Black Ops Theater Mode

Finally, after several releases in the Call of Duty series, an in-game recording feature will be available in Call of Duty Black Ops. If you didn’t already know; the new Black Ops Theater Mode will allow you record your gameplay so that you can share it with friends or your subscribers on Youtube. I have long since waited for this. The cost of a HD capture card (in the range of $180-$200) is more than I am personally willing to shell out.

The great thing about this new feature is that it will offer you far more options than what a HD capture card can. Get a collateral wallbang but can’t see the players you’ve killed? Well, with the Black Ops Theater mode you’ll actually be able to switch between player views and even use a free-roam camera to get the best angle.

The new feature will record your recent games, allowing you to go back over them, picking out the clips (or entire games) that you want to keep. The recent games menu will display games in a format such as “TEAM DEATHMATCH on Radiation” and “FREE FOR ALL on Summit”. It will show you the date and time that you played the game so that you can be extra sure what clip you’re choosing. After selecting a recent game and choosing “PlayBack”, you will be brought into the editor mode, which will allow you to adjust the timeline, switch between camera views and press “Record”. I am guessing that the “Record” feature allows you to select what parts of the video (clips) you want to keep.

Here is a screenshot of the “My Recent Games” menu for the Black Ops Theater Mode:

After selecting a game for Playback, you will be brought into the editor mode. This will display a box full of options. As noted; these include Camera Angles, Viewpoints and Record functions. You can go free roam around the map if you wish.

Here’s a nice little screenshot of the Theater Mode that I thought was pretty cool looking:

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