Posted: 10/17/2005 3:42 AM
Post subject: I can't watch movies.
Quote
marioguy
Joined: 10/17/2005
Posts: 50
Sorry, but I'm a newbe at TASes, but I have been watching speedruns for a year now. My Visual Boy Advance won't load those movies. It says it'll load VisualBoyAdvance Movie files, but it can't see VBA files. What's the problem?
I'm the hero of yay.
Posted: 10/17/2005 3:47 AM
Quote
nitsuja
Emulator Coder, Skilled player (1301)
Joined: 12/21/2004
Posts: 2687
Computer TASer of 2011 TAS of 2011 First edition TAS of 2011 Computer TAS of 2011 Sega TAS of 2010 Sega TAS of 2008 Sega TAS of 2007 Glitchy TAS of 2007
You need the version of VBA that's here: http://tasvideos.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2050&start=0 (It's directly above this topic you just made... And I assume you meant VBM files, not VBA files.)
Posted: 10/17/2005 4:16 AM
Quote
marioguy
Joined: 10/17/2005
Posts: 50
When I go to the play option, the "start playing video" is blocked out.
I'm the hero of yay.
Posted: 10/17/2005 7:03 AM
Quote
nitsuja
Emulator Coder, Skilled player (1301)
Joined: 12/21/2004
Posts: 2687
Computer TASer of 2011 TAS of 2011 First edition TAS of 2011 Computer TAS of 2011 Sega TAS of 2010 Sega TAS of 2008 Sega TAS of 2007 Glitchy TAS of 2007
marioguy wrote:
When I go to the play option, the "start playing video" is blocked out.
You have to open the ROM first. The video is just input that is fed into the game, so it can't work unless the game is running first. (I suppose it could guess which ROM to open for you, but it doesn't do that.)
Posted: 10/18/2005 3:23 AM
Quote
marioguy
Joined: 10/17/2005
Posts: 50
Okay, give me step to step instructions.
I'm the hero of yay.
Posted: 10/18/2005 3:27 AM
Quote
nesrocks
He/Him
Player (241)
Joined: 5/1/2004
Posts: 4096
Location: Rio, Brazil
Its on the faq located in the main site.
aka Nesrocks http://www.youtube.com/user/UoBtExFODA https://nesrocks.com https://twitter.com/bitinkstudios
Posted: 10/18/2005 3:45 AM
Quote
nitsuja
Emulator Coder, Skilled player (1301)
Joined: 12/21/2004
Posts: 2687
Computer TASer of 2011 TAS of 2011 First edition TAS of 2011 Computer TAS of 2011 Sega TAS of 2010 Sega TAS of 2008 Sega TAS of 2007 Glitchy TAS of 2007
It's says how on this page specifically, at the top: http://tasvideos.org/VBM.html "The ROM" means the game file with the same name as the one listed as "Filename of the ROM used" on the description page of the movie you are trying to watch. You have to get it yourself; you won't find it here.
Posted: 10/18/2005 3:51 AM
Quote
marioguy
Joined: 10/17/2005
Posts: 50
I read that page before. http://tasvideos.org/movies.cgi?id=368 That is the video I want to watch. So what should the description be?
I'm the hero of yay.
Posted: 10/18/2005 3:59 AM
Quote
nitsuja
Emulator Coder, Skilled player (1301)
Joined: 12/21/2004
Posts: 2687
Computer TASer of 2011 TAS of 2011 First edition TAS of 2011 Computer TAS of 2011 Sega TAS of 2010 Sega TAS of 2008 Sega TAS of 2007 Glitchy TAS of 2007
marioguy wrote:
I read that page before. http://tasvideos.org/movies.cgi?id=368 That is the video I want to watch. So what should the description be?
First, where it says: "Read author's comments in submission #723" You click on the "submission #723" to see the description. Now you see "Filename of the ROM used" on the left. In this case it says "rs-dbaa.gba", and in this case that's not much help because it's an abbreviation, so instead, use the Game name, Dragon Ball Advance Adventure, and notice that the Game version says Japan. In other words, you need a ROM called "Dragon Ball - Advance Adventure (J)" to play that movie. Once you have it, open it in VBA and then play the movie.
Posted: 10/18/2005 4:12 AM
Quote
marioguy
Joined: 10/17/2005
Posts: 50
Ahhh, I can't find that rom. I guess I better just get the torrent file.
I'm the hero of yay.
Posted: 1/26/2009 10:36 PM
Post subject: Gahh
Quote
Rofz
Joined: 1/26/2009
Posts: 5
I need help really badly. I have the exact same ROM that was used in Biospark's 100% Metroid Fusion run, and still it doesn't work. I have VBA version 1.7.2 and 1.8.3 beta, but it still doesn't work!
Posted: 1/26/2009 11:19 PM
Post subject: Re: Gahh
Quote
p4wn3r
Player (42)
Joined: 12/27/2008
Posts: 873
Location: Germany
Lucky TAS of 2011 Gameboy TAS of 2011
Rofz wrote:
I need help really badly. I have the exact same ROM that was used in Biospark's 100% Metroid Fusion run, and still it doesn't work. I have VBA version 1.7.2 and 1.8.3 beta, but it still doesn't work!
To run movies, you need the re-recording version of VBA, the normal one won't work. The movie you want to play needs v19.3. Find it here: http://www.bluetoaster.net/emu/all.htm
Posted: 1/26/2009 11:42 PM
Quote
Rofz
Joined: 1/26/2009
Posts: 5
I downloaded the v19.3, but whatever I try to do it doesn't work. Does the .vbm file need to be the same name as the .gba file?
Posted: 1/27/2009 11:14 AM
Quote
p4wn3r
Player (42)
Joined: 12/27/2008
Posts: 873
Location: Germany
Lucky TAS of 2011 Gameboy TAS of 2011
To run movies, first load the ROM. Then go to Tools -> Play -> Start playing movie... In that window, select Browse and find the .vbm file, then press the OK button and it will start playing.
Posted: 1/28/2009 3:14 AM
Quote
Rofz
Joined: 1/26/2009
Posts: 5
Done all that, still no dice. The only files my VBA plays is .vmv files by the looks of it.
Posted: 1/28/2009 3:17 AM
Quote
Raiscan
Joined: 11/11/2006
Posts: 1235
Location: United Kingdom
Rofz wrote:
Done all that, still no dice. The only files my VBA plays is .vmv files by the looks of it.
You may have downloaded v19.3, but you're not using it. make sure you're opening "vba-rerecording.exe", not "VisualBoyAdvance.exe". If you don't have vba-rerecording.exe, try getting v19.3 and trying again.
<adelikat> I am annoyed at my irc statements ending up in forums & sigs
Posted: 1/28/2009 4:11 AM
Quote
Rofz
Joined: 1/26/2009
Posts: 5
I am using 19.3, the file is called "vba-rerecording-19 3.exe". When I load the ROM, I go to "Tools->Play", but the option for "Start Playing Movie" is grayed out.
Posted: 1/28/2009 10:41 AM
Quote
p4wn3r
Player (42)
Joined: 12/27/2008
Posts: 873
Location: Germany
Lucky TAS of 2011 Gameboy TAS of 2011
I think the option is grayed out because you haven't loaded the ROM. Before trying to play the movie, go to File -> Open ROM and select the ROM the movie needs.
Posted: 1/29/2009 7:26 AM
Quote
Rofz
Joined: 1/26/2009
Posts: 5
Even when I load the ROM it is still grayed out. I know what I will do. I will make a video of me doing said things, and someone can point out where I went wrong. I will upload it to rapidshare as soon as I get around to it, and give the link here.