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Mastering CryENGINE

By : Michelle Martin
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Mastering CryENGINE

By: Michelle Martin

Overview of this book

Table of Contents (17 chapters)
Mastering CryENGINE
Credits
About the Authors
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Index

Looking at some lesser-known features


CryENGINE Sandbox is more than just a simple level editor. Countless small tools with different functionalities are hidden in this huge, powerful editing tool. In this section, we will shed some light on a few not-so-well-known features which are part of Sandbox.

Video recording

CryENGINE offers many ways to record videos out of the engine. You can use a TrackView sequence, which is rendered into a video or a simple console command. This starts rendering out single frames at a fixed frame rate.

But did you know that Sandbox features a simple-to-use AVI recorder, which lets you record videos directly out of Sandbox, including sound? The built-in AVI recorder can be found in the Display menu under AVI Recorder and lets you record videos directly from Sandbox.

A ready-to-go AVI recorder is part of Sandbox

Capturing videos this way might not provide you with the highest quality video output, especially if you compare the results to single frames rendered out...