Recording in RetroArch and Creating Animated GIFs

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I recorded a tutorial video last night that shows how I record my gameplay in RetroArch and then edit the file in order to create animated GIFs:

 

 

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Relevant links:

Virtualdub video editor: http://virtualdub.sourceforge.net/ (get 64-bit version unless you're still on a 32 bit system for some reason)

VIrtualDub FFMPEG input plugin: https://sourceforge.net/projects/virtualdubffmpeginputplugin/ 

Unzip VirtualDub program. Open the plugin zip and copy the contents of the plugins64 folder to the folder of the same name in your unzipped VirtualDub folder. (if that doesn't make sense, watch the video, it shows exactly what to do!)

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I made another video tonight that demonstrates how I create those special animated GIF files with the special slo-mo, zoomed in part: