Screen Capture Gameplay for Social Media with Debut

The "Let's Play," genre of videos has become a staple for internet viewers and social media. The opportunity to share the triumphs and defeats of the personal gaming experience with others has never been more available than today. Having a reliable program to record gameplay and an easy uploading process is essential to any LP member. NCH Debut provides quality screen capture software that can connect with social accounts and record high-resolution screens.

How To Capture Screen During Gaming

Step 1: Download NCH Debut and open the program. Select "Screen" in the toolbar directly at the top of the program. At this point it there will be a small window displaying what Debut will be recording. Select the type of video output desired and other video options directly below the screen display.

Step 2: Select a game to be recorded. It is important to record as much of the gameplay as possible,  helping immerse the viewer in the game alongside the gamer. If there are dual monitors, make sure the monitor displaying the game is selected.

Step 3: Begin recording by either selecting the "Record" button to the bottom left or under "File" in the menu bar. A prompt will ask if faster screen capture will be needed. If this a newer generation game, please select "Yes, switch to 'Fast Capture' mode." At this point begin to play the game.

Step 4: To finish, Stop the video or Ctrl + F10, then select "Recordings" in the top toolbar. This will display a popup window where the video can be viewed for quality. Now the video will already be saved to the computer's video folder.

Also, Debut can connect to social accounts directly, this can begin uploading the video to social media by selecting the "Share" button

NCH Debut can be downloaded for free.

Available for Mac and PC

1 Hour of Pink Noise - MP3 Free Download

Free Download 1 Hour of Pink Noise in MP3 as a Concentration, Memory, or Sleep Aid 

You’ve likely heard of “white noise,” which is produced when the sounds of different frequencies are combined. Pink noise, on the other hand, is a type of sound in which every octave carries the same power.

A slightly more technical definition from Wikipedia:

Pink noise or ¹⁄_f noise is a signal or process with a frequency spectrum such that the power spectral density (energy or power per Hz) is inversely proportional to the frequency of the signal. In pink noise, each octave (halving/doubling in frequency) carries an equal amount of noise power.

According to studies, pink noise, which includes sounds at lower, more consistent frequencies than white noise, seems to help people sleep better. Additionally, it's associated with memory improvement, which may be beneficial especially for those suffering from Alzheimer's disease or other conditions that affect the brain.

Below is a free download of an hour of pink noise in mp3 format, made in Tone Generator by NCH Software.

Click on the link to download:
1 Hour Pink Noise (Google Drive, MP3)

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To create sound frequencies of your own, download Tone Generator today. Tone Generator allows you to generate sine, square, triangular, saw tooth, and impulse sound waves. It also comes with presets for white, pink, blue, brown, violet, and grey noise signals.

Click on the link to download or purchase:

Tone Generator by NCH Software

Download Tone Generator Software for Windows

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How to Use the VirtualDub MSU Old Cinema Filter for VideoPad

The VirtualDub MSU Old Cinema Filter is a Free Plugin for VideoPad by MSU Graphics and Media Lab to Give Your Videos an Old Film Look

Download for free here: http://msu-old-cinema-2-0-virtualdub-plugin.soft112.com/

The MSU Old Cinema Effect Filter is an optional VirtualDub plugin for VideoPad similar to the Old Film effect already available in VideoPad but gives you more parameters to control. It works by adding the following to your video or movie:

• Several color correction types
• Vertical stripes
• Adding small and large noise
• Emulsion exfoliation effects

Editor's Note:
VideoPad comes with a built-in old cinema filter, however, for those who want additional controls, we support the Old Cinema plugin. Please note that due to the plugin being a 3rd party product and not maintained by us in any way, we cannot provide technical support if the plugin causes the program to crash. We recommend saving your project before applying the filter.

To install the Old Cinema plugin,

1. Download the filter & specify a location on your computer to save them. We recommend creating a folder called "VirtualDub" to save this and any other VirtualDub effects.
2. Once you have downloaded and saved the Old Cinema plugin, open a video project in VideoPad. Click the Effects button on the Home tab, and from the effects, drop-menu at the top, select Load/Unload VirtualDub Plugins. This will open the Video Effect Plugins window.
3. Click the Load File(s) button and browse to your saved VirtualDub effects. Select the Old Cinema filter (look for .vdf format) and click Open. Click OK to close the Video Effects Plugins window.
4. The filter will be added to the drop menu in the Video Effects window. Select the effect to open it and click the Configure Plugin button to view/adjust its parameters. You can edit the effect any time after it has been applied by clicking this same button from the Applied Effects list for the selected clip. 

Using The Interface and Settings (Advanced Setting Shown)

• 16. Color correction
• No Changes - there is no color correction

• Manual Linear - transform from color to black&white video
  1. Red - Correct red color
  2. Green - Correct green color
  3. Blue - Correct blue color
• Yellow Shift - colors are faded to yellow
• Blue Shift - colors are faded to blue
• Fade effect
• 4. True/False - activates transfer from "Color cinema" to "Old cinema"
  
  5. If 'Fade In' then we transfer from "Color cinema" to "Old cinema", if 'Fade Out' then transfer from "Old cinema" to "Color cinema"
  
  6. Start frame number
  
  7. Duration of transfer (in frames)
• Roller`s track
• 8. Number of tracks
  
  9. Clarity tracks
• Scratch settings
• 10. Number of scratches
  
  11. Probability of scratch
  
  12. How many frames scratch will be shown
  
  13. Clearness of scratch
  
  17. Scratch thickness
• Border fade
• 14. Shape of an ellipse. If this parameter is greater, the ellipse transforms into a rectangle
  
  15. Fade sharpness. If this parameter is greater, pixels outside the ellipse fadeless
• Settings
• Show noise - display large noise
• Screen shivering
• Effect light lamp - colors are faded at the image border
• Random noise on-screen - display small noise
• Flicking - light intensity changes randomly
• Big noise - display large spots

New Music Practice Software from NCH Software

PlayPerfect Free Music Practice Software is the newest tool added to NCH Software's Audio Software and Tools.  It can help you practice, learn, and improve playing your favorite instrument using your Windows PC.

PlayPerfect Music Practice Software has visual cues, playback, and performance reports to help young musicians train their ears to detect wrong or out-of-tune notes.  It's a fun way to practice or learn your favorite instrument.

PlayPerfect Free Music Practice Software for Windows features:
- Moving cursor
- Color-changing notes indicating correct or incorrect
- Built-in metronome to help you keep tempo
- Practice sessions recorded as Mp3 files for future playback
- Set the tempo and speed of the piece you are practicing




For anyone looking to improve on their favorite musical instrument, PlayPerfect is a fun and exciting way to accomplish that goal.  If you have already had the chance to use PlayPerfect Free Music Practice Software, let us know how we can improve future versions, or what you really like about the product.