Saved Films

"Every game you play, you're gonna be having a Saved Film, that you can stop time, shift camera angles, rewatch it."

- Luke Timmins

Saved Films is a new feature that will be implemented in Halo 3 that will allow players to save their Matchmaking, Custom Games, and their Campaign runs as video which can then be viewed frame-by-frame from any camera angle and shared over Xbox Live.

Background
In the Postgame Carnage Report of each session, there will be an option to save the film for the match, after which the film cannot be saved. Players will be able to save up to 100 of these films in combination with Custom Games variants and screenshots, and there will be an option to upload up to 25 MB worth of Saved Films on a single Live account that anyone can view. Bungie has announced that this can be expanded by paying a yearly fee to 250 MB worth of Films per account.

Bungie.net is scheduled to undergo a change in September that will launch around Halo 3's release. Saved Films can be uploaded to a player's Bungie.net account that can exceed the 100 Film Maximum. Users will also be able to view other players' Films from the site and can flag a video to download the next time they start Halo 3 on their console.

Features
"It's really gonna help people improve their play if they can see it from the enemy's perspective. You'll be able to watch where they go, what weapons they pick up, in what order."

- Jaime Griesemer

Saved Films can be watched from a specific menu in the game and, as of the Multiplayer Beta, can only be viewed with one person in the Lobby. The camera is not limited to a first person perspective, and can be moved to any angle, anywhere on the map. This has been stated by Bungie to allow a player to better learn enemy movement and tactics, and also to improve the player's skills by allowing them to address their faults by watching themselves play.

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