My (Mostly) ECGN highlight movie

by **Nofx** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 4:52 pm

Hey guys, I put together a movie of some good times at the Beach. Probably 80% of the clips are from ECGN (some Tao, Beetlejz, and a few others), so you might be able to spot yourself. I tried to include everything: All different weapons (except flamer), classes, situations, oldschool and new clips, etc. Its all from my perspective (ie I'm doing the kiling). Check it out at:

http://files.filefront.com/Nofxbeach/;4038102;;/fileinfo.html

The file is about only about 100mb but 20mins long, so the quality is not that great. You can still see whats going on, but you might not be able to read the text. The editing is also a bit rough, but I wanted to show off the clips, not my weak editing skills.

Let me know what you guys think!

ps. also if anyone plays World of Warcraft, check out my 60mage pvp movie at:

http://files.filefront.com/A_Mages_Day_in_Alterac_Valley/;4030313;;/fileinfo.html

by **Rand0m** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:27 pm

download in progress. better be good too

by **cavalierlwt** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 5:57 pm

I'm dl'ing now. As far as quality goes, I've noticed that it's harder for most compression schemes (like divx, windows media, etc) to get good quality than it is to get a good quality encode of real life video/movies etc. I think it might be due to the way game developers make games look better, often by softening, blending borders and giving a smoky effect to the air in an attempt to make it look 'realistic'. Video compression has a tough time with exactly that type of picture, anyone with digital cable might have noticed scenes with soft focus, smoky air etc wind up looking horrible and blocky for a moment.

by **Nofx** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:00 pm

Originally posted by cavalierlwt
I'm dl'ing now. As far as quality goes, I've noticed that it's harder for most compression schemes (like divx, windows media, etc) to get good quality than it is to get a good quality encode of real life video/movies etc. I think it might be due to the way game developers make games look better, often by softening, blending borders and giving a smoky effect to the air in an attempt to make it look 'realistic'. Video compression has a tough time with exactly that type of picture, anyone with digital cable might have noticed scenes with soft focus, smoky air etc wind up looking horrible and blocky for a moment.

Ah sounds like you know a fair amount about video editing. I'm still just learning. I do know that for years (mostly for Quake III vids), I've seen incredible videos from http://www.own-age.com, and the resolution of alot of the videos there are so detailed and crisp (even better than my computer can even play the game at). The files are reasonable size too, so there has to be some trick to it I'm missing. On the other hand, I don't intend to be making movies often, so I guess its not worth my time doing the research

by **Savant** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:02 pm

You nudged the speed a bit, other than that always a pleasure... heres to the glory days :beer:

by **Nofx** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:04 pm

Originally posted by Savant
You nudged the speed a bit, other than that always a pleasure... heres to the glory days

You can see the speed in the bottom left corner (timescale). Its not like I'm trying to hide it (cmon, a doc run from beach in 15 secs? lol), it is blatantly obvious. I figured speeding up the slower parts still lets you get the jist of whats going on. There are a few parts where i slow down the time for 'dramatic effect' too. Also...I'm a little embarrased to admit this, but alot of it was because I'm using the shareware version of fraps, which only lets me record in tiny chunks of time

Yes, I'm cheap and won't cough up the $30 for the real program.

And if anyone's curious as to why my crosshair dot appears even when I'm sniping, its because its actually just a big dot I drew onto the movie, lol. My regular crosshairs wouldn't show up with the resolition/quality of the video.

And I agree to the glory days, lol. Rtcw sure is a different nowadays.

by **cavalierlwt** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:11 pm

I'll check 'em out, see if can tell what they're doing. I've recently upgraded my computer, and turned my old computer in a 'mediaPC' which I intend to play all my dvds (after I convert them all to Divx), so I've been playing around with compression stuff lately. Editing I don't know too much about. Your video is good BTW. The speach at the beginning is an interesting choice. The fast-motion part at the end where you're outnumbered and win would make a good video on it own.

by **MAXIMUM** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:17 pm

That guy is good, holy crap!!!!!

by **Savant** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:33 pm

Trying to read the text was giving me a headache man.

What i did notice was that waste character, you know the one that goes on and on about how pimp he is come around the corner a couple times....and never even get a shot off LOL. but in Wolf its the spirit that counts.

As awsome as the BF series is/could be (after about 3 patches) nothing compares to the 'beating on ur keyboard & mouse' thrill of wolf, and Activision is fucking nuts if they dont continue the adventure.

OK current ambassaders of wolf can we get a Duh?, a LMAO, a :lock:

, a

by **Rand0m** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:33 pm

Originally posted by MAXIMUM
That guy is good, holy crap!!!!!

or, everyone else just sucks?

j/k

by **Rand0m** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:36 pm

Originally posted by Savant
and Activision is fucking nuts if they dont continue the adventure.

rtcw 2 is currently in production, dont know whos making it though. guys who made ET? I'll need a new rig for it though.

download player here

download the interview here

play the video with the player so you can hear it.

you can expect the graphics to be as good as these, or better;

by **Stl Lunatic** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:37 pm

I'm loading it right now, LOL 50 minute download

What does it say in the interview? any release date? lol?

by **SavageParrot** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:48 pm

Very nice

That respawn a/s wall jump is still the shit.

by **Rand0m** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:52 pm

Originally posted by SavageParrot
Very nice

That respawn a/s wall jump is still the shit.

hahaha agreed. the 2 vs 7 was also very funny and impressive. the 2hp engi dyno defusing was good too, bet you were on the edge of your chair

by **SavageParrot** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 6:55 pm

He he figo used to do that a/s jump all the time against me and I was convinced he was cheating till he nearly landed on my head and I caught on to what he was doing. Never got it to work myslef but I sure like to see it in action

My (Mostly) ECGN highlight movie

My (Mostly) ECGN highlight movie

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