I see it's pretty much the same kind of run, but in different stages and in 4 minutes instead of 40.
I think this run is better than your other run because of that, but sadly, I have to vote Meh for another time. Once again, you've made a great work, but I still find this game boring to watch. Sorry.
Thanks for all of that information, FractalFusion.
I've corrected what I could correct in the title, but what I need now is a decent translation for "This is a tool-assisted speedrun, played in an emulator with rerecording and slowing down abilities." (That would be my more detailed description.)
As for the translations inside the encode, these mistakes make me feel that I've effectively uploaded too fast, making me look like a dumbass in front of Nico users. Would it be a good idea to delete my encode, so I reencode it with the right translation? Or would it be a better idea to simply correct the text for my next encodes?
EDIT: Anyway, I had the stupid decision to delete the 4th part because of that, and despite the fact I've reuploaded it, I'm 493rd in the line, and it keeps going up and down. It will take forever before my 4th part comes up. How stupid I was!
EDIT: Here's the stuff in question.
現在エンコードの順番待ち中です。
あなたの順番 516 人目くらい
あなたの前にプレミアム会員が 165 人、一般会員が 350 人待っています。
EDIT: This problem is solved now. Part 4 is back.
Vykan12で1:23:45.67でファイアーエムブレム etc
where did you get that phrasing from? I think "Vykan12で" is incorrect, I would put "Vykan12の"… though even that doesn't sound 100% correct
Google Translate. lol.
Yeah, I find this more appropriate. I'm going to edit htis.
Thanks to ALAKTORN and FractalFusion for your translations and corrections!
I'll encode #3214: Vykan12's GBA Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones in 1:08:51.20 for Nico, as requested by Vykan. I guess it'll have to be made in multiple parts due to the 40 MB size limit.
You could also ask at the Romhacking.net forum. There are subforums for translation and language discussions.
I did what you said, and it was a great idea! I got a couple translations from a member there. They look better than Google Translate IMO.
What do you think?
J'ai déjà fait une chose comme ça, avec AviSynth (ce que j'utilise toujours pour encoder), et ce n'est pas trop compliqué. Il y a des fonctions pour mettre deux vidéos l'une à côté de l'autre et pour afficher des informations comme le temps et les frames. Il ne suffit que de savoir comment les configurer.
J'ai déjà fait une telle vidéo avec la dernière et l'avant-dernière publication pour Super Mario Bros. 2. On peut y voir les deux vidéos, les auteurs le temps en secondes et centisecondes ainsi que les frames. J'ai aussi divisé ça en différents tableaux, avec une petite pause à la fin de chacun d'eux. Tout ça en un script AviSynth.
Par contre, je ne connais pas tellement d'autres façons de le faire, sauf si tu veux payer pour un logiciel de montage vidéo.
Many NicoVideo users have uploaded TASes in this site without permission for a long time. So almost TASes in this site have already been uploaded in NicoVideo. (Exept unpopular game, unreleased game in Japan etc.)
Uploading two or more same videos is disliked in NicoVideo. So perhaps, you shouldn't upload old TASes.
Thanks for the info about these users. Of course, like every video streaming website, people should dislike duplicate videos. So I won't consider old TASes for NicoVideo. Also, I will probably upload to NicoVideo before everything else because of that.
sparky wrote:
By the way, adding "TAS" to head of title is unspoken rule in NicoVideo when you upload TAS.
(For example, Arcade Metal Slug 4 (World) in 18:04.78 by x2poet -> TAS Arcade Metal Slug 4 (World) in 18:04.78 by x2poet)
That's what I've planned to do. Thanks for this info.
sparky wrote:
Here is NicoVideo encode spec. It may help you.
limit size: 40MB, *100MB
max bit rate: 600Kbps, *no limit
max resolution: 800x600, *no limit
recommended resolution: 512x384 (4:3), 640x360 or 640x384 (16:9)
max size per an account: 1GB, *1GB plus 1GB per a month
handling file type: avi, mpg, wmv, flv, mp4 etc.
recommended file type: mp4
* means premium account. (￥525 per a month)
These limits for a free account are pretty low. 515 yens a month means 6$ a month for me, which is pretty cheap. I may subscribe to this, if they can take my credit card. I'll think about this.
sparky wrote:
About Mister Epic's description. It is very easy English, so I think it's no problem even if you use this description in English.
I thought of translating my encoding logo and my subtitles so I show NicoVideo users that we care about them. I've also added a notice in my encoding logo to say that our website is in English and there's a Japanese forum. I will even translate these stuff in French for Dailymotion for the same reason (and this is my main language), since this website is mainly in French and has mainly a French community (to be honest, I'll upload one in French, just to try).
I'm not saying that uploading to these sites in English means we don't care about them. In fact, simply uploading stuff there shows that. What I mean, is that by localizing our encodes and by adding a note to tell them there's a forum for their language, it would probably amplify that "we care about them" effect. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Should the subs be Japanese too? Could you give us an example of how they should look? Perhaps you could provide a template script we should use for this? Feel free to work with the Hybrid Encode Script.
Yeah, I'm planning to translate the subtitles as well.
By the way, I've asked about the translations here.
and I'm not sure you should go ahead and encode already until you get input from someone who speaks Japanese well (unless it's something you can change easily?)
Yeah, I can change the text easily. I've already did the correction you've suggested to me in that GIF animation.
I think I'll try to find someone who can speak Japanese well before I encode. Anyone can speak Japanese or knows someone here who can speak Japanese?
EDIT: Yeah, I see some Japanese members. Maybe I should ask in the Japanese forum.
I don't think there's a maximum resolution, but I don't think we can upload HD encodes there, since there's a 100 MB file size limit. I know they support MP4 (they also recommend it), but I don't know if they support MKV. I don't know about 60 fps support as well.
By the way, I think my logo looks badass in Japanese.
It says pretty much the same thing as the English version, but I've added two smaller lines to tell japanese viewers that the website is in English and there's a Japanese forum available.
Also, you may want to (privately) share the account info with all encoders - for nicovideo, it may be better to have all videos under one account. I'm not sure why I think that... just a thought.
I think I'll make the official TASVideos NicoVideo account instead. What do you think?
I'm thinking of making encodes specifically for NicoVideo, to expand my encodes to japanese audience. Like we did for ScrewAttack, my first upload will be a test or something like that. I'm thinking of uploading #3223: X2poet's Arcade Metal Slug 4 in 18:04.78 first.
I made my account and I know what are their technical restrictions and where to upload. But my main concern is the translation of my written content, such as my logo and my subtitles.
I've translated stuff with Google Translate. I'm sure that anyone who knows how to speak Japanese would know a better translation than these. If so, please reply with them. Thanks.
The homepage of this tool-assisted speedrun is http://TASVideos.org = このツールアシストスピードランのホームページはhttp://TASVideos.orgです
Visit there for updates and more informations (in English) = そこアップデートとより詳しい情報（英語で）のための訪問
AC Metal Slug 4 in 04:05.02 by x2poet = x2poetで04:05.02のACメタルスラッグ4
Tool-assisted speedrun = ツールアシストスピードラン
Link to submission = 投稿へのリンク
Played by x2poet = x2poetによる演奏
Playing time: 04:05.02 = 再生時間：04:05.02
This is a tool-assisted recording. For details, visit http://TASVideos.org/ = これはツールアシスト記録です。詳細については、http://TASVideos.org/~~Vをご覧ください。
If anyone has better translations than these, then it would be appreciated. Thank you.
Actual control.
I don't think LUA can give me any help for controling 2 players
Nice dual weilding!
I've seen a bit of adelikat in the process of TASing [1613] Arcade The Simpsons "4 players" by adelikat & DarkKobold in 13:37.73 during a live stream. He was using an LUA script that let him record one character's actions, and then go back to record another character's actions, and so on, so he could control four players at a time.
But the downside is that you have to know how to program LUA if you want to do such a thing.
Here, have an encode.
For the moment, it's streamable on RadioKJ and YouTube. It's also downloadable here or here (88.1 MB). It will be available later on Dailymotion.
I'm also going to vote Yes on this run. I'm still liking this "army of two" thing you're making with the Metal Slug series.
I have a question. To control two players, did you make an LUA script like they did for that Simpsons movie to control each player alternatively, or were you actually controlling both players at the same time?
I ain't doing it, but here's an idea.
How about a tri-game TAS playaround on three fighting games that look a lot like each other? What I mean by such games is: X-Men vs. Street Fighter, Marvel Super Heroes vs. Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom. I know the first and the last are emulable in FBA, and I'm sure the second is too (but I haven't tested it).
I mean, go look at gameplay videos for each game, and you'll see how near-looking they are.
The idea is to pick the same characters and to do the same combos in all of these games, at the same time, beating different opponents. I know there are surely balance difference in each of these games, but the movesets are the same, so I'm not expecting each opponent to be beaten at the exact same time, but close.
So... what do you think? Is it possible and is it a good idea?
edit: uh, you forgot the n in "run", first line
It says pretty much the same thing as the English version, but I've added two smaller lines to tell japanese viewers that the website is in English and there's a Japanese forum available.