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  • evilbutterfly
    FFR Player
    • Apr 2003
    • 5784
    #1

    Questions regarding movies in Stepfiles

    i've seen it done before, so i know it's possible, but there are a couple things i dont know.

    1) does it have to be a certain file type, or can SM use several different kinds?
    2) what all do i have to do to make the movie play? just so Add Background change and say to start movie or something like that? i've never really worked with background changes or movies before, so i'm not sure
    3) as long as it is small enough, am i allowed to upload the stepfile with the movie to the FFR database? not having the movie really reduces the hilarity of the thing, so i'd want it to have the movie included, and i may have to find a different site to upload to if i cant have the movie with it

    thanks in advance for answering any of these questions
    So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =(

    In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz.

    So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright.
    And I write the blog for their website.

    Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O
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    • Moogy
      嗚呼
      FFR Simfile Author
      • Aug 2003
      • 10303
      #2
      Stepmania only accepts AVIs encoded with DivX.
      Plz visit my blog

      ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

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        • dancingmaniac3
          FFR Player
          • Nov 2003
          • 1873
          #3
          uh i think to add movies in the back, just put it in the folder of the song itself...usually sm will play it automatically, if not then either it cant read the file type of its too big or something. hope that helps

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            • altairian
              FFR Player
              • Sep 2003
              • 2055
              #4
              I would suggest downloading a file that has a movie in the bg (several TM5 entries do) to answer your questions about how to do it...
              Reach: there was this bee. i hate bee\'s...i tryed to kill it, but then it didn\'t die and it started making weird noises so i was like oh (#$% hes gonna sting me. i started running but i triped over some rock and rolled down a hill into the river.

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                • evilbutterfly
                  FFR Player
                  • Apr 2003
                  • 5784
                  #5
                  yeah, when i saw a video in one of those songs i got the idea, and i looked, but i wasnt sure the specifics. my trouble now is getting the video to AVI form encoded with DivX as Moogy says i have to do
                  So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =(

                  In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz.

                  So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright.
                  And I write the blog for their website.

                  Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

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                    • evilbutterfly
                      FFR Player
                      • Apr 2003
                      • 5784
                      #6
                      ok, i didnt want to have to ask, but how the hell am i supposed to encode it with DivX!? i downloaded a few things to try and see if i could convert it, but 1) the video is 2x speed when it is converted, 2) most of them stick a watermark in the middle of the thing. please, somebody tell me a working program that i can download that will just convert an .mpeg to an .avi, pleeeeease!
                      So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =(

                      In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz.

                      So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright.
                      And I write the blog for their website.

                      Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

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                        • Squeek
                          let it snow~
                          • Jan 2004
                          • 14444
                          #7
                          Try Windows Movie Maker. If you have windows XP you should have it. You can save your project as a *.avi file. It should be relatively small too.

                          ALSO - DO NOT GET WMM 2. It is a horrible upgrade that will not allow you to save in any format but WMVs and huge AVIs.

                          ~Squeek

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                            • evilbutterfly
                              FFR Player
                              • Apr 2003
                              • 5784
                              #8
                              i dont see the option to use AVI...well, there is one setting, but it makes it like 100 times bigger than it already is. thus, it would seem i've already gotten WMM2 by accident

                              oh well, turns out Moogy is a liar and that any AVI or MPEG will work, and the thing is already an MPEG, and it's fairly small. i'm not sure of the upload limit here, but it oughta fit. hooray!
                              So I've gone completely slack-ass and haven't done any work on creating games. =(

                              In less-depressing news, I got a job for an online business (which sells non-electronic games, of all things!) which has taught me a lot about marketing online and all that jazz.

                              So now I'm on Twitter @NoahWright.
                              And I write the blog for their website.

                              Plus I do cool programming in-house that you'll never see. =O

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