Grand Theft Auto V on PC introduces the Rockstar Editor and Director Mode. Two new ways for video creators to capture, edit and share their greatest mini-GTAV-movies and gameplay. We’ve seen some fantastic creations on GTA IV with the GTA Editor, some such as GTA IV Machinima Movies: The Robbery, Heavy Rain, Newbie and more. The Rockstar Editor and Director Mode are free and come with the PC version of GTAV. They’re unavailable on console versions and are a PC exclusive feature.
Rockstar Editor – Capturing:
The Rockstar Editor allows players to capture they’re gameplay in two ways. There’s an Action Replay option and a Continuous Recording option. Both features are toggled on and off when pulling up the character switch wheel. You’ll see the appropriate buttons on the left above the radar. Action Replay allows you to capture an event which may have just happened, for example you might have just done an awesome stunt jump. Turning Action Replay on will technically capture in reverse, so it’ll capture what you’ve just done. This is similar to clip capturing from previous GTA games such as GTA San Andreas. Continuous Recording when turned on will capture anything you do until you turn it off or start certain cutscenes. Due to memory and file sizes, it won’t capture in one continuous clip, instead it’ll be captured in multiple segments. for you to then edit in the Rockstar Editor.
Rockstar Editor – Editing:
The Rockstar Editor delivers a variety of unique tools to craft your gameplay clips into a fully-fledged video. Add markers for where you want your video clip to change, this could be wanting a filter to be introduced, or adding in a depth of field to a scene. You can also edit camera angles including pre-built game cameras or adjusting and placing your own free camera.
Rockstar Editor – Exporting & Sharing:
Once you’ve put together your video, previewed it and are happy with it, you can export your video to your video gallery. When exporting you have two options. Frame Rate and Bit Rate. Frame Rate is your FPS, so if you can capture gameplay in 60FPS then we definitely suggest exporting it in 60FPS, but take note that your video size will increase a lot. Bit Rate is also just your video quality, so whether you want it normal (720p) or high (1080p). Once your video has finished exporting, you can head to your Video Gallery and publish it to YouTube or the Rockstar Games Social Club.
Director Mode:
Director Mode is a brand new option that, in conjunction with the Rockstar Editor, allows more freedom to create a truly unique video. Choose from a cast of characters and creatures including story characters, Los Santos and Blaine County residents, and animals. You will be able to trigger a number of actions and phrases of dialogue as well as dictating other variables such as weather, time of day and locations in the world.
Use all of these tools to create diverse video footage that can then be used in the Rockstar Editor in the same way as footage captured in GTAV Story Mode and GTA Online.