Questions regarding movies in Stepfiles

evilbutterfly · 06-22-2004, 02:03 PM

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

**Moogy** · 06-22-2004, 02:06 PM

Stepmania only accepts AVIs encoded with DivX.

dancingmaniac3 · 06-22-2004, 02:06 PM

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

altairian · 06-22-2004, 03:16 PM

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...

evilbutterfly · 06-22-2004, 03:23 PM

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

evilbutterfly · 06-22-2004, 03:58 PM

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!

**Squeek** · 06-22-2004, 04:57 PM

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

evilbutterfly · 06-22-2004, 10:36 PM

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!

06-22-2004, 02:03 PM	#1
evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 39 Posts: 5,784	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

06-22-2004, 02:06 PM	#2
Moogy 嗚呼 Join Date: Aug 2003 Age: 36 Posts: 10,303	Stepmania only accepts AVIs encoded with DivX. __________________ Plz visit my blog ^^^ vintage signature from like 2006 preserved

06-22-2004, 02:06 PM	#3
dancingmaniac3 FFR Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: San Antonio...where tortilla is pronounced right. Posts: 1,873	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 __________________

06-22-2004, 03:16 PM	#4
altairian FFR Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Potsdam, NY Posts: 2,055	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.

06-22-2004, 03:23 PM	#5
evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 39 Posts: 5,784	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

06-22-2004, 03:58 PM	#6
evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 39 Posts: 5,784	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

06-22-2004, 04:57 PM	#7
Squeek let it snow~ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 39 Posts: 14,444	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

06-22-2004, 10:36 PM	#8
evilbutterfly FFR Player Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Small town, TN Age: 39 Posts: 5,784	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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