dead Space Game Play Video Part IX – 23 Minutes

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    The following QuickTime movie is a game play video for Dead Space. This game play video entirely covers Chapter 5: Lethal Devotion. Note that this is not a walkthrough video. It’s just an entertainment video for those who don’t play Dead Space. If you need tips in completing your game, you may want to click here to read our game walkthrough for Dead Space.

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    Last time, Hammond managed to fix the ADS that automatically shoots down asteroids. But Daniels told them that something in the ship is poisoning Hydroponics air production. So Hammond instructed Isaac to go back to Medical. Isaac runs across Dr. Mercer, who has created an invisible mutant.  Continue reading →

    Playing Legendary with Boot Camp – Legendary Game Play Video – Part I (22 Minutes)

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    The following QuickTime movie is a game play video of Legendary, a first-person action/adventure game for PC published by Gamecock Media Group in November 18. The game was developed by Spark Unlimited, which also developed Call of Duty: Finest Hour and Turning Point: Fall of Liberty in the past.

    The game story involves Pandora’s Box. The legend says it was a gift (to Pandora) from Zeus. According to the game prologue slideshow, its a ‘device of incredible power, ‘ for which ancient empires fought countless wars. Recently, the Box has been recovered and brought to a museum in New York City. And Lefey, a man obsessed with ancient history, hires Charles Deckard and the Black Order to steal Pandora’s Box.

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    In the game, you will play the character of Charles Deckard. With help of his assistant, he manages to enter the museum. When he touches Pandora’s Box, something extraordinary happens. The outside world has changed forever because he unleashed something unknown. For now, his assistant can only tell him to get out of the museum ASAP.

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    This game play video shows the entire game prologue slideshow for the first 2 minutes. Then it will show a game play according to the single-player campaign for the next 20 minutes or so. The game play video ends when the character dies on a subway rail track.

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    Is Legendary a good buy? Well, I only scratched the surface by playing the game for an hour or so. So I can’t say if it’s a good game. I will only tell you that it gets pretty bad ratings at several game review websites. Actually, I can say that the graphic quality is pretty bad. It’s pretty sketchy or unfinished. Anyway, before buying the game, you may want to watch this game play video to decide if it’s worth playing it.  Continue reading →

    Playing Dead Space with Boot Camp – Dead Space Game Play Video Part VIII – 20 Minutes

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    The following QuickTime movie is a game play video for Dead Space. It concludes Chapter 4, Obliteration Imminent. Note that this is not a walkthrough video. It’s just an entertainment video for those who don’t play Dead Space. If you need tips in completing your game, you may want to click here to read our game walkthrough for Dead Space.

    Chapter 4 includes one of the toughest stages. Hammond instructs Isaac to shoot down asteroids manually while he fixes the automatic function of ADS. For me, the asteroid stage is the toughest. In this game play video, the difficulty mode is only Medium. It took me more than one hour to clear this stage. Once cleared, I had no trouble doing it again and again. I also played this stage with ‘Hard.’ Big asteroids show up from the beginning. And it took me an hour or longer to clear the stage.  Continue reading →