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http://www.kopona.net/soft/multimedia/22799-instant-demo-professional-v75038-retail.html
I tried this program, Instant Demo Professional v7.50.38 *RETAIL*. I didn't like it. It works like this: first, it writes the video in its own internal format, which can then be rewritten to avi or swf. The internal format file takes up about 600 MB per minute on the disk (this is without compression), or, if you don't record some of the frames, 50-60 MB. Re-encoding to swf takes me 2-3 times longer than the file duration. At the same time, if the original file was compressed, the final file has poor quality - the video stutters all the time, too many frames are skipped. And the size - it's definitely not 20 kb per minute for normal quality - it's 10-13 MB, and for average quality - 5-7 MB. In general, it's not suitable for recording my actual game - I can't store files of 300-500 MB per day on my hard drive, and I won't have time to re-encode on someone else's computer. The only advantage is that the quality of the swf image itself is, in my opinion, slightly better than what you get in avi in other programs.
I tried recording in Camstudio. It records directly to avi from the screen, using the system codec. The program is very simple and convenient, but, unfortunately, it has a lot of drawbacks. It doesn't work with some codecs at all, with some it works completely incorrectly (like creating a four-color video), and with the rest it works normally only at certain resolutions. In general, I struggled for a long time and was not satisfied with the result.
But the program at the link given earlier, which records in wmv, seems acceptable. So far, I have found two problems with it - it is quite difficult to configure (but everything is described in detail, so it can be solved) and it can crash the system due to an error in memory allocation. In general, after conducting a number of tests, I settled on a quality of 1500 kbps and recorded a cup game with Captain. Here is a report on the game (with HP):
Pit for LM (blue, Rampart, Kairi, Kairi) def Navuchodonosor (red, Castle, Valeska, Isra), 2sm4d(3), 146.
We didn't take any restarts.
It generated well - a stable near the castle, with 7 elves and a fairy for boosting, there is a tree, and money seems to be lying around, and there is a cloak of speed near the castle.
On 112, I notice that I have 3 secondaries - Barbarian, Swamp, and Dungeon. 113 - I find a conservatory, break through to the stones. 114 - the secondary is taken. 116 - Fortress secondary, I took the smallest gnome warehouse next to it. 117 - I took the rider's gloves, Tazar almost reached the Dungeon. I built unicorns in the castle.
I started the second week with money-making buildings - a couple of gnome warehouses, a couple of jellyfish warehouses. I took the war shackles. On 123, the computer crashed, as a result, I played the next couple of turns not very well, losing 50 centaurs and a unicorn in the naga bank, then earth elementals battered me, and in the hive, the flies finished off the centaurs... I got 8 wyverns, drove the opponent's heroes out of the dungeon.
On 124, I decide to buy a book and take another hive and conservatory, but I forget to go to the guild (previously built), so I have to go back, having left the castle quite far. 125 - +4 wyverns, +3 angels at the cost of dendroids and a unicorn, I took the +3+3 magic necklace. 126 - I go to the treasury and take the demon lair there. 127 - I take the armor +4+4 for the horde of evil creatures, then a hive for 8 wyverns. I build dragons and wyverns in the swamp.
131 - Pandora with experience, 4 wyverns. 132 - +4 +8 wyverns. 133 - I double the mana and run to the utopia. 134 - boots of speed and a minimal utopia with a titan's cuirass. I run to another utopia. 135 - it's a minimal one again... with a +4+4 crown. I run to the treasury, where the opponent has an exit. But there is only a library and Pandora with 5000 experience... On 137, I decide to attack, because this turn Isra attacked and a hero appeared not far from the main town. (although it turned out that the invasion was not planned, and Sylvia was standing at the main town). I build a castle and basilisks in the swamp.
141 - after thinking, I decided to attack - there are more troops in the tavern, the parameters are higher, there is mass acceleration, a cloak of speed and a diplomat's medal just in case, but most importantly - it's already very late... I attack the main town and almost don't reach the castle, it's very annoying, I could have bought a lot of troops there. Isra takes the utopia and the army leaves... I take the capital, run to the secondary, stopping by the treasury along the way. 145 - I took the swamp, upgraded 40 wyverns there. Isra took back her capital, but I didn't decide to attack the town. 146 - Isra leaves the town and I attack her:
Kairi (17, 17, 17, 14 (112)), expert in archery, logistics, scouting, air magic, attack, tactics, defense, basic mysticism, 3 angels, 11 battle unicorns, 10 silver pegasuses, 5 green dragons, 12 great basilisks, 40 royal wyverns and 59 high elves. Isra (9, 22, 11, 13 (110)), advanced necromancy, eagle eye, scouting, expert wisdom, artillery, air magic, tactics, basic training, books of earth and air, 115 archers, 474 skeletons, 18 champions, 25 crusaders, 16+1 royal griffins, 6 angels.
I cast mass acceleration, hit the champions and archers. The explosion kills the dragons, they attack the wyverns, the crusaders hit the basilisks and petrify them. I don't have strong magic, I summon angels and attack the skeletons. In response - a meteor shower on the angels, wyverns and pegasuses. The angels resist due to the aura of the unicorns. In the third round, I finish off the skeletons, summon the remaining champions, the explosion on the wyverns doesn't work. Isra has almost no mana left - this is a victory!
Thank you for the game.
I uploaded the video to megaupload.com. It is divided into 3 parts (it seems that files up to 1 GB can be downloaded for free, and there are only 2 with a little):
vod.7z - 111-124 broken link
vod2.7z - 125-141 broken link
vod3.7z - 142-143 and the final battle on 146 + saves. broken link
On 123, the program crashed the computer, so this turn and the next couple didn't go very well, there were big losses, and the video shifted, and I didn't notice. Therefore, from 123 onwards, the resource lines and text in the battles are not visible :( Well, towards the end of the 3rd - beginning of the 4th week, I started to lag a little due to the late time. Please don't be too harsh :rolleyes:. I forgot to record turns 144-145, but there wasn't anything particularly interesting there.
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The battle against Pit was intense – I thought I had already won :) – I got wings. I acquired the books of Earth and Air, skeletons, and angels... but I made one mistake due to carelessness – I didn't kill the goblins near the castle, and Pit crashed into them and caught up with me :(

As for the topic – I played with Chinese players, and they have a program that records videos of all games (I understand that it records both my moves and the opponent's moves – probably capturing the fog of war). This program also calculates the time, showing how long each player spent on the game. For example, my game with the Chinese players lasted 80 minutes for me and 100 minutes for the Chinese player.
I got this program, but I haven't figured it out yet/I'm sick – and it's in Chinese, so I'll probably have to struggle with the translation.
Дипломатия - искусство говорить собаке "хорошая собачка" до тех пор пока не найдешь подходящую палку.
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Hooray! :) After a short break, another Walkthrough of the Day (WOD) has appeared, this time for a castle. Well done Pit for LM! Keep it up:smile54:! At this rate, we might even get WODs from Wicc....;) After all, his handwritten texts are simply amazing!!:smile41:

P.S. As soon as I download it myself, I'll convert it to the size of the previous videos (without any noticeable loss of quality) and upload it, because the size might be preventing some people from downloading it;)
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I'm trying to download it, but the first two attempts failed... one at 60%, the other at 99%. I'll try again... But downloading files of 1 GB from similar file-sharing sites is just awful; 5 hours down the drain... =)
Try downloading and installing this program:
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Then, the downloaded data should not be lost.
At least, it downloaded normally with this program, and after an interruption, it continued from where it stopped.
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Try downloading and installing this program:
broken link
Then, the downloaded data should not be lost.
At least, it downloaded normally, and after an interruption, it continued from where it stopped.

I also tried this program, but it didn't work either (as it turned out, KIS 2010 was "helping" me =)). In the end, I managed to do it with FlashGot.
Now it seems to be working normally; I downloaded parts 1 and 3, processed 1 in-game week, and uploaded it here http://torrents.ru/forum//topic/2173255/ today. I think I'll upload the rest.

P.S. Optimal settings for video in any program:

codec: Xvid (in my opinion, the most suitable size-quality)
resolution: 640*480,
bitrate: 384-512 kbps (important for a small size!!),
frame rate: 10 frames/sec
format: avi, mp4, wmv
audio bitrate: 48 kbps (other parameters are not significant)
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Download and install a torrent client (about 300KB) – it will take a maximum of 2 minutes. Then, complete a standard registration on the tracker – about 3 minutes. And that’s it! Download at maximum speed, and there’s also a ton of useful stuff on the torrent for every taste. And all of this is free, without ads or waiting... In my opinion, it’s worth it!

P.S. There’s no need to configure anything.

Yes, but then, due to the terrible reputation system on the torrent, you’ll have to upload something as well, which is very annoying, otherwise you’ll be banned. That’s why I personally hate torrent trackers and prefer DC and regular file-sharing services.

Now, the main thing I wanted to say on a positive note!

Thank you to everyone who helps develop the project!

I was especially impressed by Pete’s game. Yesterday, I watched the video in one go, as if I wasn’t just watching a game, but also participating in it directly! :smile20:

In Facebook, after the first implosion, I thought there was no chance of winning, but I was wrong :smile02:

The only downside is the shifted window, but otherwise, it’s very interesting material! Thank you!

to Mizrael - excellent commentary throughout the game, but it was played in single-player mode. I wonder how it would be if you commented on it online? (And the turn only took 4 minutes)

PS: Authors, write more! :) )))
Сейчас балуюсь этим https://vcmi.eu/download/
За то что нейтралы не бегают за единичкой, для меня это уже стоит того
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Pete's game really impressed me! Yesterday, I watched the video in one sitting, it felt like I wasn't just watching the game, but also participating in it! :smile20:

After the first implosion on Facebook, I thought there was no chance of winning, but I was wrong :smile02:
Yeah, and how I messed up - I deliberately put on the artifact that neutralizes the magic of creatures. Moreover, I specifically took into account that it was needed against unicorns. But I remembered that there were some limitations on this artifact, but what they were... since it is rarely used and generally found - I messed up )
2 anti-resistances out of 3 casts (

I want to watch it myself, but I have a 2 GB limit per month - maybe someone can compress these files later...
Дипломатия - искусство говорить собаке "хорошая собачка" до тех пор пока не найдешь подходящую палку.
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Uploaded, the rest of the video is from Pit for LM broken link. The total duration is over 3 hours, and the total size of all videos is 562 MB.
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....Yes, but then, due to the terrible reputation system on the torrent tracker, I will have to share something as well, which is very annoying, otherwise I will be banned. That's why I personally hate torrent trackers and prefer DC and regular file-sharing services. ...
1. Regarding the rating: on this torrent tracker, downloads up to 5 GB are not displayed (and therefore do not affect downloads at all). All the video created so far is 1.36 GB. If you don't delete the video immediately after downloading, but share it for a few days (sharing happens automatically, you just need to launch the client program), you can easily compensate for the downloaded 1.36 GB and maintain an excellent rating! :)
2. The convenience of torrents, in my opinion, is obvious: a) all the videos are collected in one place with a description and the ability to download each file separately, and you only need to check the boxes for the desired ones!
3. And the most important thing: on a regular file-sharing service, if the video is not downloaded within a month, the file is deleted. Therefore, those who come across this topic later will need to find someone who will upload it again, and first find someone who has it.

Therefore, uploading to regular file-sharing services is absolutely pointless for me (it will take me 2-2.5 hours to upload the compressed video), and it takes 10 minutes to figure out torrents, including registration, but in the future, you can just download whatever you want!!!:smile54:

If there are really lazy people:smile11:, I will upload it somewhere in the evening, but I hope I didn't waste my time explaining it in vain
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That would be really great!
Here you go, set it to 6 GB in the settings, add the torrent, and in about 3000 seconds (or so), it will boost your rating. Just remember to turn off the program afterward, or it will be like what happened to me. 23 GB in a day, lol. You can find the rating calculation formula in the tracker's information.
I don't even want to bother with torrents.
There's nothing complicated about torrents. You install a program, download the torrent file, and load it into the program. Then, you select what to download from the torrent, and it starts. The speed often increases on torrents (depending on the number of seeders), and if your provider doesn't limit the speed (like mine does, unfortunately), it downloads very quickly.
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играю на уровне AI !!:smile32: ;)
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I watched Pete's video; I've only seen the first two weeks so far. I liked it. On one hand, you can feel the mastery, but on the other, there's a crazy rush, as 6 minutes per turn is systematically not enough. Soon we'll be moving on to difficulty level 8. :) Everything was going quietly and calmly, and money was being gathered somehow. But then came a moment, and the army unexpectedly got carried away with running back and forth and tore half the map apart. I have a few questions about the game; I'd like to get some answers to improve my skills. 1. The main hero captures two secondary towns. Is this a rule (to get 500 experience points for capturing a town), or is it a precaution against easy blockades on the roads, or was it simply that Kiryu had nowhere else to go, or is there something more complex going on? 2. On day 113, a gnoll was dismissed, even though a raid on the swamp was planned. Was this a mistake or an economy move? 3. On day 121, Deemer's wisdom was increased instead of his basic literacy - why? 4. The battle in the nagabank - was it worth going there at all? What's more valuable - the lost army or 8000 gold? Or was there an expectation of fewer losses? Thank you in advance
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1. Two secondary castles are captured by the main hero. Is this a rule (to get 500 experience for capturing a castle), or a fear of easy blockades on the roads, or simply Kiryu had nowhere else to go, or something more complex?
Kairi went to the Barbarian secondary castle with the intention of leveling up her archery to expert, using it to kill the griffins guarding the lair, and then taking the lair itself. However, there wasn't enough money to hire unicorns/dryads, so the lair wasn't taken... But experience was still gained from the griffins.
He went to the swamp mostly because there wasn't really anywhere else to go. He didn't feel like rushing the gnome/medusa stacks on the first map, and there wasn't anything else valuable visible on the map.
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2. On day 113, a gnoll was dismissed, even though a raid on the swamp was planned. Is this a mistake or an attempt to save money?
I usually buy heroes for gathering resources in the city where there are many gnolls available. It's usually not possible to send an extra gatherer from the start. And there's no point in taking a gnoll with the main army just to save a few gold coins - it's better to have +1 morale in case of a blockade.
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3. On day 121, Deemer's wisdom was increased instead of basic literacy - why?
I didn't have any plans for Deemer, I just took him automatically.
Kluka

4. The battle in the nagabanks - was it worth going there at all? What is more valuable - the lost army or 8000 gold? Or was there an expectation of fewer losses?
Before this battle, the game crashed, so I played poorly here. The battle itself seems to have been conducted poorly; I should have taken different troops and positioned them differently... I was hoping for minimal losses - a few units and maybe a few centaurs... At first, I felt bad about the army, especially since by that point I already had more than 5000 gold and everything was bought - it seemed like I didn't need gold - but at the beginning of the third week, I started to run out of money, so overall - it's tolerable.
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Dear Tolikandro, could you also upload the video from Invisible, just like you did in the previous post?

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