Hey everyone. For Christmas, I got a headset, and I want to start a let's play series. All I need to know is how to not be boring, and a good free recording software to use. (Without watermarks.) Thanks.
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There is a thread about software in the Technical Help subforum (just next to this one in the list ), though really you're either going to have to shell out some money (about $50 USD) -or- deal with watermarks if you want decent recording quality (best bang for your buck is going to be DxTory or FRAPs, though there are plenty of options for 'pay' software) - Starting a gaming channel is the least financially intensive of pretty much any youtube endeavor (though it gets expensive if you progress up to modern games, which require higher end hardware to run & record at the same time)
And commentating is like public speaking - practice practice practice... while I'm not great at it, I found I get better the more I do, and have learned a lot that I plan on using in my relaunch in January (hardware issues brought my channel to a standstill the past couple months). Editing out boring parts, making sure -something- is happening... don't make people watch you mine. Have stories/questions/etc. on a piece of paper near by in case you need something to talk about. Also go through and look at the videos of commentators you enjoy, watch how they do transitions/editing/what they talk about, do they follow a list? or do they just work off the top of their head? do they show you everything? or just the important bits?
And commentating is like public speaking - practice practice practice... while I'm not great at it, I found I get better the more I do, and have learned a lot that I plan on using in my relaunch in January (hardware issues brought my channel to a standstill the past couple months). Editing out boring parts, making sure -something- is happening... don't make people watch you mine. Have stories/questions/etc. on a piece of paper near by in case you need something to talk about. Also go through and look at the videos of commentators you enjoy, watch how they do transitions/editing/what they talk about, do they follow a list? or do they just work off the top of their head? do they show you everything? or just the important bits?