smithy Posted August 24, 2002 Share Posted August 24, 2002 I have some demo footage that I would like to convert to either an AVI/MPEG type. Can anyone give me a little info on how I would go about doing this. thanks. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Linux Posted August 25, 2002 Share Posted August 25, 2002 what you need to do is playback the demo using whatever JO uses as the avi command. In some quake based engines this is "cl_avi n" where n is the number of frames you want per second. I don't know if JO uses "cl_avi" or a variation of that - someone else here surely knows. So anyway, after you've played the demo back with that command you will have n x seconds number of images in your JO directory that are basically screenshots. For example, if you chose 30 as your value of FPS and your demo is 60 seconds long, you'll have about 1800 images to work with. Then you would take something like Bink or Smacker (available from Rad Game Tools for free) and they will combine those images into an AVI or MPEG (depending upon what codecs you have installed locally). After that finishes, you are ready to distribute. HTH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shadow Blight Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 the code is cl_avidemo xx (xx-frames per second) Also it helps to reduce the screen to a lower res. 800x600 lower and or in a window Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSO_DarthVader_ Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Hm...Well I used Bink to make the files into a .avi . Problem is when I tried playing it, in etheir Media Player, Quicktime, Real Player, even DivX Player, it says the file format isn't supported. What gives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy867 Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 SSO_DARTHVADER, what codec did you use when making the video file, because some codecs used in encoding files aren't always recognized by Windows Media Player, Quicktime, or even the Playa DivX player. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSO_DarthVader_ Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 In the Bink program do you select a codec that they have, or do you have to actually supply it? I don't know how this works. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSO_DarthVader_ Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 *bump* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth_Linux Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 you should pick a codec from that list that you actually have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_One Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 Get Adobe Premiere And whilst we're on this subject, would anyone happen to know how you record a demo in Single Player? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSO_DarthVader_ Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 I'm asking how to put the codec in Bink, I looked around and really didn't see anything. Thats whats holding me up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSO_DarthVader_ Posted August 26, 2002 Share Posted August 26, 2002 *bump* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted August 27, 2002 Share Posted August 27, 2002 Has anyone emailed the guys from Raven yet about the SP Demo?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSO_DarthVader_ Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 *bump* somebody, I'm desperate, all these bumps are making me tired... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted August 28, 2002 Share Posted August 28, 2002 I will email a few people in Raven to see if they can shed any light on this for us. Anakin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pad Posted August 29, 2002 Share Posted August 29, 2002 Originally posted by Shadow Blight the code is cl_avidemo xx (xx-frames per second) Also it helps to reduce the screen to a lower res. 800x600 lower and or in a window and when does the movie start "filming" ? do i need to push anything or does it start automaticly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted September 2, 2002 Share Posted September 2, 2002 Bumping up for Chang from Raven soft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAJ_Simon Posted September 5, 2002 Share Posted September 5, 2002 I am currently making a JKII Movie Production but i dont use bink to convert the demos to avi i use something else. I use cl_avidemo 10 cause 20 and 30 go to fast. our jkii movie is going to be complete with voice acting if interested im on the zone all the time as CM_Ronin1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_One Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 From: Monroe, James To: 'TheOne@darkforces.thegamingunion.com' Cc: Gummelt, Mike Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 5:41 PM Subject: RE: Recording SP Demos in JKII? No go in sp. Only in mp. To export to a heap of screen shots in SP, get a really fast computer, and use avi_demo 10 or 30. (or -10 for tgas instead of jpgs) -James -----Original Message----- From: Gummelt, Mike Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 11:39 AM To: Monroe, James Subject: FW: Recording SP Demos in JKII? Can't be done in SP, no? Michael Chang Gummelt Gameplay Programmer: Jedi Knight II Raven Software http://www.ravensoft.com -----Original Message----- From: Richard Pertwee [mailto:TheOne@darkforces.thegamingunion.com] Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 7:05 AM To: mgummelt@ravensoft.com Subject: Recording SP Demos in JKII? Hi there Mike, Recently I've been experimenting with recording demos in JKII and then exporting them to a heap of screenshots, then re-assembling them in Adobe Premiere. It seems that the Quake 3 engine is set up for the video editing community Anyway, I'm working on a Single Player mod for JKII and at some point soon we will producing a trailer for our mod. I have tried and tried but I can't figure out how to record a demo in Single Player. The command used in Multi Player does not work in SP. Presumably you know how it is done - could you help me (and others) please? It would be greatly appreciated! Thankyou very much! Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted September 6, 2002 Share Posted September 6, 2002 Crap, well I have a good spec pc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FAJ_Simon Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 you can make movies in multiplayer easily by just doing cg_avidemo 10 or is it cl ? try both then using a special unique software you can convert the game demos to AVI I cant release too much info yet but once our movie is released we will explain all the details in a special behind the scenes portion that will be released to all once our domain is launched you can check out more about it it currently isnt up yet cause they are processing my order so it might be a day or two the url is http://www.roleplayersinc.com We could use a steady cast for our movie so we can finally finish it we get a lot of people who say they are interested and we never hear from them again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anakin Posted September 7, 2002 Share Posted September 7, 2002 I know how that is !! I think we really need to know how to get the SP one done, looks like im going to have to get my card to capture everything onto a VCR or something. Anakin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted September 9, 2002 Share Posted September 9, 2002 Originally posted by SSO_DarthVader_ I'm asking how to put the codec in Bink, I looked around and really didn't see anything. Thats whats holding me up. Bink has it's own codec. It isn't supported by Quicktime or Windows Media Player. You gotta use Bink to play Bink files but I believe it's possible to create executable Bink files with the Bink software. Bink! Bink! Bink! Razor Ace Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primesghost Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 I hate to say this, but some of you are overlooking the obvious. go get a cheap a$$ PCI video card with Coaxial out (old ATI AllInWonder Pro 8Meg costs about 10 $ nowadays). Run a dual monitor system and hook that coaxial out up to a VCR and record it with a VHS tape. Then just dub it back into the PC as an MPEG or AVI file . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razorace Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 But that costs money and results in a huge quality drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primesghost Posted September 11, 2002 Share Posted September 11, 2002 Only if you have to use a VCR, if you have a digital camcorder you can run the line into that and loop it back out to your pc and record the avi as you play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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