• As posted yesterday, I am trying out Adobe’s Audition software for audio editing, in preparing the files from the first episode of our Hero System campaign.  Unfortunately, I ran into a frequent crashing problem, simply trying to trim the bulk of the content down.  Once imported, it could read and modify the file without any difficulty.  But after a few trims, typically 15-30 minutes into editing, Audition would simply lock up, and refuse to respond.  An app restart would get things going again, but any edits would be lost, even with the auto-save functionality turned on.  As such, from a…

  • As part of my Hero System episode, I am trying out Adobe Audition, which has several tools to clean up the audio automatically, rather than my (inexperienced) adjustments.  It also should allow for much cleaner edits and merging of the various files.  I know the typical recommendation is Audacity, which is a free option, but I am also considering changing video editing to Adobe Premier Pro instead of Davinci Recode, so this is all part of the same experiment.  So far, not really noticing much of a difference, but then my skill level is very basic.  I have applied the…

  • Had a late schedule change, and had to postpone the latest chapter of the Rise of the Runelords.  Unfortunately, 2 of our players, fairly key in the climatic battle of Chapter 3 were unable to attend, and my game preparation had fallen a bit behind schedule.  As a result, we cancelled the game for this last Sunday, and naturally there won’t be a video or podcast for this weekend.  Our next scheduled game is on 9/24, with content to follow on the typical schedule.

  • The group continues to explore the Hook Mountain ogre caves, after finishing off the front guards.  They discover the fate of the Black Arrow Lamatar, and engage the leader of the clanhold, the stone giant Barl Breakbones, and come face to face with Lady Lucrecia in her true form. Chapter 3, Part 9 of the Hook Mountain Massacre, a continuing gaming Audio Podcast of our Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords campaign. Danse Macabre – Busy Strings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100556 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Walk Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative…

  • Finished the video for the latest Pathfinder game, and it is available now on YouTube.  The group continues to push into the ogre lair at Hook Mountain, and engages what appears to be the leadership. Podcast audio format will be posted next week.

  • Not much of an update today, since I am travelling home from Toledo again, as part of my routine schedule.  Most of the day is thus spent on travel and getting sorted out at home, so little time for much else. I am most of the way thru the latest Pathfinder video, and have the Hero System game ready to start editing, which will dominate most of next week’s schedule.

  • Having repaired Skull’s Crossing, the group prepares for their final assault on Hook Mountain, to rescue or recover Lamatar, and end the Ogre threat in the region once and for all.  A harrowing journey thru icy and snowy mountains leads to the ogre clanhold, where they engage with the guards and outer defenses. Chapter 3, Part 8 of the Hook Mountain Massacre, a continuing gaming Audio Podcast of our Pathfinder Rise of the Runelords campaign. Danse Macabre – Busy Strings by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Source: http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100556 Artist: http://incompetech.com/ Dark Walk Kevin MacLeod…

  • Spending more time on the editing process, this time for the latest Pathfinder video, and struggling to find a rhythm.  As I have previously posted, for each hour of content, it seems to take about 3 hours of editing in order to pare it down to about 10 minutes of final material.  For a 5 hour game session, that means it takes many evenings devoted to the editing to get to the posted video.  And as a result, that can be difficult to stay motivated and focused on moving forward. Part of the reason may be my tools – my…