Editing Bink Video Tutorial

This tutorial is using Adobe Premiere Elements.  If anyone knows of freeware video editing software with a high resolution output, please feel free to make note of it.

==Tools Used==
[[Fraps]] - Tool for realtime video capture of game.

'''Adobe Premiere Elements''' - Tool for editing video files.

[[RAD Video Tools]] - Tool for converting multimedia files to .bik files. (also known as Bink Video Tools)

==Prepartion==
First, obtain a copy of '''Fraps''' and '''RAD Video Tools''' and install them.  Start up '''Fraps''' and make sure that it is setup with video capture set to '''F10''' so that you dont end up loading a previous quicksave or doing something else.

Next, determine the way that you are going to capture the video.  Scripts can be written to manipulate the character and create a predetermined movement or this can be done by hand.  I would suggest writing a script if possible since it provides the easiest way to create a smooth transition from spot to spot.  In my experience, placing the script on an activator is the easiest way to initialize the script.


==Video Capture==
Start Oblivion and go into options and change your screen resolution to '''1280 x 720''' (Note that this will rearrange icons on the desktop depending on the amount of icons there.  This is the default resolution used by Bethesda for video captures for widescreen monitors - yes it looks odd on a non-widescreen monitor).  Next, enter the game and go to the point where you wish to obtain the video clip.

Press ~ to open the console and type in '''tm''' then hit enter to remove the menus from the screen so that you can obtain a (relatively, if you are using the free version of '''Fraps''') clean video capture.  If your planned movements are in the air, then also enter '''tcl''' and hit enter.  Press ~ again to exit the console.  At this point, press '''F10''' to start the video capture.  If you are using the free version of '''Fraps''', you have 30 seconds to move the character or activate the object and record video.  For longer video, multiple recordings or the purchased version of '''Fraps''' are needed.


==Video Editing==
Open Adobe Premiere Elements and create a new project.  Once the program is open, click on the '''Add Media''' button up on the taskbar.  Find the media files to be edited and import them into the program.  Double-click on the clip that you want to edit first and it will be loaded into the monitor.  Use the arrow buttons on either side of the play button to move the video one frame at a time until you locate the frame in the video that you want to start the final video from.  Click on the '''In''' button to start the edit of your clip for the final video.  Move to the end of the portion that you want for the first clip.  Note that the frames showing when clicking the buttons will be included in the clipped section from the imported video.  Click on the '''Out''' button to end the section of video to be cut from the imported video.

Next, take the mouse and left click on the screen showing the video and drag it down to '''Video 1''' on the timeline.  Clicking on the timeline at this point will switch the monitor to the video clip in the timeline.  Clicking on the '''Play''' button will then play the section you just dragged down to the timeline.  To go back to the imported video for more sections to edit, click on '''Clip''' at the top of the monitor.  Change imported videos as needed and repeat the above procedures to put clips together for the final video.

===Note:===
:Videos can be resized to remove the tagging by '''Fraps''' by clicking on the video in the monitor when it is set to the timeline and stretching it vertically.  Additionally, the video may need to be resized due to the settings in '''Adobe Premiere Elements''' to retain the original resolution.  This needs to be done for each clip put into the timeline section.


Clips in the timeline can be moved around in order to arrange sections of video to the appropriate place in the final video.  Once they are arranged to your liking, play the video in the monitor to make sure that it looks the way that you want.

[[Image:Adobe_Premiere_Elements-Export.jpg|right|thumb| Figure 2: Elements Export Screen]]
Now that the final video is assembled from clips, we need to edit the output for the video to the save file.  Click on the '''Export''' button on the right end of the taskbar and pick '''Windows Media'''.  On the Export screen, click on '''Cable Modem, DSL''' in the list and then on the '''Advanced...''' button down below.  

[[Image:Adobe_Premiere_Elements-Video.jpg|right|thumb| Figure 2: Elements Video Screen]]
When the new screen comes up, choose '''Video''' from the list on the left side and change '''Bitrate Mode''' to '''Constant'''.

[[Image:Adobe_Premiere_Elements-Audiences.jpg|right|thumb| Figure 3: Elements Audiences Screen]]
Next, click on '''Audiences''' and change the '''Frame Rate [fps]:''' to '''29.97''', the '''Frame Width [pixels]:''' to '''1280''', and the '''Frame Height [pixels]:''' to '''720'''.  Then set the '''Maximum Bitrate [kbps]:''' to '''650''' and '''Image Quality:''' to '''100'''.  Finally, click '''Save''' and name the preset in the popup box.  Then click '''OK''' in the Export screen.  Lastly, name the file and click '''Save'''.

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==Conversion Process==
Open '''RAD Video Tools''' and find the edited video that needs to be converted.  Highlight the file then click on the '''Bink Video''' button on the lower left hand side.  A screen will pop up looking like this:
[[Image:RAD_Video_Tools.jpg|right|thumb| Figure 1: Bink Screen]]
Make sure that '''Compress to a data rate (bytes):''' is set to '''650000'''.  I would also suggest checking the '''Compress Audio:''' and setting '''Compress level (0=perceptually lossless, 4=barely lossy, 99=very lossy):''' to '''0''' and choosing the '''16-bit/stereo''' radio button.  The only other change I made was changing '''How many frames to preview during bandwidth allocation (2-64):''' to '''64'''.  Finally, click '''Bink''' on the right hand column of buttons and it will convert the file for you.  Once the file is done converting, move the file to '''Oblivion\Data\Video''' and it is ready to be played using [[PlayBink]].

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