insert obligatory 'I'm new to speedrunning' description I want to speedrun some of my favourite racing games, namely DiRT 3, Grid 2 (though I've not completed either of these quite yet, working on it) and, when I feel up to the task, NFS The Run. Unfortunately, I'm a dirt poor console scrub, and not only do I only have an Xbox 360 hooked up to a tiny monitor, my laptop's also pretty trash. I was wondering about the legitimacy of recording via a phone pointed at the monitor. Is this OK? Do I need to be in shot? Do I need to make sure the camera's picking up all the in-game audio? I know a lot of speedruns are done live on Twitch now, and I'm not going to pretend I'll ever be able to do that: is it OK if the video's just that, a video? Does anyone have any advice? It'd be great to hear from someone, as I'm really feeling like I should and could speedrun these games, especially as barely anyone has, especially 100% runs. Thanks for reading, Roanth Rufry Alfer

Pointing a camera/phone/every capture device at your screen is totally fine! You don't have to be on screen ^^ moderators prefer if they hear the game audio so it's more easily to judge if you did a run without splices (Cutting video's and adding them together at a later point).

A timer isn't required to get your run verified. Only a video evidence starting at A and ending at B in one run, quality doesn't matter, aslong as we are able to see the run and some audio, I am sure that will do

Yeah the rule of thumb is that as long as the video is clear enough to see what’s going on and the audio is clear enough to hear it, then you’ll be fine.

Thanks, you lot! That does help ^^ I'll work on getting speakers so I can play sound, and a phone tripod, and I'll probably be good to go. Thaaaanks ^^