Check my first D2X-XL video clip out (descent2.de - downloads - d2x-xl media).
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:58 pm
by DarkFlameWolf
Very nice video. Thanks for using Bahagad Outbreak in your promotions. (although you do need to get playing Lost Levels! ) As for the movie itself, nice display of a bunch of D2XL features, even if the shadow portion probably wasn't the fullest demonstration of what shadows can do. They looked less then spectacular with the arena you chose to capture, but everything else was great.
BTW, what program did you use to make that? I'm always interested in knowing about editing progs.
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:08 pm
by Diedel
I could have done the shadows using Warp Labs, but I like that arena pretty much - and it's a standard D2 level.
I used FRAPS for screen capturing and Windows Moviemaker for creating the movie. That's good enough for me (though Moviemaker has a nasty habit of not moving text messages in time if you insert or delete video clips ... )
Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 4:40 pm
by DarkFlameWolf
Ah, using the basics, well good enough for utilizing what you had. Good stuff.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:44 am
by Aus-RED-5
Nice work Diedel!
I like it alot!
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:06 am
by DizzyRox
No Doubt Diedel,very nice work
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:09 am
by Diedel
Thanks a lot.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 8:36 am
by DarkFlameWolf
Should show this to the developers of the original Descent 2, they'd probably get a kick out of it.
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:23 am
by Diedel
Maybe they would jump in and finally create an awesome Descent 4?
Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:20 pm
by DarkFlameWolf
doubtful. Interplay would sit on their plans and prevent them.
Who ever the user karx11erx is uploaded the D2X-XL video.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 1:13 am
by Aus-RED-5
TigerRaptorFX wrote:Who ever the user karx11erx is uploaded the D2X-XL video.
That would be Diedel.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 6:37 am
by Diedel
TigerRaptorFX wrote:Who ever the user karx11erx is uploaded the D2X-XL video.
ROFL!
karx11erx is my new alias. Diedel is pretty old, but as I registered on the DBB.net ages ago, I am rather known as Diedel than as karx11erx to the better part of the Descent community.
Unfortunately, the quality of the Youtube video sucks, as it got compressed and sized down by Youtube.
Btw, I will upload a slightly longer version of the video tonight. Improved the end (outdoor level) sequence a little.
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:00 am
by DarkFlameWolf
Diedel, always the perfectionist!
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:38 am
by Chaos Death Saurer
My video feels inferior now...
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 7:51 am
by Diedel
DarkFlameWolf wrote:Diedel, always the perfectionist!
The clip is not perfect. Actually a lot of things turned out well totally accidentally, like the start of the video, with the move forward between the two text messages. But I have learned a lot while creating it.
interplay.com expired on 12/13/2006 and is pending renewal or deletion.
Whoah! Dang! I thought that the had resurrected somehow and was going to create/publish some MMORPG.
:)
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 9:50 pm
by novacron
Great video Diedel! I found myself getting really excited about a really outdated game... again.
I swear as soon as I finish my album I am all over my project again. hehe
Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 11:40 pm
by TigerRaptor
Diedel wrote:
Unfortunately, the quality of the Youtube video sucks, as it got compressed and sized down by Youtube.
If possible try to save it as a higher quality DivX Avi and keep it slightly under 100 megs. I did this with Kuman's 99 art gallery video and a good amount of the quality stayed.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 2:17 am
by Diedel
I have no tools to create divx videos and cut them and put music into them. If someone knows a good free tool like Windows Moviemaker that can do such things, tell me.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 7:18 am
by DCrazy
[MAC]Peter wrote:Whoah! Dang! I thought that the had resurrected somehow and was going to create/publish some MMORPG.
Not quite, they filed with the SEC to attempt to gain the capital to publish an MMORPG. They still have a massive debt liability, even post-Chapter 11, to worry about, and they're hoping a Fallout MMORPG will spur enough interest that they can at least pay off what they still owe.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 11:50 am
by Suncho
DarkFlameWolf wrote:Should show this to the developers of the original Descent 2, they'd probably get a kick out of it.
I told Mike Kulas about D2X-XL earlier this year and he downloaded it.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:31 pm
by DCrazy
Mike Kulas is still into Descent? Wow...
Actually, I guess I would be too if that was the definitive product of my career.
Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2006 12:46 pm
by Diedel
Errrm ... who is Mike Kulas? I suppose one of the Descent coders/project leaders?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 4:18 am
by Neumaennl
Diedel wrote:Errrm ... who is Mike Kulas? I suppose one of the Descent coders/project leaders?
oh boy, this isn't meant seriously, is it?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 5:30 am
by Diedel
I dimly remember the name, but that's all. The only name from Parallax I remember well is Matt Toschlog.
Anyway, what did Mike say about D2X-XL?
Posted: Thu Dec 21, 2006 6:29 am
by Suncho
I told Matt Toschlog about it too, but he's more of a D3 guy. Mike said he liked it, but it was before you added most of the weird stuff.
) As for the movie itself, nice display of a bunch of D2XL features, even if the shadow portion probably wasn't the fullest demonstration of what shadows can do. They looked less then spectacular with the arena you chose to capture, but everything else was great.
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