Can we play an avi?

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Wed Dec 24, 2003 1:43 am

Or any kind of movie besides a texture on a wall written as a movie in the shader?

Thanks

Post by **jv_map** » Fri Jan 02, 2004 11:19 am

I think you can play a RoQ, not sure how or how to make em

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 4:51 am

Tell me more JV. I am sure I can find a way to make them.

Post by **jv_map** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 9:49 am

Also not sure how to make mohaa play em

but .RoQ is what's used for the intro movies.

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 9:15 pm

Hmmmmm might have to contact balr14 on this one.

Random · Post by **Random** » Sat Jan 03, 2004 10:30 pm

How big is the file you wanna play? Ive seen in other games based on a similar engine small animations which used over 100 different frames, but im sad to say they used the animap function in shaders to get it done. If its not too large you may wanna consider this idea.

If you have something that can break down animations frame by frame and convert them to tga's it most likely will number them in sequence for you. After that just do alot of copy paste or something to create the shader. Time consuming i know but if it is vital i dont know of any other way.

Hope this helps.

Balr14 · Post by **Balr14** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:28 am

I believe you can reference an avi or roq in a script, but I have no idea if it would work, or exactly how it would manifest itself. You can play a pretty long set of frames using shader animation.

omniscient · Post by **omniscient** » Sun Jan 04, 2004 6:47 am

well what you could try to do is convert the avi into a roq. i had a program like this a long time ago, ill looks around for it.

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Mon Jan 05, 2004 2:06 am

Balr14 wrote:I believe you can reference an avi or roq in a script, but I have no idea if it would work, or exactly how it would manifest itself. You can play a pretty long set of frames using shader animation.

That was my first idea to make a little movie with the camera facing a brush that was textured in a movie kinda texture.
But an avi or this roq thing sounds better so I thought I would ask about it first. Is there a way to test this, would someoen give it a try. To play one in a mp game. You wouldnt have to make one cos they are already in the game. I just have no idea how to script it in, I wouldnt know where to start.

Thanks

Post by **Elgan** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:30 am

i knwo this is old but i just saw it while doing a search and u can play roq files by doing

local,player stufftext "cinematic intro.roq" for example. but ur map dissconnects:(

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 1:26 am

here is the link to the roq maker http://www.swift-tools.net/Quake/QVM/

In briefing 1 of spearhead they had this to play a roq

main:

level waittill prespawn

drawhud 0

level waittill spawn

thread briefingskip
thread freezeplayer

playmovie credits.roq

thread endbriefing

end

Post by **Elgan** » Sun Jan 30, 2005 12:26 pm

aa dont have playmovie:(.

in other games u cud play them thorugh urc menu thing.

but also ur going to need alot of pics:P

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 4:32 am

I am going to do it the old fasioned way and run a big animation. Is there a way to make the shader with out doing hours of copy pasteing? I might use 100 frames. I will have no trouble making the jpgs but the shader might be very hard.

bdbodger · Post by **bdbodger** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 8:24 am

yes it seems typeing cinematic 2015intro.roq into the console before starting a map works but in a map it stops the map and I think you have to use the esc key as well , too bad . I guess you waill have to use spearhead

small_sumo · Post by **small_sumo** » Mon Jan 31, 2005 2:08 pm

I think the animated texture will do the job. Might need help with the shaDER.