DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

This topic is also present in the bemanistyle forums, but for those who don't go to that forum:



* Interactive waveform view, beat drag-and-drop, support for tap-along BPM finding (if you really need it), autofill beat mode, automatic Gap calculation, beat assist tick (no more quarter note arrows), and "Magic Nudge" give you tremendous syncing power, even for songs with wavering BPM's
* StepMania 3.9-compatible controls are enhanced with a user-friendly Windows Interface (take the SM editor and throw in full windows/mouse support)
* Integrated real-time recording and editing
* DirectX-Powered Game Engine designed from scratch - Enjoy fast framerates and response times
* Detailed tutorials available

http://www.ddreamstudio.com
The site has a small forum if you have specific questions, and new versions of the software/tutorials come out very often.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Too bad you used DirectX... looks like I'll just stick to the SM4.0 editor for now then.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Sonic, What are you talking about? That makes no sense.

Cheers,

Synthlight

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Yeah...I don't get Sonic's post either..
I'm gonna check this out.
Seems..."spiffy". =D

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

DirectX is not crossplatform. I run Linux and I'm not going to change any time soon.

By using DirectX, there will be people who can't use the software. Like me.

Oh well, as I say:

Every operating system sucks. The problem is finding which one sucks the least (which, for me, is Linux).

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Not much is truly cross platform anymore, not even the flash plugin. With that being said, Stepmania uses DirectX as well. It would seem it would just be a matter or porting and or releasing the source code so you could compile it for linux.

I am never one to promote Microsoft but when 96-98% of the people use Microsoft OS products, DirectX seems like a good bet if you are going to compile and deploy.

Cheers,

Synthlight

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Technically, stepmania supports both. And, if you look at stepmania's download page on sourceforge, only half of the downloads come from windows users, so it's not as high as 95%... If stepmania only supported directx they'd have only half of the amount of users they have now. As such, I can assume that making things crossplatform and advertising them in the right places can have a pretty good boost in downloads/sales/whatever.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

If this is indeed true, I will consider making ddream open source and/or "cross-platform" in the future, if there is sufficient interest.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

New Version 0.74 is out.

1) 13 zoom levels + onscreen zoom indicator (older version only had 5 zoom levels and no indicator)
2) More accurate assist tick
3) fixed some skipping issues for slower computers
4) Option in File Properties that allows you to choose a Random BPM display

http://www.ddreamstudio.com

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

At last, Version 0.80 released.

Featuring:

* Sub-beat support (for syncing to beats faster than quarter notes, for the hardcore synchers),
* True gap/offset (older versions did "nearest-measure" offset), and
* Improved beat nudging (precision is based on current zoom factor).

Get it now:
http://www.ddreamstudio.com

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

I want your children.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

I know for a fact that 95%+ of the people that visit this site use windows. I also think you have your numbers very wrong. According to sourceforge stepmania downloads:

Windows: 46,065
linux: 1,682
Mac: 2,490
Uncompiled Source: 1,129

I would consider that more than half windows directX users.

Anyway, enough of this discussion. We need to keep on topic here.

Cheers,

Synthlight

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

DDReam Studio just got easier to learn!

Pocket Guide:

http://ddreamstudio.ddrplace.com/pocketguide.html

If anyone has questions or suggestions, please post in this thread and add to the knowledge base. Good posts will be added to the permanent tutorial with credit to the author.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

For the supporters of the program,

VERSION 0.88 IS OUT! Featuring: another keyboard shortcut for snapping (Q, E), Fixed Sound Skipping, Fixed rare crash on nudge, supports #BACKGROUND, #BANNER, and #CDTITLE, and press Shift+F1 to fade the BACKGROUND in and out of view.

It's the "prettiest" release yet.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

NEW VERSION 0.90! Featuring:
1. Beat Grow (press "G" or Ctrl+Mouse Wheel to uniformly grow selected beats to a certain BPM),
2. support for "Beginner" and "Edit" stepcharts,
3. writes more space-efficient SM files,
4. Better Average BPM calculation,
5. mapped F5/F6, Ctrl+P, Shift+P to analogous SM functions (level switch, playback),
6. press "T" to toggle Time formats (normal, beats, samples),
7. BPM Pauses (Stops) now on a distinct layer and
8. pauses can be cut/pasted.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Good stuff.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Yay!!!
I Am Goingin To Make Some Simfiles Now!!! Wooot!!!!

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

INSTANT PRACTICE MODE (practice anytime, anywhere),
Very accurate Assist Tick (greatly improved),
very accurate B key for tapping along if you want to sync stuff that way, plain navy blue default wallpaper.

Get the new v.0.95 --
Click Here to Visit the Website

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

New Version 0.98! Featuring:
* Record Mode (press R/Ctrl+R/Shift+R and then type the arrow keys to record steps in real time),
* note quantize,
* note "turn",
* window will scroll in that direction if mouse is dragged out of the window (for extended mouse select, etc.),
* warning message if SM simfile has doubles,
* warning message if audio is not 44.1 Khz/16-bit/Stereo.

Re: DDReam Studio - a revolutionary way to sync/step simfiles
 

Being able to record steps is good news for me.