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Give this a try, Pretty cool. (JA)
2004-04-13, 9:23 PM #1
Apparently, I found a really easy way to make movies in JA.

I found the demo record feature, Now I've been told that in JO, it took LOTS of screenshots.

Well, in JA, it just programs the events into a small file that, for ten minutes, the total size is 460K.

Course that depends on how many people are playing, Anyways, works in MP. And I'm sure this would be awsome if there was a program that could edit the demo files, Like, inserting sounds, music, Events, (I.E an NPC or something)

I imagene this would be fun to play around with with Jedi+ mod.

Spectator mode could be used as a cameraman, And yes, it does pick up the sniper scope on the Tenloss disruptor, and picks up text aswell. Definatly give it a try and see what you can do, Post a download for your movie, though I'd advise against doing in in addon levels, because inless someone else has that level / any mod your using, It won't work.

Anyways, heres how:

Okay, go load up whatever, then type in record in the console, it will say "g_synchronousclients needs to be on" (get the command from record, whenever I tried to type it on my own, I apparently misspelled it and caused it not to work. :\)

Anyways, once that is done, Do whatever and have fun.

I recommend that everyone have broadband on the game, and possibly you have some kind of cameraman in spectator mode, should bring an interesting demension to RPGs. Now other people can watch and enjoy your sucky acting skills :P


But seriously, an editing program for this thing would own, Allowing you to change events and stuff. Very cool. possibly even delete intire scenes, Or do other tricks.

This would also make a very interesting contest, as to which person can do the best movie.

Anyways, just a thought, play around with it, the demos can be played via the play demo feature on the Play menu, its located under create game I think.


though I have no idea if it would cause the same thing to happen on broadband, I am on 56k and there was a slight delay with any command I made. but it was quite short, just slightly annoying.

This might be something good and interesting who just want to do something fun without having to build their own levels, then do bot paths, voice acting, and scripting.

Check it out, see what you can do, I'd like to see.

Might be able to make "How to play" movies for new players to the game.
Test it out, see what you can do, if you find any bugs let me know, I have one, its 460K for about 10 minutes, its basically A_Big_Fat_CoW vs this saberist (Me) around Naboo hills. So inless you have that map it won't work, Anyways, Good luck!

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2004-04-14, 1:34 AM #2
I'm sorry to say, but the demo mode in JO didn't take lots of screenshots, it in fact did exactly the same as in JA. And your idea has been used in every JO and JA video ever released.

Here's the script I used in just about every JO game I played.
Code:
set beginswitch "g_synchronousClients 1;vstr rec_demo;g_synchronousClients 0;echo ^2DEMO ^2STARTED;set demotog vstr endswitch"
set endswitch "stoprecord;vstr nxt_demo;echo ^1DEMO ^1STOPPED;set demotog vstr beginswitch"

set demo_01 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_01; set prv_demo vstr demo_30; set nxt_demo vstr demo_02"
set demo_02 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_02; set prv_demo vstr demo_01; set nxt_demo vstr demo_03"
set demo_03 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_03; set prv_demo vstr demo_02; set nxt_demo vstr demo_04"
set demo_04 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_04; set prv_demo vstr demo_03; set nxt_demo vstr demo_05"
set demo_05 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_05; set prv_demo vstr demo_04; set nxt_demo vstr demo_06"
set demo_06 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_06; set prv_demo vstr demo_05; set nxt_demo vstr demo_07"
set demo_07 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_07; set prv_demo vstr demo_06; set nxt_demo vstr demo_08"
set demo_08 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_08; set prv_demo vstr demo_07; set nxt_demo vstr demo_09"
set demo_09 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_09; set prv_demo vstr demo_08; set nxt_demo vstr demo_10"
set demo_10 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_10; set prv_demo vstr demo_09; set nxt_demo vstr demo_11"
set demo_11 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_11; set prv_demo vstr demo_10; set nxt_demo vstr demo_12"
set demo_12 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_12; set prv_demo vstr demo_11; set nxt_demo vstr demo_13"
set demo_13 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_13; set prv_demo vstr demo_12; set nxt_demo vstr demo_14"
set demo_14 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_14; set prv_demo vstr demo_13; set nxt_demo vstr demo_15"
set demo_15 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_15; set prv_demo vstr demo_14; set nxt_demo vstr demo_16"
set demo_16 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_16; set prv_demo vstr demo_15; set nxt_demo vstr demo_17"
set demo_17 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_17; set prv_demo vstr demo_16; set nxt_demo vstr demo_18"
set demo_18 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_18; set prv_demo vstr demo_17; set nxt_demo vstr demo_19"
set demo_19 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_19; set prv_demo vstr demo_18; set nxt_demo vstr demo_20"
set demo_20 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_20; set prv_demo vstr demo_19; set nxt_demo vstr demo_21"
set demo_21 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_21; set prv_demo vstr demo_20; set nxt_demo vstr demo_22"
set demo_22 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_22; set prv_demo vstr demo_21; set nxt_demo vstr demo_23"
set demo_23 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_23; set prv_demo vstr demo_22; set nxt_demo vstr demo_24"
set demo_24 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_24; set prv_demo vstr demo_23; set nxt_demo vstr demo_25"
set demo_25 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_25; set prv_demo vstr demo_24; set nxt_demo vstr demo_26"
set demo_26 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_26; set prv_demo vstr demo_25; set nxt_demo vstr demo_27"
set demo_27 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_27; set prv_demo vstr demo_26; set nxt_demo vstr demo_28"
set demo_28 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_28; set prv_demo vstr demo_27; set nxt_demo vstr demo_29"
set demo_29 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_29; set prv_demo vstr demo_28; set nxt_demo vstr demo_30"
set demo_30 "set rec_demo record Unsorted_30; set prv_demo vstr demo_29; set nxt_demo vstr demo_01"

set demotog "vstr beginswitch"
set rec_demo record Unsorted_01
set prv_demo vstr demo_30
set nxt_demo vstr demo_02


Now here's the clever bit, during playback you can execute scripts which change the camera settings and change the timescale, so you can have fast-forward, slow-motion and even a nice matrixy 360 camera spin. You can also use the cl_avidemo 60 (number is frames per second, but if you do any kind of slow-motion effect you need a higher number, 60 tends to be the average in this case) to output screencaptures of the demo which you then convert into a DivX/XviD encoded avi.
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2004-04-14, 11:34 AM #3
My appologies, DS, I had just heard that from a friend.


Anyways, Still, some kind of editing program for the movies would be nice, after you've made them that is.

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2004-04-14, 2:01 PM #4
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Oberfeldwebell:
My appologies, DS, I had just heard that from a friend.


Anyways, Still, some kind of editing program for the movies would be nice, after you've made them that is.

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2004-04-14, 3:07 PM #5
My video, JO 1.04, no mods.

http://etc.dettylog.co.uk/5jumps.avi
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2004-04-14, 3:54 PM #6
the demo review in Enemy Territory was amazing... keyboard shortcuts for timescale, camera angle, camera modes, etc etc... it's a batch file of everything that happened in the game... so you can mess around with it a lot.

made some cool movies with that...making a frag movie right now actually.

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2004-04-14, 3:58 PM #7
I didn't bother reading any of that, was it good?

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2004-04-14, 5:51 PM #8
Send your videos and edit sheets to me. I'll edit them.

*Edit Sheets describe what cut/transition at what time in the footage*

I'd be happy to help!!!

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2004-04-14, 6:44 PM #9
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by -God-:
I didn't bother reading any of that, was it good?

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It was like the bible.

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2004-04-14, 7:49 PM #10
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Tracer:
It was like the bible.

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Hes heard it all before.

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