greenboy5494 on 29/3/2009 at 06:53
i have the cutscenes in a folder in the directory, but when i click intro, it flashes for a sec then doesnt play. i tried to install the codecs, but says i have "never versions installed"
what?
greenboy5494 on 29/3/2009 at 19:53
i already tried that, and mines different. mine doesnt crash it doesnt play. i tried the codecs in the theif FAQ, they installed, but it still didnt play.
Hollow Man on 29/3/2009 at 20:18
If they don't play it's a codec issue of some sort. Others you have may be conflicting. You may want to peruse a number of the threads around here and see how to go about removing ones that might be affecting Dark Engine games. ffdshow is a good place to start, making sure it's set to allow passthrough of the shock2.exe executable.
greenboy5494 on 29/3/2009 at 22:51
i wish they used bink video instead of something weird like this
oh, and, the weird thing is that device manager states that indeo is installed. but, it still does not play. 0_o
Kolya on 29/3/2009 at 23:05
Bink was released the same year as SS2: 1999
Interestingly Sean Barrett is working for them now who also worked at LG.
greenboy5494 on 30/3/2009 at 00:31
or Smacker video is what starcraft uses
greenboy5494 on 30/3/2009 at 00:36
Quote Posted by Hollow Man
If they don't play it's a codec issue of some sort. Others you have may be conflicting. You may want to peruse a number of the threads around here and see how to go about removing ones that might be affecting Dark Engine games. ffdshow is a good place to start, making sure it's set to allow passthrough of the shock2.exe executable.
how do i do that?
Hollow Man on 30/3/2009 at 16:32
Like I said above, there are plenty of threads around here that deal with the subject so I recommend doing a search. If it was me I would a) uninstall any other codecs you have and b) make sure the movies run outside of SS2. Also make sure you're working off a fresh boot of the system. I've noticed when I tend to watch other types of movies, it can screw up the ones for SS2 and Thief 1 and 2 via its internal player until I reboot.
Ultimately the movies aren't that important. Only for the intro (two of them) and the end of the game. The only other ones it shows are three mini videos of a shuttle flying around during character creation.
greenboy5494 on 30/3/2009 at 20:55
i can play them out of game.
ok screw the cutscenes. my game will not play. it freezes when i hit new game. it loads, and then it freezes at a black screen
