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Game library pages updated
Topic Started: Oct 27 2009, 10:36 AM (76 Views)
sheath	Oct 27 2009, 10:36 AM Post #1
Apollyon of the Wicker People Posts: 2,786 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: October 5, 2004	I am almost finished adding galleries for the games I have previously saved screenshots of in the 32X game library. You'll have to type 32x in the system field and hit enter to see just the 32X game library. I'll have to work on that option at some point, but I thought I'd fish for feedback on how the games show a single screenshot below them, and if you click on the game title you can see the rest of the screenshots. I've also attempted to make my life easier with the transition by not redoing the old mouse over comparisons. The lightbox pop up for pictures will allow you to flip forward and backward in the gallery, and any comparison pictures will be aptly named and the user will be able to flip forward and backward to see the difference. Examples: Shinobi III Space Harrier II Street Fighter II Special Champion Edition Super Street Fighter II Ranger X As I have become accustomed to the fact that I'm the only one really interested in this crap I will keep plugging along while I wait for replies. Oh, and digitpress got Shinobi III's title wrong, snicker
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Belpowerslave	Nov 3 2009, 12:18 PM Post #2
Administrator Posts: 7,814 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 23, 2004	I love the picture viewer thing, that's just ultra slick the way it appears, then stretches itself out to present the media. I think it would help quite a bit, though, if there wasn't as much loading between shuffling through the pics. I was looking over the Shinobi Genesis and 32X composite comparisons, going back and forth on one pic and though I could make it out after a few switches, having it change immediately would make all the difference. I understand that this is purely a server issue though, and don't fault you at all on it...just sort of mentioning it. Anyway, good stuff. The change to Drupal was a worthwhile one indeed! Bel
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sheath	Nov 3 2009, 03:19 PM Post #3
Apollyon of the Wicker People Posts: 2,786 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: October 5, 2004	Yeah, the loading thing is purely the fault of Drupal and shared hosting. Like I said though, I see tons of full mainstream pages with worse load times so I think people are used to it. After I get all of my media up in the searchable database I can always go back and make static pages. I can also make book pages that link to the database like I did with the Sega Rally and Daytona comparisons. The options are pretty well laid out in front of me now, I just need to spend time each day, or each week, linking to my old media. Then I can get to work on my 80+ 16-bit video files that I need to take pics from and make comparison vids for too. Fortunately nobody's paying me for this, because it is going to take forever. I figure by this time next year the site will be something nobody's ever seen before.
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Belpowerslave	Nov 8 2009, 02:23 PM Post #4
Administrator Posts: 7,814 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 23, 2004	That's the great thing about not only having a personal website, but a website in general. 1) You work on it at your own pace, you don't have to worry about people throwing deadlines at you or what visitors think. 2) As it is a website, you can constantly change it, evolve it with new technologies, fix errors, etc. Break out Dr Divx/2 or the Divx Converter that comes with the base Divx install and get started on those videos! The Divx Converter has come a long ways since its original incarnation, so give it another shot...it's really pretty good. Bel
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sheath	Nov 9 2009, 06:39 AM Post #5
Apollyon of the Wicker People Posts: 2,786 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: October 5, 2004	Divx 7 converter seems to misread captured game console video and sets the bitrate way too low. Dr.Divx 2 with the 6.8x software did the same thing unless I created a custom high definition profile. I have pretty much settled on using Virtual Dub for most of my editing, inserting logos, etc, and then Adobe Premier for comparisons. I'll try to use Dr. Divx or the 7 converter for post processing, but I usually am only happy with the less compressed output before.
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Belpowerslave	Nov 9 2009, 12:16 PM Post #6
Administrator Posts: 7,814 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 23, 2004	Quote: Divx 7 converter seems to misread captured game console video and sets the bitrate way too low. You do realize you can set the bitrate yourself, as well as the audio bitrate, etc. if you go in to the more advanced options(just hit "modify" once it's in the list)? It just sounds like you're dropping the video in there, hitting convert and expecting Divx to automatically switch the settings to a decent level. Trust me, it won't, you gotta do it on your own. ;) Quote: Dr.Divx 2 with the 6.8x software did the same thing unless I created a custom high definition profile. Well, one thing I've learned is that you never let any software sit there and try to tell you what a bitrate should be. With Dr Divx 2 I have the default profile set up to be at "insane quality" level. This way, when I drop a video in there I can just lower the settings to what I think they should be. Quote: I'll try to use Dr. Divx or the 7 converter for post processing, but I usually am only happy with the less compressed output before. You could always try outputting some sort of MPEG2 or 4 video, it'll just be too huge to actually have people download. You could use it exclusively for streaming through, or online like YouTube, etc. Bel
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sheath	Nov 9 2009, 12:51 PM Post #7
Apollyon of the Wicker People Posts: 2,786 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: October 5, 2004	Quote: You do realize you can set the bitrate yourself, as well as the audio bitrate, etc. if you go in to the more advanced options(just hit "modify" once it's in the list)? It just sounds like you're dropping the video in there, hitting convert and expecting Divx to automatically switch the settings to a decent level. Trust me, it won't, you gotta do it on your own. ;) I'm pretty sure I tried this with the Divx 7 converter, or maybe it didn't have options because I didn't pay for Pro this time. I'll have to check this when I start encoding the new videos. Quote: Well, one thing I've learned is that you never let any software sit there and try to tell you what a bitrate should be. With Dr Divx 2 I have the default profile set up to be at "insane quality" level. This way, when I drop a video in there I can just lower the settings to what I think they should be. That's what I meant, I can set Dr Divx 2 to 1600kbps and it'll still encode below 700kbps, sometimes as low as 300kbps. I hadn't figured out a way to make it stop last time I was mass encoding, so I batched it all through Virtual Dub instead. It doesn't do this with S-Video quality recordings, only with Composite AV from the Genesis and SNES and whatnot. If I recall, even the TurboGrafx vids I took from the DUO/R worked fine with Dr. Divx 2. Quote: You could always try outputting some sort of MPEG2 or 4 video, it'll just be too huge to actually have people download. You could use it exclusively for streaming through, or online like YouTube, etc. Bel Ick, once this fella went Divx, he ain't never going back. ;)
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Belpowerslave	Nov 9 2009, 01:50 PM Post #8
Administrator Posts: 7,814 Group: Admin Member #1 Joined: August 23, 2004	Quote: I'm pretty sure I tried this with the Divx 7 converter, or maybe it didn't have options because I didn't pay for Pro this time. I'll have to check this when I start encoding the new videos. Ah, that's true...I forgot about that, that I have 7 Pro. Thing is, back before I did, when you go in to "Register Divx Products" in one of the various links in the program's file folder, it should say "Divx 7: v6 Registered Pro". So even though you're using 7, it should allow you the full features of 6 Pro. This is just a guess though. Quote: That's what I meant, I can set Dr Divx 2 to 1600kbps and it'll still encode below 700kbps, sometimes as low as 300kbps. I hadn't figured out a way to make it stop last time I was mass encoding, so I batched it all through Virtual Dub instead. It doesn't do this with S-Video quality recordings, only with Composite AV from the Genesis and SNES and whatnot. If I recall, even the TurboGrafx vids I took from the DUO/R worked fine with Dr. Divx 2. I've had times where I've set a bitrate to, say, 1300 and it'll do 1100 instead, but that's about as far off as it's gone for me. Tell you what, can you send me a sample or cut version of one your videos that is having this issue? I can run it through what I've got and see if it does the same thing to me. What I'm thinking is that you may be missing some options that I regularly use, which is why it's doing this to you. I only know this stuff because I've been dicking with Divx for years and years and years. I never really looked at any of the tutorials, so I learned it all the hard way...but that has allowed me to really know the software. There's very little I don't know about all three of the Divx conversion apps...and I don't mind showing you some stuff. :) If you can, just upload one of your troubled videos, whatever size you want, shoot me the link and I'll dick with it today and let you know of my results as well as what you can do to get the quality you're looking for. Quote: Ick, once this fella went Divx, he ain't never going back. ;) I agree...but it's important to explore alternatives from time to time. From what I saw of Ben's stuff, back when he was doing his SegaFans newsletter, WMV and QT MPEG aren't too bad at all, both in terms of quality and size. I almost thought about going with WMV initially, but I didn't want to screw Mac users like that(especially as I was one at the time). Now that OSX has multiple WMV-playing apps, it's not so bad. If you don't have it, try out the WMV Encoder app...it's actually pretty hip. Just see how it does for you compared to Divx: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/forpros/encoder/default.mspx Bel
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sheath	Nov 9 2009, 02:09 PM Post #9
Apollyon of the Wicker People Posts: 2,786 Group: Members Member #12 Joined: October 5, 2004	Sure, my After Burner 32X video should be uploaded in about an hour. It is currently over 1100kbps compressed and I noticed tons of artifacts when I went lower than that. This should have been compressed using a single pass Divx 6.8 compression in Virtual Dub. -edit- It's halfway done. Also, you probably already know this but the only way to see the audio compression rate that I know of in Windows is to right click on the file, go to properties and the summary tab. The little pop-up when you hover over the file only shows the audio compression rate. It's up! Edited by sheath, Nov 9 2009, 02:41 PM.
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