Author Topic: Resizing ingame screens (image and movie) (Read 32359 times)

DLPB_ · « **on:** 2009-06-19 20:31:50 »

This is to branch off from Aali's thread which has the tool (palmer) we use to extract the images and place them back into the game.

On images:

Fractals seems to be the best for resizing them with minimal loss of quality and when used with a basic sharpen filter makes for impressive results when compared with usual resizing method.

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Fractals: http://www.ononesoftware.com/detail.php?prodLine_id=2

Fractals with sharpen:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/SeiferAlmasy2008/new-fractals-smartsharpenonly.png

*note I went a bit overboard with sharpen here, would need to be a bit less

Fractals without sharpen
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/SeiferAlmasy2008/new.png

Old Method:
http://i247.photobucket.com/albums/gg129/SeiferAlmasy2008/new-oldmethodenlargement.png

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Movies:

For optimal quality, movies should be extracted from the PSX game (since FF7 PC simply reencoded the MOV and STR)

The PSX resolution is 320*224 which is pretty crap. Finding the optimal method to resize to 4X and get best quality will be a harder task. At the moment a program was submitted to me called "Video Enhancer" I am now running tests and will have upload file shortly.

There is an example below. Unfortunately I have run into a problem. Some of the video's have a heavy amount of pixellation that stays there in the resize

DLPB_ · « **Reply #1 on:** 2009-06-19 21:11:57 »

here is a test.

It is Video Enhancer to 4X size

then placed into Sony Vegas

Sharpen tool, saturation tool and saved as 4000 Kbit/s Sony H264

ftp://apps:[email protected]:2121/H264FF7FMVSatEnSizeSharp.mp4 < my server and now running at a lovely 100-250 Kbytes/s upload

Terid__K · « **Reply #2 on:** 2009-06-19 21:30:38 »

Whoa, looks really good. Much better than I expected, and definitely better than the original movie files.

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #3 on:** 2009-06-19 21:36:42 »

Hmm i'm gonna add this to my replacement FMV's, There was no sound though. Might be an issue with WMP though.

DLPB_ · « **Reply #4 on:** 2009-06-19 21:38:58 »

Quote from: hellbringer616 on 2009-06-19 21:36:42

Hmm i'm gonna add this to my replacement FMV's, There was no sound though. Might be an issue with WMP though.

I didn't add sound to it....and it is onlya section of the full FMV

just for testing purpose. Sound is peanuts anyway, 224 Kbit will be more than enough at AAC compared to 3000-4000 for video

Terid__K · « **Reply #5 on:** 2009-06-19 21:41:12 »

Too bad that we don't know how to replace the backgrounds yet. Your method for them looks very promising too.

DLPB_ · « **Reply #6 on:** 2009-06-19 21:42:03 »

Quote from: Terid__K on 2009-06-19 21:41:12

Too bad that we don't know how to replace the backgrounds yet. Your method for them looks very promising too.

Aali is working on that program "palmer" and I have every confidence he will make it work with uploading images too

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #7 on:** 2009-06-19 21:50:18 »

Quote from: Seifer Almasy on 2009-06-19 21:38:58

Quote from: hellbringer616 on 2009-06-19 21:36:42
Hmm i'm gonna add this to my replacement FMV's, There was no sound though. Might be an issue with WMP though.

I didn't add sound to it....and it is onlya section of the full FMV just for testing purpose. Sound is peanuts anyway, 224 Kbit will be more than enough at AAC compared to 3000-4000 for video

Well i'll add it once we get sound on there haha, I'd love to help, But if any programs you guys are using costs money, We're outta luck, I'm poor haha

Noob Alert: How do you extract the videos from the PSX? tried just moving it from disc to folder, But it's giving me errors

DLPB_ · « **Reply #8 on:** 2009-06-19 21:54:38 »

A tool called PSXMC, freeware edition.

Converts to any codec. Lagarith is the best option here as it is lossless encoding and much better than Huffyuv. If my reencodings get approval I will do the lot. But need aalis advice and peoples input.

I am using heavy duty stuff here also....like Sony vegas / fractals.

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #9 on:** 2009-06-19 21:58:35 »

Quote from: Seifer Almasy on 2009-06-19 21:54:38

A tool called PSXMC, freeware edition.

Converts to any codec. Lagarith is the best option here as it is lossless encoding and much better than Huffyuv. If my reencodings get approval I will do the lot. But need aalis advice and peoples input.

I am using heavy duty stuff here also....like Sony vegas / fractals.

understandable. Soon i'll be adding you to my list of people who have changed the face of FF7

Dumb question i'm sure, But is Sony Vegas freeware/opensourced?

DLPB_ · « **Reply #10 on:** 2009-06-19 22:02:03 »

No vegas is an expensive program by Sony

Like all things there are ways around paying but I am not short of money and so I pretty much always pay for software

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #11 on:** 2009-06-19 22:04:56 »

Quote from: Seifer Almasy on 2009-06-19 22:02:03

No vegas is an expensive program by Sony Like all things there are ways around paying but I am not short of money and so I pretty much always pay for software

Guess i am limited in my ability to help outside of testing. Damn you job market!

Well, either something is wrong with my disc, Or this program hates 64 bit because i can't get it to even read the CD

DLPB_ · « **Reply #12 on:** 2009-06-19 23:45:14 »

I use vista 64 bit.... the settings in PSXMC have to be set properly or it won't see the drive

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #13 on:** 2009-06-19 23:47:58 »

Oh, well i feel stupid haha.. How do i configure it?

Still don't see the setting you told me to use with the codec though, i only have AVI and CSTR

DLPB_ · « **Reply #14 on:** 2009-06-19 23:53:28 »

psx MC options > DRIVE tab > uncheck use ASPI. Make sure you are using SPTI and select your drive.

restart program.

Select media with open option or scan drive

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #15 on:** 2009-06-20 00:04:32 »

Quote from: Seifer Almasy on 2009-06-19 23:53:28

psx MC options > DRIVE tab > uncheck use ASPI. Make sure you are using SPTI and select your drive.

restart program.

Select media with open option or scan drive

Alright got that, But i still don't see the lossless codec you're talking about, unless it's the uncompressed.

Also, There are some files (STR0001-STR008 for example) that won't play. I'm sure i did something wrong.

DLPB_ · « **Reply #16 on:** 2009-06-20 00:13:19 »

you have to install lagarith yourself

http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html

Download the installer

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #17 on:** 2009-06-20 00:23:08 »

Quote from: Seifer Almasy on 2009-06-20 00:13:19

you have to install lagarith yourself

http://lags.leetcode.net/codec.html

Download the installer

Getting an error when trying to install the 64 bit version, and the only instructions is how to install the 32 on 64. How did you get it working?

DLPB_ · « **Reply #18 on:** 2009-06-20 00:27:26 »

The installer did it all for me.... there is a main installer there

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #19 on:** 2009-06-20 00:27:58 »

Didn't know that was 64 bit haha Whoops

Any idea why STR0001-0008 don't load up? Or is it always like that?

DLPB_ · « **Reply #20 on:** 2009-06-20 00:31:13 »

STR files will only load in that program when they have been found by analyzing the disc rather than open media.

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #21 on:** 2009-06-20 00:32:21 »

Quote from: Seifer Almasy on 2009-06-20 00:31:13

STR files will only load in that program when they have been found by analyzing the disc rather than open media.

Not sure i follow, i can't preview them, and when i convert them it won't play.

DLPB_ · « **Reply #22 on:** 2009-06-20 00:34:33 »

the file you have made from the disc shoudl work perfectly. Load up in Virtualdub. If not , no idea. If logarith is installed should work...

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #23 on:** 2009-06-20 00:37:57 »

i am converting them all.

But everyso often i get a file thats 0kb and it won't play.. (like hte first

Ugh... Seems no matter what i do the modding god just tells to go get screw myself..

Also, are these not suppose to have audio?

Hellbringer616 · « **Reply #24 on:** 2009-06-20 00:39:49 »

Quote from: hellbringer616 on 2009-06-20 00:37:57

i am converting them all.

But everyso often i get a file thats 0kb and it won't play.. (like the first eight) Ugh... Seems no matter what i do the modding god just tells to go get screw myself..

Also, are these not suppose to have audio?