Not in the sense of "how should I do it", but literally, like a poll - how do you guys do it? There's a ton of ways to capture gameplay of your hack, and perhaps everyone has their own tricks and experiences to share.
Personally, I like to record the gameplay in the emulator first and output to a video file later, so there's less pressure on playing well when it comes to recording. Oddly enough, the best emulator for that seems to be... ZSNES? It's the only one I know that allows rewinds while recording, and it has a built-in video dumping feature that outputs a 256x224 AVI with good enough quality. That's pretty much what I've been using for years now.
It seems like there are better ways though - or at least more modern ones - if you care about things like image quality (crisp pixels edges when upscaled instead of blurriness), framerate (60fps would be cool) and resolution (maybe up to 4K if you're crazy enough). I've been experimenting with ways to get those since my standards are kind of rising, but so far I haven't found anything that works like the proverbial charm. (I guess this thread is in part about "how should I do it", after all.)
So yeah - what qualities do you look for in emulator videos, and how do you usually go about recording your own?
Personally, I like to record the gameplay in the emulator first and output to a video file later, so there's less pressure on playing well when it comes to recording. Oddly enough, the best emulator for that seems to be... ZSNES? It's the only one I know that allows rewinds while recording, and it has a built-in video dumping feature that outputs a 256x224 AVI with good enough quality. That's pretty much what I've been using for years now.
It seems like there are better ways though - or at least more modern ones - if you care about things like image quality (crisp pixels edges when upscaled instead of blurriness), framerate (60fps would be cool) and resolution (maybe up to 4K if you're crazy enough). I've been experimenting with ways to get those since my standards are kind of rising, but so far I haven't found anything that works like the proverbial charm. (I guess this thread is in part about "how should I do it", after all.)
So yeah - what qualities do you look for in emulator videos, and how do you usually go about recording your own?