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General Forums => Wishlist => Topic started by: Hornet33 on June 27, 2006, 08:51:16 AM

Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Hornet33 on June 27, 2006, 08:51:16 AM
OK HiTech, Pyro,
     You guys told me to put this here so here it goes.

Is there anyway to have the film recorder start automaticaly when you launch a sortie, record everything, and then when you tower out come up with a small pop up window asking if you would like to keep this film or delete it. If you want to keep it give us the ability to name the film whatever we want so we don't have to search thru several hundred films looking for that "ONE" shot that we wanted to see.  Thanks guys.

GREAT CON!!!!! You guys are a lot of fun and put on a great party. Looking forward to the next one.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: benytree on June 27, 2006, 08:18:35 PM
i like the idea
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: E25280 on June 27, 2006, 08:34:46 PM
As long as it is something you can toggle off (referring to your "automatically start" request), this sounds like a great idea.

IMO, the system asking you to name it when you stop recording is the most needed part of your request.  The rest would be a bonus.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: moneyguy on June 27, 2006, 09:27:20 PM
i like it  :aok
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: bkbandit on June 27, 2006, 10:03:49 PM
i like it:aok , for some reason the film is never rollin on the sorites where ur just killin things left and right.

Haveing the option to keep it and name it in the tower at the end of the sortie sweetens the deal, :)
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: LePaul on June 27, 2006, 10:05:11 PM
Please!  I HATE digging for my past flights!  Be nice to have a chance to name "GreatP38Flight" just after it!
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: hubsonfire on June 27, 2006, 10:53:02 PM
This idea, with the option to turn it on or off, is a good one. I have so many films, that the few good/interesting runs get lost in the pile of pointless ones.

:aok
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Hornet33 on June 28, 2006, 07:36:06 AM
Yeah I brought this up at the CON and everyone jumped on it. HiTech asked me to post it here so they have a record of it. I think Pyro said doing the code to make this happen would be pretty easy so............


2 weeks maybe????:D
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Hoarach on June 28, 2006, 09:50:05 AM
Oooooh I would actually have film going without me forgetting to turn it on.  I like the idea.  Too many times I have been asked to film some stuff and I keep forgetting to film it.  :aok
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Target2 on June 28, 2006, 11:22:13 AM
Love this idea. It would also eliminate having to sift through 3-4 hrs of footage to find that one great sortie.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Dux on June 28, 2006, 11:24:09 AM
Nice idea... seconded. :)
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: badhorse on June 28, 2006, 12:07:55 PM
Works for me.... :aok
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Bad31st on June 28, 2006, 07:24:15 PM
Great idea :aok
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Saxman on June 28, 2006, 07:38:25 PM
Good because I always forget to turn my cam on, so I never get my GOOD sorties on film (6-kill hop in an FM-2 the other night. Dangit!) Bad because when I DO roll the camera I always seem to die five seconds after engaging. :(
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: bkbandit on June 29, 2006, 01:43:51 AM
So when r we getting this option? there isnt anybody who is goin to say no to this so i think its safe to say we are goin to getin it. I have the same problems saxman has:lol , ill up and not find nothin or get jumped and hav to punch out, or i bag 3 air to airs and kill 2 gvs and the film isnt rollin.  Only problem i have with this idea is that i have no patience...... i want it now:D .
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Murdr on June 29, 2006, 11:46:14 AM
Id be satisfied with a .filmname command that would work from the tower to rename the most recently saved film.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: mussie on June 29, 2006, 11:54:42 AM
I mentioned this before but now seams like a good time to punt it

I would like to have a buffered gun-cam option. This would work in the following way

1- Basically the camera records last 30 seconds of flight in a buffer

2- When you fire your guns it starts recording a film using the 30 seconds of buffered footage

3- 30 seconds after your last shot the film is automatically saved with the name PLANEID-TIME-DATE.ahf

4- The buffer starts again

I dont know if this is viable, but it would be cool...
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Vudak on June 29, 2006, 01:48:32 PM
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Originally posted by Murdr
Id be satisfied with a .filmname command that would work from the tower to rename the most recently saved film.


I would prefer this.  I don't want every film starting as soon as I take off for a sortie that might be 10-15 minutes before I even make contact with the enemy.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Murdr on June 29, 2006, 07:40:21 PM
Forgot....Can I get a .filmdelete to go along with that ;)
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Kazaa on July 01, 2006, 02:54:56 AM
Pats Hornet33 on the back, nice idea mate.

It would be nice to have an option to turn it off, film sortie by sorite, or record it all the way through & have it come up when you hit the quit button.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Oleg on July 01, 2006, 03:23:31 AM
Seconded.
Always forget to record good fights and have lots of useless films. More informative name for films would be good also. Say __.ahf ("F4U1D_060701_11.ahf" for example).
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: bkbandit on July 01, 2006, 02:45:08 PM
maybe instead of haveing it start recordin when u shoot, maybe it can turn on when u have an nme in range. AS soon as that red pops up at 6.0k film starts rollin, maybe that will work?
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Hornet33 on July 01, 2006, 08:09:38 PM
Well the basic idea discussed with HiTech and Pyro was to have a Check Box in the options menu you can select that will start the film recorder everytime you spawn to start a sortie. When the sortie ends a pop up comes up asking if you want to keep the film or delete it. If you select "keep" it gives you the option to rename it before it saves it. If you don't rename it, it will give it a default name/number like it does now. Pryo seemed to think the coding for this would be pretty easy to do.

Anyway like I said in the original post, they asked me to place this in the wishlist, so everyone who likes the idea lets keep it at the top of the forum and get their attention on this one.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: bkbandit on July 01, 2006, 11:20:17 PM
if its easy for him to do it that way do it. I just dont want to wait.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Simaril on July 02, 2006, 04:54:43 AM
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Originally posted by Hornet33
Well the basic idea discussed with HiTech and Pyro was to have a Check Box in the options menu you can select that will start the film recorder everytime you spawn to start a sortie. When the sortie ends a pop up comes up asking if you want to keep the film or delete it. If you select "keep" it gives you the option to rename it before it saves it. If you don't rename it, it will give it a default name/number like it does now. Pryo seemed to think the coding for this would be pretty easy to do.

Anyway like I said in the original post, they asked me to place this in the wishlist, so everyone who likes the idea lets keep it at the top of the forum and get their attention on this one.



Please make it so.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Have on July 04, 2006, 02:28:20 AM
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Originally posted by Hornet33
Well the basic idea discussed with HiTech and Pyro was to have a Check Box in the options menu you can select that will start the film recorder everytime you spawn to start a sortie. When the sortie ends a pop up comes up asking if you want to keep the film or delete it. If you select "keep" it gives you the option to rename it before it saves it. If you don't rename it, it will give it a default name/number like it does now. Pryo seemed to think the coding for this would be pretty easy to do.


THis is a very good idea :aok
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Nemeth on July 04, 2006, 12:04:05 PM
how bout an option that records when u shoot to b a guncam view like they had in WWII and record for bout 5-10 secs after shooting, and have noise or black & white option so it looks like vintage WWII footage, also scenery blur for movies/pics so it makes it look more realistic, just a few ideas
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: NoBaddy on July 04, 2006, 12:57:29 PM
I have asked for the program to automatically ask if you want to append to the last opened film when you turn it on. Say no and it would start a new one.
Title: Film Viewer (for HiTech and Pyro)
Post by: Hornet33 on October 05, 2006, 02:57:59 PM
Wanted to bump this. Seen a few posts on the General Forum where people saw something or did something but didn't get it on film.

This idea would fix that problem:aok