Forum:Zeldapedia YouTube Page

= Project Status = My work to this project is going to slow down for a while. If people want to help out with this project please still contact me and I can help you get started. Any game that is not (In Progress) is fair game even if I have it listed in my queue. --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:29, October 11, 2010 (UTC)


 * The Legend of Zelda
 * Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
 * A Link to the Past
 * Link's Awakening
 * Ocarina of Time (Abandoned. Looking for new volunteer)
 * Majora's Mask
 * Oracle of Seasons /Ages (In Progress)
 * Four Swords
 * The Wind Waker (In Progress)
 * Four Swords Adventures
 * The Minish Cap (In Progress)
 * Twilight Princess (In Birdman's queue)
 * Phantom Hourglass
 * Spirit Tracks (In Progress)
 * Skyward Sword (In Birdman's queue)

Last updated on 11/28/2010 --Birdman5589 (talk) 21:37, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

= Discussion =

I was wonder what people would think about having an official Zeldapedia Youtube page. On it videos of trailers that Nintendo has could be added. This way when these videos are embedded on the pages they wouldn't contain watermarks or openings from whatever press site they were taken from. I could upload the video files directly from Nintendo's press site, which would ensure they are the official versions in their original resolution. Anybody have any thoughts about this? --Birdman5589 (talk) 00:54, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

Well I've started it up for now. I have only replaced the trailer on the Skyward Sword page. --Birdman5589 (talk) 04:18, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

I'm not sure what could be done about all the boss videos. I'm open for any suggestions though. Should the admins also have access to the youtube page? --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:49, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

I think so. That way the admins could add or edit videos for when you are not around. Say if you don't mind when you have a chance could you go and replace the trailers for some of the older games as well such as Twilight Princess or Spirit Tracks? Oh and BTW I was wondering if we should add a message at the beginning or end of each video saying something like "brought to you by Zeldapedia, The Legend of Zelda wiki" and include a link to our site. That way we could possibly attract new users. Again its just a suggestion and one that I'm really not sure about myself.--ShutUpNavi (talk) 21:45, June 17, 2010 (UTC)

If somebody could make the intro I could start adding that in. Should we have it be the intro or at the end? Also how should I get the password to the admins? --Birdman5589 (talk) 01:33, June 18, 2010 (UTC)

I'm actually great with Youtube and know how to work pretty much everything on the site, if anyone wants my help. I visited the account and noticed you just have a playlist option and no separate thing for videos. That is really inconvienient, so you might want to change it.Hylianhero777 (talk) 15:08, June 18, 2010 (UTC)

I'll change the page so it also had individual videos instead of just playlists. That would be great if Mr Kmil and others would be willing to battle videos. Mr Kmil, do you want me to give you the login info so you can upload and manage videos? --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:07, June 19, 2010 (UTC)

Aggreed.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 11:58, June 19, 2010 (UTC)


 * Thanks for the heads up. I completely forgot about that little fact. I'll go and take care of that now. Birdman5589 (talk) 03:37, June 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * Here is what I went with, "The Legend of Zelda themes, characters, and games are the property of Nintendo. Zeldapedia does not claim ownership of The Legend of Zelda series." Birdman5589 (talk) 04:14, June 25, 2010 (UTC)


 * No problem. I noticed it and got it fixed pry while you were telling me to fix it. I think I got them all fixed now. Thanks though. Birdman5589 (talk) 04:20, June 25, 2010 (UTC)

Page Management
Assuming we can get more videos for this page (boss battles mainly), how should it be managed? As of now I have the commenting, rating, and video responses disabled for all the videos I have uploaded. I also have comments disabled on the actual page. I figured this would be best to prevent trolling. I also haven't been accepting friend requests or setting up any subscriptions on the account to keep it "clean". Also should we try to get a few more people that have access to the page? Maybe find a couple people that are reliable and already have Youtube accounts that would be willing to help out. (Oni for could be such a user for example). Also how should we get videos that people make but don't have access to the account uploaded? Should we have people use a service like YouSendIt and have it sent to a special e-mail? I did set up an e-mail account that is only tied to the Youtube account that could be used for this. --Birdman5589 (talk) 05:57, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

I cant get higher quality images :( Oni Dark Link 11:09, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah I noticed I said that by mistake afterward and was editing my comment to include more but then you said that which would of edit blocked me. Anyway I want to say that I too think people should be allowed comment on the videos and channel trolling isnt that big a problem. Also Ive already sent a friend request to the channel Oni Dark Link 11:20, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

I dont have access to any capturing or editing software. That's the reasons why all my videos are badly done with a video camera. I could buy software but I live in a rural area and would probably have to go to the capital before I could find a shop that would sell what we need. Oni Dark Link 11:31, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

Ill look into it. As long as it doesn't cost a bundle I'm on. It has been something I'd like to do for a while. Oni Dark Link 11:39, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

I have an account and would be glad to help, however like oni I can't do much with pics or vids.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 19:02, June 23, 2010 (UTC)

I have changed the commenting settings and have added both Oni and Hylianhero777 as friends. If anybody else wants to be added as a friend send a message with the friend request so I know who it is. I have also sent Oni the login information in a message in his Youtube account. Who else should I add to help out and how many people should we try to get on the account? Also does anybody have any ideas for a different channel background and icon? --Birdman5589 (talk) 02:15, June 24, 2010 (UTC)

Here is the new look. What do people think? --Birdman5589 (talk) 02:53, June 24, 2010 (UTC)
 * This seems to be working fine for now. Maybe we should add it to Zeldapedia's news or would it be a bit early for that? Oni Dark Link 10:48, June 24, 2010 (UTC)

A Link to the Past
I think I'm going to try to get some videos from A Link to the Past. I have done the opening to see how the quality is. Any feedback on the quality would be greatly appreciated. The video is on the The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past/Prologue page.

Looks good.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 15:53, June 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * Looks terrific, but can you try to get one without the title screen? The title screen really isn't part of the Prolgue, which is why I am asking.- McGillivray  227  21:09, June 25, 2010 (UTC)
 * I'll get the title screen cut off and then re-upload sometime tonight. If nobody complains about the quality, then I will start doing a play through of A Link to the Past to get boss videos. My computer can only handle up to SNES and GBA games while recording video, so footage from newer games is out of the question for me as of now. So if this trial with A Link to the Past works, I'll start doing the games I can one at a time. --Birdman5589 (talk) 01:45, June 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * So is there anybody who has the capabilities to record say OoT, MM, TWW, and TP videos? I may sound I bit crazy in saying this, but I think all videos that we have on this site, should be from our youtube page. It's just something novel, having cut-scenes, and boss videos, and whatnot, be our own.-- C  2  / C C  01:49, June 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * It's hard to come by working GameCube files that work and my emulators are actually my recording software, so those are may take a lot longer to get. If I can get a controller that works with my computer, I'd be more than happy to work on the Nintendo 64 titles. Like the new version of the Prologue, by the way, Birdman. - McGillivray  227  03:45, June 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you have an N64 controller you could get something like this if you are willing to pay a little. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:58, June 26, 2010 (UTC)

I believe I am done with all the videos we need from A Link to the Past. I have all the boss videos (including the ones you fight again in Ganon's Tower), the opening, the ending (without the credits), and even a bonus of Chris Houlihan's Room. Can anybody think of anything more or is it safe to say that A Link to the Past is complete? --Birdman5589 (talk) 05:14, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

The Minish Cap
Errr, hey everyone, Minish here. Um, if it's alright, I was planning on covering The Minish Cap for the YT channel- I'm a n00b though, um, at YouTube, so I don't know if multiple people can upload to the same channel, though- I use a quality that has a large filesize so I can't email stuff... Err, here's an example of my recording. You can check it out here. Anyway, what are you guys' thoughts on this, can I cover TMC, and if so, can multiple users upload to the channel or whatever? Thanks :P -Minish  <font color="#003366">Link  19:07, June 27, 2010 (UTC)

How large is the file size and what type of file is it? Also how are you recording the video? (screen recorder, built in recorder in the emulator, ect.) --Birdman5589 (talk) 20:51, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * Filesizes have been under a gig so far, and I'm using the built-in recorder emulator. -<font color="#B0E0E6">Minish  <font color="#003366">Link  21:36, June 27, 2010 (UTC)

Not all of us have a youtube account i do but others dont  -- "I Bust The Windows Out Your Car"  23:26, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

YARR, I'll get to work on this in a while -<font color="#B0E0E6">Minish  <font color="#003366">Link  20:11, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

Update
As of now I'm still working on A Link to the Past, Mr. Kmil is doing the original for the NES and will then is planning on working through the handheld games, Minish Link is going to do The Minish Cap, and McGillivray227 will possibly be starting on the Oracle games. --Birdman5589 (talk) 23:42, June 27, 2010 (UTC)
 * EDIT McGillivray227 is currently working on Oracle of Seasons --Birdman5589 (talk) 05:09, June 28, 2010 (UTC)

Quick question on videos.
Right now I'm almost done with A Link to the Past (was set back by having to do a clean install on my computer). I was wondering though, should I record the second times of fighting Armos Knights, Lanmolas, and Moldorm in Gannon's tower? If I do should I include them in the A Link to the Past playlist or should I just have the main boss battles in the playlist? Thanks for any feedback. --Birdman5589 (talk) 14:13, June 30, 2010 (UTC)

I don't think I can make a decision like that, but maybe, just a suggestion, they could be under Ganon's Tower (A Link to the Past). AmazingLink ( talk )

It'd be nice to have a video of the Dark Links only your using the SNES version arent you? <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 07:08, July 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * I did use the SNES version but I could get the GBA version and either play through or try to find a save online right before it. --Birdman5589 (talk) 13:51, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

If you can get videos for all the Palace of Four Swords bosses and info for the palace of Four Swords in general it'd be great. I'm still confused as to how you get to it and whether you need the whirlwind sword attack to get in or can only get it after beating the Palace of Four Swords. <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 13:58, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

You get ten Courage things in Four Swords on that same profile. If we could, at the moment, LLEEOO provided all POTFS bosses on VIE 2!! AmazingLink  ( talk )

I have an emulator and the ROM but I can't seem to find any save files to import that work, so I'm going to have to do another whole play through to get to the PotFS. I'll get to it eventually but don't know how quick I'll be. If anybody could find a save (.sav) file that works I would appreciate if you could post the link for it. --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:57, July 1, 2010 (UTC)

EDIT: I'm not sure I can get the Palace of the Four Swords videos done at all. You have to have done certain things in the Four Swords part and I can't do that on an emulator. While I have found some saves that has the Four Swords stuff done for you so you can enter the dungeon, I haven't been able to get them to work with my ROM or emulator. Here is the link to the save that should work. If anybody wants to check it out and can get it working I would greatly appreciate it. --Birdman5589 (talk) 04:43, July 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * I found a way to access the PotFS and will start doing it now. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:28, July 3, 2010 (UTC)

Link's Awakening
Well I've now done with A Link to the Past so I figured I would get started on Link's Awakening this weekend. I'm planning on doing the DX version so there would be color in the videos but didn't know if there would be a need for the original version. If anybody has any thoughts on anything about doing Link's Awakening let me know below. Otherwise I will pry do it the same way I did the A Link to the Past videos. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:20, July 8, 2010 (UTC)


 * I also have a question about what settings to use for the video. I have a sample video up here . The brighter and more colorful look is using the "real colors" setting while the duller look happens when using the "Gameboy colors" setting. I think the real colors looks better but the Gameboy colors is pry the more accurate emulation. Once again any thoughts are greatly appreciated. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:54, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Hmm the bright colours do look a lot nicer but it is the intent to get as close to the original as possible. I'd say go with the bright colours because it looks like higher quality but maybe you should wait to see what others might think. <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 07:21, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Gameboy Colors. Must be authentic and as close to the original as possible.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 13:12, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

The Legend of Zelda (original)

 * Mr. Kmil has already started working on the original but thanks for the offer. --Birdman5589 (talk) 04:21, July 8, 2010 (UTC)

Zelda II
Since I'm the only one who can play the Adventure of Link with out thinking of suicide I'd be willing to get the videos for that. I have a rom of it i dont however know any NES emulates that can record videos of game play. If someone can link me to one I'll be able to start in a couple of days time. <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 10:22, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * FCEUX can record AVI files. Under the file menu there is a AVI/Wav section and when your record the AVI file there are different compression options available. --Birdman5589 (talk) 19:09, July 11, 2010 (UTC)

Ocarina of Time
<!-- Is anyone doing Ocarina of Time? Because, if not, I could. I just need to know what videos I need to get. --<font color=#E0115F>The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage <font color=#50C878>88 21:38, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * As of now nobody is doing it. You would need to get an entire play through with recording any type of in game Prologue, ending, all Mini-bosses, and all bosses. When recording the mini-bosses and bosses you need to make sure to include all aspects of the battle. So you will need to take damage in the various ways Link can get hurt, let the battle last long enough so the bosses different moves/stages can be fully seen, include going into the door right before the battle, and include all the way through what is received from winning the battle. You can look at some of the videos that are up for a reference . If at all possible you could try to record the AVI file using Microsoft 1 compression (at 100% on the quality), that way I can convert the file into an easier file to upload to youtube. When you get a video complete upload it to http://www.filedropper.com/ and then send a message to the youtube account with the download link. Please indicate what video the link is for also. Also when recording videos make sure to only use the strategy used on the corresponding Zeldapedia page. If you are up to the task just let me know. --Birdman5589 (talk) 21:56, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, I've got a few questions. 1. By "Prolouge," do you mean the Navi cutscene at the start of the game, the title screen, or both? 2. Do I record Link pulling out the Master Sword? 3. Do I record the Lizalfos battle in the Dodongo Cavern both times, or just once? 4. Do I record Link putting the Master Sword back? 5. Do I record the Iron Knuckle battle in the Spirit temple both times (Child and Adult), or just once (and if so, which one?) --<font color=#E0115F>The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage <font color=#50C878>88 [[Image:Arwing.png|link=User:TheUltimateHokage88/Cameo|30px|]]21:38, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Now that I think about it OoT really doesn't have an in game Prologue so don't worry about that. As for the Master Sword questions I'm not really sure. Maybe we should try to get feedback from others about that. With the Lizalfos you could record both times and I could edit them together similar to the Master Stalfos video. In the Spirit Temple only do the Nabooru Iron Knuckle battle as I think it is the only one that is considered a mini-boss. One thing I just thought of is when to do the Shadow and Spirit temples as I have been putting the videos up in chronological order. I'm a Spirit temple first guy but I know most people do the Shadow temple first. I didn't know if people would be go up in arms if the Spirit temple was done first? I guess it really doesn't matter what order to me besides my stubbornness wanting it the one way. --Birdman5589 (talk) 22:47, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * I've put up a list of videos that I plan to make on my userpage here and I would like to know if I missed any or added any that we don't need. --<font color=#E0115F>The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage <font color=#50C878>88 [[Image:Arwing.png|link=User:TheUltimateHokage88/Cameo|30px|]]21:38, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * The List looks good to me, so unless anybody else sees something that needs added, I would say go with it. --Birdman5589 (talk) 23:20, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * I also need a screen recorder. I thought that I had one, but I don't. So... An emulator that records video would be great too. --<font color=#E0115F>The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage <font color=#50C878>88 [[Image:Arwing.png|link=User:TheUltimateHokage88/Cameo|30px|]]21:38, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * I believe that Mupen64 supports recording but haven't tested. I'll do some testing and looking around and then let you know what I can find. --Birdman5589 (talk) 00:09, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * I am playing Ocarina of time. I am at the begining, yet have no Recording Equpment. A  m  a  z  i  n  g  L  i  n  k

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 * Well now I do have recording equipment, so I think I'll just go ahead and do Ocarina of Time. (BTW, Mupen64 can record video.) --<font color=#E0115F>The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage <font color=#50C878>88 [[Image:Arwing.png|link=User:TheUltimateHokage88/Cameo|30px|]]21:38, July 11, 2010 (UTC)
 * Just out of curiosity, how are you going to be recording the videos? --Birdman5589 (talk) 02:40, July 12, 2010 (UTC)
 * Either through Mupen64 or ZDSoft. Whichever I get to work first.--<font color=#E0115F>The <font color=#082567>Ultimate <font color=#50C878>Hokage <font color=#50C878>88 [[Image:Arwing.png|link=User:TheUltimateHokage88/Cameo|30px|]]02:57, July 12, 2010 (UTC)-->

BassJapas has agreed to do the Ocarina of Time videos. Before I give her the green light to work on these I would like people to give some feedback on some test videos she did. The first one and the second one. I know the issue arose with people noticing frame drops when I had my first volunteer working on OoT. I just want feed back on the quality before she goes ahead with the videos as I would hate to have to later redo them again due to quality issues. Thanks for any feedback --Birdman5589 (talk) 17:55, November 16, 2010 (UTC)
 * If nobody has anything say about this in the next week I'm going to give her the go ahead to start working on the videos. Should we re-upload every video or just upload the ones that haven't been done yet? --Birdman5589 (talk) 00:34, November 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * They're not great. The frame rate makes them borderline unwatchable. But if the ones made by UltimateHokage were considered good enough, I don't see why these shouldn't... from a logical standpoint, I mean.--<font color="#3ba0c5">Auron  Kaizer <font color="#3ba0c5">!  00:38, November 21, 2010 (UTC)

I also agree with framerate issues.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 13:07, November 21, 2010 (UTC)
 * I did some test videos on my computer and realized how much of a frame rate drop she was getting. I can get a recording of 30 frames per second but am having issues with the sound so at the moment I'm also unable to work on them. I guess for now I'll just put them on hold until we can get some quality videos. --Birdman5589 (talk) 15:06, November 21, 2010 (UTC)

Twilight Princess
If you want, I could try to do walkthrough/boss videos for Twilight Princess. --<font color="#00FF66">Jazzi <font color="#6600FF">BassJapas  20:35, July 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * That would be great if you could do that. The only thing is it should pry be the Gamecube version since that one is considered by most people to be cannon. Just look at what I put in the OoT section to know how stuff needs to be done --Birdman5589 (talk) 20:41, July 13, 2010 (UTC)
 * I apologize. I can't do it. The roms won't work, and I'm really not techy with that stuff. So unless I was able to record it directly from the TV, I can't. --<font color="#00FF66">Jazzi <font color="#6600FF">BassJapas Japas Artwork.png 00:01, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. If your computer had a capture card, there would be no problem using a real system over an emulator. I don't think we want to have any recordings of a TV screen though. I completely understand and appreciate the attempt to help. --Birdman5589 (talk) 05:17, July 15, 2010 (UTC)
 * So should I try through the TV or just don't do it? --<font color="#00FF66">Jazzi <font color="#6600FF">BassJapas Japas Artwork.png 18:32, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you had a Capture Card, instead of just a camera, then I would say try it, but if you are planning on using a camera, then no. Poor quality, background noises, and all that kind of annoying stuff... - McGillivray  227  18:34, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Uh, don't know what a capture card is, so I probably don't have one. EDIT: Is there any other way I could help out besides getting videos? --<font color="#00FF66">Jazzi <font color="#6600FF">BassJapas Japas Artwork.png 18:35, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Four Swords
<!--- I'm looking for people to help me out with videos for the GBA Four Swords. It requires linked GBAs to play but this can be accomplished over the internet using VBA Link (unofficial version of VisualBoy Advance). I would like to be able to have all four of the Link's being played by somebody. Just looking for volunteers right now and then we can try to work out times when it can be worked on. Any takers, just leave something below. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:51, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Ive been meaning to play Four Swords for a very long time. If it can be done I'm up for it. <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 11:19, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * I told you on the IRC that I'm up for it. One question though, do you beat this yet because if we don't have someone, then we'll need to use something, so we can figure out puzzles and such.
 * EDIT: Can you leave the link for the VBA Link? I can't find it anywhere... - McGillivray  227  15:36, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * http://www.vbalink.info/download-gba-emulator.htm I'm using version 1.8 (LAN/WiFi). They should all be the same version to work better I would think. I also think the roms need to be the same too but I'm not sure. The rom I got was at . --Birdman5589 (talk) 17:11, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Ive downloaded both of them we can try a test link now <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 17:44, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * If you are still on we can try a test link. --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:29, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Yeah I'm still here, how do we do it? <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 18:31, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * Go into the IRC so we can talk easier. --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:32, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

Actualy I have to go now we'll try it again later <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 18:34, July 17, 2010 (UTC)
 * No problem. --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:35, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

I tried a test link earlier with McGillivray227 but it didn't work. I think I have everything set up now so it can though. So we will have to try another test link to see if we can get it to work. --Birdman5589 (talk) 21:04, July 17, 2010 (UTC)

It might be a few weeks until I will be able to do it now. But if you two find two other people to do it, be my guest. I was thinking this and McGillivray227 also mentioned it to me, but on the videos I would like to try to see how it would look by doing all four Links in the videos. I was thinking about trying the main Link (green) at full size and have then have all four to the left and right, or try just having one Link in each corner. So if everybody how does this could record video that would be great. --Birdman5589 (talk) 18:41, July 18, 2010 (UTC)
 * I was thinking of one each in corner because a few of the bosses involve the cooperation of each Link, so the Green Link would sometimes be inactive while, say, the Red Link has to do his part. - McGillivray  227  18:52, July 18, 2010 (UTC)

UPDATE: I finally got it to work on a local network!!! I'm not going to be around often for at least a week still (only able to get on due to weather related reasons at the moment) but if I'm on I'll be in the IRC if anybody wants to see if going over the internet will work now. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:52, August 2, 2010 (UTC) --->

UPDATE: After many hours of trying to get this to work over the internet, we had determined it to be inplassible. However, it will work on a local network. If anybody has 3 friends that would be willing to set up a LAN and get videos for this let me know as I can help you with the details for setting up the game for LAN play. --Birdman5589 (talk) 00:24, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

Phantom Hourglass and Spirit Tracks
In the very little free time I have had lately, I was trying to find a way deal with the videos from an emulated DS game. In PH and ST the boss battles use the both screens but account for the gap between the screens where the emulator will record with no gap. Here is the solution I've come up with. I was wonder what people thought. As always any feedback is greatly appreciated.
 * It's pretty hard to make out even by clicking the YT video page itself. You'd need a microscope to be able to see it in regular page-type sizes... --<font color="#3ba0c5">Auron  Kaizer <font color="#3ba0c5">!  07:42, August 4, 2010 (UTC)
 * Duly noted. Here is a second attempt with the gameplay larger. Here is also the untouched video from the emulator for a reference. I might also be able to gain space with the embedded video if I go to a 4x3 ratio instead of 16x9 --Birdman5589 (talk) 02:09, August 5, 2010 (UTC)

Here is how it done in a 4x3 ratio would look like when embedded. --Birdman5589 (talk) 03:33, August 5, 2010 (UTC) kCWmPNMPflo

Yeah!--Hylianhero777 (talk) 12:15, August 5, 2010 (UTC)


 * I think this idea has to be the best I've seen of a recording of a DS game. I think we should definately go with this one. It's clean, it's crisp, and it's not blurry in any way. --<font color="#00FF66">Jazzi <font color="#6600FF">BassJapas Japas Artwork.png 03:34, August 6, 2010 (UTC)

Would anybody be willing to volunteer to do the PH and/or the ST videos. While I am able to get quality videos, it makes my emulator run at about half speed. This makes the games almost unplayable for me. Thanks in advance for any help. --Birdman5589 (talk) 00:24, August 16, 2010 (UTC)

Quick Update
I now have to ability to do all the Gamecube games and Skyward Sword in 480p. I have ordered a HD PVR that can record up to 1080i. I also have the component cables for my Gamecube and all the Zelda games support progressive scan. Once the PVR arrives I'll get some test videos up on my personal Youtube channel for quality test and then start working on the Gamecube games with FSA being first (since it is one of two I haven't beat). I will also get SS videos on my first play though of the game once it comes out. --Birdman5589 (talk) 20:28, September 5, 2010 (UTC)
 * I am currently getting some test videos put on my personal Youtube account. These first two videos are identical except one is encoded in HD while the other is encoded in the native 480p for the game. Encoding in HD might help prevent quality loss in the upload but at the same time it might not do anything since it is only a 480p signal to begin with. Please change the quality settings to the highest for each when they are viewed so you can give proper feedback. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated. Thanks. --Birdman5589 (talk) 21:03, September 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Okay, so I am impressed like nobody's business here. But I can barely notice any changes between HD and 480, so there's really no point in that, I think. Well, at least for the GameCube games. Skyward Sword might be another story. Try a test video of another Wii game in both 480p and HD, and see if there's any difference. --<font color="#3ba0c5">Auron  Kaizer <font color="#3ba0c5">!  21:35, September 8, 2010 (UTC)
 * Here are some more test videos if anybody is interested. FSA, TWW Title Screen, and TWW. I will do some test footage from Wii games later tonight or tomorrow. --Birdman5589 (talk) 22:55, September 8, 2010 (UTC)

I have some test videos of Wii games up now. There are five games with clips under two minutes. I did the extra video of Other: M to see if a lower bitrate and thus lower file size would have a noticeable difference in quality. --Birdman5589 (talk) 14:45, September 9, 2010 (UTC)
 * Metroid Other: M (480p, HD, lower bitrate 480p)
 * Little King's Story (480p, HD)
 * Mario Galaxy 2 (480p, HD)
 * Red Steel 2 (480p, HD)
 * Monster Hunter Tri (480p, HD)
 * I was able to discern some difference in Other M (480p and HD), but the others... not so much. --<font color="#3ba0c5">Auron  Kaizer <font color="#3ba0c5">!  17:11, September 9, 2010 (UTC)

Four Swords Adventures
I have a quick question regarding the FSA videos. Should I record every Shadow Link battle or just the one towards the end where he is defeated? --Birdman5589 (talk) 19:08, September 10, 2010 (UTC)

That's a good question. I dont think there's too many battles where you have no choice but to fight him. One for each shadow battle stage I think. It would e nice to have them all recorded then again I dont really see how we could use them for the site without having half a dozen videos on the shadow link page. I say record them all an see if you can fit them into one video at the end. <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 20:26, September 10, 2010 (UTC)
 * What if I have them for each stage but only do the one towards the end where he is defeated on the ZP page? --Birdman5589 (talk) 00:07, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

That probably work too <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 07:11, September 13, 2010 (UTC)

Another quick question regarding the FSA videos. On the Death Mountain level on the first two stages, there are essentially two boss battles each. On the first stage there is the Hinox battle followed directly by the Chief Soldier battle. On the second stage there is the Shadow Link followed directly by the Helmaroc King battle. On the second stage I'm going to do videos for both battles since I've already decided to do all the Shadow Link battles. What should I do for the first stage? So I do a video every time the Chief Solider is at the end of the level? Or should I just to the Hinox video for that stage? --Birdman5589 (talk) 02:40, September 16, 2010 (UTC)

Chief Solider appears quite a lot later in the game and as far as I know its more or less the same each time so I'd say just stick with the Hinox video <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 16:26, September 16, 2010 (UTC)

Phantom Hourglass
My new computer now allows me to be able to do Phantom Hourglass. However I've run into a concern. The fist few videos I did don't seem to have the best video quality. I have played with some settings and believe I finally have achieved the quality I thought I should have been getting. The video on the Crayk page should be the higher quality compared to the Big Eye Plant and Cyclok pages for example. Does the Crayk video have a better image quality or am I crazy? If it does, is it so much better that I should redo the first videos? --Birdman5589 (talk) 15:56, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

meh. I put all of them on the highest quality and full screen and i didn't notice a difference. Keep the settings for the crayk video but don't redo the first couple.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 19:42, September 30, 2010 (UTC)
 * I will not that I still have the raw files so re-doing them would not be hard as the setting I have changed were in the converting process. The difference in quality is best seen when looking at the hearts and text. --Birdman5589 (talk) 20:02, September 30, 2010 (UTC)

Here is the Blaaz video I currently have up compared to it being redone. 1IMcde7UMk4 9NVFFQ9D7U0 The current one is the first one followed by a redone version I uploaded to my personal account. --Birdman5589 (talk) 19:06, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

The one on the right seems slightly better on my computer <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 19:24, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Nevermind, one on the right has much better text.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 22:22, October 1, 2010 (UTC)

Orcales Question
To whoever is working on the orcale games, I noticed that you made a "the true enemy appears" cutscene for orcale of ages. After you do ganon, I think you should make videos for the seasons version of the linked game "the true enemy appears"(the equivelent of that cutscene in seasons, upload the ganon battle at the end of both games, and upload the true end of both games (the linked ending of both games.) I don't know if these cutscenes are the same thing in both games or what because iv'e never played the orcales, but it's just a thought.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 22:43, November 28, 2010 (UTC)
 * McGillivray227 is working on the Oracle games and is planning on doing what you suggested. However it will take time as he will have to play through both of the games again. --Birdman5589 (talk) 22:47, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

Oh alright.--Hylianhero777 (talk) 23:22, November 28, 2010 (UTC)

I know of at least one difference in the cutscenes, they spell Onox's name wrong in Ages. <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 11:33, November 29, 2010 (UTC)

The Wind Waker
I have a few questions for the first video from The Wind Waker. For the Dragon Roost Cavern mini-boss, it is two Bokoblins and a Moblin. First, how should I name the video when I upload it? Second, what page should the video be posted on if it should be on a page at all? Thanks in advance for any feedback. --Birdman5589 (talk) 02:28, December 2, 2010 (UTC)
 * I decided to upload it as "Dragon Roost Cavern Mini-Boss (The Wind Waker)". If anybody has a better idea on how to name the video I'm still open for suggestions. I would still like feedback on what page if any to put the video on. The best place in my opinion would pry be on the Dragon Roost Cavern page but that would pry look clunky so I'm leaning to not having it on a page. --Birdman5589 (talk) 06:28, December 2, 2010 (UTC)

Well its the first time you fight a moblin in the game so it seems as if he's the real mini boss but then ignoring the Bokobins completely doesnt seem right. Since you fight three enemies anyway shouldn't it be called "Dragon Roost Cavern Mini-Bosses (The Wind Waker)" <font color="#66FFFF">Oni <font color="#7F007F">Dark <font color="#007A00">Link 16:39, December 2, 2010 (UTC)