Encoders
Encoders are the people who do the hard work of creating the best-quality AVI files from the submissions that have been marked as "accepted" by one of the judges.
Encoders have no special privileges on this site, but they are greatly helpful, because without them nothing would ever end up on the front page. Encoders are usually not appointed, they just do it if they want to.
You do not need to ask permission to start encoding. However, you must read the Encoder Guidelines. All AVI files encoded for publication will be reviewed by a long-time publisher (usually a superjudge), and rejected if they don't meet the requirements.
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nineko wrote:
You have to be accepted as a publisher first.
Not quite. Encoders are welcome to assist publishers by encoding accepted submissions. Once you have a good sized encode that completely follows the Encoder Guidelines you are encouraged to submit it (preferably using a link of some sort) to either the publisher currently processing the submission (a message at the bottom of the submission is usually left) or, if noone is processing it already, a publisher of your choice.
Note that publishers will not be able to use an encode that does not follow the encoder guidelines. If you are unsure if your encode follows the guidelines or are encountering problems, be sure to ask on the IRC channel, but I recommend you do not specifically ask a single publisher to look at it unless you are certain it follows the guidelines; instead, ask a greater audience. This is because you have a greater chance of attracting the attention of someone with the free time to help out, rather than annoying a publisher which does not.
Good luck, fractalwizz.
<adelikat> I am annoyed at my irc statements ending up in forums & sigs
I have read the making avi help pages. Does the avi really need the logo?
And in FCEUX 2.02, how would you set the avi bitrate? Or would you need to do it in Virtualdub?
Yes, it needs that.
Usually, you capture the run losslessly first (with x264 (->quantizer 0) or FFV1) and then encode it (compress it, add subtitles, set the correct aspect ratio and so on). So yeah, you will need VirtualDub or mencoder, whichever suits you best and/or gives the better/best results.
I don't know about Windows, but on Linux you can actually skip capturing and go directly to encoding by using mencoder and FIFOs.
I attempted to encode one, but it didn't work out. 1. My computer has restricted privileges on my side, so I can't install any software. 2. I don't have the time to do this right now. 3. I followed the instructions correctly, but the video looked like the size was 80 by 70. It was that horrible. Just didn't work out.
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fractalwizz wrote:
2. I don't have the time to do this right now.
You don't have the time to make a logo, but you have the time to encode submissions to AVI? You know that compared to making a logo, doing the actual encode takes FAR longer..
<adelikat> I am annoyed at my irc statements ending up in forums & sigs
I doubt that. Quite an overlook, to say the least.
<Johannes`> Raiscan: The webmaster should set a good example. If he doesn't use a logo in his encodes, it doesn't make sense that everyone else should be forced to do so. I'd choose to trust that what the webmaster does is acceptable, rather than relying blindly on an old rules page.
<Raiscan> The restriction is there for a reason.
<Johannes`> But it only applies to those who aren't webmasters?
<Raiscan> would you like to provide the link to another encode that Bisqwit has done that is missing a logo?
<Raiscan> or any others on the site, for that matter?
<Raiscan> I am fairly certain that the omittal was not done on purpose
<Johannes`> He's only done one without the logo - his most recent one. Why does the amount matter?
<Johannes`> If you value an old rules page above what the webmaster currently considers acceptable, good for you.
<Shinryuu> ............................
<Johannes`> I'm certain it was not an overlook, he's too smart to overlook something as obvious as that.
<OmnipotentEntity> Johannes`, I'd like you to count to one million and skip every prime number and every number divisible by 7 as a demonstration that no one is perfect.
It doesn't really matter how smart you are, people make mistakes.
Build a man a fire, warm him for a day,
Set a man on fire, warm him for the rest of his life.
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The pause screen may be omitted if the game begins with a copyright or license screen that lasts for more than 2 seconds
So not all TASes need one.
OmnipotentEntity wrote:
<OmnipotentEntity> Johannes`, I'd like you to count to one million and skip every prime number and every number divisible by 7 as a demonstration that no one is perfect.
<OmnipotentEntity> Johannes`, I'd like you to count to one million and skip every prime number and every number divisible by 7 as a demonstration that no one is perfect.
Mediafire also has limitations: exe's will not be processed unless they contain no malicious code. So don't worry about running this, which will produce a text file that will make all your wildest dreams come true.
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I'd just like to point out that since then, I have asked Bisqwit and he has confirmed that he tried to add a logo, but for whatever reason, it didn't work.
<adelikat> I am annoyed at my irc statements ending up in forums & sigs
<OmnipotentEntity> Johannes`, I'd like you to count to one million and skip every prime number and every number divisible by 7 as a demonstration that no one is perfect.
Mediafire also has limitations: exe's will not be processed unless they contain no malicious code. So don't worry about running this, which will produce a text file that will make all your wildest dreams come true.
I suspect that it starts with "1 4 6 8 9 10 12 15 16 18 20"
