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Registered: 6/28/2007 4:02 PM UTC

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2/21/2008 9:13 AM UTC #16

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WiSe-WiT;153268

If possible, could you provide more details?

More details: you follow the link, download the file, and place it in the "data" folder within the "Heroes" game directory. As a result, battles will proceed approximately four times faster. Consequently, the video's length and file size will be reduced.

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Registered: 2/6/2008 4:56 AM UTC

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2/21/2008 12:22 PM UTC #17

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I can't seem to upload the file to the server; the size is greater than 2 megabytes, and I'm getting an error.

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Error! The connection was closed by the remote server.

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2/21/2008 12:26 PM UTC #18

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Upload to slil.ru or zalil.ru, then post the link here, or split the archive into parts.

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2/21/2008 3:32 PM UTC #19

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Upload to slil.ru or zalil.ru, then post the link here, or split the archive into parts.

I am very grateful, but I would like to make it convenient; I've seen others do it, but for now, let's do it this way.

Everyone, download the demo and criticize the quality, and also suggest how to improve it without increasing the size.

P.S. I would like to know how many people have unlimited internet? Because maybe we don't need to reduce the size too much. :)

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If you have interesting tactical solutions, send a detailed record in any format that is easy to understand - I will gladly try to "implement" them.

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2/21/2008 4:06 PM UTC #20

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I'm waiting for your suggestions on how to improve the video quality. I tried using GIF, set the raster to 16 colors, but the size didn't decrease much, and the quality worsened + there's no way to pause/rewind. SWF turned out to be 100 MB...

Regarding the animated GIF.
As far as I remember, when viewing it, for example, in ACDSee, it's not only impossible to pause/rewind, but also when opening the animation, there's buffering, which creates the impression that ACDSee is freezing. Also, don't forget to disable audio recording; I don't think it's necessary.

Regarding SWF, I repeat: I recommend setting the SWF with JPG compression, as shown in the attachment.

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Клан Homo homini

Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,
Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;
Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;
Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things. Charity never faileth...

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2/22/2008 11:24 AM UTC #21

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Yes, and also, don't forget to disable audio recording; I don't think it's necessary.

Regarding swf, I repeat: I recommend setting the swf with jpg compression, as shown in the attachment.

I disabled the sound right away; the quality/size ratio favors a smaller size. Thanks for the clear example :)

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brovach;153182

Try the following: save, for example, the animation in gif format, and during the preview before saving, you can cut out parts with the movement of monsters - why do we need to watch some zombie move; we've already seen all of that. It will simply create the effect that the monsters move instantly. It should help!

The video without animation of movement turns out to be too dynamic and resembles more of a fast forward than a battle, where some frames are not worked out. It is necessary to constantly pause, analyzing each move by the presence/absence of each stack of troops in one part of the map or another. As a result, you don't watch the battle as a whole, but get a dry material for analysis - like a paper record. It certainly weighs less, but there is no pleasure in watching it. For the same reason, I didn't use animation acceleration.

P.S. IMHO, a beautiful tactical battle should also look good visually, so that when watching, you don't have to strain your eyes, constantly rewind, frantically clicking on the spacebar so as not to miss the movement of the next stack. And as for the size... well, :smile02: 14 megabytes is not bad for relatively good quality

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2/22/2008 1:41 PM UTC #22

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Damn, slil.ru seems to be glitching out, or I don't know what's going on. The speed drops almost to zero. WiSe-WiT, could you re-upload those demos to some other free server, if the traffic isn't a problem?

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2/22/2008 3:17 PM UTC #23

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Damn, slil.ru seems to be glitching, or I don't know what's going on. The speed drops almost to zero.

WiSe-WiT - could you re-upload those demos to some other free server, if the traffic isn't a problem?

Any suggestions?
I would upload them here, but it doesn't allow it either.

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Registered: 8/26/2007 5:32 PM UTC

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2/22/2008 3:36 PM UTC #24

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I don't know, I'm not familiar with these free servers, etc., but if you can send it to my email (kakutokarate@mail.ru), that wouldn't be a problem, right?