Post subject: Submission file alerts infrastructure
Editor, Active player (297)
Joined: 3/8/2004
Posts: 7469
Location: Arzareth
Due to the demands caused by the PXM movie file format, I added a new feature to the submission system. Previously, if you submitted a movie file that had something fishy in it, such as it starting from a savestate or having a "hacks enabled" bit set, it would outright reject the submission file. Now, instead of rejecting the submission, it receives it gladly, but it posts an "ALERTS POSSIBLY COMPROMISING MOVIE INTEGRITY" message on the top of the submission page listing every detectable thing that could possibly compromise the movie's credibility. These things are currently: -- M64, FCM, FM2, VBM, SMV, MMV, PXM: Movie starts from a savestate -- PXM: Movie has preinitialized memory cards (memory card contents are listed) -- PXM: Movie uses cheats (frames where cheats are enabled are listed) -- PXM: Movie uses hacks (frames where each hack is enabled are listed) This shifts some work from the technology behind the site to the judges, but it also makes exceptions possible for actually publishing some unordinary movie. Apologies to Arukado and Pirate_sephiroth who had to wait a really long time to have this done. You can now submit your movies, folks. Caveats: -- GMV file start mechanism is still not recognized, and an alert is not posted if the file begins from a savestate. -- Currently the "alerts" are not shown on the forums; it is only posted on the submission page.
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Joined: 12/3/2008
Posts: 940
Location: Castle Keep
No need apologies, but anyway, a million thanks for this addition that let us submit more stuff now :) *starting to work for submit... feel rusty about re3 two month later*