1. Click on the
Sign up New Account button to proceed to the registration form. Fill in all the fields provided. Please DO read the notices beside the fields. Don't forget to accept the
Terms and Conditions once you have filled in all the necessary fields.
2. You will see a congratulatory page which will state the success of your registration.
3. Click Activate Now.
4. For Windows XP users, launch the EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2 Game Client on your desktop by clicking on the icon.
For Windows Vista users, launch the EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2 Game Client on your desktop by right-clicking on the icon similar to the one shown below and select Run as Administrator.
5. The Game Updater will appear and will begin downloading the latest patch. Click Start to continue.
6. Once inside the Login screen shown below, enter your IAHGames Username and Password (as entered in the earlier registration)
Step 3: Gather your Tools
By now you should have EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2 installed and ready to play. Before we move on, it’s important to make sure you’ve got all the necessary tools to proceed making your movie. The main tool we’ll be using is Windows Movie Maker, which is included on most PCs running Windows XP or Windows Vista. Windows Movie Maker will help you edit your movie, add voices, sound effects and music, and to save your movie. To find Windows Movie Maker, simply click Start> All Programs> Windows Movie Maker.
The other tool we’ll need is
FRAPS. FRAPS will allow you to easily capture scenes from EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2. You’ll need to download FRAPS from
www.fraps.com. The free trial version will be sufficient for making a EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2 movie. Once you’ve downloaded FRAPS, install it on your PC.
Now we’re ready to start on a movie!
Step 4: Writing a Script
Before you film your movie, it’s good to start with a script. To begin your script, you’ll want to decide on some basic elements like your club and storyline. This is a good time to decide what kind of movie you will make.
You can take close up shots of players before a match.
Spice up your movie with a variety of moves like the 360.
Celebration scene
Yellow Card!
Saved
Step 5: Storyboarding
It’s usually helpful to use your script to make a rough storyboard before you start filming. The storyboard will give you a good idea of how you want your movie to look, and will help you a lot when you go to take the in-game captures for your video. You can make your storyboard using hand drawings, or with in-game screenshots. You can capture screenshots by pressing the Prt Sc (Print Screen) button. You can access the screenshots from the newly-created folder FIFAONLINE2 in My Documents. However, FRAPS are needed to capture any in-game actions.
It doesn’t have to be perfect. It is just an outline to help you ensure all the good ideas written in your script make a seamless transition into your movie.
Use screenshots or drawn boxes to decide the different looks and angles of your shots. When storyboarding, you can decide who will appear in each shot of the movie, and get a better idea of how to proceed with your capturing and editing.
Additional Tips: Shot Types
You could make your storyboard more interesting by filming the action from different camera views with adjustable height and zoom.
ACTION: Game play is from left to right. Camera focuses more on the player with the ball, rather than off ball movements.
BROADCAST: Game play is from left to right. Camera gives a broader view of the pitch.
DYNAMIC: Game play is from left to right. Camera view changes to follow the ball.
SIDELINE: Game play is from left to right. Camera view is more towards the manager’s view of the game.
TELE: Game play is from left to right. It gives a cameraman’s view of the action.
END TO END: Game play is from top to bottom. Camera view focus more on the player with the ball.
WIDESCREEN: Game play is from top to bottom. Camera view gives a total view of the pitch.
Step 6: Filming / Capturing
Now it’s time to start producing your movie by capturing game scenes from EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2.
1. First you’ll want to open the FRAPS application you downloaded earlier.
Then, open EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2 and login using your IAHGames Passport Account.
When you have entered the game, you will notice that there are yellow numbers on the top right hand. This indicates that FRAPS is on and is ready to start recording. These numbers will not show up on your captured film.
If you do not see these numbers, it means that you have not opened your FRAPS program. Please open the FRAPS program found in Step 1.
2. Press
F12 on your keyboard at the time you wish to start recording. The numbers on the top right hand will become
red in
color. This indicates that recording has begun. These numbers will not show up on your captured film.
3. Press F12 on your keyboard when you wish to stop recording. The numbers on the top right hand will become yellow color. This indicates that recording has stopped.
Additional Tips: Don’t forget to reference your storyboard to make sure you capture all the scenes you’ll need, and then you can begin editing in Windows Movie Maker.
Step 7: Importing EA SPORTS™ FIFA Online 2 Clips
Now that you have captured all your footage, you will need to edit these footages using Windows Movie Maker.
1. On the File menu, click Import into Collections.
2. In File name, enter the path and name of the file you want to import, and then click Import. The video clip will appear in the Collection window.
3. Drag the clip that you want and drop it into the storyboard below.
Step 8: Adding Transitions
Transitions can give your film more flow between scenes. Follow the steps below to add transitions to your film.
1. In the
Movie Tasks pane, under
Edit Movie, click
View video transitions.
2. Preview transitions by double-clicking them and watching the Preview Monitor. Once you’ve found a transition you like, drag it from the Video Transitions pane, under Edit Movie pane to the box between two of your clips. This inserts the transition between the two clips.
3. In the Preview Monitor, click the Video Transitions pane, under Play button to watch your transition in action. If you don’t like it, just return to the previous step to replace it with a different transition.
4. If you decide not to use any transition, right-click it on the storyboard, and click Delete.
Step 9: Adding Titles
In this section, we’ll teach you how to add titles to your movie.
1. In the Movie Tasks pane, under Edit Movie, click Make titles or credits.
2. Choose the type of title you want to add. For example, if you want subtitles to appear during the movie clip, click on ‘Add title on the selected clip on the storyboard’
3. On the Enter Text for Title page, enter your text. Then click Done to add the title to your movie.
4. If prompted to switch to the timeline view, click OK.
5. In the Preview Monitor, click the Play button to see how your title will look in your video.
6. If you want to change your title, right-click the title on the Title Overlay row of the timeline, and then click Edit Title on the shortcut menu.
Step 10: Adding Music
Music and sound effects will give your movie more depth and clarity. Follow the steps below to add them.
1. In the Movie Tasks pane in Movie Maker, under
Capture Video, click
Import audio or music.
2. In the Import File dialog box, click the name of the song you want to use in the background. Then click Import. This adds the sound clip to your collection but does not add it to your video.
3. Drag the sound file from the collection to the video clip where you want the clip to start playing.
4. Movie Maker shows your sound file on the timeline. If the sound clip extends beyond the end of the movie, drag the right edge of the sound so it ends when you want it to. Otherwise, the clip will just keep playing.
5. Click Play in the Preview Monitor to watch your movie and listen to the added sounds and music.
6. If the added sounds are too loud or too soft in comparison to the movie, right-click the sound clips in your timeline, and then click Volume.
7. In the Audio Clip Volume dialog box, move the slider to the left to make the sound quieter, or to the right to make it louder. Then click OK.
Step 11: Saving Your Movie
Once you’re done editing and adding sound and transitions, save your movie to share with the world! Here’s how to save.
1. On the File menu, click Save Movie File.
2. Type a name for your movie In the Enter a file name for your saved movie box.
3. Click Browse and select Desktop.
4. On the Movie Setting page, click Best quality for playback on my computer.
5. If you want to watch your movie after completing the wizard, select the Play movie when I click Finish check box.
6. After the movie is saved, click Finish.
Your finished movie is now saved on your Desktop! Share your movie with the Community by uploading it onto YouTube or another file hosting site!
Advanced Tips
Advanced Tip #1: Adding Voiceovers To Your Movie
1. In Movie Maker, click the Tools menu, and then click Narrate Timeline.
2. On the timeline, click the clip you want to narrate. You can narrate clips one at a time, or you can narrate the entire movie all at once.
3. Speak normally into your microphone, and adjust the Input level so that the bar is about halfway up when you are speaking.
