Author Topic: [FF7PC-98/Steam] Replacement FMVs, footage from AC/CC (2017-2-18)  (Read 234951 times)

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« Reply #175 on: 2009-07-01 04:14:43 »
I don't understand how to install this. : :-( Do you replace the movie files that are on the CD?

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« Reply #176 on: 2009-07-01 04:21:51 »
No, you need to move the movie files from every CD into a folder, and go into the registry and tell it where they are.

First you need to copy the files from the discs to your hard drive. i usually put it in the main FF7 directory in a folder called "Movies" and for the sake of this guide i will give the file path saying it is there. Next you need to to click on start and run (or just the search bar in Vista)

Then type regedit

navigate to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE > SOFTWARE > squaresoft, inc. > Final Fantasy VII (just click, don't expand)

under movie path you change it to the directory where your movies are. for this guide it is

C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\Movies\

NOTE: the final \ at the end, it is required, or it will not work!


After that copy over Grimmy's videos into the movie folder and you're good to go :-D

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« Reply #177 on: 2009-07-01 04:32:35 »
I've copied the movie files into D:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\movies  and set the MoviePath to D:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\movies\     but whenever I start a new game to test it the screen goes black until it "ends". Then I put in the the files to replace the edios and square logos, but then the whole things crashes. The patches I have installed are
YAMP, Saints Hi-Res, NPC reconstruction, APZCloud, and FF7Music.
« Last Edit: 2009-07-01 05:16:44 by Masa-Buster »

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« Reply #178 on: 2009-07-01 05:24:40 »
Ah, you need Aali's custom graphics driver to run Grimmy's HQ vids
http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=8306.0

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« Reply #179 on: 2009-07-01 23:36:00 »
Thanks a bunch! :-D :-D :-D :-D :-D

Edit: One problem ; the sound is choppy. Anyway to fix that?
« Last Edit: 2009-07-01 23:48:54 by Masa-Buster »

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« Reply #180 on: 2009-07-02 01:38:38 »
Is sound choppy running hq or original quality vids. You can get audio sync troubles with hq vids. Try both, if the original quality plays without the audio troubles you should use a free video converter like SUPER and change it from 1280x960 to 960x720 or 720x640. If the audio is still choppy when using original quality vids then you got me. Good Luck.

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« Reply #181 on: 2009-07-02 04:32:20 »
CHoppyness went away when I started to use the HQ vids. But when I test it the sound is off for a few seconds then starts. For example when I tested the opening when cloud talks, You only hear it after the train stops.
Edit: Forget it I got it to load. Thanks for the help!
« Last Edit: 2009-07-02 17:59:02 by Masa-Buster »

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« Reply #182 on: 2009-07-02 04:36:55 »
Does it happen everytime? Sometimes i get that when i load, but usually it plays just fine.

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« Reply #183 on: 2009-07-10 22:03:11 »
im having trouble downloading ending 2 the 320*224 version

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« Reply #184 on: 2009-07-10 22:59:14 »
I downloaded it to check the link and it worked fine for me. I recommend that you keep trying.

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« Reply #185 on: 2009-07-11 03:14:59 »
k thanks

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« Reply #186 on: 2009-07-16 22:46:49 »
i am really quite impressed with these videos (especially the prelude), It mustve taken you quite a while to make some of these mustn't it ?
the only thing that looks out of place on these is the old video parts (i realize these need to be put in to make things look right like the train on the opening) but isnt there some way of making the transition between the new and old videos look better then suddenly cutting from one to another ?

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« Reply #187 on: 2009-07-17 00:19:34 »
Wow, these are fantastic! Thanks so much!

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« Reply #188 on: 2009-07-17 10:47:41 »
i have tried making the transaction between the new video and original video a bit smoother and i think it looks alright but i would like to ask for your opinion on the matter.
(its the last scene where it goes from the new video to the old train station video at around 1:48 the rest of the video is the exact)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyCDrRifHJk

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« Reply #189 on: 2009-07-17 13:57:18 »
Yeah that's looking better kranmer, the only criticism I can offer is that maybe it should fade to the view of Midgar at 1.36/1.37, rather than just cutting to it.

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« Reply #190 on: 2009-07-17 18:01:53 »
Prince Lex - yeah that might make it look better, Without the original video i wouldnt be able to do it perfectly but i can do a alright fade (it glitches a little after the fade and this is to keep the video length, i can make it so it doesnt glitch after fade but the video would but shorter then the original by a few frames or if like i said above i had the original video i could use that instead of looping the video for the fade. (also i could always just add a few frames at the start of the video i suppose to keep the original amount of frames and use the current fade without the loop)
Anyway here is a quick draft of what i think you mean, if the fade happens to quick i can also slow it down if you think that would look better.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTvC2p2x2g0

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« Reply #191 on: 2009-07-17 18:35:11 »
Yeah, that's much better, makes it feel a lot less cut up ^_^

Good job.

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« Reply #192 on: 2009-07-17 18:35:50 »
Thats a very nice video, If only we could get an HD source of the movie Grimmy used. And make the original video (from FF7 not grimmy's) less crappy haha :-P

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« Reply #193 on: 2009-07-17 18:50:24 »
yeah a HD source would have been great but does one even exist ? (i have never seen one but i havent ever really searched that hard either so i have no idea if one exists or not) the highest res i have ever seen is 640x480 which i would guess was what grimmy used (a guess not a fact) for some parts of the video

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« Reply #194 on: 2009-07-17 19:07:14 »
I found one with an HD option on youtube from someone on these forums here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ty99G7izOgs&hd=1

But it's the HD techdemo and Grimmy used the CrisisCore ending.

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« Reply #195 on: 2009-07-17 22:03:57 »
Kranmer : I like the new transition. I actually reused the transition from otokoshi, so I never even took a crack at it.

As far as the quality vid I used, it was recorded by my dvr at 720x??? or 960x???. I'm unsure since the source video I have has been converted to 1280. I think the same vid can be found online with a little bit of searching.

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« Reply #196 on: 2009-07-18 01:24:36 »
well i had a quick look but couldnt find any of the videos in HD (i only spent 20mins looking) so i decided to get the normal vidz then just upscale and see what happens and i am quite impressed with the results of how the original video can look when scaled up to 1280x960, i have uploaded them below incase anyone is interested (all in MP4 format to keep the quality high).
Also hellbringer is that video just a upscaled version or is it an original HD video ?


CC Ending Video upscaled to 1280x960 at 15fps
(no audio since it was ripped from .PMF)
http://www.mediafire.com/?wm1lag51yqn

Tech Demo Upscaled to 1280x960 at 15fps
http://www.mediafire.com/?zdkm1zzdhdm

Tech Demo Upscaled to 1280x960 at original 29fps
http://www.mediafire.com/?mb22tziqxzt

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« Reply #197 on: 2009-07-18 02:27:41 »
Kranmer: I do not know as it's not my video, It does however look better then an original so i believe it is an HD source.

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« Reply #198 on: 2009-07-18 16:17:23 »
ok i have tried to remake grimmy's vid using the 3 vidz i uploaded before and grimmy's own video and here is the result (no sound yet since i used different parts i couldnt just use the original audio's so i will need to edit that it later)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUiGQVcqwwM
i only used the FF7 logo scene from grimmy's HD opening on that video the other parts are taken from the video's i uploaded earlyier today, there isnt much changes but there are a few small ones, the stars now dont flicker with artifacts, the zooming out from the clock now fades rather then switches, After cloud says his name and the train goes off if now fades to midgar without the glitch from before (in my previous version i mean) and i tried to make the fade to the original FF7 cutscene more natural but i still dont think it looks quite right.
Also grimmy what video source did you use for the FF7 logo part ? i havent seen it before and when i searched around the net i couldnt find anything like that either so i am just interested in what its from.
hellbringer616: i might PM the guy some time and ask him what his source was or maybe i will just leave a comment later asking if i remember.

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« Reply #199 on: 2009-07-18 17:14:49 »
Grimmy used the Crisis core ending i believe, As thats where Cloud talks as well as it doesn't say tech demo