Minema mod allows you to record jerk-free movies in Minecraft, no matter how slow your PC or how complex the scenery is. This is made possible by a temporary modification of the game timer that ensures a constant game time passed between each frame, disabling any synchronization with the actual time. In other words: performance doesn’t matter for smooth videos anymore!
Technically, it can be compared with the startmovie command in Source engine or the fixed_time_step variable in CryEngine.
With this mod, you can easily record ridiculously complex scenes, like 32000 eggs and arrows spawned simultaneously at one point with random velocity
If you tried to record that with tools like Fraps, you would get nothing more than a slideshow. Even if your PC is fast enough for the targeted movie frame rate, it usually produces less smooth results than Minema. But keep in mind that this mod is designed for intermediate users that need to record cinematic or experimental Minecraft movies rather than for “normal” gameplay movies.
Usage
- To start and stop a recording session, simply press F4. The key can be configured in the key bindings menu. A “plop” sound indicates the start of a new recording session.
- To capture a single frame with the current settings, press Ctrl + F4. This is basically the same as pressing F2 with some graphical enhanced, such as an increased entity rendering distance. It can also be used in combination with tiled rendering to render very large screenshots.
- On default, audio is captured automatically after the recording session ended.
Note: you must set your default recording device to self-recording for correct audio capture. In case it didn’t work correctly and you want to retry sound capture, press Shift + F4.
In the standalone version, the frames are saved as single Targa files in a directory called “movies” inside Minecraft’s root directory. You can change that in the configuration file “config/minema.cfg” (not to be confused with mod_Minema.cfg, which is unused by this mod), along with some other options.
Recommended third-party mods:
- Camera Studio – for smooth camera movements during recording.
- Single Player Commands – for various configurations and commands.
Installation:
- Download and install Minecraft Forge installer
- Download Minema Mod
- Put downloaded zip file into your /.minecraft/mods folder. Do not unzip it. If you don’t have a mods folder, create one.
- Done
Optional patches for minecraft.jar. They fix memory leaks and “memory connection overburdened” warnings when starting massive TNT chain reactions.
It is highly recommended to also install a video encoder to heavily speed up recording and save disk space:
- Windows: Download the latest x264.exe (32bit/64bit 8bit-depth) from x264.nl and move it inside “bin” in your Minecraft directory.
- MacOS X: Download the ffmpeg package for your MacOS X version from ffmpegmac.net, extract the zip and move the ffmpeg file inside “bin” in your Minecraft directory. Make sure that ffmpeg is flagged to allow execution (chmod +x ffmpeg).
- Linux: For Debian and alike (Ubuntu, Mint, etc.), install the x264 package via “apt-get install x264″. For other distributions, you may need to compile it manually with the source code from videolan.org.
Changelogs:
v2.0 beta 3
- Some config loader bug fixes.
For 1.6.2
http://www.dl.9minecraft.net/index.php?act=dl&id=1377677453
http://www.dl2.9minecraft.net/index.php?act=dl&id=1377676975
For 1.5.2/1.5.1
http://www.dl3.9minecraft.net/index.php?act=dl&id=1369295016
http://www.dl2.9minecraft.net/index.php?act=dl&id=1369319537
For 1.4.7/1.4.6
For 1.4.5
Minema x264 bundle, Windows only
Minema ffmpeg bundle, Mac OS X 10.6+ only
Minema standalone, any OS (for image recording or custom encoder settings)
Credits: BarracudaATA
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