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Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (SpyroManiac555) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:07:04 +0000

ah,
Hall of Trails I believe!
(at least according to iTunes)
this is one of my favorites as well!
My others are Gondola and Escape from Forge (with Choir)
those were my first 2 ripped from Rhapsody...I love 'em!

ps...anyone good at music, is this song written in 7/8 time signature?
it sounds like it if you count it out...

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (Doppelgangergang) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 21:57:14 +0000

Here's my favorite music!
It's from ANB, where the Guardians teach Spyro some tricks.

The reason I picked Green Lighning for this one is because those are the powerful weapons in TLoS: ANB. And My favorite too. The visuals react to the music. Heh, nice.

[youtube]http://ca.youtube.com/v/LffGGr9Iwts[/youtube]

And my account.
http://ca.youtube.com/doppelgangergang

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (SpyroManiac555) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:12:58 +0000

Doppelgangergang wrote:

I used a patch cable. I took two broken headphones and rewired them together.
All PCs have sound cards, and you need to have a Line In input. Do not use the microphone slot to record music as you may fry your computer. It also gives off crappy quality.

yeah...just tried a recording through the microphone...rly BAD!!!
it was almost do-able, but it was just too loud and uncontrollable...
i'll look into those cables...

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (Doppelgangergang) — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 19:58:08 +0000

Okay... Now to answer questions.

bmah wrote:

Were you using Audacity, Doppel?

Of course! It is freeware! You can see that on the picture.

ontels wrote:

I thought all you would need to do to make one of these was search for the song and movie clips on the internet and stick them in windows movie maker or would that not work?

Yes, that would work. However, song downloads are in the seedy region of legality. Windows Movie Maker will not create the reactive visuals that I get.

I use BeatHarness for the visuals, and three secret programs to make the video. I can churn out one in thirty minutes minimum (two hours max.), minus the time to play the game to the point where the music starts.

And I am creating one right now.

EDIT: The encoding part is hardest. I have to screw around with codecs.

Zekira Drake wrote:

The title is actually better off being "How I get the Spyro Music"

Actually, I made music videos with this one.

SpyroManiac555 wrote:

do you need any special cables to go from the audio left/right to the computer? or prob. a sound card...

I used a patch cable. I took two broken headphones and rewired them together.

All PCs have sound cards, and you need to have a Line In input. Do not use the microphone slot to record music as you may fry your computer. It also gives off crappy quality.

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (SpyroManiac555) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 19:22:28 +0000

well, at any rate, i've searched everywhere online and have not found how to either download the same songs as on itunes, nor have i found a direct rip from the PS2 game that works with spyro games...
i'd be happy to simply rip the sound from his youtube videos if necessary...
or maybe i'll just try this myself...

do you need any special cables to go from the audio left/right to the computer? or prob. a sound card...

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (Zekira Drake) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:32:24 +0000

It specifically states how he rips the music off of the game himself.

The title is actually better off being "How I get the Spyro Music".

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (ontels) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:26:57 +0000

I thought all you would need to do to make one of these was search for the song and movie clips on the internet and stick them in windows movie maker or would that not work?

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (Zekira Drake) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 08:14:35 +0000

Å½ Â· Mine is a bit less time consuming lol, even if I have a sucky computer.

I just use a DVD Recorder for this kind of job. I rarely use it now since I can't find any motivation to actually get anything from any game as of late.

Probably the main difference from this method and of Doppelgangergang's would be that I rely on the DVD's memory instead of the comp's memory.

But even if I DO use the comp's memory for this, my comp is too cramped up to even fit 1GB anymore.

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Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (SpyroManiac555) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:57:02 +0000

that's what it looks like...
i use audacity for all kinds of things as well...very good music editing software...and it's FREE too! yay freeware!
...>_>...

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (bmah) — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 00:38:52 +0000

Were you using Audacity, Doppel?

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (Doppelgangergang) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 22:02:49 +0000

Justin Long fanatic wrote:

Good job! I can't wait to see it Doppelgangergang!
-Justin Long Fanatic

Well, stop right HERE to see them!

(I made ten of these already.)

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (EricChristianOlsenFanatic) — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:45:12 +0000

Good job! I can't wait to see it Doppelgangergang!

-Justin Long Fanatic

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (SpyroManiac555) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 22:17:47 +0000

Doppelgangergang wrote:

Note that I have to play through the game to sap all the trax, so this may take some time.
Before I forget, I tried extracting music from the disc, but I can't crack the files.

Yeah...
don't know how possible that really is...
I've been trying for about 2 weeks now and I ALMOST got some tracks, but they were choppy and not good at all...

It is probably possible, but I have neither the time nor intention span (well, maybe that...) to try for another year or so...
I'll just record them from Rhapsody for now...that's free and reliable, but you can't get all of the songs there...

+ yeah, take as long as you need...I just wanted a few that'll last me a few weeks worth...the rest can take a while...

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (Doppelgangergang) — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:46:55 +0000

Note that I have to play through the game to sap all the trax, so this may take some time.

Before I forget, I tried extracting music from the disc, but I can't crack the files.

Re: How I create Spyro Music Videos

dummy@example.com (SpyroManiac555) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 23:36:27 +0000

Doppelgangergang wrote:

(OCC: This is my room, but the mess of wiring is only temporary while I make the video!)
I'll play ANB this weekend and record all the trax as I go.

woah!
thanks a lot!
can't wait, and you can take as long as you need...I just wanted to find some place to get them...ya know...the satisfaction of a hunt being over...

i can sound pretty weird sometimes...lol
anyway, good luck! and thanks again!