More on the movie format.

[davy]

Ok, I uploaded some of the changes I made to the compressors and the player... Plus a brand new movie! Heres the scoop, I've been tossing around some compression techniques... It seems that it is VERY hard to compress a movie without losing a great deal of quality. I am still looking for ways around this...

The best compression so far is the color compression. Actually, I am considering making a compressor that reduces the 24bit images to 8bit images, which would decrease the file size by ALOT. But, this would seriously decrease the quality as well.

Ok, so the files I uploaded come in two packages. One for the programs, and one for the movie. The movie has been saved in each of the compression types to show the difference in filesize and quality. To use the movies, simply move the one you want to the folder that "Player.GB" is in, then run the player. One thing you will notice with each of these compression types, is that they each load relatively quick. This is of course VERY good.

Ok, enjoy the video, and look out for the movie maker I am working on that will enable you to easily create your own movies. And I will also write a simple code snip that will allow you to use these movies in your own programs. These would be GREAT for title screens, and possibly just for small animations and FMV's in various programs.

ENJOY!

Programs:
p13.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/MovieDemo2.zip

Videos:
p13.wikispaces.com/space/showimage/video.zip



btw, both the floor and wall textures in the sample movie were created by Dodic.

[matthew]

I`ve run it, and it looks good.

The Man wearing the blue jeans and t-shirt walking across the screen, excellent.

[davy]

Thanks, interesting fact... But that is actually the zombie from the original atropine releases. I just used blender and added some armatures, then rendered the animation to a series of bmp's... Then my program did all the rest (compiled them into the movie files). But yeah... If you are into modeling/rendering and you HAVEN'T checked out blender. DO. Its free and an amazing program with all sorts of uses. Especially 3d cartooning and modeling. Oh yeah, its freeware too!

[matthew]

I`ve just downloaded Blender and the Documentation.

[davy]

Great. Once you get the hang of it... If you are into 3d art, you will love it!


Some tips

~For your meshes (objects) there are really two modes. Editing and Object mode. When you have an object selected, pressing the TAB button will toggle between editing and object mode.
~The right mouse button is almost always used to select things, and the left button is for dragging. The mouse wheel is your zoom and holding it down while you move the mouse will rotate things.

If you need any more extensive help, let me know. Blender has came to be one of my all time favorite programs. As far as imaging goes... Blender=#1, Photoshop=#2