Ryan, you were, and will always be, a great man. One of the best anyone could have known. You pushed people to be the best that they could be, and you did it as bluntly as possible. Like Will mentioned in his tumblr post, he'd throw you right the thick of it so you could thrive. Ryan was always in control when he was on-air, even if it didn't seem like it. He was always the man with a plan. He was tough, but a funny guy. He always knew what to say and how to say it, he was a man who genuinely loved being happy.

Ryan, and the rest of the crew have done us all a great service, for me especially. With everything that they do, and all they have accomplished in life, it pushed me to want to do more. I owe them all a lot for that. I took my first flying lesson last month because of Drew. Patrick was a great inspiration on how to write. Vinny got me into video editing (which ended up being my minor in Uni) Jeff taught me to be cool... And Ryan, well he taught me that there was always a reason to laugh and smile. I'm sure, wherever he is, he's sitting in his huge hosts' chair and laughing at me for being so sappy. But it's worth it.

I just thought Ryan, and everyone else, would like to hear what they did for me. Keep on keepin' on everyone. I'll miss you Ryan, you were a Titan.

Hey duders, I see a lot of people wanting to make their own kindx of Quick Looks, videos streams, dota, whatever; but not everyone knows how to do it. So I thought I would put together a little guide on some thing you can do to simply, and cheaply record your own video content.

First off, you have to know if your computer can handle the game you want to play. I know it sounds pretty basic, but I recently bought two games that my computer played like crap without recording. So if I had tried to capture the gameplay, I would have been running like, 1 FPS. You can check your video systems a couple of ways, you can go to your video card manufacture's website, or Google for reviews about them. Once you have determined if you can play the game, you'll need to decide some basic ideas about how you want to present your content.

Just a few examples of this are, recording only gameplay, recording your audio and gameplay (like a Quick Look) or doing the whole video/audio/gameplay show like TNT or Unprofessional Fridays. Each person is different in what they feel comfortable doing, and the limitations of their equipment.

I'll start with the basics first. Recording gameplay. There are a lot of different products available for doing this, so it can be a little difficult to pick which one works. After personally testing out 5 different software choices, I ended up on Open Broadcast. It's simple, effective, and does everything that I've found in some of the other subscription software (such as Xsplit).

This is the basic window you'll see when you fire up Open Broadcaster. I have my own sources set up, which allow me to switch between my monitors, images, gameplay, TV, or whatever else I set. OB lets you select from a large number of sources, and set quick keys to jump between the import sources easily. You're also able to combine sources, like having gameplay and web cam going at the same time.

Open Broadcaster lets you set what kind of file you're exporting, where you want it to export (local or streaming) and the quick keys for starting/stopping.

From the side bar, you'll notice that you have options for the encoding and bitrate, things you can edit to help frames and file size, video sources, audio sources, ect ect.

Once you've got your gameplay going, you'll have to decide if you want to record your voice. If you do, microphones are your next stop. When doing a self production like this, I recommend using a headset. That way, you'll be able to have the game audio as high as you like it, and not worry about echo. Personally, I use a basic Plantroncis headset.

If you want a video of yourself, then you're going to need a webcam too. For most people on a laptop, you'll have a built-in webcam that does a decent job of capturing your face. If you have the money, and want some really nice HD picture. Microsoft has a line of really good HD Cameras. I don't do video recordings of myself, so it isn't really my area of expertise.

You also have to figure out where you'd like to stream. Usteam, justin.tv, or twitch. Of course, if you want to do some testing, and get your basics down first, then just export the video to your desktop and upload it somewhere.

This is just a basic guide to get you guys started! If you have any questions, or want me to write more about a specific thing, I would be happy to do such.

Thanks for reading duders!