[RakTehLessar]

I've followed instructions on Karajorma's excellent FAQ to get cutscenes up and running again on the game, but the file to download on it is 404'd.  Are there other ways to get it up or running, or is there another place for this file?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/technical.html

[phreak]

http://web.engr.oregonstate.edu/~plankerj/fs2movies/

drop those files in your freespace2/data/movies directory and make sure you have a new executable and the proper codecs.

we need an mv_movies VP

[Fractux]

Well, good to know. I'll post this link so people can grab there here instead of off the FTP server.

Cheers!

[karajorma]

Originally posted by RakTehLessar
I've followed instructions on Karajorma's excellent FAQ to get cutscenes up and running again on the game, but the file to download on it is 404'd.  Are there other ways to get it up or running, or is there another place for this file?

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/technical.html

The file is 404'd? You mean the MVE2AVI download? Cause that worked when I just tried it.

Anyway the link to Kosh's site is the best place to get them since it eases the traffic on the FTP server and will be on my page next time I update the FAQ.

[RakTehLessar]

http://homepage.ntlworld.com/karajorma/freespace/Downloads/FS2_Open-WithMovies.zip

[karajorma]

Ah. My bad. That fix became obsolete ages ago. Back then you needed a table and campaign change to make movies work. Now you need neither.

I'm planning to take a serious look at the FAQ today so I'l make sure that this gets fixed

[Setekh]

Hey RakTehLessar, welcome to HLP.

[hobnob1978]

Yeah, I love the SCP.. but I miss the end movies.

Have to admit I never understood why they couldn't be in the SCP.... after all the SCP uses Freespace models etc... and is labelled Freespace..

If you do update the "add movies" so that its a simple VP file plug in, that would be fantastic... I miss the Shivans Nuking the Capella Sun!! LOL

[Taristin]

The movies aren't allowed because the format belongs to interplay. So the code was stripped (right?) to prevent the code being used to make a standalone player. Although there are plenty out there.

[RakTehLessar]

Originally posted by hobnob1978
If you do update the "add movies" so that its a simple VP file plug in, that would be fantastic... I miss the Shivans Nuking the Capella Sun!! LOL

I'm sorry, but that massive LOL after "Shivans Nuking the Capella Sun!!" made me laugh a ton.

[karajorma]

Originally posted by hobnob1978
Yeah, I love the SCP.. but I miss the end movies.

Download the avi versions then.

Originally posted by karajorma

Make avi versions yourself

or

Download them

[hobnob1978]

Hiya...


I got them all.... one thing.


Is there a better recording of the "intro" movie... the one I DLoaded has a awful "Squeak" noise at the start and some bad distortion near the end.

[karajorma]

Yeah. I know. I've got no idea what caused that. Got it every time I tried to convert intro. If anyone has a better version I'd be interested myself

[dingus]

Can someone explain where I have to put the movies and how to get them to run in Freespace 2 open?

Some people say you have to put it in freespace2\data\movies, whereas Karajorma site says to put it in Freespac2\.

I've tried both but the movies still won't run.  How do you modify the executable to run the movies??
Thanks..

[karajorma]

Actually it will run quite happily in both. Occassionally I want to move the data folder so I stuck them in the main folder so they wouldn't get turned off.

Are you using 3.6.5? There have been reports of it not working in that one. Try one of the recent builds to see if that's your problem. Then try different new builds until you find a nice stable one.

BTW

[Sesquipedalian]

Also, you need to have the DivX codec installed on your computer, or they won't play no matter what you try to open them with.

[hobnob1978]

Hmmm... I have the same problem. I can't get them running.

All movies are in a folder marked Movies in Data.. nothing.

ll movies in main Freespace directory... nothing.

I have the divx codec as I can run them independantly... but they don't seem to kick in on SCP.

Anyone?

[taylor]

Originally posted by hobnob1978
Hmmm... I have the same problem. I can't get them running.

Are you running in a window?  They only get shown if you are running fullscreen.

[karajorma]

Did you catch that comment about 3.6.5? 3.6.5 won't play cutscenes. Just tried it.

[hobnob1978]

well damn....


Someone needs to shove the code back in toot sweet

It's not freespace without the cool cutscenes. LOL

I wanna see the Shivans squeeze a sun til it pops, at the end of the game.

Oh yeah... just risked turning on full ALpha based environment mapping... sweet jesus guys, you rock!!