Author Topic: Auto-Film (Read 320 times)

Heinkel · « **on:** June 07, 2002, 08:25:39 PM »

Quick suggestion:

How about everytime you up in a Plane/GV/Buff/Boat, as soon as the sortie start's, AH automatically start's filming. Then, when you end your sorite, you will recieve a message like

"Would you like to keep this film?"

Yes, would save it to your HD, no would delete it.

There are a lotta times where i wish i filmed somthing, but i didnt. Just an idea

Thanks and

loser · « **Reply #1 on:** June 07, 2002, 08:58:07 PM »

no offense or anything..but alt-r is pretty easy to key up,, even mid fight. ANd what about those hour long alt grabbing sorties? it is better to turn the recorder on when you get to the fight, rather than hunting through a long arsed film looking for that one cool moment.

i do, however, see the reason you would want this feature. Many a time i have been in a great fight and once back in the tower (after dieing a pathectic death as usual) i wish i would have turned the recorder on.

just make the film recorder part of your SA. Film goes on...film goes off.

Tumor · « **Reply #2 on:** June 07, 2002, 09:19:27 PM »

This is a pretty good idea.

Anyone ever go on one of those forever alt-grabbing missions, turn the Film on then forget and turn it off in the middle of a fight?? lol

Qnm · « **Reply #3 on:** June 07, 2002, 09:22:33 PM »

Auto-record options:

[ ] toggle auto-record on takeoff
[ ] toggle auto-takeoff (edit: that's auto-record, not auto-takeoff) on trigger (while trigger is pulled for guns, untill weapon hits or times out if rocket or bomb)
[ ]disable auto-record.

Guncams would be fun like this.

funkedup · « **Reply #4 on:** June 07, 2002, 09:45:19 PM »

Would love to see a true guncam that photographs the sight picture when you pull the trigger, and puts all the trigger time for a sortie on one reel.

Qnm · « **Reply #5 on:** June 07, 2002, 10:47:21 PM »

A good thing is good, but better is more than a single good thing.
Having the choice between more than one (even only two) guncam view (ammo's arado film for example) would please more players.
[tangent]
The option to record automaticaly to different folders would be useful too, 1000's of film to sort through once offline...

Qnm · « **Reply #6 on:** June 07, 2002, 10:50:42 PM »

Hey funked, did you 'only' start AH last june?

akak · « **Reply #7 on:** June 07, 2002, 11:21:29 PM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
Would love to see a true guncam that photographs the sight picture when you pull the trigger, and puts all the trigger time for a sortie on one reel.

Try the Java Guncam. It will work with any DirectX game using DirectInput. The program will take a series of screenshots only when you press the trigger on your joystick. Afterwards, you only need a program that will convert the screenshot .jpg files into a .gif animation or an .avi movie clip.

Ack-Ack

XNachoX · « **Reply #8 on:** June 07, 2002, 11:53:47 PM »

I recommend Animagic GIF. Fast, and free.

Tumor · « **Reply #9 on:** June 08, 2002, 01:16:41 AM »

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Originally posted by funkedup
Would love to see a true guncam that photographs the sight picture when you pull the trigger, and puts all the trigger time for a sortie on one reel.

funked, I used to have a Joystick.. Gravis Firebird II I think it was. You could program each button like you can most, but this is the only stick I've ever seen that you could also program the button to do something when you released the button. I don't know if there's anything around that will do that anymore.

jconradh · « **Reply #10 on:** June 08, 2002, 07:01:27 AM »

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Originally posted by Tumor

funked, I used to have a Joystick.. Gravis Firebird II I think it was. You could program each button like you can most, but this is the only stick I've ever seen that you could also program the button to do something when you released the button. I don't know if there's anything around that will do that anymore.

I have been doing this with my trigger since I purchased my Thrustmaster F22 Pro in late 1997. You can do this with the Thrustmaster Cougar as well!

Regards,

Jeff

Tumor · « **Reply #11 on:** June 08, 2002, 07:45:47 AM »

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Originally posted by jconradh

I have been doing this with my trigger since I purchased my Thrustmaster F22 Pro in late 1997. You can do this with the Thrustmaster Cougar as well!

Regards,

Jeff

Cool! I'm gonna wait out the Cougar for awhile. Price is bound to come down a little and I'm too stuck to FF right now anyway.. but I do miss that feature.

GunnerCAF · « **Reply #12 on:** June 08, 2002, 02:18:02 PM »

I think it's a good idea. Moving back and forward in the film viewer causes strange things to happen so having a film per flight would make it more managable.

I was thinking of doing this with my Cougar. If the film is on, when you start engines, the film would stop and start again. If I get it to work, I will post the code if anyone is interested.

Gunner

MAC · « **Reply #13 on:** June 08, 2002, 06:13:56 PM »

How an option to have the camera record when you fire your weapons like the real gun-cams in addition to the Alt-R? Just a thought.

Or a gun-cam view of the film. =)

Qnm · « **Reply #14 on:** June 08, 2002, 07:03:51 PM »

People reply to threads before reading them.