beware's DDR background video pack 2013 --------------------------------------- this is a pack of ddr max-ex background videos that are ripped from the ps2 discs and edited to be compatible with existing videos such as beware 2005, ollec2004, magmariox, Saotome2U, etc videos. all max-ex background videos that were in earlier releases were analog video captured from the ps2. this is the first time digital/disc ripped videos are made available so they have much better image quality than was so far possible in simulation. in addition to better image quality, a number of videos now have smoother animation because those videos were captured at a higher playback speed with dropped frames. you can put these videos in the RandomMovies directory in stepmania instead of the old ones and existing scripts will keep working. more about the editing done: ---------------------------- the native resolution of the background videos (both on arcade and ps2) is 304x176. this resolution is preserved (videos are not resized), and 16 pixel borders are added to the top and bottom, so the geometry of the videos is compatible with the old videos. the border size of 16 pixels is chosen to optimally preserve quality because it aligns on blocks, and due to luck, this is close enough to the relative size of the borders on the old videos. the old videos were often 29.97, 30.00, or 30.303 fps. on the arcade, they really play at (close to) 30.000 fps, unless they play at a custom speed. the videos in this pack are encoded at 30.000 fps so if the script says to play them at 1.0x speed, it plays at the correct speed. videos normally always have 80 frames. the old videos were sometimes captured from the ps2 at 30 fps when the video was being played faster (or slower) than normal speed. this would result in a video with, for example, 50 frames, and dropped frames. in reality, the video plays at a higher framerate. i have encoded such videos with the full 80 frames, and at a different framerate, so their playback speed matches the old video, to maintain compatibility with existing scripts. a large number of the old videos were captured with a significant hue error (between 5 and 10 degrees). because the new videos have correct colors, a color change is visible in such videos. common color errors are red -> orange, orange -> yellow, cyan -> blue. the "Kaliedoscope" videos are intentionally misspelled for compatibility with the 2005 pack, and by extension, the videos before that. one should not "fix" the spelling. new videos ---------- a number of videos appear in this pack which were not in the 2005 pack: sirens1 - used in cutie chaser. it is on the extreme cs disc even though no songs on it use it. text28 - like text26 but "signal" instead of "scream", used in max2: peace-out and max: miracle text29 - "disturb realize", used in max2: peace-out and max: miracle ring12a - like ring12 but without the white sparks. used in follow me and probably others chase7 - yellow running guy closeup. from pkgingo & AeronPeryton's arcade video rips. used in ex: genom screams. cube12b - the original 80 frames of cube12a. cube12a has 16 frames from cube12 prefixed, this is bad editing by who created that vid. dance3d - related to dance3. used in max: look to the sky dance3e - related to dance3. used in max: look to the sky disco2 - disco turntable vid. it is referred to in an old script by this name. used in max2: living in america. mood1a - the blue part of mood1 on its own grid5 - is for grid3 what grid2 is for grid1. used in max: do it right max2 - blue max text vid - used in max2: silent hill (3rd christmas mix) dance14a - the first half of dance14, which is really two unrelated videos added together. bad editing by who did this. cards6 - the second half of dance14. is really part of the series of the cards videos. used in max2: The Centre Of The Heart tunnel2r - in the 2005 pack, this video was incorrect (like tunnel2, pingpong). it has been fixed according to the only script that uses it, kakumei. puppet3 - for puppet1/2 what bunny3 is for bunny1/2. used in DDR festival: Gakuen Tengoku beads2 - like beads1 but without an overlaid effect. used in DDR festival: Gakuen Tengoku beads3 - colored beads/blobs going up. used by DS megamix: a little less conversation robot14a - the original of robot14 robot15A - the full video of robot15 robot18A - this video had only the first 20 frames but should have all frames. used by telephone operator. robot18B - the green robot animation on its own. heart10r - used by extreme: waka laka kaliedoscope3r - used by extreme: waka laka letters1r - used by extreme: B4U b4 za beat mix boy5a - the original video of boy5-6. used in DDR festival: there 4 you riyu1-13 - used in "true..." songs on max and max2 text8 - this video should be pingpong. it was also wrong in the 2005 pack. thunder1 - this video should be thunder1a + thunder2 one after another. it was also wrong in the 2005 pack. washable1-7 - hardcore washables. from pkgingo & AeronPeryton's arcade video rips. used on DS euromix 2: can't stop falling in love - speed mix lady10a - the original of lady10 - used in DDR festival, superstar text19a - original of text19. used in max: groove 2001 kangaroo1r: used by extreme: 321 stars. heart13: used by ddr festival, diamonds star1r: used by extreme USA: Y.M.C.A, DS euromix 2: test my best kaliedoscope12r: used by DS euromix 2: STOMP pentagon1r: used by DS euromix 2: STOMP disco3r: DS euromix 2: Aaron's Party (Come Get It) light11: used by extreme, dive (more deep & deeper style) heat1br, heat1b, girl1b, girl1c, text14a: used by extreme US: Do Me (HIGEO Mix) girl1a: used by DS megamix: a little less conversation feather1r: used by DDR festival: make it better (so-real mix) fabric1r, discoball1r: extreme US: wonderland (UKS mix) text12r: used by extreme US: don't clock me ring2r: used by many songs heart14: used by DDR festival, cutie honey milk2a: used by extreme: love love sugar jewelry2r: used by extreme: put your faith in me, extreme: 5.1.1 cube7ar: the reverse part of cube7a (or sped up cube7r), used by extreme: look to the sky dance11r: used in extreme: air, heaven is a '57 metallic grey star2a: used in extreme: heaven is a '57 metallic grey, mobo moga stairs1ar: used by extreme: drop out (from nonstop megamix) snow3r: used by extreme: so deep sun1b: used by extreme: bag fireworks2a: used by extreme: tsugaru lava1r: used by extreme: afronova light2r: used by extreme: love again tonight (for melissa mix) ddr1b: used by extreme: paranoia survivor + max, the legend of max ddr1br-fast, ddr2r-fast: used by extreme: the legend of max ddr1a, br: introduced to allow for more space efficient scripting (used by extreme: paranoia survivor + max, the legend of max) ninja1d: introduced to allow for more space efficient scripting (used by extreme: tsugaru, matsuri japan) cube10c, d, e: introduced to allow for more space efficient scripting (used by extreme: groove 2001, do it right) new videos which are not known (to me) to appear in any song: cards7 - fitting with cards2-5. unknown what uses it. lady14a - the original video that lady14-lady17 are based on egg5 - brown egg vid. unknown if any song uses it twirl1a - original of twirl1-2 tracy4a - original of tracy4-5 floor2 - a video related to floor1 boy3a - the original of boy3-4 lady12b - the original of lady12 text30 - "link it all" kaliedoscope15 - blue kaleidoscope video lady20 - green/red lady video ninja5 - "moonlight" ninja video scratch2 - "movement", related to scratch1 colors4 - similar to colors1 but "faster" text31 - rings, "do you feel dizzy" blinds2 - like blinds1 but with "dance dance revolution" max3 - black "max" video videos not in the 2005 pack but appeared in beware extreme chase6 - guys running on a globe. from pkgingo & AeronPeryton's arcade video rips. used in ex: genom screams. chase1b - used in ex: genom screams. chase3a - used in ex: genom screams. circle11 - used in ex: somewhere over the rainbow. dog3 - like dog1 and dog2 but animated. used in various songs taiqi1a-3a - used in extreme: exotic ethnic guidelines for introducing videos for scripts that need it ---------------------------------------------------------- a video is pingpong if it plays forward and then in reverse, such videos are normally 160 frames long (2x80). the following videos can be introduced safely and put in the randommovies dir: - reverse (r) videos of videos that don't pingpong. - only the reverse part of a pingpong video, and call it "r" (and not "a") (an existing example is tunnel2r) - if one needs only the forward part of a pingpong video, it is preferred to script it (repeatedly invoking the video) - if one needs a video to be pingpong, and it isn't, it is preferred to script it with forward and reverse vids (introducing the reverse vid as necessary) every other video introduction is potentially unsafe and can clash with other videos and if only one song is going to use it, consider keeping it in the song dir. duplicate videos and problems ----------------------------- some videos appear twice in this pack with different names, or they appear as separate and combined videos. some videos are ambiguous (the same name referred to different videos in the past). thunder1 has compatibility problems. instead, use thunder1a and thunder2. grid1 has compatibility problems. if you need the short video, use grid1a. if you need the long video, use grid4. circle1, circle1a: circle1a is faster (and has frames skipped to allow for that), use circle1a only if a high speed is necessary. film2, film3: film3 is slower. use film2 instead and set the necessary speed. square4, square2, square2a: one can use square2a and square2 instead of square4. dance14, dance14a, cards6: use dance14a and cards6 instead of dance14. cube12a, cube12b: cube12a is a bad cut. cube12b is newly introduced and correct. use cube12b and fix the script accordingly. the following videos are included but deprecated: thunder1, grid1, film3, dance14, cube12a the following videos are removed: --------------------------------- mixer: this is part of max period snow: this was a video from the ollec2004 pack that is not an official video and was accidentally included in the 2005 pack.