Formula 1 Videos

How to create a video

        These are some videos

        You can create a video around your track in an easy way, you just need an open source video editing                 program: VirtualDubMod.

Create the images (png) with TORCS

You have to set up the torcs/confing/raceengine.xml.

<section name="Movie Capture">
<attstr name="enable capture" in="yes,no" val="yes"/>
<attnum name="fps" val="5"/>
<attstr name="output directory" val="\Archivos de programa\torcs\movies"/>
</section>

            You have to set up the eneble capture (yes), set the number of frames per second (fps) and finally the                 output directory.

             Run torcs and to make the movie press the cbutton in your keyboard. The png images for you video                  will be saved into the output directory.

            The name of the images is: torcs-0001-00000000.png, torcs-0001-00000001.png,                        torcs-0001-00000002.png, torcs-0001-00000003.png...

Create the video from the png images.

Now we will use VirtualDubMod. Start this program and click on File -> Open Video File and select torcs-0001-00000000.png and click on Open, (al the images created with torcs will be loaded into VirtualDubMod.

Go to video -> Frame Rate and set up the frame rate you have choosen in the torcs/confing/raceengine.xml.

Now File -> Save as and select the video compression and type the name of the video and click on Save. It can take a while, and your video will be created.

If you want you can modify the video with the tools provided with VirtualDubMod, change the resolution...

Create a adio file from TORCS

You can record the sound that is sounding on your speakers, you just need an open source sound editing program: Audacity.

Record the sound from TORCS with Audacity.

Open Audacity and select the stereo mix option (it is the type of reconding we want). Adjust the volume of the input (the michrophone that is drawn to in the display net to the mix option):0,05 or 0,01%.

Press the record button and run torcs. Play with torcs and the sound will be recorded into this audio file in audacity. Now you can save the waw, ogg or mp3 (you will need to download the lame_enc.dll from the internet because is not provided with audacity) file by clicking on File -> save.

Congratulations you have the audio file of your lap in torcs. Now you can edit the audio file with the tools provided with torcs.

Mixing the adio file and the video file from TORCS

You can mix the sound and audio file with the aid of VirtualDubMod.

Open your video file in VirtualDubMod, then go to Stream -> Stream List and click on Add then select your audio file. Right click on the text that will apear and select the option Full processing mode. Afther that right click and select the Audio compression.

Your audio is ready.

Finally you can save the video file with the audio: File -> Save as and select the video compression and