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Posted: 6/23/2005 11:59 AM
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Bisqwit
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If your btfriend.py program has recently started spitting error messages that look like this: 
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "./btfriend.py", line 265, in ?
    CheckSharing()
  File "./btfriend.py", line 256, in CheckSharing
    Share(file, key, prio)
  File "./btfriend.py", line 224, in Share
    DownloadTorrent(key, file)
  File "./btfriend.py", line 162, in DownloadTorrent
    response = urlopen(url).read()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 129, in urlopen
    return _opener.open(url, data)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 326, in open
    '_open', req)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 306, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/site-packages/BitTorrent/zurllib.py", line 33, in http_open
    fp = HTTPHandler.http_open(self,req)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 901, in http_open
    return self.do_open(httplib.HTTP, req)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 895, in do_open
    return self.parent.error('http', req, fp, code, msg, hdrs)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 352, in error
    return self._call_chain(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 306, in _call_chain
    result = func(*args)
  File "/usr/lib/python2.3/urllib2.py", line 412, in http_error_default
    raise HTTPError(req.get_full_url(), code, msg, hdrs, fp)
urllib2.HTTPError: HTTP Error -1:
It is because the tracker nowadays requires that when downloading torrent files directly from the tracker, the info hash must be hex-coded. Therefore, a new version of btfriend.py has been released, addressing this problem. http://bisqwit.iki.fi/src/btfriend.py <- download here. EDIT: Nevermind that. I guess Debian folks had broke it. I downloaded v4 of Bittorrent and it works fine.
Posted: 6/23/2005 11:21 AM
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Bisqwit
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Omega wrote:
a decent PC can capture 60FPS video with sound easily if it's a small screen size.
The most important thing is to have fast RAM. 133 MHz RAM is not fast enough for that kind of recording.
Posted: 6/23/2005 10:14 AM
(Edited: 6/23/2005 10:47 AM)
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AVI is merely a container, just as OGM and MKV are. They are not codecs - they contain streams compressed with various codecs. I used OGM because it can contain Vorbis sound, which AVI can not contain. Both can contain X264 video stream. As for Windows Media Player, I'm not the slightest surprised if it doesn't support OGM. WMP is Microsoft software, and OGM is a free standard not developed by Microsoft. Microsoft and free standards are often mutually exclusive. I suggest using something else.
Posted: 6/23/2005 9:20 AM
Post subject: Re: AVI to OGM
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We haven't actually switched anything. I tried OGM for a change because it's the only format I know that can store Vorbis soundtrack, and I wanted to try some better audio codec than MP3. Vorbis is very good. I tried FAAC before that (FAAC can be put into AVI), but it appeared to be worse[1] than MP3 for NES soundtracks. However, the "-vf decimate" option can't be used together with OGM format[2], which is a shame because the decimate option (discovered by Dehacked) creates a big saving in the file size. OGM might have some other mechanism for eliminating identical frames, but it's important that the identical frames are eliminated before feeding them to the codec. This maximizes the effect of the multiple reference frame usage of the X264 codec. As for MKV (Matroska), I have no experience of it, but I'll maybe look at it some day. [#1]: FAAC at 40 kbit/s had very clear ringing artifacts, whereas MP3 didn't have that problem. [#2]: ogmmerge drops frames of zero size, creating serious A/V desync.
Posted: 6/23/2005 6:02 AM
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AngerFist wrote:
Was this submission encoded to .omg?
.ogm. For an experiment.
Posted: 6/22/2005 7:25 PM
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Saturn, you're from Germany but your movie title (in the FCM file) says "﮸‘倀茄ｨȴѠ䠴‚" (hex: EF AE B8 C2 91 E5 80 80 E8 8C 84 EF BD A8 C8 B4 D1 A0 E4 A0 B4 C2 82). How should I interpret that?
Posted: 6/22/2005 6:45 PM
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(Sorry for being a thread necromancer.) We have had one Bigfoot submission so far <http://tasvideos.org/forum/t/1464>, but it was rejected. Reasons were that the movie lacked a "wow" impression. I like the game though. Can anyone think of a way to make a more interesting movie of this game?
Posted: 6/22/2005 4:49 PM
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gbagcn wrote:
The Yoshis Island movie should be stared
Because of the extraordinary feedback it has received, I have granted it a star now.
Posted: 6/21/2005 7:41 PM
Post subject: Re: cant open the movie timeattack turtles
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Bisqwit
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Have you tried reading the FAQ? I know for a fact that your problem is answered in it.
Posted: 6/21/2005 2:14 PM
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Note that to download the MPG from globetown.net, you must copy&paste the link (don't click directly). If using wget, set --user-agent=Mozilla.
Posted: 6/20/2005 9:46 PM
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I may recommend also BisqBot's battle simulator: http://bisqbot.stc.cx/pokedex.php Example query: 
hit L20dv1,2,3,4 pikachu with headbutt from L10dv15,1,12,6 meowth
Example result: 
MEOWTH[L10,atk23].HEADBUTT[99.6%,STAB,TM2] -> PIKACHU[L20,def30,hp60]: Damage: 10-12 (crit: 16-19). 29.7% chance for flinching caused.
There's also a Pokédex there. For example, try: 
pkmn meowth full
Posted: 6/20/2005 1:05 PM
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Oh, and btw - in making a game, finding a suitable graphics editor program is not the biggest problem.
Posted: 6/20/2005 12:47 PM
Post subject: Re: What is this?
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Judging from the information you posted (which only includes one image representing a pixel-by-pixel editing window with no tools or identification of software displayed), it could be almost any image editor in the world. Nothing out of ordinary...
Posted: 6/19/2005 2:54 PM
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Truncated wrote:
This doesn't show up in the recent changes, neither as submission or movie. What's up?
Because it was published in December 2004?
Posted: 6/19/2005 12:17 PM
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Have you tried the resolutions at the http://tasvideos.org/DesyncHelp.html page? (You know, it's linked from our FAQ...)
Posted: 6/19/2005 2:08 AM
Post subject: Re: Web script for movie save-state anchoring
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I'd like to have the same for FCM. I'd also like to have the reverse - joiner of a reset-based movie with a savestate-based movie, which may assume sync problems don't arise.
Posted: 6/19/2005 1:53 AM
Post subject: Some details revealed about the new Project manager
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In a new version of the submission manager (worktitled "Project manager", contrasting to the old name "Queue manager"), this could be one good idea to have. There are a few goals I'm aiming for: - Possibility to post incomplete movies - More than one text box. -- Incorporating something that has previously been done in the forums and by editing the submission text - that is, movie commenting. - Adding other type of attachments besides movie files (savestates, screenshots, maps?) -- Because I don't have too much bandwidth to spare, there are going to be some limits - Updating/deleting/adding attachments -- Changelog of file and status updates - Automatically calculating more information from the movie file, besides the rerecord count, system and length -- For example, in the case of snes9x, WIP/upanddown etc flags - Preview before posting - More status handling: add status "in progress" I'm currently rewriting some internal portions of the website engine, and I haven't yet actually begun writing this project manager (except for the database plans).
Posted: 6/18/2005 9:56 PM
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Vatchern wrote:
IMO.. I think it would be funny to see you in one level, make a free man pop out of every object you destroy :P.
I agree, but it's exhausting to do that... I'll keep that in mind when I continue my movie. Also, since I mostly use the magnet beam, there aren't many places where I actually kill something. In the new movie, not even the Gutsman tunnel.
Posted: 6/18/2005 8:32 PM
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Spacecow wrote:
I cannot BELIEVE you skipped the blob ride in 5-4. My jaw is on the floor.
But, I don't understand why the delays involving the bats. Why not just fly all the way unstopped?
Posted: 6/18/2005 7:26 PM
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In a planet full of Yoshis... Survival rate expectation: 3 seconds
Posted: 6/18/2005 12:07 PM
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Walker Boh wrote:
I actually liked that some dialogs were slow and readable.
Naturally, this was only done for dialogs where there was no other choice but to wait.
Posted: 6/17/2005 1:14 PM
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I'm not sure why everyone is so excited of this movie. I watched the first 6 levels. I didn't see any obvious mistakes, but the thing that stroke me is that it wasn't boring at all. It kept me interested (*). Congratulations, your submission is accepted. :) *) I can't say that for the whole 1½ hours. But the audience knows it best...
Posted: 6/17/2005 7:33 AM
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Omega wrote:
That's excellent! I'm glad that it works and is able to save time. :)
Well, in that particular situation it doesn't really save any time.
Posted: 6/17/2005 7:23 AM
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Finalfighter successfully tested this technique.. http://www.globetown.net/~rockmovie/damageenergy.mpg
Posted: 6/17/2005 7:20 AM
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Bag of Magic Food wrote:
First he has to finish the level editor.
Nope, he hasn't. I've suspended that project. Rockman now has higher priority, although that isn't telling much because I'm working on many other things right now.
ANGERFIST wrote:
Bisqwit plzzz don't tell us avid megaman fans that this expected run of yours is gonna be similiar to morimotos in the sense that we have to wait around a year for your run :(...
Considering that v4 was released in July, a year is full very soon. I am sorry.
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