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[[Image:OBS video capture.jpg|thumb|right|This is what the final setup should look like before pressing "Start Recording". As Oni plays the Main Menu music, the Desktop Audio meter shows an appropriate level of volume for its input.]] | [[Image:OBS video capture.jpg|thumb|right|This is what the final setup should look like before pressing "Start Recording". As Oni plays the Main Menu music, the Desktop Audio meter shows an appropriate level of volume for its input.]] | ||
OBS allows you to record video directly from Oni's OpenGL output, so you don't have to try to select the exact region of the game window. OBS is a bit tricky to set up, | OBS allows you to record video directly from Oni's OpenGL output, so you don't have to try to select the exact region of the game window. OBS is a bit tricky to set up, but the settings you choose for the "Scene" will be saved automatically for the next time you open OBS. An additional wrinkle is that OBS requires a kernel extension called Soundflower (see "Mac audio-only recording" section) in order to capture audio. Once Soundflower is set up, you will need to enter OBS' Settings screen, choose "Audio", then set the "Desktop Audio Device" to "Soundflower (2ch)" in order to capture the system sound that is being looped around to become input. | ||
The resulting recording is in FLV format by default, which is inconvenient for editing purposes because Apple's video-editing software, such as iMovie, requires a .mp4 or .mov file as input. If you don't plan to make any edits, and you take care to record only what you want the user to see, then you can simply feed the FLV directly into YouTube in order to publish it. You can also convert it to a Mac-friendly format with video-conversion software such as Flip4Mac Player Pro ($29) or Perian (free, but no longer under development). But you'll probably prefer to go to OBS' Settings screen, choose "Output", and change the "Recording Format" to "mp4" or "mov". | The resulting recording is in FLV format by default, which is inconvenient for editing purposes because Apple's video-editing software, such as iMovie, requires a .mp4 or .mov file as input. If you don't plan to make any edits, and you take care to record only what you want the user to see, then you can simply feed the FLV directly into YouTube in order to publish it. You can also convert it to a Mac-friendly format with video-conversion software such as Flip4Mac Player Pro ($29) or Perian (free, but no longer under development). But you'll probably prefer to go to OBS' Settings screen, choose "Output", and change the "Recording Format" to "mp4" or "mov". | ||
To capture Oni's video output directly, open Oni in windowed mode, then open OBS and remove any default entry in the Sources list. Click the '+' button and choose a Syphon source. In the Syphon source's properties, check the Inject box and click the Launch SyphonInject button. Choose Oni from the list of open applications and click Inject. Close the Syphon properties window and you should see Oni's game window at the top-left of the screen preview in the OBS window. Now click the Settings button, go to the Video section, and in the Base Resolution field type in the size of the Oni window. If you don't trim the video dimensions to Oni's resolution in this way, the final video will show Oni's gameplay footage as part of a larger blank region | To capture Oni's video output directly, open Oni in windowed mode, then open OBS and remove any default entry in the Sources list. Click the '+' button and choose a Syphon source. In the Syphon source's properties, check the Inject box and click the Launch SyphonInject button. Choose Oni from the list of open applications and click Inject. Close the Syphon properties window and you should see Oni's game window at the top-left of the screen preview in the OBS window. Now click the Settings button, go to the Video section, and in the Base Resolution field type in the size of the Oni window. If you don't trim the video dimensions to Oni's resolution in this way, the final video will show Oni's gameplay footage as part of a larger blank region. | ||
===QuickTime Player=== | ===QuickTime Player=== | ||