Video production

Discussion in 'Public Game Developers Forum' started by Capedy_Toni, Nov 1, 2012.

  1. Capedy_Toni

    Capedy_Toni Active Member

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    What companies make video trailers for games?
     
  2. mr.Ugly

    mr.Ugly Well-Known Member

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  3. Capedy_Toni

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    Thank you, I will check it out.

    Anyway I would appreciate a couple more replies with some real experiences.
     
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    Capedy_Toni Active Member

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  7. klo

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    Are you looking for a way to record game trailers yourself? Our free Kamcord SDK plugs right into cocos2d and Unity3d and lets you and your users record gameplay video and audio from your app with negligible impact on performance.

    Here is an example video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HR8cB8qJlI8
    Here is a blog post on the cocos2d site with more info: http://www.cocos2d-iphone.org/archives/1942

    Would love to hear your feedback. And if you're interested, you can sign up here: http://kamcord.com/signup/
     
  8. Capedy_Toni

    Capedy_Toni Active Member

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    Klo,
    I am looking for a company to create a nice trailer for an upcoming game for me.
     
  9. klo

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    Ah, I see -- totally understand. I hope you find someone great (and Secret Words does seem awesome!).

    If you do have some time to play around with Kamcord, I think you'll be surprised at how easy it is to integrate into your app if you work with cocos2d or Unity. We've seen that users love watching authentic gameplay videos when deciding whether to download a game, so it could be beneficial to post some of those videos to YouTube in addition to your professional trailer.
     
  10. mr.Ugly

    mr.Ugly Well-Known Member

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    a bit off topic but whats the point of using kamcord with such terms?

     
  11. klo

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    The goal with our terms of use is just to make sure that we can share these videos as broadly as possible to help drive more game downloads. We really believe that engaging gameplay videos get people to buy more apps. The more broadly we can spread that video content, the more potential users will be likely to be exposed to your apps.

    Incidentally, this is not that different from YouTube's terms of service: http://www.youtube.com/static?gl=US&template=terms
     
  12. Eclectic

    Eclectic Well-Known Member

    We make our own mostly. Any compact camera now will take HD footage. And game companies surely have lots of creativity! Here are some that we made:

    Talking donkey loose in Silicon Spa: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFeefRJ6WYA
    Stunt: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X50_A-lQjIY
    Blowing up an iPad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHJSR_XTd2w
    Me, dancing!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s49bPnL9gf4

    As you can see, we have fun!
    None of our videos has gone viral yet. One day we will succeed.

    Finally here is a "fan's" birthday message to us: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v3rXeieZaM
     
  13. klo

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    Sorry to hear you feel that way, LinQsta. What we've really tried to do is to work with our developers to figure out how to promote their content to drive more app downloads and installs. We're not taking anyone's game content and charging users to watch it; we're simply making it as easy as possible to share gameplay content to build an ecosystem of developers and gamers who enjoy gaming and want to discover more cool stuff. We can't distribute that content without a license, but as you can see, it's non-exclusive -- you and your users still own anything you create.

    Happy to explain further if it would help, but I promise we're the good guys!!!
     
  14. mr.Ugly

    mr.Ugly Well-Known Member

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    how do you obtain the captured footage?
     
  15. klo

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    I'm just a humble BD guy, so unfortunately, I couldn't give you the full technical explanation. However, if you take a look at our documentation (http://kamcord.com/documentation/), I think you'll get a great sense of how Kamcord could work in your mobile game.

    Also feel free to shoot us a note at hello (at) kamcord (dot) com -- I can put you in touch with our client-side expert, who could give you the full nitty-gritty.
     
  16. mr.Ugly

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    well my question was not made properly.. with you i actually meant you guys.. but i looked briefly over the docs and it seems any video gets automatically send to you guys..

    this and the terms make this tool a big no go for me and should be for pretty much anyone who even cares abit about his data..

    anyway.. good luck with your offering..
     
  17. klo

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    Yes, we do store a copy of every video. This is primarily because we enable sharing via Twitter and email, and we need to host the video since neither of those services can do that. We want to make sure all of your users can share their videos as broadly as possible, and that's why we provide free hosting to all games that partner with us.

    But please let me know if I'm missing the point! Would you prefer to host the videos yourself?
     
  18. JasonS

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    What would be worst case scenario that could occur from giving away "gameplay" video of your game? I plan on using kamcord, but your opposition to these particular terms has made me wonder your reasonings? When u say "anyone who cares about his data", do u mean anyone who cares about where video of their game will be displayed? That's the only "data" the gain afaik.

    Having each video recorded sent to their server seems like a great service too.
    It's only gameplay video, and the dev can select what partitions of the game are recordable. Please explain your reasonings, so I can decide whether kamcorder is the right option for us. From my perspective it's a great option, am I missing something?
     
  19. klo

    klo Member

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    You're exactly right -- all we store is the videos your users share, and you control what parts of your game are recordable. We are not in any way abusing app or user data.
     
  20. klo

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    Also, JasonS, we would love to work with you to help you test and integrate Kamcord into your app. Please drop us a note at hello (at) kamcord (dot) com so we can answer any questions you may have!
     

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