[FF7PC] No Chibis in FMVs (1.16b)

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Some of the video descriptions say you cut out some of the frames. As much as I hate the low-poly field models, I'd rather have them in a few problem frames then have those frames removed altogether.
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Ehh.. It was really just a case of cutting the work load, by trimming the sequences down a bit. I removed or shortened some parts, but kept everything that's necessary to tell the story, including all the various camera angles. I don't currently have any plan to put these missing bits back in, but you won't notice them missing, the game doesn't wait on black for the full lengthed video to end or anything like that... Yeah the Shin-Ra troops are missing from the Junon attack, but as they're such minor NPCs, it just seemed like a lot of extra work. Heideggar says "ATTACK!" then you see a bunch of ammunition fly from Junon to the Weapon, so the story still makes sense.

By the way, there's a video enhancement project called SVP, that can convert videos from 24 fps to 60 fps on the fly. Does it seem like a good idea, or would such high frame-rates be unrealistic for such an old game engine?
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I haven't done much research into it, for now I'm converting the videos to the same resolution and framerate as the vanilla game, as others settings and codecs that I've tried wouldn't run.
 
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UPDATE (Ver 1.7)

dumcrush:
Minor improvement to Tifa's running animation (her upper-half is no longer rock solid)

hwindfly:
Made the cannon's wobble less extreme, more of a gentle movement.

Thanks for the feedback Hellbringer.
 
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Good work so far  :)

dumcrush: Between the 8 and 9 seconds, the scene cuts to another but it shows Tifa still running (arm motion obvious) for a split second before she starts her falling animation.
Suggestion: When it cuts to the next scene, have the falling animation start right away. This would make the transition between scenes as fluid as possible.

fallpl: I can notice the transparent cloaking you gave to the running citizen. Is there anyway to eliminate it completely?

highwind0: Between the 8 and 9 seconds, the screen turns gray and flashes until the end.

highwindfly: Someone commented about the bubble blurs around Barret and Tifa. I can still notice them, but perhaps this is the best that can be done. I didn't read through the entire thread, so sorry if you've already addressed it.

ontrain: Give Cloud more time to prepare his setup before he jumps. You can hear a *thud* right around the start of the 3 second mark. In the original, this thud noise was exactly when Cloud landed on the train. Is there any way to have him crouched on one knee and leaning his arms forward onto the train? Standing straight up would seem difficult with the wind resistance.
 
Good work so far  :)

dumcrush: Between the 8 and 9 seconds, the scene cuts to another but it shows Tifa still running (arm motion obvious) for a split second before she starts her falling animation.
Suggestion: When it cuts to the next scene, have the falling animation start right away. This would make the transition between scenes as fluid as possible.

fallpl: I can notice the transparent cloaking you gave to the running citizen. Is there anyway to eliminate it completely?

highwind0: Between the 8 and 9 seconds, the screen turns gray and flashes until the end.

highwindfly: Someone commented about the bubble blurs around Barret and Tifa. I can still notice them, but perhaps this is the best that can be done. I didn't read through the entire thread, so sorry if you've already addressed it.

ontrain: Give Cloud more time to prepare his setup before he jumps. You can hear a *thud* right around the start of the 3 second mark. In the original, this thud noise was exactly when Cloud landed on the train. Is there any way to have him crouched on one knee and leaning his arms forward onto the train? Standing straight up would seem difficult with the wind resistance.
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Thanks for the feedback... The hiwind0 problem was a rendering glitch, thanks for pointing it out. Re-uploading now.

The dumcrush one actually isn't a mistake, she was supposed to be still running, but I guess it doesn't look that great, so I'll have another go at that bit, when I get five mins. The transparent citizen is one example of many where it's actually super obvious where the old chibi models used to be... I dunno if I'll ever get rid of them completely, but I'll keep trying to improve the result. The ontrain sound effect is a good catch, hadn't occured to me, I'll have another look at that one.. (maybe I'll just move the sound effect itself, lol).

EDIT: Re-uploaded with fixed hiwind0. (Ver 1.7b)
 
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So while watching this i realize...
The videos seem smaller than the ones DLPB uses with his restoration project and i had assumed you used that as a base. Did you?

If not you may want to try those as they may end up with less pixaled that you are injecting.

All in all.
dumcrush looks amazing now, And you are my hero haha
 
UPDATE: (Ver 1.9)

hwindfly:
Removed chibi Barret frame-by-frame, instead of using the 'bubble' effect. (this change was in ver 1.8 )
Gave Barret animation. (this change was in ver 1.8 )

ontrain:
Moved 'thud' sound effect to match video.
Changed Cloud's end pose to be more crouched forward.
 
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The changes to hwindfly with Barret are amazing. is it possible to add a few more frames of animation for Tifa and the guards now? Barret is extremely fluid (not that I'm complaining :P) and Tifa just seems less so now. If not what you've done is by far better than the original

onctrain:
Clouds crouch seems unnatural, Maybe position a leg back, as in reality it would give him more stability. maybe even put a hand down on the train as well.
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs21/f/2007/239/1/e/GP076___Crouching_Girl_by_guilty_pleasure.jpg(dispite the name it is very SFW) is a perfect example of what i'm thinking (thank you google images :P)

You are doing wonders for these cut-scenes man, truly breathing in new life too the game for me :)
 
onctrain:
Clouds crouch seems unnatural, Maybe position a leg back, as in reality it would give him more stability. maybe even put a hand down on the train as well.
http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs21/f/2007/239/1/e/GP076___Crouching_Girl_by_guilty_pleasure.jpg(dispite the name it is very SFW) is a perfect example of what i'm thinking (thank you google images :P)
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Can't get his arm all the way to the ground, it's too short (and badly rigged by me), but this is hopefully closer to what you wanted.

UPDATE: (Ver 1.10)

ontrain:
Changed Cloud's end pose to kneeling.
 
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UPDATE: (Ver 1.11)

dumcrush:
Cut out small clip where Tifa was running on the spot.

fallpl:
Blended the superimposed cable in better with the original cable.

hwindfly:
Sped up Tifa's running sequence.
Redid the falling shot, restoring the original rope animation, frame-by-frame.
 
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It's coming along  :)

hwindfly: When she falls and catches the rope, her hand position isn't gripping the rope. Looks much better than previous versions though.
 
Just curious, How come you aren't using the new 1280x960 videos?
 
Just curious, How come you aren't using the new 1280x960 videos?
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Dunno really, I don't have them... at this point it's too late tbh, we're hundreds of frames of photoshop work in, using this resolution. I may eventually render them out at a higher resolution, but it'll still be using this size as a base. Sorry about that. At the end of the day the source material was this res, so any improvement you get from up-scaling is fairly minor.
 
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No problem, It's worth it to me, I can try and do touch ups in it later or something if it bugs me too much :P
 
UPDATE: (Ver 1.12)

fallpl:
Tightened up timing with real-time models.

hwindfly:
Changed Tifa's falling angle so she appears to hold the rope.

monitor:
Completely redid the camera movement.
Painted out chibi employee frame-by-frame.
 
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Are the links in the first page updated as well to watch the preview? Thanks!
 
Are the links in the first page updated as well to watch the preview? Thanks!
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I always keep them up to date, should work, unless there's a problem.
 
This project is awesome my friend! Thank you so much!

P/S: could you release the higher resolution videos? thanks!
 
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