Commit Graph

3 Commits

Author SHA1 Message Date
Hugo Locurcio
aa177fc4db
Split MovieWriterPNGWAV into its own file
This makes its organization consistent with MovieWriterMJPEG.
2022-06-30 01:02:28 +02:00
Hugo Locurcio
bdb40c6478
Add property hints to MovieWriter settings
- Rename audio mix rate setting as the suffix is now part of the
  property hint. This is also more consistent with existing mix rate
  project settings.
- Improve the MovieWriter class reference.
- Tweak warning message about audio possibly going out of sync.
2022-06-25 20:08:56 +02:00
reduz
5786516d4d Implement Running Godot as Movie Writer
* Allows running the game in "movie writer" mode.
* It ensures entirely stable framerate, so your run can be saved stable and with proper sound (which is impossible if your CPU/GPU can't sustain doing this in real-time).
* If disabling vsync, it can save movies faster than the game is run, but if you want to control the interaction it can get difficult.
* Implements a simple, default MJPEG writer.

This new features has two main use cases, which have high demand:
* Saving game videos in high quality and ensuring the frame rate is *completely* stable, always.
* Using Godot as a tool to make movies and animations (which is ideal if you want interaction, or creating them procedurally. No other software is as good for this).

**Note**: This feature **IS NOT** for capturing real-time footage. Use something like OBS, SimpleScreenRecorder or FRAPS to achieve that, as they do a much better job at intercepting the compositor than Godot can probably do using Vulkan or OpenGL natively. If your game runs near real-time when capturing, you can still use this feature but it will play no sound (sound will be saved directly).

Usage:

$ godot --write-movie movie.avi [scene_file.tscn]

Missing:

* Options for configuring video writing via GLOBAL_DEF
* UI Menu for launching with this mode from the editor.
* Add to list of command line options.
* Add a feature tag to override configurations when movie writing (fantastic for saving videos with highest quality settings).
2022-06-21 11:28:47 +02:00