Gears of War 3

I loved the first and 2nd version. Can't wait to see what Gears of War 3 has to offer.

Rebirth App

The very first synth emulator I ever "bought" was Propellerhead's ReBirth. It was recently decomissioned. Now it has been released as an iPhone app for $6.99.

If you've never used ReBirth or any type of syth emulator, don't get this app. You'll just be wasting your time. If you have experience with emulators... don't get this app.

I like it because I'm a geek. To be honest, this app needs a ton of work. ReBirth would be great on the iPad. The iPhone is way too small and makes writing a song very clumsy.

Halo: Reach - Team SWAT

Commentary from a Team SWAT game on Swordbase. I had a great team.

Halo: Reach - Spartans vs. Elites

Gameplay on Swordbase. Spartans vs. Elites. I sped up my camping session to get the video under 10 minutes.

Halo: Reach - Invasion

I just fixed my computer so I had to render something. What used to take me 3 to 5 hours to render HD at 30fps only takes me 28 minutes for HD at 60fps. Sweet!!! I didn't realize until after I rendered... we lost this game. Oops. I was doing relatively well and didn't realize the Spartans won.

Halo: Reach - Boneyard

Gameplay from the halo reach beta on the map boneyard.

Halo: Reach - Swordbase

Halo reach beta gameplay on the map sword base.

Halo: Reach - Power House

Halo Reach Beta gameplay. It's really touch to get a feel for the new controls. If you play bumper jumper in halo 3, good news, they have that exact setup for bumper jumper on reach. Everyone else can just suck it up, i guess.

Halo: Reach Beta...

Mary J Blige on Oprah...

I recorded MJB rendition of Stairway to Heaven and posted it on my daughter's YouTube account. It's in HD - 1080p.

A Friend's Perfection - pt2...

My friend appreciated the first render... so he asked for another. No problem on my end. It's a hobby. Coming soon, a video tutorial on how to record your video games.

A Friend's Perfection...

It's pretty annoying watching halo videos on youtube that were recorded with a video camera. I came across such a video the other day. I contacted the guy who recorded it and told him to send me the video. I rendered it for him and now the world is whole again.

Untouchable?

I've got a couple of perfections already, but I don't have an untouchable perfection. Will I get one? I get pretty close but when the end comes, who knows what will happen...

PERFECTION!!!!

This is part 1/2. A perfection on Big Team Slayer on Valhalla. I had an awesome team. So awesome, I didn't think I was going to get any kills at all. The other team was crap. I should have died like 3 times at least. I should've died. It's actually pretty pathetic that they weren't able to kill me.

I had my best Skyjacking ever. I show 3 angles to show off my skills. Actually, if I failed my skyjacking, it's likely the guy on top of the hill would've got me.

The recording gets a little skittish towards the end of part 2. I guess my video capture had a little hiccup. I would've fixed it but I was already too deep into my workflow to go back when I noticed it. Oh well...

At the end of the video, there will be a link to watch part 2 of the video.

Crappy MVP...

I played horrible but I still got MVP... everyone else was just a little bit worse. This is a good example of how I play when I don't get a BR to start. I forking HATE the Assault Rifle. The thing doesn't work at all on big maps like Valhalla. BRs are great for long distance and for double teaming an opponent.

Little Superstar...

After watching the most recent installment of Arby n the Chief on YouTube, I found myself starved of comedy. My buddy Justin recommended we search for an old video guaranteed to bring laughter. This is the first video that popped into my mind...

High Definition...

I have made the move to High Definition. Observe...

This is my perfection video rendered in HD. I used the Hauppauge 1212 HD-PVR rendered at 720P .MP4. This format is okay... I think I'll be going with the AVCHD .TS codec. It renders a little cleaner and there's not so much ghosting. The Justin Timberlake video I rendered (FOR MY WIFE!!!) was recorded using the AVCHD format.

If you're into recording stuff off your DVR -or- "backing up" BluRay movies that you purchased -or- recording your XBOX 360 or PS3 gaming sessions, this Hauppauge device may just be what you're looking for. It lists for around $250 but you can find it for below $200. It's very user friendly but it takes up a lot of hard drive space... for your recordings. You may want to pick up an external hard drive while you're out.

4x4x4 cube

This video was filmed with my Canon HG10 HD camcorder. I wanted to define a workflow for uploading HD videos. I used Sony Vegas Video Pro 9c to edit. The song is Foregone Destruction (MvdB) by me. It's a remix/remake of a Michael Van Den Bos track from the Unreal Tournament Soundtrack.

Perfection...

I've been playing Halo 3 since it came out over two years ago. I got the Perfection medal yesterday for the first time. I have been real close before on this very map only to get ganged up on in the last couple of minutes. I got it done this time.

I should have died during my first kill but the guy was a n00b. I went crazy with the Spartan Laser and got 7 kills. Again, only because the other team was loaded with n00bs. Seriously, who drives the warthog on Last Resort? Bad move, n00b.

I almost got myself killed inside on the stairs when I threw the power drain. I still haven't gotten used to the fact that Master Chief throws things with his left hand. Good thing I was playing against a bunch of n00bs on split screen.

Grenade Stick

Halo 3 is great when it comes to posting your matches on youtube. The game comes with a theater mode where you can view the last 20 or 30 matches. You don't have to view the match from your own perspective, either. Theater mode allows you to view from any other player's 3rd person view or with a a free floating camera.

In this match, I jumped off a man cannon and stuck a Banshee that was shooting at my teammates. I had seen it done before so I figured I'd try it out myself...

...actually...

My original intent was to skyjack the banshee (jump onto the Banshee, rip the enemy out of the driver's seat, then steal the Banshee for myself). The plasma grenade stick was my backup plan.

I was surprised that I was able to stick him. Since then, however, I've done it many times. It's actually not hard at all.