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Post by: Hostile Creation on February 22, 2003, 03:08:14 PM
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Post by: Grey Ninja on February 22, 2003, 09:41:33 PM
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Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
I doubt they've had enough time to develop a game with it yet. It is a recent addition, isn't it? Games often take a while to make. . .
Give me a couple of hours (maybe overnight), and I can turn all the FMV in Final Fantasy VII PC into Divx, and given the source code for the game, I could port it to DivX in about another hour. It's not really as big a deal as you make out.
The problem is that I am sure that Factor 5 wants some money for their DivX kit, and developers probably are too cheap to pay it, or really don't care if their FMV is butchered all to hell. Personally it doesn't bother me much though. The only game I have played that really has FMV THAT low in quality is Eternal Darkness. *sob*
Post by: Infernal Monkey on February 22, 2003, 09:45:54 PM
NightFire's FMV sequences reminded me of the Saturns early attempts at FMV ;_;
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Post by: snorgasmo on February 23, 2003, 01:27:24 AM
and yeah i heard about enter the matrix using divx as well.. the game apparently has loads of cinematics, so it makes sense.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on February 23, 2003, 04:45:03 AM
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Post by: BlackGriffen on February 23, 2003, 08:31:42 AM
) for the game. This makes games like the FF series more workable.So, if there is any kind of static movie in the game (whether full screen, a non-interactive background [ala 2-D fighter], or a video screen in game), Divx should prove useful. Especially since it means that the Cube will need to pull less data from the God, saving bandwidth, though the tradeoff is that more computing power will be needed. Can't wait to see what Factor 5 does with it.
BlackGriffen
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Post by: Grey Ninja on February 23, 2003, 11:11:09 AM
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Originally posted by: BlackGriffen
Divx only makes sense for moving images. With RE backgrounds, they'd be better of with jpeg or something.
Actually, much of the Resident Evil backdrops are combinations of FMV and realtime graphics. Play the game sometime, and check it out. The backgrounds are rarely still.
Post by: MarioFoxZelda on February 23, 2003, 11:51:48 AM
Post by: DivXGamingGrl on May 21, 2003, 08:34:33 AM
Post by: BranDonk Kong on May 21, 2003, 09:59:07 AM
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Originally posted by: Grey NinjaQuote
Originally posted by: Hostile Creation
I doubt they've had enough time to develop a game with it yet. It is a recent addition, isn't it? Games often take a while to make. . .
Give me a couple of hours (maybe overnight), and I can turn all the FMV in Final Fantasy VII PC into Divx, and given the source code for the game, I could port it to DivX in about another hour. It's not really as big a deal as you make out.
The problem is that I am sure that Factor 5 wants some money for their DivX kit, and developers probably are too cheap to pay it, or really don't care if their FMV is butchered all to hell. Personally it doesn't bother me much though. The only game I have played that really has FMV THAT low in quality is Eternal Darkness. *sob*
I just saw this post was bumped, and read the full thing again. No offense, but what you said makes absolutely no sense whatsoever. You can't port a game to DivX. Making a DivX video is quite simple, almost anyone with a PC can do it...but that porting a game to DivX really bugs me, and even given the source code to the game, it would take months to port it to anything, especially something non-existent like the "DivX video game system"...ok bye.
Post by: Berbs42 on May 21, 2003, 10:30:16 AM
Much appreciated!
- Berbs
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 21, 2003, 11:25:49 AM
Post by: aoi tsuki on May 21, 2003, 11:51:44 AM
For those curious, the video in Enter the Matrix is easily some of the best video on the Cube, if not the best. Pity more developers don't take advantage of it.
Post by: RickPowers on May 21, 2003, 01:20:54 PM
By the way, guys. Stop hitting on the VIP.
Post by: mouse_clicker on May 21, 2003, 01:30:10 PM
Eh, to the guy who said he hoped Metroid Prime 2 would use it, why? The the best of my knowledge, Metroid Prime sported no FMV and if it did it was so well done I didn't notice it and hence doesn't need the benefits of DivX. It's possibl MP2 will have some CG stuff, but I doubt it.
"INCONCEIVABLE!!!" (from Griffin's signature)
Just asking, but did you get that from The Princess Bride? Wallace Shawn as Vizzini says inconceivable all the time in that movie- so funny.
Post by: Grey Ninja on May 21, 2003, 02:01:55 PM
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By the way, guys. Stop hitting on the VIP.
Yeah, I was going to comment on that too, but didn't quite know how to say it.
Just curious though... who is she?Post by: RickPowers on May 21, 2003, 04:51:57 PM
Oh, and she's certainly not the only VIP here. There are others, some just haven't chosen to reveal themselves yet. Time will tell.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on May 21, 2003, 05:43:58 PM
I'm a VIP.
Now.. All I need is a custom tag....
*Glances around room*
*Dives out window*
Post by: DivXGamingGrl on May 22, 2003, 02:02:33 PM
Hopefully several of the companies we met with at E3 will soon be taking up DivX as well... were any of you there?
Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 22, 2003, 03:04:51 PM
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Thanks Rick! There is a certain appeal to keeping the mystery going
No, I wasn't.
But I did pay the $30 to be a licensed DivX Pro user, how about that?
Post by: RickPowers on May 22, 2003, 03:11:17 PM
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Post by: Grey Ninja on May 22, 2003, 03:48:26 PM
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Originally posted by: DivXGamingGrl
Thanks Rick! There is a certain appeal to keeping the mystery going
No, I wasn't.
But I did pay the $30 to be a licensed DivX Pro user, how about that?
Erm... I downloaded the spyware infested pro pack, and later reformatted my hard drive to clean it all off and installed the basic pack... then I hassled PGC to use DivX encoding in their game movies.
Anyways, it's great to have you here DivXGamingGrl, as the presence of VIPs such as yourself does nothing but enhance the quality of this board. And you can be sure that all GameCube owners are very pleased about DivX support on our system.
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Post by: ruby_onix on May 22, 2003, 05:32:34 PM
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By the way, guys. Stop hitting on the VIP.
It's his fault for using a name that suggests that he's a female.
I've gotten hit on by men a number of times since I picked up the "Ruby" part of my name, but you just get used to it.
Post by: Infernal Monkey on May 22, 2003, 05:49:52 PM
"How you doin'?"
... Oh, *reads post*
Nevermind.
Anyway, after witnessing Enter The Matrix with it's uber cool looking video clips, I'd like it very much if more developers would use the technology. I'm looking in your direction Silicon Knights and EA. ... Somehow.
Post by: yellowfellow on May 22, 2003, 06:15:12 PM
(eg. luke watching R2D2 play the clip of Princess Leia, all done with polygons, but the clip is from the movie)
i thought i also read somewhere that a video could be placed onto polygons or something, like a texture, with this kind of compression. i dunno, i hope i didn't dream that info but it may be possible.
Post by: BranDonk Kong on May 22, 2003, 06:33:08 PM
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Post by: NinGurl69 *huggles on May 22, 2003, 11:26:32 PM
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Originally posted by: Professional 666Quote
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Thanks Rick! There is a certain appeal to keeping the mystery going
No, I wasn't.
But I did pay the $30 to be a licensed DivX Pro user, how about that?
Erm... I downloaded the spyware infested pro pack, and later reformatted my hard drive to clean it all off and installed the basic pack... then I hassled PGC to use DivX encoding in their game movies.
Anyways, it's great to have you here DivXGamingGrl, as the presence of VIPs such as yourself does nothing but enhance the quality of this board. And you can be sure that all GameCube owners are very pleased about DivX support on our system.
I'm "Pro." I purchased the "Pro pack." I can download ALL THE FUTURE "Pro packs" (that do not contain ad/spyware) for no additional cost (until their policies change). End of story. Maybe not. Paying is not only a way of aquiring that great piece of software, it's my way of showing appreciation for the work DivX Networks (and their DivX ;-) predecessors) has done.
I'm thru with "bothering" our resident DivX VIP. I'm busy enough capturing the trailers from the Demo Disc so I can make them available on the 'net in DivX format.
Fear a world that might be dominated by.................... Quicktime. Or WM9.
Post by: deminisma on May 22, 2003, 11:40:41 PM
I guess we'll have to wait until Rogue Squadron III for the first GOOD game using it.
Post by: DivXGamingGrl on May 23, 2003, 08:40:44 AM
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At the risk of actually getting this thread back on topic, how expensive is using DivX for the Gamecube? I understand 3rd parties need to make money on their games, but I'm not fond of developers taking short cuts to make more money when it's the consumer that gets the short end of the stick (read: crappy game). Although I really do have a lot more respect for 3rd parties and their plite after listening to the Seamus Blackley interview.
I'll give you a hint as to what I do at DivX - it's not technical support
On a serious note, for any Pro purchases with issues, you can email prosupport@divx.com, ask for Ryan. You did not get his name here.DivX SDK's for GCN and Xbox are not over the top expensive. It is more than Bink, the most commonly used alternative, because it is a different technology. Bink is MPEG-2, DivX is well... DivX. I realize what developers are used to paying and have created several options for them to make DivX an affordable solution, giving consumers the best video available. It all depends on their ability to advertise DivX, how many titles and how many skus they are publishing.
And yes, I am a girl.
