ok, so you need to use re-records to erase all of those fuck ups. here is something that may help you understand how to use them:
You load the rom and start recording.
you make a savestate, like every other emulator has, at (for example) 2 minutes 53 seconds.
oh no! you fucked up at 2 minutes 54 seconds!
load the savestate for 2:53 and try the part at 2:54 again.
this is how the tas movies get to perfection, lots and lots of savestates, lots and lots of fuck ups, and lots and lots of loading the savestates to try again.
hopefully that wasnt condescending, but it was the simplest wording i could come up with.
EDIT: for the record, you cannot submit a run here that starts recording from savestates! i know you used a savestate because the movie started from mario already having 8 stars, instead of the usual zero. just a word to the wise, since i cant recall if you said you were making these runs for the hell of it or not
Ahh ok thanks, i get how to rerecord now, thanks alot. That video was only a test run to see what you guys would suggest and i got what i wanted out of the video with this last post=)
Hey thanks.
I did my 17:56 run about 3 years ago so its been a while, and of course i still dont have a camcorder or a dvd/vhs recorder so i can't get it. If i get a camcorder for christmas or something ill start trying to do it again.
Well i used the built in avi converter in mpeg-4 format this time and its till running at about 5 fps and the audio is off...
I have another question. I've recorded a speed run of a level for a test with mupen64 0.5 and i have the m64 file. I can't figure out how to convert the video to avi though. I go to start movie playback and open the file. Then once it starts i go to Avi capture and set it to record in mircosoft video 1. Then once it starts again the framerate drops to about 5 per second and it gets really laggy. Then when i go play the video it says its 4 gigs and when i start it up the sound laggs horribly and the screen turns different colors and the screen has the same picture the whole video.
So how do i make it so that i can put my video up on youtube?
Where would i get this TAS input plugin and how do i apply it?
Im going to try. I've done some on the N64 in about 17 minutes getting 16 stars. I've seen a few videos were i could take some shorter spots to see if im able to gain some time. Other than that i'm just doing this because i've been amazed by the guys that do these TAS videos.
I'll check out the videos though, thanks for the fast reply.
I've downloaded mupen 64 and ive been messing around with the frame advance and slow motion on super mario 64 and i can't figure out how you guys do TAS runs so well. The Slow motion almosts makes it harder for me. Could someone share some tips on how to make a good TAS run on the emulator, because i can beat the game with 16 stars on the N64 version, but i want to beat it with 1 or 0.
So in the end i need to know how and when to use save states, slow motion, frame advance and recording with mupen 64 0.5(is this an old version).
