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Third-Party programs are different kinds of tools to assist in various tasks. Usually this tools are used as alternatives or to complement in-game features because they allow for a more efficient and user-friendly experience.
 
Third-Party programs are different kinds of tools to assist in various tasks. Usually this tools are used as alternatives or to complement in-game features because they allow for a more efficient and user-friendly experience.
  
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'''[[Lawena|Lawena Recording Tool]]'''
 
'''[[Lawena|Lawena Recording Tool]]'''
  
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[[File:Lawena.png|wrap|right|x80px|Logo]]
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Lawena Recording Tool is a simple no installation required program, that is used for demo playbacks. It uses custom configs to enhance the graphic quality of TF2 greatly, while keeping the performance loss at a minimum. It includes key bindings that help with third-person camera movements and basic recording commands.
  
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'''Lawena Recording Tool''' is a cross-platform tool coded in Java, originally developed by Montz and now maintained by Quantic, it provides a flexible user interface for the recording of image sequences from TF2. Lawena is considered the spiritual successor to the PLDX tool who was one of the first and the most popular tool used for recording tf2 videos before it was discontinued.
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=== Keybinds ===
  
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The tool allows through it's interface and settings the recording of clips from demos with ease, making it an essential tool for the tf2 competitive community. It has been used in numerous videos and many of the most famous fragmovies used this or a similar tool to record clips from demos.
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* Numpad Plus - Switch to third person
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* Numpad Minus - Switch back to first person
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* Numpad 2 - Back view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 8 - Front view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 5 - Toggle camera distance (only in third person)
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* Numpad 0 - Toggle camera pitch (only in third person)
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* Numpad 1 - Back-Left view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 4 - Left view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 7 - Front-Left view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 3 - Back-Right view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 6 - Right view (only in third person)
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* Numpad 9 - Front-Right view (only in third person)
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* N - Locks viewmodels so that if they were enabled when you press the key, they stay on and can't be disabled, and viceversa. This setting is overridden by restarting TF2
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* M - Locks default crosshair so that it cannot be changed. This setting is overridden by restarting TF2
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* R - Enables/disables ragdolls.
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* H - Shows/hides the entire HUD.
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* K - Shows/hides the deathnotices.
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* UP ARROW - Increases the recording frame rate
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* DOWN ARROW - Decreases the recording frame rate
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* P - Starts recording a series of .tga files and their respective .wav file. Each series is named XY_ where X is a letter and Y is a number between 1 and 15. This same key stops recording. All .tga and .wav files are recorded to the folder of your choosing.
  
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== POV Record ==
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=== Lawena Recording Tool Layout ===
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'''[[P-REC|POV Record]]'''
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[[File:Lawena Recording Tool HUD.png]]
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# '''Resolution''' - The resolution that TF2 will be launched in.
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# '''HUD''' - The type of Heads-Up Display that will be displayed while running TF2.
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# '''Skybox''' - Changes what the sky looks like. (Number 9)
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# '''Viewmodels
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# '''Viewmodel FOV''' - Changes the field of view for the active weapon.
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# '''Additional Settings''' - Small settings that slightly change the look and sound of things.
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: ''Enable Motion Blur'' - Toggles the slight blurring of edges when the mouse is moved.
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: ''Disable Hit Sounds'' -  Toggles sounds when you damage someone on/off.
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: ''Disable Voice Chat'' - Toggles voice chat on/off.
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: ''Use HUD Minmode'' - Toggles the use of the minimum hud.
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: ''Disable Combat Text'' - Toggles combat text on/off.
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: ''Disable Crosshair'' - Toggles the crosshair on/off.
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: ''Disable Crosshair Switching'' - Toggles the changing of crosshairs on/off.
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: ''Use Player Model in HUD'' - Toggles the 3D render of the the player in the HUD on/off.
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: 7. '''FPS''' - Toggles the use of an FPS lock.
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: 8. '''Quality''' - Changes the quality of TF2 to match our computer.
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: 9. '''Preview''' - Shows a preview of the skybox selected.
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: 10. '''Custom Resource''' - Toggles for announcer sounds, and custom files.
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: 11. '''Clear Movie Files''' - Clears all the current movie files in the logs.
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: 12. '''Start Team Fortress 2''' - Self explanatory.
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: 13. '''Settings''' - The tab for settings.
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: 14. '''Log''' - The tab that shows recent demos loaded.
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: 15. '''VDM''' - The tab were you can manage VDM commands. VDMs are files that execute certain commands during certain points in a video.
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: 16. '''File''' - The basic settings to do with the file.
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: 17. '''Advanced''' - Shows advanced file settings.
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: 18. '''Help''' - Brings you to the help page of the website.
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=== Additional Links ===
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[https://code.google.com/p/lawenarecordingtool/wiki/Instructions Instructions]
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[https://code.google.com/p/lawenarecordingtool/wiki/RenderingTutorial Rendering Tutorial]
  
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[http://etf2l.org/forum/customise/topic-6647/?recent=456878 P-REC] (POV-Record) is a third party plugin created by [http://etf2l.org/forum/user/10573/ Orange]. The plugin is verified by Valve. P-REC is a useful plugin, it is used for easy and automatic demo recording in Team Fortress 2, it automatically starts recording demos when tournament mode is activated, but the settings allow for a great customization of the plugin according to the player needs. It also has a auto-screenshot feature that screenshots the final map score and the console status, this is particularly useful for European players due to how [[ETF2L]] system works for submitting results, which require map and status screens.
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[https://code.google.com/p/lawenarecordingtool/wiki/VDMtutorial VDM Tutorial]
  
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Valve has created its own demo system, located in the Advanced Options.
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== POV Record ==
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[[P-REC|POV Record]]
  
  
 
[[Category:Third-Party Programs]]
 
[[Category:Third-Party Programs]]

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