# Resolutions for Speedrun **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [November 21, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949 "2011-11-21T10:16:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pineapple](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@Pineapple](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pineapple)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:16am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/1 "2011-11-21T10:16:58Z")
I’m finally done planning out all of my speed run for HL, now it’s time to finish off everything. Does anyone know what resolution Spider-Waffles HL run was? I don’t have very good uploading speed and I want to upload my future video as quick as possible. I wouldn’t expect someone to know except for him, I guess. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Cameron\_D](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/cameron_d/32/251_2.png) [@Cameron\_D](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Cameron_D)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/2 "2011-11-21T10:42:30Z")
I’d do it in 720p (1280x720), but I do just about everything in that res \>\_\> ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@Pineapple](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pineapple)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:47am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/3 "2011-11-21T10:47:13Z")
I’ll just do it like either one of these. Should be fine. [www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRVWKpU829M](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRVWKpU829M) [www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P2Z47yHl\_Q](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P2Z47yHl_Q) ---
**Author:** ![Cameron\_D](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/cameron_d/32/251_2.png) [@Cameron\_D](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Cameron_D)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 10:51am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/4 "2011-11-21T10:51:50Z")
Use HL1-SR-Test.avi settings ---
**Author:** ![execut4ble](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/execut4ble/32/14_2.png) [@execut4ble](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/execut4ble)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 1:09pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/5 "2011-11-21T13:09:18Z")
You should record at 1280x720 (I prefer Windowed Mode) and if you use Sony Vegas, select 1280x720 too. That way there will be no black corners in the YouTube window. I would recommend you to use h.264 \*.mp4 rendering. ---
**Author:** ![quadrazid](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/q/f6c823/32.png) [@quadrazid](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/quadrazid)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2011, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/6 "2011-11-21T16:16:14Z")
Spiders run was made about 7 years ago, video standards have developed quite a bit since. 1280x720 would be fine. If you use HLAE you can set any resolution you want (If you want 16:9 format, but smaller res.) [http://advancedfx.org/](http://advancedfx.org/) ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@Pineapple](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pineapple)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 5:03am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/7 "2011-11-22T05:03:26Z")
Well I don’t see why I shouldn’t record with 720p. I recorded my other ones with that resolution, although it was at 480p for some reason. Thanks for that solution, eXeC. That’s probably the answer to the getting it up to 720p. Also thanks, Quadrazid. That’s gonna my run some style! BTW, how do you make it x264 _edit_ Though I’m finding the HLAE so complex. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Pineapple](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/7993a0/32.png) [@Pineapple](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pineapple)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 7:43am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/8 "2011-11-22T07:43:27Z")
[http://youtu.be/p6g45DSuLZM](http://youtu.be/p6g45DSuLZM) I don’t know why it’s best is 480p. I guess this topic will have to go further? : Pretty sure it’s because of youtube, the video is perfect. [http://www.2shared.com/file/0iGAcUFG/Demo.html](http://www.2shared.com/file/0iGAcUFG/Demo.html) This is the actual video. ---
**Author:** ![Cameron\_D](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/cameron_d/32/251_2.png) [@Cameron\_D](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Cameron_D)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 10:34am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/9 "2011-11-22T10:34:25Z")
Shows up as 720p for me (processing takes quite a bit longer for HD) ---
**Author:** ![execut4ble](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/execut4ble/32/14_2.png) [@execut4ble](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/execut4ble)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2011, 2:27pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/resolutions-for-speedrun/1949/10 "2011-11-22T14:27:35Z")
That video is more like it. For 720p I use “Internet 720p” preset in Sony Vegas. You can also render in .wmv, that way you should choose your rendering preset from 4Mbps to 8Mbps (1080p). Not sure which is better - you decide!