TF2 Blog: The Replay Update

**enf** · 05-07-11, 02:43 PM

Replays are live on the server. Start recording!!!

http://www.teamplayergaming.com/team...r-replays.html

**Cprice** · 05-07-11, 02:53 PM

can you record a demo and then use the replay editor to upload a part of the demo? Or does it have to be a replay file to use the editor.

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 05-07-11, 03:01 PM

Originally Posted by Cprice

can you record a demo and then use the replay editor to upload a part of the demo? Or does it have to be a replay file to use the editor.

Right now the editor doesn't support demos in any way shape or form, Valve said it is coming, but coming from Valve that doesn't mean much.

**~~insanegammer109~~** · 05-07-11, 03:06 PM

Originally Posted by Oozish

ya, i agree. I think you can slow down time though, in the free view. But my work in that area this am didn't save so I can't be sure. Still this will be so awesome I anticipate some great vids.

I see now why you enter the Saxxy awards by submitting a URL because what the ingame editor produces is far from a finished project. It works great for getting different angles of the battle but really to get a nicely produced video you need to take all those clips and edit them out of game. So you can add transitions and text and such, especially since replay only lets you work with one life at a time, if you want to edit more then that, like a whole match you are out of luck.

It is a nice tool, but that is about it.

**Cprice** · 05-07-11, 03:16 PM

yea and you can't have custom particles/skyboxes ect. It's good for recording that one airshot you got that one time in a random pub, but it looks pretty useless for making actual movies.

**Mr.Expendable** · 05-07-11, 04:40 PM

Basically now there will be 1000X as many montages out there from everyone

**Oozish** · 05-12-11, 09:01 AM

Ya, game wide demos are gone now? wow. Still, a very cool feature and I'd rather have this than demos if I had to make a choice because of the ease of functionality. Making clips from demos was a nightmare.

**sleeepy** · 05-12-11, 07:40 PM

Originally Posted by Oozish

Ya, game wide demos are gone now? wow. Still, a very cool feature and I'd rather have this than demos if I had to make a choice because of the ease of functionality. Making clips from demos was a nightmare.

No, the record, stop, startmovie, etc commands should still be there. Like Cprice said, replays aren't going to replace demos for real editors but they will give a chance for editing noobs like me to get some of our sick/lucky/funny footage out there xD.