I'm not 100% certain that this is the right place for this, but I couldn't find anywhere else that seemed to fit.
It has been requested repeatedly that I post gameplay videos. I know the norm for recording videos is to use Cockatrice or MTGO, but that isn't how I play Magic, I play it at a table.
As an amateur photographer, I have a lot of gear that most people wouldn't have, such as tripod, backdrops, light stands, and multiple lenses, already on-hand. Unfortunately, since my current one is broken, what I don't have right now is a reliable video camera. I was considering picking up a GoPro for that purpose, as the compact size and video quality is great value for the price, but I hate the autofocus feature as I feel that the constant focus shifting I see in gameplay videos filmed on GoPros is both distracting and irritating. I also noticed that for the cost of the GoPro Hero+ Wifi, I could get a D3200 Body and use all my Nikor Lenses. Now, that said, there are some features on the GoPro that would be nice, primarily the form factor and the ability to stream to a desktop for use as a Live Display in the classroom (I'm a teacher). The D3200 is also limited to 20 minutes of record time per video, which may be an issue recording games with sluggish decks like UW Control (Modern).
Do any of you who record matches have any recommendations?
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“Modern has provided us a non-rotating format that is far more accessible than Legacy or Vintage, but still retains many of the qualities that people enjoy in those formats—such as a more stable metagame, the ability to play and tweak the same deck week after week, and simply a much more powerful card pool than Standard.”
- Sam Stoddard, “Developing Modern” (June 21, 2013) (by means of Sheridan Lardner, "Fixing Modern: Defining Format Mission (March 16, 2016))
It has been requested repeatedly that I post gameplay videos. I know the norm for recording videos is to use Cockatrice or MTGO, but that isn't how I play Magic, I play it at a table.
As an amateur photographer, I have a lot of gear that most people wouldn't have, such as tripod, backdrops, light stands, and multiple lenses, already on-hand. Unfortunately, since my current one is broken, what I don't have right now is a reliable video camera. I was considering picking up a GoPro for that purpose, as the compact size and video quality is great value for the price, but I hate the autofocus feature as I feel that the constant focus shifting I see in gameplay videos filmed on GoPros is both distracting and irritating. I also noticed that for the cost of the GoPro Hero+ Wifi, I could get a D3200 Body and use all my Nikor Lenses. Now, that said, there are some features on the GoPro that would be nice, primarily the form factor and the ability to stream to a desktop for use as a Live Display in the classroom (I'm a teacher). The D3200 is also limited to 20 minutes of record time per video, which may be an issue recording games with sluggish decks like UW Control (Modern).
Do any of you who record matches have any recommendations?
- Sam Stoddard, “Developing Modern” (June 21, 2013) (by means of Sheridan Lardner, "Fixing Modern: Defining Format Mission (March 16, 2016))
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