Clipping Standards

[Philly RP]

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To keep player reports fair and our evidence trustworthy, every player is expected to follow the clipping standards below. These rules exist so that staff can review footage with full confidence that nothing has been altered, staged, or tampered with. Clips that do not meet these standards will be rejected during review, regardless of what they appear to show.

Approved Clipping Software

Only native, GPU-based clipping tools are permitted for evidence on Philly Roleplay:

• NVIDIA — ShadowPlay / Instant Replay, available through the NVIDIA App or GeForce Experience
• AMD — Radeon Software, using Instant Replay or Record & Stream

These are the only two solutions we accept. Both run directly off your graphics card, which is exactly why they're trusted for report submissions.

Clipping Software That Is Not Permitted

The following programs may not be used to capture any clip submitted as evidence:

• OBS Studio — not permitted under any circumstances
• Medal.tv
• Windows Game Bar (Xbox capture)
• Any other third-party screen recorder or external capture device

If your clip was recorded with anything outside of NVIDIA or AMD's native tools, it will not be accepted. There are no exceptions to this, even if the software is popular or widely used elsewhere.

This restriction comes down to security and anti-tampering. Hardware-level overlays from NVIDIA and AMD are significantly more difficult to manipulate or edit in real time, which means the footage they produce is far more reliable as evidence. Programs like OBS are built around flexibility — they allow scene manipulation, layered sources, source injection, and live editing. While that makes them excellent for content creation, those same features make it possible to misrepresent what actually happened in-game. By limiting evidence to native GPU capture, we remove that risk entirely and keep every submission on a level playing field.

In short: if it can be edited live, it can't be trusted as evidence.

Clipping Software Verification

Before submitting any report, take a moment to confirm you're using an approved clipping software:

1. Pull up your NVIDIA or AMD overlay while in-game.
2. Check that the overlay displays an active recording or instant replay indicator.
3. If the overlay confirms recording is enabled, you're good to go.

No visible overlay recording indicator means your clips will not be accepted. Switch to an approved solution and confirm it's working before you submit any evidence.