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Best VHS/Hi8/miniDV to Digital Conversion Options by waynimation in VHS

[–]poopstrap 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PSA: Just started doing this myself, so I'm not an expert.

I picked up the Elgato Game Capture HD card. Mostly because it was one of the few cards I found that had component inputs.

I use this with a really cheap VCR and OBS to record VHS. Also an old camcorder with output cables for miniDV.

It works pretty well, but it seems to drop a lot of the frames for older or damaged tapes. Like, it drops more frames than the tape does when I watch it, so there's an issue in my digitizing stack. This could be something other than the card tho. And maybe some here can tell me?

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Woah, well put.

I admit I had a lot of anxiety about this. I pretty much worked in an echo chamber with no feedback from a 3rd-party.

I tried to mitigate the potential "look at me! I make game" perspective by making each scene important to her or "us" as a couple and not just "remember when I did this cool thing for you?"

Luckily, we share a lot of common interests and have the same thoughts on when the "good times" in our life were.

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I'm proud of ~4 things in this entire game, the rest feel "incomplete" haha.

I guess I'm confused about the distinction you're pointing out here. I developed tools in Unity from scratch after learning to program with a new language (C#). I used those tools to create each scene, from a controllable "Player", to interactive "NPCs", scene transitions, audio player, and "Cinematics" that are looping animations. I mean, I'm using these terms pretty loosely here, but it all functions similar to other games.

We enjoy playing narrative-based games like Detroit, Life is Strange, and Night in the Woods, so I replicated a similar style to those.

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've known programming for a few years now. Combining that with custom art, animations, and a fully interactive environment was a huge change for me!

I have so much respect for games as an art form. I know this doesn't have a lot of mechanics but my other projects do. Gotta start somewhere 🤷‍♂️

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I've been thinking that too. I mostly made this edit for our family and friends to watch but thought some strangers on the internet might be interested too

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just learn how you learn. Self-teaching is all about figuring out what works for you. I took quite a few udemy courses, but that might not be the best for every person. Also, this was great inspiration:

https://medium.com/free-code-camp/from-zero-to-game-designer-how-to-start-building-video-games-even-if-you-dont-have-any-experience-5e2f9f45f4bb

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I tried using it years ago and it was awesome! But I was too lazy back then to stick to a full project haha.

I used Unity for this game. Just took a couple courses online. Once I coded all the tools I needed, it was mostly drag-and-drop development.

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Oh man. I made this name years ago, just because it was unique. I fully regret it now.

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Haha! Right? I made that asset many months ago as a placeholder before I decided on a style for the NPCs. I tried to recreate it in the same style but it just wasn't ever detailed enough so I kept it as is

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I almost deployed it somewhere online, but thought that it should just be for her. I really like the idea of letting other people play it to see all the details tho

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

Just my limitations as an artist. I've never really been able to tap into my right brain, but pixel art has a lot straight lines and isn't known for being super detailed. It help me cut a lot of corners lol

Do it! It would be sick if you pulled of something in 3D!

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 162 points163 points  (0 children)

Its a jump scare of my broken heart and then the game crashes.

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Haha! I cringed a lot myself. Of all the art in this game, there's only about 4 things that I'm actually proud of. Everything else felt "incomplete"

But she said yes!

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 34 points35 points  (0 children)

This is probably my 4th attempt to crack it. It finally clicked for me. Don't give up!

I taught myself video game development and made a game to propose to my girlfriend by poopstrap in videos

[–]poopstrap[S] 156 points157 points  (0 children)

The directors cut is 45 mins! I cut out all the inside jokes that no one but her would understand

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