The SoulCalibur IV Character Doppelganger Files

So, I consider myself to be somewhat of an artist. I also am fairly impressed with the Character Creation mode in SoulCalibur IV. I also wanted to find a reason to continue playing SoulCalibur IV, so that my wife and editor, Psibabe, wouldn't get upset when I try to play it some. (Typically, once a game is reviewed, our time is reserved for other, yet-to-be-reviewed products and, even if I'm taking a break from that, she needs the consoles or the TV for other reviews.)

I thought it would be cool to create some look-a-like characters, mimicking characters out of popular fiction, movies and other videogames, and then post little stories that show what the character looks like and what settings make up that character. I figured I would capture some in-game video of that character in action and capture some screenshots, as well, to accompany the piece. I had planned to use the PCTV HD Pro Stick to capture the video and drop some screenshot from the video as well. However, I'm trying to capture Xbox 360 output using composite signal and it's looking like utter crap. Ug.

The next step is to try to get my hands on a Xbox 360 to S-Video display cable and see if that looks better. In the mean time, I was able to get some passable (but just barely) video out of the composite signal. I really need to set up a lab for capturing screens and videos for this sort of thing... I guess I'll put it on the incredibly long list of things-I'd-like-to-do-when-I-get-free-time-and-disposable-income.