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Camtasia is a program that records your screen, sort of like
a video screenshot. Use of Camtasia during a regular season 7v7
game is optional and not mandatory until the playoffs where cam
WILL be required every game.
All recordings must show a continuous timestamp and be full screen, players must show the process update speed before and after the game.
Download Camtasia
Click HERE to download. Ask an MLP admin about the full version.
Rules
- Record each game separately.
- If an opponent requests that your recording be reviewed, you are required to send your tape to the TD immediately. Recordings can be sent by email or yahoo messenger.
- You must have begun to send your recording within 10 minutes of being asked to do so or it may be grounds for disqualification from the tournament.
- The maximum time limit for sending a game tape in any Camtasia game will be 60 minutes, after which time is the TD / Admin does not have your tape, you will be DQ’ed. Please see rule 15 under Game Specific in the MLP rules section.
- DO NOT pause between shots. All balls potted and all stick movement must be accounted for. Anytime there are balls potted by you or any stick movement not recorded, you're recording will be considered altered or invalid and is grounds for being boxed. Any time lapse not recorded will also be grounds for being boxed.
- You are REQUIRED to use the settings indicated below for optimum recording & minimum file size. Any recording sent in that does not follow the guidelines for an acceptable recording could be grounds for being boxed.
- If you want to view your opponents recording, the TD will send it to you after the tournament/match. You may not
harass your opponent for the recording.
Sending
You are only required to send in your tape if the TD/Admin has requested that you do so. You must begin to send your tape within 10 minutes of being asked, and have completed sending it within 60 minutes. If the TD/Admin feels you are not being cooperative, there may be a 10 minute timer placed on you.
You may send your tape by using:
- The upload feature located on the MLP main page (under tools)
- Yahoo messenger file transfer
- Email attachment
Any questions regarding sending your tape should be addressed BEFORE the tourney. Once you join an official MLP event, you are responsible for following all the rules and will be penalized for failure to do so.
REQUIRED SETTINGS for Camtasia Recording
Follow these instructions on how to create minimal file sizes that can be sent much easier. Before you begin, you should have a table open as well as your task manager.
| Step 1 |
| The Recorder:
Open the “Camtasia Recorder”.
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| Step 2 |
| Full Screen:
Once you have the recorder open, click on the “Capture” menu, and select the “Screen” option. This will make sure that your full screen is recorded when you begin a recording.
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| Step 3 |
| Time Stamp:
This is an important step, and something that you should check with a test recording before entering into any games in MLP on Camtasia.
Select the “Effects” menu, and then “Options...” at the bottom of the list.
Once the Options Menu is open, on the Annotation Tab, make sure that the “Time/Date” box is selected, and also select the “Show
Stamp for” box, and then put 9999 in to the seconds box. Once this is done, click the “Options” box next to the “Show Stamp for” box.
On this options menu, with the 9 boxes showing the position of where the timestamp will be, choose the top right box, so that timestamp in your recordings will show in the top right corner of the screen. Once you have chosen the position of the timestamp, click on the “Font…” option."
On the Font menu screen, choose the Font as “Arial”, the Font Style as “Regular” and the Size as “20”, as shown above. After this, click “OK” to close this menu, then “OK” on both the next screens, to return to the Camtasia.
Now a vital step to activate the timestamp, so that it shows during your recordings. Go to the “Effects” menu again on the Camtasia Recorder, then on the “Annotation” drop list; make sure that “Add System Stamp” is checked.
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| Step 4 |
| The Cursor:
This again requires you to go to the “Effects” menu, but this time go to the “Cursor” drop list, and make sure that “Show Cursor” is selected
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| Step 5 |
| File Size and Saving:
This is the last part to setting up Camtasia, and focuses on making sure the lag while playing is minimal, and makes sure the files save right.
On this tab:
Un-check “Auto Configure”
Change the Frame Rate to 1 or 1.0.
On this tab, the boxes that need to be checked are
Hide Capture Rectangle
Round Frame Size to a 4 pixel boundary
Diable display aceleration during capture.
On this tab, make sure the following boxes are NOT checked:
After Save, Play the Video
After Save, Edit the Video
Lastly, to Auto-Save your cam files, on this tab:
Select “Automatic File Name” and then make the prefix MLP vs. (Your opponents ID).
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| Final Step |
| After going through these steps to setup your Camtasia, it is highly recommended that you do a test tape, and make sure the timestamp is showing for the duration of the recording the recording is full screen, the taskbar is visible at all times and the cursor is visible throughout the recording.
Any recording submitted for an official MLP event that is not properly configured could result in some penalty.
Below is a tape that adheres to all MLP Camtasia rules, and would be cleared, so if your tape looks something like this, then you have set it up correctly. If not, feel free to contact Pommy  or any member of the MLP Admin team.
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NOTE: Anything not yet covered in these rules will be subject to Admin discretion at the time of the occurrence to the best of their abilities.
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