[jdjtcagle]

CUTSCENES
Main freespace directory has all cutscenes.
I still have the first of phreaks launchers.
I have the updated versions 11_18_2003_fs2_open_d.exe and r.exe of fs open
I have the latest media vp 356.vp
I have the FreeSpace2.fc2 file in my missions
and my logs say it was about to play the movies but encountered an error.

SCP sucks without cutscenes!!! NOW YOU NOW THE METHOD BEHIND MY MADNESS!!
PlEASE HELP!!??

[Flipside]

Right, I would then suggest copying that error and posting it here or on Bugzilla, preferably Bugzilla, as things drop off the bottom of the screen here

Flipside

[Hippo]

i thought it only played the .avi forms?

[Kazan]

we have the origional cutscenes converted to .avi

[jdjtcagle]

Sure here it is

DBUGFILE Active: josh 11/19/03 15:38:40
OS: Windows XP Debug, C:\Games\FreeSpace2\11_18_2003_fs2_open_d.exe
[movie.cpp,  36] About to play: C:\games\freespace2\intro.avi
[movie.cpp,  40] MOVIE ERROR: Cant open movie file C:\games\freespace2\intro.avi
[2d.cpp,1069] About to init 102
[GrD3Dsetup.cpp, 950] Success aa 0
[GrD3DBmpman.cpp,  39] Setting max bitmap size 2048
[GrD3DTexture.cpp,1179] Using large textures

[RandomTiger]

I'll look into this, dont shout, some people have bigger problems than not being able to play cutscenes.

[RandomTiger]

The video code is working on my machine.

If you are using the original tables you should call your avi's '.mve'
If you have an altered table then you should call them whatever they are looking for.

fs2_open cannot play mve files and never will.

[jdjtcagle]

In the cutscene menu in the tech room i click intro my screen goes to desktop then back to the tech room. A'm I not activating something correctly? Also I found out that i told my cutscenes to open with media player. How do change it to where it opens with nothing.
If you don't know what I mean right click on a file and there is a option called "Open With.";)

[RandomTiger]

OK, the switching thing is a bug (that I'm currently working on), but that means it found your video file. If it didnt play that can mean:

1. Theres another bug
2. You dont have the codec for the video (if it plays in media player you do)
3. Your actually using a mve file which it cant play.

Given that I'm re-writing this code anyway I'm going to leave this bug for now. I may contact you later on this though.

[phreak]

you need a modified cutscences.tbl if you want to view the cutscenes in the techroom

[karajorma]

I tried that and it had little effect. Maybe I did something wrong there.

[jdjtcagle]

Excuse my ignorance, but where or how do I get the codec for the video:o

[redmenace]

www.divx.com i think the latest version is 5.02

[Trivial Psychic]

5.1.1 if I'm not mistaken.

Later!

[Nifelheim]

actually 5.0.3

[jdjtcagle]

I Have DivX Player 2.1 and DivX decoder Version 5.1.1 But I don't know how to use it. I know Its still not playing on media player. or DivX Player 2.1.

[Nifelheim]

5.1.1 is the latest. My mistake...

Those guy seem to release codecs really fast. What, I have to go to their site twice a week, just to have an up-to-date codec?? Sheeeesh...

[Trivial Psychic]

You should try visiting this place once a day.  It'll keep you up to date on pretty much every software update and beta release you can think of.

Later!