*tutorial* How to get the sound working from KH2 fmv's

BasharOfTheAges · Post by **BasharOfTheAges** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 6:21 am

As a note, most cons have policies that prohibit the dubbed audio from anime/game footage in their contest.

MaggIvy · Post by **MaggIvy** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:25 am

sayde wrote:I remember getting into a small debate with someone over this very issue actually. Anyways, this person claimed that a correct resolution to these fmvs would be 640x400. Try it out and see if you like the results.

I'll be sure to try that, I also heard that 640 X 352 is also questionable.

ffxdean · Post by **ffxdean** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:19 am

Are you talking about Kingdom Hearts 2?

The resolution for the FMV's ripped off the disc is:

512 x 352

MaggIvy · Post by **MaggIvy** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 2:41 am

Yep, I was just asking what should it be resized to safely without messing up the original aspect, since DGI once again is saying its resolution is 4:3 which was proven wrong when ripping ff 12. I thought 640 by480 was right and it wasn't. I can't depend on DGI anymore...

Thanks for all the help though.

sayde · Post by **sayde** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:09 pm

IIRC, the actual aspect ratio is supposedly neither 4:3 nor 16:9, but is instead something in between (if you believe that). It had something to do with being able to be viewed correctly on televisions regardless of what aspect ratio the TV displays. I'm not sure if it's true or not, but it sounds plausible to me.

RIPmyprsoul · Post by **RIPmyprsoul** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:13 pm

how about 1:1.85 for anamorphic widescreen/academy aspect ratio...? it's the same aspect ratio as Advent Children...

Final Fantasy XII = 16:9

Final Fantasy X and X-2 = 640:416....close to 4:3 but not so....

Kingdom Hearts 1 and 2 = IDK!!!

RIPmyprsoul · Post by **RIPmyprsoul** » Tue Jul 10, 2007 1:42 pm

Hmm....on second thought...I think 512 by 352 is the true aspect ratio...

MaggIvy · Post by **MaggIvy** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:16 am

sayde wrote:IIRC, the actual aspect ratio is supposedly neither 4:3 nor 16:9, but is instead something in between (if you believe that). It had something to do with being able to be viewed correctly on televisions regardless of what aspect ratio the TV displays. I'm not sure if it's true or not, but it sounds plausible to me.

Hrm, tough choice, I'll be sure to try the 640 by 400 or 352 and see what it looks like. But I know when I tried 352 the bald guys head looked really ovular, maybe its cause I didn't crop 8 pixels off of each side or something? Should I crop anything or just resize?

sayde · Post by **sayde** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:33 am

I was told to simply resize the footage. Of course, what I was told was hardly an official answer. My recommendation is to do whatever it takes to look right to you. When it comes to fmv footage like this, I don't think people are going to come down too hard on you w/ regards to using the correct resolution (since the actual correct resolution is more or less a mystery). I mean, I've tried sticking w/ the fmv's native 512 by 352 resolution size, but it still looks off to me.

When you get a chance, test out that 640x400 resolution I suggested before. I'm curious to find out what you think.

One more thing. Setting the AR flag to 16:9 *might* help. I don't know if you can do this with other codecs, but I know you can configure xvid to get the job done.

MaggIvy · Post by **MaggIvy** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:42 am

Thanks, I'll be sure to try that.

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