6 Quick YouTube Quality Tips for HD Gaming Content

A big shout out goes to XxDevotedGamingxX for the inspiration of this post. He recently sent me a message claiming how nice my videos looked on YouTube in comparison to his own, and requested some tips and insights on how I capture, edit and encode my videos. He's actually not the first person to have tapped on my shoulder regarding how I achieve the quality I do on my videos. There has been quite a hefty amount of similar messages to be honest, so much that I am now considering to share some basic helpful tips on getting excellent video quality on YouTube right here. Now, we'll keep in mind as the forefront that you already have a decent HD capturing device and you already know how to utilize it to churn out footage to your computer. And by decent, I do mean an actual device that...

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6 Ways to Promote Your YouTube Videos

Today's post is another tips and tricks post—specifically, I'll show you 6 good ways to promote your YouTube videos, so you can end up with more views, likes and subscribers! 1.) Submit your videos to GameFAQs If your videos are gaming related, this method works quite well in boosting your video's viewership and popularity. GameFAQs is a huge user content generated gaming site that draws in a ton of traffic from all across the world. The best part about GameFAQs is the availability for anyone to share their own gaming reviews, screenshots and videos for any game. Here's how you submit your gaming videos to GameFAQs: Go to GameFAQs and register for a free user account. Use the search tool to find the game of your videos. Click on the "Videos" link and scroll all the way down until you...

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Upgrading My HD Capture Device Next Month

Okay, so I finally decided it's time to upgrade my HD capture device starting next month—that is, the one device that I've been using for all my YouTube videos since 2008! Perhaps I didn't shed any light upon what I actually have been using. It's no other than the Hauppauge HD-PVR. I have the very first model of it, and I was one of the initial buyers to purchase it right when it came out. Having gone through 5 years of model revisions and improved HD capturing technology, it was starting to feel as if my HD-PVR was falling behind the times. Although the quality was still there, I felt the ease of use was not prominent as it should be, and...

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Dynasty Warriors 8 English YouTube Videos Schedule

I unfortunately have nothing really worthwhile to write up today, so I thought about simply doing something a little different—writing a post about my planned schedule for Dynasty Warriors 8 English videos on my YouTube channel. This way, you'll precisely know what to expect in the upcoming days, rather than mindlessly anticipating what's next. First off, let's get into a basic summary of the videos. There will be the obligatory rest of the kingdom CG and event cutscenes, including Wu, Shu and Wei. There will then be a few more chaos gameplay videos (with selected characters I cannot detail yet). Next, there will be some guide videos, such as a top 10 weapon attributes video. Lastly, there will be a full in-depth video review of the game that I'm hoping to finish and upload by the end...

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Fix for Slowdown Issue with DW8 on Xbox 360?

Earlier this morning, I received a message from one of my YouTube viewers Xenith Eyes. He alerted me of a possible fix for the atrocious slowdown issue apparent exclusively in the Xbox 360 version of Dynasty Warriors 8. My eyes lit up but were abrupt to die down again, after he quickly followed up with a response basically stating it doesn't work after all (he attempted it himself). Yet, I still have found posts of other players online claiming this method does actually work, but you need to select the correct resolution (1280 x 1024) and turn widescreen off. More specifically, this post from GameFAQs. So, being the curious self I am, I decided to attempt this method myself. What's there to lose? What I found unfortunately was what Xenith Eyes has last declared—no difference whatsoever....

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How to Transfer Region on PS3 Game Saves

This week, I'm going to show you how to easily transfer your PS3 game save to another region (e.g. Japan to US, US to EU, etc.). This method is incredibly effective most of the time and everything should work 100% once transferred—all your progress, trophies, stats, etc. In this guide, I'll be using as an example a Dynasty Warriors 8 Japanese game save which I will be transferring from Japan region to US region.  Requirements: Save data from the game and region of your choice Title ID of the game with region you want transferred to Playstation 3 console (can be original firmware or custom) USB stick/drive - to transfer game saves from...

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Remembering the YouTube Times

In celebration, or dis-celebration of almost nearly 2 months of YouTube's "One Channel", I decided to look back in the past and see how much YouTube has completely dis-evolved in 7 years. 2006-2009 YouTube's first channel layout. The design is plain and simple, yet it worked. Navigation was super easy and effective. Everything including full profile, featured video, activity feed, uploads (which was entirely customizable), playlists (also customizable), friends, subscriptions, subscribers and comments are all in one single page. You didn't have to click multiple times to get to see the content you wanted to see. Bulletins and special videos...

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Wii and Xbox 360 Case Mods

I just finally got around to finishing modding the cases of my Nintendo Wii and non-slim Xbox 360. As you can see, the finalized design sort of compliments the consoles well. The Wii is seen as a friendly, cute console with the anime case. The Xbox 360 is seen as a more hardcore geek machine with its dark case and illuminating red lights. Nintendo Wii Xbox 360 - Regular Flavo...

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Dear fellow readers, I have made it easy now to subscribe to this blog via both standard e-mail notifications and RSS feeds. Simply take a look at the right column, type in your e-mail if you want to subscribe via e-mail, and hit one of the RSS buttons and pick your favorite RSS viewer if you are an RSS guy/g...

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Shin Sangoku Musou 7 Weapon Modding

GUIDE LAST UPDATED: 8-28-2013  So you're tired of the mundane and time killing process of strengthening weapons in the game, which is still not as accessible and true to form as Warriors Orochi? Perhaps you just want the perfectly tailored weapon of your choice so you can stop wasting time and start jumping on the battlefield kicking ass. Well look no further, as in this post I'm going to teach you an easy way to mod any of your weapons and change its affinity, attributes and attribute levels to anything you desire. And no, it requires nothing crazy like a modded console and hours of work. Let's face it, this would be wholly superfluous...

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Dynasty Warriors 8 (Shin Sangoku Musou 7) Review

Note: This review is based on the Japanese version of the game. INTRODUCTION Dynasty Warriors 8 is the 8th installment in the Dynasty Warriors franchise, or if you’re living in Japan, it would be the 7th as the original Dynasty Warriors fighting game wasn’t included as part of the official series there. It follows the same familiar hack and slash tradition as the previous games—taking place in giant, densely populated battlefields, and bases its characters and storyline around the ancient Chinese Three Kingdoms area, sprinkled with some fiction and fantasy elements to spice up what would be a rather dull concept otherwise. Nevertheless,...

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