Online and open for beta business.
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edit by Roger:
zeroth. I'm comandeering this post to answer any (good) questions that come up. Enjoy, everyone!
Q: Can I upgrade from free-DLC-Pro to Beta status?
A: Sorry, no. There are too many people in that situation for us to be able to do that and still keep the beta small.
Q: When will videos appear on the file search?
A: If you filter by "in the last day", you can use it now. Other time periods are on a nightly refresh.
Q: Will files already converted into video format be downloadable by other users without charge (provided they have a Bungie Pro Subscription)?
A: Yes, at least for now all Beta users can see all other users' videos. We're watching what this does to bandwidth, and we might have to adjust it.
Q: Does this only work on PCs?
A: The videos are WMV, and Macs can play that format with the right software
Q: Can I render six 10-second films for one "minute" of points?
A: No, points are used per minute or fractional minute. A 61-second clip is "2 minutes". You will see the point cost before you confirm the purchase.
Q: If I delete the base film from my fileshare, will the video get deleted?
A: No. Current plan is to keep videos around for a long time regardless. They can still be accessed by search or via the game they relate to. Still, save off your file when you can, since we can't keep all the videos around *forever*
Q: How do I report a broken video, such as the end getting chopped off?
A: [url=http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=32880830&viewreplies=true]Reply in this thread[/url]
Q: If I like to make machinima with lots of multi-angle shots, shouldn't I just get a capture card?
A: Probably, yes. Render-to-video is geared toward players who want to highlight gameplay footage that is special to them. Buying a capture card that can encode 720p (or even digital 360p) is expensive and troublesome for the infrequent capture user, and this service is an inexpensive alternative. When final pricing is announced this summer, you can decide if you really plan to produce more footage than this service will give you for the same price.
Q: Why is there audio before the action starts moving?
A:That's intentional, to make sure the game engine has had a chance to fully load everything. The simulation starts paused, then we start recording, then we yell, "Action!" Similarly, we have the on-screen Spartans hold their pose for an extra second at the end before we stop recording.
Q: Why is it that for a few films, the thumbnail black, the film is unseekable, the length reports as 0, and the end is chopped off?
A: It was a bug which I think should be fixed as of now (May 13th, 4:33 PM) for all films rendered in the future. I'll keep an eye on it to make sure the problem is gone.
Q: Where's the reticule?
A: How about that? The game itself doesn't display a reticule for *clips* until you leave and reenter 1st-person camera. We're showing it the same way the game does. We'll dig around and see if we can prepare a fix for the version of the game engine that runs on the Hydra.
Q: Can I render other people's videos and vice versa?
A: Yes, any film that's shared on bungie.net is fair game for anyone.
Q: Why can't you charge by the second rather than rounding to the minute?
A: Each clip, no matter how long, takes a certain amount of our machine time as overhead, loading the clip. It's about 30 seconds of wasted time per clip, So your 1-second clip costs you 60 seconds of Points and costs us 31 seconds of machine time. But your 59-second clip costs us 89 seconds of machine time and still costs you 60 seconds of Points. In the end, it comes out even.
[Edited on 05.17.2009 7:57 PM PDT by sawnose]
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First! 10 minute limit sucks.
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] WolfmanMaverick First question: Can we somehow unsubscribe from Pro if we have it from the maps so we can pay for it to get render to video? (If I worded that unstandibly)[/quote]No. Purchases are not redeemable.
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Webteam, I love you!
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This is great! Please tell me that everyone can use this, because I really don't want to buy Bungie Pro! I understand that it's limited to Bungie Pro users now, but PLEASE let everyone get to use it!
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I am so happy to see this finally up! And "Bungie Points" are back too! Just not in the way most people had hoped... =) [i][b]EDIT:[/b] There seems to be problem with [url=http://www.bungie.net/Online/Halo3UserContentDetails.aspx?h3fileid=55764094]my render[/url]. Only half of it is there... then the video freezes (the audio continues for a short time before stopping as well). Also, It would be cool to get an automated message when the render is complete.[/i] [Edited on 05.12.2009 1:39 PM PDT]
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this looks pretty cool to me
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[quote][b]Posted by:[/b] urk Online and open for beta business. [url=/news/content.aspx?type=topnews&link=RTVPublicBeta] click for full story [/url] edit by Roger: zeroth. I'm comandeering this post to answer any (good) questions that come up. Enjoy, everyone![/quote] First question: Can we somehow unsubscribe from Pro if we have it from the maps so we can pay for it to get render to video? (If I worded that unstandibly)
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AWESOME! I've been waiting on news of this forever, this is going to make all of the machinima work that I'm planning on doing much, much easier. Not to mention it's going to be purely and simply amazing! Great news, guys. The Weekly Updates have been quiet lately, I'm sure this tidbit will restore some real confidence.
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First page =D Also, seems amazing so far. Thanks Bungie. <3 My question is though.. Why no reticule? [Edited on 05.12.2009 1:27 PM PDT]
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At long last it's here!
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Bungie We love you! brilliant, wont be going to buy a capture card anymore.
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I jizzed my pants.
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OMG! i didnt read it yet but I cant wait to. LMAO! Thankyou Bungie!
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The intanets love you guys.
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Awesomeness
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YES!!! FINALL!Y
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I so wish i had MS points to buy it right now!!!
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This is an awesome feature
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oh em gee Almost forgot about this...
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Saaaafe! Wait, let me rephrase that... EPIIIIC. [Edited on 05.12.2009 1:17 PM PDT]
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Looks great. This will make map video making so much easier. great job guys. So happy that I bought Bungie Pro in the early days of Halo 3. [Edited on 05.12.2009 1:22 PM PDT]
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First!