[FF7PC-98/Steam] FMV Restoration (Discontinued, use Steam FMVs)

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ah okay I will double check that. Thank you very much sir.

*edit* it worked thanks again! However now I am having a new problem, the sound doesn't really work, as in it cuts in and out or is just way off, in the intro video the song even restarts half way through. Now you'll probably say to upgrade my aali's driver. I am using 0.7.8 right now. Wish I could use 0.7.10 but it pretty much breaks all of my custom models (doesn't use them, shows all kinds of glitchy things in place etc) and also seems to have problems with the mod path if memory serves. If you know how to resolve these issues with 0.7.10 I would love to hear it, or if there is another way to fix the sound that would be great to. Or perhaps could there be a problem with ff7music?
 
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Wish I could use 0.7.10
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Yup you will need it or above to run these properly.  And it might be ff7music or windows vista / 7.  Windows vista and 7 have problems with sound.  Check forum.
 
i got super lucky. I updated to the latest driver at it actually works. Man this thing has destroyed my install 3 times already but now for some reason it works without a hitch. Thanks again for the help :D
 
An issue I noticed in your FMVs is that there is a distortion in the four sides of the picture of every video, which causes them to not align properly with the backgrounds (most noticeable in the Opening).

It's not very noticeable at first, but once you do notice it, it's impossible to ignore. You probably won't redo them, but I though I should make you aware anyways.

You also forgot to add the "fullrange=on" flag in the H264 settings when encoding them. Without that flag, Aali's driver renders the videos in the wrong colors (0.7.10b).
 
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vegas doesnt have such an option...  and it did work fine in the older driver.  So I guess people will have to use older settings for the range?

Any case, I havent noticed any shifting.  They were compiled at perfect resolution.  The same as original.

Show me what you mean in screenshot.
 


Pay attention to the text on the top and left side of the screen. It bends slightly when it reaches the border. That distortion isn't there in the original movie files.

It could be the fractals resizer that is causing this, or an X264 setting. Whatever it is, it's not present in other restoration projects in the forum.

And the fullrange option does exist: http://mewiki.project357.com/wiki/X264_Settings#fullrange

There's probably a way to add flags manually.
 
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In vegas.  I used vegas h264 (mainconcept).  Not x264.  That distortion is simply the way it goes :)  probably fractals.  It is just gonna have to be one of those things, there's another working on FMV's and so people will get a choice.  I am impressed by his noise reduction but I will probably stick with mine because they don't look as "fake" with the loss of some detail.

There is always some sort of issue months after it is finished.  I am afraid I cannot correct the problem now, it is far too late.  Still, as I said, there is another doing FMV's ;)
 
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Just making sure you're aware of the issue, in case you ever decide to try something different on them.
 
It's a shame that the problem has only just surfaced but it is too late :)  I am not sure what has added that problem tbh, probably fractals though.  had I done them again I would just batch the way the other guy has.

We will see what he comes up with.  Personally I feel the problem is small...  it's taken this long to find it so it can't be that bad ;)
 
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I've installed it to the FFVII directory but it still seems to be showing the original movies from the disk. Is there a specific directory or anything else i have to do to get it to work?
 
Yeah you'll have to change your videopath on your register.

Use Regedit and search for Final Fantasy VII :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII

Or for x64 system :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII

And change the value MoviePath to this one :
C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\Movies\

Or for x64 sytem :
C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\Movies\

That must be the folder where you've placed new movies.
 
Yeah you'll have to change your videopath on your register.

Use Regedit and search for Final Fantasy VII :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII

Or for x64 system :
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII

And change the value MoviePath to this one :
C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\Movies\

Or for x64 sytem :
C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\Movies\

That must be the folder where you've placed new movies.
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Thanks a lot. I had trouble because the installer was creating a new Final Fantasy VII folder in the Square Soft, Inc folder and so it obviously couldn't find them.

Great mod, the PC videos are horrendous.
 
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Just installed it, and it's working great. Great job, many thanks!!

One question: you write "Total Complete: 103 (+1, the Squaresoft logo)". That means, that the Squaresoft logo remains original and will not be changed, correct?
 
No it means the squaresoft logo has been updated, although it is crap to begin with and looks crap afterwards... just not as crap.
 
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Ah, OK, thanks. I have mistaken "sqlogo.avi" for "eidoslogo.avi", that's all. My bad!

But you're right. At least it is less pixelated now. But the other FMV's are far better than before!
Since I own the PSX Version AND the (german) PC Version I have compared them and it seems to be even better than the PSX ones through maximum settings ePSXe on Pete's plugin!
 
Hey, great work on the restoration.
However I have a problem, I can play the movies fine outside the game, Media Player Classic or Windows Media Player works.
But inside the game I get a black screen and no movie, no sound.
I'm using Aalis ff7_opengl-0.7.10b
MoviePath in the registry is setup correctly.
Eidos intro plays fine from disk.

What do you guys think could be the problem?
 
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I had the exact same problem, make sure that your registry movie path is set up with a dash \ at the end of it and not just open ended.
For example "D:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\Data\Movies\"
Doesn't seem like much but this will cause the problem you describe if there is no dash
 
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