The Official BMS Video Project

my58vw · 02-18-2008, 05:55 PM

Hello all,

I am starting the official video ripping project for Beatmania emulation. When I started working with lunatic rave and other emulators I have wondered why no one has ripped and encoded the 700+ videos for the 700+ BMS official files. I have finally found out how to do it, and an easy way to sync/trim/encode/upload the videos and BMS files.

First - Interest? Is this something the community would want distributed?

Second - The videos I have done are encoded to work with lunatic rave - 260x260 custom size for the newer videos. 280 x 280 for the older styles. They fit right in the proper size window in either the normal or gold theme for LR. Here is the question - file size. Right now 1000 kbps seems to be the compromise (about 10MB per video), very little non stretching artifacts. I can also go higher or lower quality (the original videos are about 25 - 30 MB.

What do you think?

EDIT - Project cancelled until summer due to time issues

AceJay · 02-18-2008, 08:04 PM

Do it. Host on Filefront.

Solefald · 02-18-2008, 08:11 PM

It's very easy to do. So many videos have overlays, though, and you simply can't emulate them.

my58vw · 02-18-2008, 08:40 PM

What is an example of an overlay in an IIDX video? (song name).

Starting this week, it is going to take some time though - expecially as some videos need to be edited - I will post up on filefront when I get the first pack done.

Ultra Violette · 02-18-2008, 09:02 PM

From 4th: Over the Clouds, Mr. T

Also, what format are you planning to release these in? I'm hoping AVI, as that's proving to be easier to implement in my simulator than MPG.

Solefald:
One could extract the images from the GCZ files, and manually add them in the BMS song (like original songs' BGA images

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my58vw · 02-18-2008, 09:18 PM

AVI, Divx 5.21 format 1000 kbps

MPEG is too big for this app, and avi works better in LR.

I am trying to upload a youtube video so you can see what I am doing - wish me luck

EDIT - Youtube video YouTube - Lunatic Rave Beatmania SOS Hyper Autoplay

The screen capture sucks, but you can see the video (abit discolored) - this is the goal

EDIT Again - Here is how the video looked on 3rd style YouTube - beatmania IIDX 3rd S.O.S

Solefald · 02-18-2008, 09:22 PM

What of songs that have overlays that are dependent on specific keypresses or meter levels - Genocide, Diving Money, Vanessa...

Ultra Violette · 02-18-2008, 10:48 PM

For things like the 'Salt Shaker' miss animation, one long BGA string could be created and copy/pasted to each measure.

As for meter level or keypress, not sure... maybe either have different measures use different BG animations, or make use of the #RANDOM/#IF/#ENDIF commands (And I'm not sure on what BMS editors actually support those)

DJ NT-1 · 02-19-2008, 12:36 PM

OMG....That song.......so evil...yet...can't......stop........listening

Cudda_Kine · 02-25-2008, 10:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by my58vw

Hello all,

I am starting the official video ripping project for Beatmania emulation. When I started working with lunatic rave and other emulators I have wondered why no one has ripped and encoded the 700+ videos for the 700+ BMS official files. I have finally found out how to do it, and an easy way to sync/trim/encode/upload the videos and BMS files.

First - Interest? Is this something the community would want distributed?

Second - The videos I have done are encoded to work with lunatic rave - 260x260 custom size for the newer videos. 280 x 280 for the older styles. They fit right in the proper size window in either the normal or gold theme for LR. Here is the question - file size. Right now 1000 kbps seems to be the compromise (about 10MB per video), very little non stretching artifacts. I can also go higher or lower quality (the original videos are about 25 - 30 MB.

What do you think?

Yes, this is a Great Idea. I'd like to use some videos for my ssrmax setup since sherlok released those bme files

Also, i currently have some videos myself . They're Off sync with the music , how do i sync them ? Do i use a Video Editor and edit a some blank seconds into the movie ? Lol

Anettai · 02-26-2008, 01:04 PM

That was the main problem I had with SSRMax. It seems to ignore any video tags in the bms file so you have to manually edit the videos to get them to sync properly. I also noticed that the playback wasn't at the right speed either. That means, even if you did get it synced, it would be offsync by the end of the song.

Cudda_Kine · 02-26-2008, 02:49 PM

Oh... so it's the SSRmax that's off syncing the songs? Some songs are okay like all of my 15th style songs, but i notice all of my 14th style songs are all going off beat.

Could this be my sound card instead of ssrmax? My sound card is onboard btw.

my58vw · 02-26-2008, 04:25 PM

I am manually syncing the videos with the BMS files found by sherlok, reducing the black screen at the beginning etc. The videos from beatmania cs's are not synced, and they have to be synced to the simfiles.

Here is a question - which mix would you like released first?

Cudda_Kine · 02-26-2008, 08:21 PM

hmm... how 'bout DJ Troopers :-P (or any would be good) lol

my58vw · 02-26-2008, 10:50 PM

Troopers would be nice - if there was a machine within 1000 miles of my location. Actually it is easier to rip a CS style anyway!