17 replies to this topic

[Nertea]

Did anybody figure out how to get a movie file (vp6) working with alpha channels (purpose being palantir movies)? I know how to do the exporting and all, it's just getting a source movie with alphas that's the problem.

[Lauri]

Checked ched's tutorial?

edit: doubt it has anything about alphas in it, but it's the only data we have about it

Edited by Lauri, 06 April 2009 - 11:25 AM.

[Radspakr Wolfbane]

I haven't tried adding Alphas yet I'll have to muck around with it.
Wouldn't it be the same as setting up alphas on an Avi?

[Nertea]

That's essentially the problem, I don't know how to set up alphas with an avi . Last time I did video editing it was impossible, you had to have a seperate black and white file to mask out in your editing program.

And yes lauri, scoured the forums for info too, no dice.

[Nertea]

Update on this: not currently possible as the newest version of SiberianGremlin's converter (0.07) still only supports VP60.

[Radspakr Wolfbane]

That sucks.

Don't the EA vids have alphas though?
Or does the Palantir image's alpha cover over the edges?.

[Nertea]

EA's have alphas, we just don't have to tools to create them ourselves (we need VP61 files to handle 32-bit video and can only convert VP60). The most significant issue with this is that mods wishing to expand the BFME 1 campaign can't properly create palantir video files. So...

- No new army images (video that plays on mouseover or selection of a LWM army or city)
- No new palantir event videos (campaign videos that play when an event happens, LWM or ingame)

Unless someone finds a way around this...

Edited by Nertea, 23 April 2009 - 04:22 PM.

[Ridder Geel]

...So the problem is?
-You have made a movie with "Alpha" with an other format than VP6
or
-You have not been able to make any movie with an "Alpha"?

If you want i could have a look at this problem

[Nertea]

You're not going to be able to solve it . Unless you're fluent in looking at video headers to expand SiberianGremlin's program, which doesn't support transperency (VP61).

[Ridder Geel]

Oh ok I wont spend much time trying to make it work then

[Lauri]

If Nertea can't figure it out, well... then it's impossible for the rest of us

[Nertea]

Well I'm not a video editing person Get one of those people to see if they can't decompile the codec.

[Ridder Geel]

So... The problem for you was getting an Movie that you made with Alpha converted to a VP6 file right?
What kind supports Alpha? VP61? or does it need to be better?

[Nertea]

VP61 supports alpha, VP60 doesn't. We can't convert to .vp6 files that use VP61.

[Turin Turumbar]

I have to say, that it IS possible, the german mod with the name "DsuB 2 - III. ZA Version" for BFME 2, Download link: http://modding-union...le=dsubmod#kopf , added this feature.
But the guy who made it is inactive since the release of his mod, which is 2 and a half year ago. He didn´t let us know how he did it, but he did it, so it IS possible.

[Nertea]

*downloads to have a looksee*

edit- nvm just noticed the BFME2 bit in your post... well I guess i could just stick them in bfme 1 to see if they work.

Edited by Nertea, 09 May 2009 - 07:42 PM.

[Lauri]

So, there's a difference on bfme and 2?

[Nertea]

I don't believe so, however I don't own BFME 2 so I can't look at the mod to check