SM and DWI BG vids thread - Page 8

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-10-2006, 12:54 PM

Sometimes BG videos from older mixes can't even run on old computers. You should just keep the current videos.

TougaKiryuu · 08-10-2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by QXPXQ

You should just keep the current videos.

Maybe.

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-10-2006, 03:10 PM

Yeah. What he said.

TougaKiryuu · 08-10-2006, 09:45 PM

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Originally Posted by QXPXQ

Yeah. What he said.

Maybe.

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-11-2006, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Amy

Once, I attempted to do it with the ITG movies, but gave up because of how they did the movies.

How DID they do them?

Amy · 08-11-2006, 07:57 PM

In the PS2 disc or ITG, there is one long chain of movies for each song. Since they didn't have separate random movies, I tried spliting up the movies and recombine each of them into an individual random movie. However, this proved difficult and tedious so I gave up on that. Probably the only way to get the individual movies is rip them from the arcade disc. But if we did that, RoXoR will be all over us so don't even ask.

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-11-2006, 09:47 PM

Nobody would KNOW....

eepiccolo · 08-11-2006, 10:11 PM

Single movies are easier to maintain anyway, in case a bug is discovered later.

On another subject, does anybody have the file cube2a.avi? It's used in Funk Boogie and Planet Rock, from DDR EX USA. I'm going through all my songs by hand to get BG changes for as many as possible, and when I have to use a script from ollec's site there's almost always some sort of problem, either with the song being out of sync or animation files missing that belong in the song's folder. this is the first time, however, I've come across a file that is completely missing, as it's not in the current pack or in any of the old packs. I figured out how to make it myself, though, so if no one has it, it's no big deal. It'll just save me a bit of trouble is all. Of course, I may come back asking for more if I run across another file like this.

I've actually fixed up a lot of the files from ollec's site so far, and I'm thinking of making a website where I can past what I've done. Or at the least, put it somewhere that people from here can get to. I've never seen any updates to what ollec has, so I'm hoping people will find value in what I'm doing. Of course, maybe I'm wasting my time and someone else has already updated the files on ollec's site! I'm sure someone here will let me know if that's the case.

EDIT: One other thing. Beware has misspeled kaleidoscope in his movie pack. He spells it kaliedoscope, which is wrong. Just something to note.

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-11-2006, 11:18 PM

Are the movies in the scripts misspelled, too? Because then at least I wouldn't have to change it.

Amy · 08-12-2006, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by eepiccolo

On another subject, does anybody have the file cube2a.avi? It's used in Funk Boogie and Planet Rock, from DDR EX USA.

I had to make Cube2a from scratch. Why they left out the missing movies, I have no idea. I'll work out some way to get them out.

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Originally Posted by eepiccolo

EDIT: One other thing. Beware has misspeled kaleidoscope in his movie pack. He spells it kaliedoscope, which is wrong. Just something to note.

Actually, S2U made that goof up first. But because many of the scripts that used those vids are already made, it would take a lot of work to search for those movies in the script. Better off with the error since the scripts use those misspelled movies already.

eepiccolo · 08-12-2006, 09:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Amy

Actually, S2U made that goof up first. But because many of the scripts that used those vids are already made, it would take a lot of work to search for those movies in the script. Better off with the error since the scripts use those misspelled movies already.

It wouldn't really be too hard to fix the scripts, because any decent text editor or Integrated Development Environment (IDE) has a "find and replace in files" function. For instance, I have the IDE Visual C++, and it lets me do that.

However, I can see an argument against doing this, because it would require users to change all their .sm files. That would be a pain.

It seems to it would be handy to have a utility that automatically goes out and finds mp3 files of the same name as your sm file, and puts the sm file with the mp3 file. That would be a lot easier than doing it by hand, which is what I've been doing so far.

Amy · 08-13-2006, 12:04 AM

That could work. Just that someone needs to make the fixed sm files. It's also important to try to keep the files up to date with the latest files from DDR UK. Lately, there have been changes and additions to the files such as different subtitles, added beginner and challenge steps, etc.

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-13-2006, 05:56 PM

Well, the kaleidoscope problem could be fixed by beware. He did say that he'd try to maintain it so it was "high quality."

I assume he'd be willing to do that.

TheFlyingSquirrel · 08-13-2006, 06:59 PM

I have uploaded all of the videos in beware's pack to rapidshare. Included are the required videos for MAX. (period).

afro1.avi-cube5.avi

cube6.avi-fire6.avi

fireworks1.avi-girl3.avi

Orange1.avi-Spiral3.avi

eepiccolo · 08-13-2006, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by QXPXQ

I have uploaded the videos afro1-cube5.avi to rs.

Here for the zippy.

What's that for, people who don't want to/can't use bittorrent?