If the x264vfw plugin installed correctly, it should appear on the list. Now go to Compression under the Video menu. Once that's all set, accept and close the window. Also make sure to set the filter mode to Nearest Neighbor to get pixel-perfect video and optimal compression. This could prevent problems later on from using a non-standard video ratio. And of course, make sure to add proper letterboxing options. This is a good minimum since the larger video size helps reduce the visibility of compression artifacts. Settings should look similar to the screen below.Īt 300% upscaling, the video fits the 480 resolution option. In the video filters menu, add a resize filter. Because of the strength of the compression, resizing the video will usually only result in a longer render time but the file size will remain fairly low. Anything above 128kbps should sound great. Select LAME MP3 on the left and quality on the right. Under the Audio menu, make sure Full Processing Mode is enabled. Now, open the raw, uncompressed AVI you got from the emulator in VirtualDub.įirst thing to compress is the audio. Always make sure to be on the latest version of VirtualDub Here is a frame from the video of how it appeared in the raw recording.įirst, download and install x264vfw for VirtualDub.

In this example video, I've done a cold run of BlastMan RV as AquaMan in BN6. Find it below.Īssuming you already know the basics of VirtualDub from the first version of the guide, this can move along much faster. Update December: Additional guide has been written for superior x.264 compression. This guide will go over the basics of preparing GBA and NDS videos for optimal YouTube quality.

I won't name anybody specifically, but this fad of saving GBA videos as 'HD' or scaled incorrectly is quite common and the problem is actually quite avoidable. I have seen many videos on YouTube over the years which have been poorly saved and are really just embarrassing to present.

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