How to find the highlights in a 2 hour League recording
The League scoreboard already tells you where the fights are. Your personal kills, deaths and assists counter ticks up every time something happens, so you can use it as a marker while you scrub, or let TCG Machine read it for you. Either way you stop watching two hours to find thirty seconds.
This is the step before the edit. Whether you cut in CapCut or anywhere else, the clip has to be found first.
Three ways to find the moments
- Scrub by hand. Drag through the recording at a speed you can follow and stop when something happens. It costs the most time and misses quiet plays, but you decide everything.
- Use the counter as your marker. Watch the K/D/A numbers next to the game clock. When your kills or assists go up, something happened. Note the time, then go back about 10 to 15 seconds to find where the fight began. The 10 to 15 seconds is a starting guess, so adjust it to the fight.
- Let TCG Machine read it. It watches that same counter through your recording and opens a clip each time your kills or assists go up. Deaths never open one, and kills close together share a clip so a fight stays in one piece.
What to do with the list
A list of moments is not a list of clips. Run each one through the five question test: did something clearly happen, does it pay off fast, is there a specific angle, is it you, and does it work with the sound off.
In TCG Machine you approve or skip each clip in review. There is no loudness or score gate, so nothing is dropped because it was quiet.
Checking you didn't miss one
When the game ends, TCG Machine compares what it found with your final scoreboard. If it looks short, you see a warning and a Rescan scoreboard button. By hand, do the same check: add up your final kills and assists and compare with the moments on your list.
Make sure the counter is visible
This only works if the counter is in the recording. Keep it clear of your camera and overlays. A camera or overlay sitting on top of it breaks kill detection in TCG Machine, and the app warns you when your layout does that. By hand, it makes your own marking harder.
Then take the clips into CapCut
Once you have the moments, build each one as a vertical clip and open the files in CapCut for the finishing. The workflow guide covers it.
TCG Machine is in free beta now. Join the beta, or see how it decides what's a clip.
Frequently asked questions
How do I find kills in a long League recording?
Watch the K/D/A counter next to the game clock. When your kills or assists go up, note the time and go back to where the fight began. TCG Machine reads that counter automatically and opens a clip each time it goes up.
Is there a tool that finds League highlights automatically?
TCG Machine is built to. It reads your personal kill and assist counter on the scoreboard and opens a clip each time it rises. It is in free beta now.
Does TCG Machine pick clips by loudness?
No. Clips come from the scoreboard counter, not from volume.
How far back from a kill should a clip start?
Start where the fight began, which is usually a few seconds to about 15 seconds before the kill. That range is a starting guess, so cut it to suit the fight. In TCG Machine you set where each clip starts and ends.
What if it misses one?
Check the warning and use the Rescan scoreboard button. If your camera or overlay covers the counter, move it and record again, because that breaks kill detection.
Does it work for any champion?
Yes. It reads your counter, so it works for whatever you're playing.
Do I need to record in a special way?
No. Any raw MKV or MP4 works, whatever the resolution. Just keep your scoreboard visible.
Is TCG Machine out yet?
Yes, as a free beta, and it's open now: join the beta, confirm your email, and you'll get a key and the download link while places last.