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Sared - Retired  |
As of this moment it is my pleasure to announce that The Jedi Academy Series is now green light and ready to go! For those of you who don't know, TJAS is a series of video shorts to show people exatley what the Academy is all about. To start with, research and recording will begin on a sort of intro video that could be posted on the site as a sort of advertisment to inform and create intrest. It will be a very general introduction to the JA, short clips of classes, duels, and interaction, all synched up to a great SW soundtrack! The proceeding videos will break down the Academy peice at a time with videos on the Staff/Trainers/Knights (and thier paddies!), the way the Academy is run, gametypes, projects, themed videos, and, of course, one specially reserved for the goof-offs and jokers here that need several years of therapy, preforming whatever crazy stunts, tricks, assassinations or laming they do. (A.K.A. the JA version of MTV's Jack@$$.  )How will this all be put together? It is actually very simple. First, anyone with a good connection to the servers can record a demo, the recorder will then go over the different recording of whatever they have recorded and choose the best one and send it to me (or to someone that can upload to a good server for me to download.) Once I have it, I can process and cut the demo into several clips that I will review and then select what fits based on what we have discussed here in this forum. Go ahed and start posting ideas and let's begin to hash this thing out. Actuall recording will not begin until at least a small layout of the first video is complete. In the meantime, experiment with the spectator mode while trying to keep track of a high-octane duel and test your connection to see if it is steady enough to handle recording. I have spoken about this with the entire Council and they all agree that this can be something great if we really put some effort into it. I myself am prepared to put myself into this. However, this is NOT my project! It is OUR project! Something that I want the entire Academy to get involved in, one way or another. Something that we can look at with pride when we are finished! Video One. Name: How did we do it? Length: 60s Music: Finished Completion: 0% Phase: Filming _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. This post was edited by Sared on Dec 05 2003 08:07pm. |
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SaberWeildinKow - Student 
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The demos need to actually look nice though you know? So chat shouldn't be displayed...nor the whole HUD really...question for you thou, when you've got your demo and you go back to main menu and type '/cl_avimovie 30' or w/e, i did the command right...but nothing happens. The demo is in the Demos folder...but that folder is gamedata/academy/demos. It was created by the game. Any idea what's wrong? |
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Sared - Retired 
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........gimme a reason I shouldn't light you on fire.  _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. |
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Khalek[JAP] - Ex-Student ![Khalek[JAP]](/image_thumbnail.php?f_type=users&f_width=70&f_height=50&f_image=4155.jpg)
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Excellent - when I have chance, I'll fiddle Sared (as in I'll fiddle, Sared, not with...). TY Bubu...you da short man _______________ Brother to HW and Kyp Durron, padawan of the almiiiighty NFF. Traitor to the family and keeper of the LOLlipops (poisoned and otherwise). Jello's unwanted second cousin. Vladarion's moral lesser  http://www.crazyfray.co.uk/home.htm - major update coming soon, yeah right.... £3.00 to be pledged so far to the JA fund... Just type PLEDGE ME UP KHALEK in any interesting post, and if it passes the funkolology test, 50p goes in the kitty... This one's for Jacen... http://www.bash.org/?7838
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Sared - Retired
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There's a start. Remember, we don't want to sound 1337, but we want them to realise that this IS the place for Jedi training. _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. |
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Urded - Student 
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for my ideas i will need lots of help mostly from administrators but also from talented students who want to be in a movie all of the academy will be proud of here it it will be short but sweet. if you want to be in the movie leave a post under my name. . my idea was draw pictures it would write "the Jedi Acadremy" suddenly jump to a 2 second thing of a guy about to kill you throught rdfa. the it would write "wield the power of the force" Then it would show a class. the it would Writ "kill your enemies" It would flash thoruough many difrent scenes such as doulble sided lightsabers 3 vs 3 vs 3 vs 3 Guys doing rdfa ydfa rdfa being blocked all the x's are guys that are going to block the rdfa all O's are people doing the rdfa x o x o x o x o x o x o _______________ Mapper a la strange. Proud owner of SilkMonkey Award for Wishing He Had Menaxia's Best IRC Smile Award. A Penguin Jedi is Me! |
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Rainer - Student |
Video One should be a test.. but actually make it look cool and title the video "Undecided". It'd be funny. _______________ The Jedi formally known as Ranja. ---------------------- "I can list among my experience and skills: leadership, extensive travel, logistical organization, intimate understanding of firearms, and a knowledge of security measures at numerous banks." - Jesse James |
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Sared - Retired 
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Aphex, go ahed and send 'em in. urded, go ahed and post them here, thats what this thread is for. I found some music I like, listen to the track that plays in the JA MP startup menu. I can't seem to find it in the pk3's for some reason. Anyone have better luck? _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. This comment was edited by Sared on Oct 23 2003 09:58pm. |
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Urded - Student 
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if anyone would like to film with me tell me _______________ Mapper a la strange. Proud owner of SilkMonkey Award for Wishing He Had Menaxia's Best IRC Smile Award. A Penguin Jedi is Me! |
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Urded - Student
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scared i have some very good ideas if you want them either post them in my name or email at egglayer99@yahoo.comim thinking about haveing lots of shot clips all going together _______________ Mapper a la strange. Proud owner of SilkMonkey Award for Wishing He Had Menaxia's Best IRC Smile Award. A Penguin Jedi is Me! |
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aph3x - Retired 
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i got a pretty cool 200K demo of a FFA kataspamfest last night. it has all stars like YinYang, a couple D'Kana ladies, and 3th my padawan and a bunch of others. lots of death and gore. !! hehe ya...so if you want it ill email it to ya This comment was edited by aph3x on Oct 23 2003 08:37pm. |
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dartH|Bodhi - Student 
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I got a suggestion for music....Gortoz A'Ran It was in Black Hawk Down but more importantly, it was the background music for the best fan film The Art of the Saber! http://www.theforce.net/theater/fxprojects/artofthesaber/index.shtml _______________ The Force is a powerful ally... ...and a terrible foe. |
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Bubu - Hubbub 
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Ok a few things about demoing: first of all, i recommend you get a script to help you record demos. typing in all the commands in every time gets annoying. especially when you have a lot to do. chosen's JA scripts include demo functions, so that would be fine. if you still decide to do it manually, don't forget the following: g_sync 1 // this is needed. with this the game will appear choppy to you when you record. that is normal, the demo will come out fine. don't forget to turn off afterwards (g_sync 0). the full command is g_synchronousClients but g_sync is enough. to start recording, type "record [demoname]" to stop recording, type "stop" or "stoprecord" that's all for the basic commands. if you want your demo to come out better, try playing around with the following commands to see how they might improve your demo: cg_draw2d ! // toggles your HUD on and off cg_drawgun ! // toggles your gun on and off cl_noprint ! // toggles chat messages and text on the screen on and off cg_ThirdPersonCameraDamp – Changes how the camera follows you when in 3rd person mode. default value is 0.3. play around changing the values to see the results. now, if you are playing the JA mod, then all demos will be saved in the gamedata/academy/demos if you're not using any mods, they will be saved in gamedata/base/demos so don't think your demos have disappeared just because you can't find them in one folder. look for them everywhere in your JK folder. if you have any more questions about demos or stuff, ask. i'll try my best to answer. _______________ make install -not war This comment was edited by Bubu on Oct 23 2003 05:45am. |
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Khalek[JAP] - Ex-Student
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LOL - I was hoping for the pointers myself...the holocron ain't too helpful at the mo on that If I work out how to, I will Sared good luck. _______________ Brother to HW and Kyp Durron, padawan of the almiiiighty NFF. Traitor to the family and keeper of the LOLlipops (poisoned and otherwise). Jello's unwanted second cousin. Vladarion's moral lesser http://www.crazyfray.co.uk/home.htm - major update coming soon, yeah right.... £3.00 to be pledged so far to the JA fund... Just type PLEDGE ME UP KHALEK in any interesting post, and if it passes the funkolology test, 50p goes in the kitty... This one's for Jacen... http://www.bash.org/?7838
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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Ok, how bout this? The Duel of the Fates song from Ep1? It always is very good, I think, especially to make things interesting _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student 
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Excellent Just tell us what to do and we'll get right on it _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Sared - Retired
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Khalek, if you know how to then by all means, go ahed and post instructions on how to record a demo. I am kinda swamped at the moment. Bail, consider you and your Master our sound crew. If anyone else wants to do something with sound then just say so, I don't want to take away any opprotunities./me hugs his copy of Audacity _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. This comment was edited by Sared on Oct 22 2003 06:04am. |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student
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Never said that it would be a problem It was just a suggestion _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Fizz of Belouve - Student 
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well, getting the audio tracks into the video aint the problem. I do the mising part in Samplitude, or Cubase... or Sonar XL.. or whatever _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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Bail Hope of Belouve - Student
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All great ideas, but I wouldn't mix music of star wars, because that could be tricky and buggy I would just choose one song and make different demos with different songs Anyway, a great program to mix images with extra music or something like that is TMPGenc, it works great for me _______________ Visit the Belouve Family Website! Quote: I try to have fun with my friends and try to make a difference as best I can. What does making a difference mean? Well, it can be as simple as saying hello, answering a question that seems obvious or heck, just talking. -- Vladarion
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Garos - Student 
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Sweet! How big would these demo files be? Cos I have dial up and it take about an hour to get something 15megs big. 56kbps sucks  |
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Khalek[JAP] - Ex-Student
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Hmm...this looks excellent. One suggestion, Sared. If you want to kill two birds with one stone, then just write a few notes down on demo recording AS YOU DO IT, as it'd be useful stuff for the Holocron, I think. An up-to-date sindie scoop on how someone actually produced this would be just the kind of tutorial-esque thing that'd be perfect for those of us that want to try demoing, and haven't before. I can understand that this may be alot more extra work than it appears, so if not, no problem _______________ Brother to HW and Kyp Durron, padawan of the almiiiighty NFF. Traitor to the family and keeper of the LOLlipops (poisoned and otherwise). Jello's unwanted second cousin. Vladarion's moral lesser http://www.crazyfray.co.uk/home.htm - major update coming soon, yeah right.... £3.00 to be pledged so far to the JA fund... Just type PLEDGE ME UP KHALEK in any interesting post, and if it passes the funkolology test, 50p goes in the kitty... This one's for Jacen... http://www.bash.org/?7838
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Fizz of Belouve - Student
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sure bro, I can take care of the mixing part, hey. got loads of equipment & software. consider me as the sound guy _______________ One of the Belouve boys, founder of the mighty FiZZsters Midbie council #20 - Fizz - #1933 - Jan '03 - Aug '04 "Renfield, you idiot!" |
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Sared - Retired
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@ Menaxia Okay, THATS what I am looking for, what Bail just described. What else, what sound track(s) should we use? If need be, can/will we splice different sound bytes together? Boss is calling, says his WAN cable burned out.......that a hundred and fifty foot cable..... _______________ I'm crazy, not stupid. |
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Menaxia - Student 
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*looks for her make up* I gotta powder my nose.... _______________ This is not the place to look for me |
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Sniya - Student 
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This ill rock. in fact it will be as rocky as a stone _______________ The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. Bertrand Russell http://www.thejediacademy.net/forums_detail_page.php?f_id=970 |
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