avidemo-problem

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17. August 2011 - 21:29
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Ok so i decided to make some movies with q3 so i get the demo and my config all set up the way i want it and type in \cl_avidemo 30 at the right time. about 2/3 away thru the video it comes up with the error could not create screenshot and so it stopped making the tga sequence. So i look in my folder and i see 99,999 tga screenshots their I'm guessing seeing as its a pretty exact number that's the limit of files i can have in a folder. I'm only shooting at a res of 640x480 for about 7 mins. does anyone no away of taking away the limit of something so i can complete the sequence and make my movies.
Ps: i start with a clean screenshots folder each time i render. also i would rather not go below 30 fps.
Pss: i use win7

thx in advance Happy


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17. August 2011 - 21:57
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Re: avidemo-problem

Pretty strange, cl_avidemo 30 means 30 shots per second so 30x60x7 should be something around 12600 tgas, which is far below 99999 shots!?

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17. August 2011 - 22:21
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Re: avidemo-problem

you have a point o better check my figures. i will come back with screenshots!!!
edit: ok i did mistake one figure. i did not make 99,999 shots it made 9999 shots. however i still get an error can not create screenshot. ( i suppose once it gets to this number) so i still have the same problem. Sad maybe i should have max_fps at the same value as avidemo?


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17. August 2011 - 22:11
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Re: avidemo-problem

screenshots only have a 4 digits.

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17. August 2011 - 22:25
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yes i realize that now x) how do you go about creating a sequence of more than 9999 shots. seeing as at 30 fps it equals up to about 5mins and i want it longer. maybe its just not possible this way. hmm im thinking i should approach this kind of filming in a different way.


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18. August 2011 - 3:58
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It would be pretty odd if you have a demo that is good enough for you making 5 mins of it, you also can timescale to the situation you want and capture then.

I suggest q3mme and capture straight to avi, which removes the to many screenshots issue.

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18. August 2011 - 4:30
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Im not making content which is normal frag video. You will see in a few weeks maybe more time. Thx for the help. i downloaded q3mme but i didn't relize it recorded straight to avi so Big grin awsome. However like all good things its a surprise install for you (well i hope it works out like that anyways). Cool


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18. August 2011 - 20:25
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It's true what Skull said Happy

   if ( lastNumber < 0 || lastNumber > 9999 ) {
        Com_sprintf( fileName, MAX_OSPATH, "screenshots/shot9999.tga" );
        return;
    }

You could also use ioQuake and record the demo-sequence directly to an AVI file:

seta cl_aviFrameRate "30"
seta cl_aviMotionJpeg "1"
bind INS "video my_kewl_video"

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