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Title: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 07:57:35 pm: I am just installing FS2 again after a long time off and noticed this project. I got the game to install and FS1 and 2 look amazing. However, the cutscenes for both are black and white and not in color. How can I fix this? Also, I can't seem to figure out how to get the Silent Threat expansion to work either.

Thanks!
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: z64555 on April 22, 2013, 08:07:37 pm: It's possible that some third-part video filters/codecs are set to force black & white, I don't think the game itself has this capability yet.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 08:12:08 pm: I don't have any third party filters/codecs installed. Thanks for the wicked fast response though!
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: z64555 on April 22, 2013, 08:41:30 pm: Ok, well, what graphics card do you have, and do you have something like AMD's Catalyst Control Center?
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 08:46:47 pm: Sorry I should have listed my system specs:

Win7 64-bit
Intel Core i5 2500K
16GB DDR3 RAM
MSI GTX 580 1.5GB (using MSI Afterburner)
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: General Battuta on April 22, 2013, 08:47:21 pm: Are you running retail FreeSpace 2, or FreeSpace Open?
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 08:49:54 pm: Retail
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: General Battuta on April 22, 2013, 08:53:30 pm: Well, our first suggestion will probably be installing FreeSpace Open! (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=78710.0)
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 08:56:23 pm: Sorry mis read the question. I have retail installed, but I am running freespace open.

EDIT: Ok apparently I was using the wrong .exe (shown in the image below). Just used the one some instructions on here told me to use. I downloaded another from another set of instructions (fs2_open_3_6_18_NO-SSE.exe) and the cutscenes are in color now.

Other question is, from what I read about the project it works with Silent threat, how do I get that to work?

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Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: niffiwan on April 22, 2013, 09:12:10 pm: Assuming that you want the updated Silent Threat: Reborn rather than the original, read this thread (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=59120.0). There's a fair bit to install (fsport + fsport-mediavps + str) but it's worth it.

If you're just after the original, it's in fsport (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=84358.0).
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 09:13:39 pm: Is the STR a completely different story line than the original?
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: niffiwan on April 22, 2013, 09:28:09 pm: The ST:R story is far superior in my opinion, I thought the original was not very good :) Overall the story is the same though, i.e. rogue elements of the GTI have their own "solution" for the Vasudans.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 22, 2013, 09:28:52 pm: Alrighty. I appreciate the help everyone!
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: Zacam on April 23, 2013, 02:20:10 am: If you could please, see if you can replicate the issue with a DEBUG version of the original 3.6.18 executable you tried (the "Default" one as it were).

If it does reproduce there, then I would like to see that log file please. (It will be generated in your $FSO INSTALL DIR$\data\fs2_open.log.

Put the contents up in Pastebin or similar, or attach it to the post, but don't post it AS a post please.

Thank you.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 23, 2013, 05:22:28 pm: Here are is the log requested.

Of course after doing that and switching back to the fs2_open_3_6_18_NO-SSE.exe the cutscenes are back to black and white.

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Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: Luis Dias on April 24, 2013, 05:27:29 am: Do you have the .ogg cutscenes or the retail ones?
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 24, 2013, 08:19:24 pm: Quote from: Luis Dias on April 24, 2013, 05:27:29 am
Do you have the .ogg cutscenes or the retail ones?

Tell you the truth I am not sure.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 28, 2013, 01:20:37 pm: I used Turey's Installer if that is any help.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: General Battuta on April 28, 2013, 01:21:03 pm: Turey's Installer is broken as heck, try redownloading the ogg cutscene pack independently.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 28, 2013, 01:25:52 pm: Quote from: General Battuta on April 28, 2013, 01:21:03 pm
Turey's Installer is broken as heck, try redownloading the ogg cutscene pack independently.

It was the only way I could find to install fsport. Is there manual instructions for that and silent threat?
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: General Battuta on April 28, 2013, 01:27:07 pm: Yup. http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php?topic=84358.0
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 28, 2013, 01:28:36 pm: Thanks I will give that ago.
Title: Re: Black and White cutscenes
Post by: curtst on April 28, 2013, 02:12:30 pm: ok the FS2 cutscenes are in color but the fsport ones are in black and white.