convenient way to put in videos?!

[shogunviper]

I use BemaniaDX, and I'd like to put in the corresponding IIDX music vids to go with the songs while I play. How can I do that? (i.e. what app should I use?)

What I tried (more accurately, am in the middle of doing) is to use VirtualDub to produce a .bmp sequence of an original video, then use BMSE to input every .bmp to go with the beat. This works, but seems so stupid cuz obviously it would take forever to do just for one song.

How do I play around with the .avi? What should I edit in the .bms file? I use BMSE to edit.

Thanks!

[Ultra Violette]

Not sure about the AVI's, but I admit trying that AVI-to-BMP conversion some time ago

The song I tested was Celebrate Nite, because it has many repeating sequences which allowed me to reduce the number of unique BMP images (The final result only uses 485 BMP images... Original MPEG had 3000-something I think).

I also used a small utility to generate the code to place inside the BMS for the animations as well.

Here's the result:
http://x-raise.cjb.net:8080/dust_bun..._(BGA%95t).rar

[shogunviper]

Thanks! I'll check it out.

[liquidus]

Originally Posted by shogunviper

How do I play around with the .avi? What should I edit in the .bms file? I use BMSE to edit.

Thanks!

Its not really rocket science or anything.

You just have to add the video tag onto the BMS file.

Its been a Behemoth load of a long time since the last time I run BMDX, not that I stop playing IIDX just using other means now. Anyways I'll !!!try!!! to remember how to input the tag correctly.

There are four tags that can be placed anywhere on the BMS file, [For refrence and testing use I suggest putting those tags somewhere you and access them when you view the BMS in notepad easily [Top or bottom]]These tags must be in a list order and cannot be seperated.

Video
VideoFPS
Videocolor
Videodelay

If you have the avi in the same folder as the song then you can save youreslf some time on the first video tag and have /A.AVI
If not then input the location of the vid file C:/whatever/A.avi

Word of caution. It may be conveniant to have all videos in one folder but if you move the location of any vid file and run the program w/o re-imputing the location you will crash BMDX.

VideoFPS and Videodelay. This is where trial and error occurs for configuring the start point of your video (videodelay [you can also have negaives as well])
and the speed of your video goes with the keysound. (VideoFPS)

It should look like something like this.

Video /A.avi
VideoFPS 29.95
Videocolor 16
Videodelay 0

Again I did this a long time ago so the impute method may be wrong but the process is right. Just search or ask someone how already have a BMS file with a video tag in it to see how it works.

[shogunviper]

aaaaaah, ok thanks a lot i'll give those a try

I've seen some variations on those, like instead of "Videodelay" i was told "Videodly" and instead of "Video" i was told "VideoFile" or "Video" without the slash so if these dont work it must be just yet another variation! I got the idea though; thanks for verifying

[username415]

thanks ultra violet props