Play a video for the intro?

[gummybear_qc 1]

So yeah, I wanna make a intro but I would like the intro to be a made video, like I record something and then play the video in the mission. Anyone could come up with a full tutorial.

Thank you!

[Lt_Damage 0]

Maybe when Java is working it would be possible but even if it was possible now this would add huge size to the mission file.

Would this be a single player mission? The mission file gets downloaded to all players so if it is a multiplayer mission you are making it would not be a good idea to embed a lot of large files like audio and video.

[gummybear_qc 1]

Nan, its for playing with my other freind, il just give him the mission with mediafire. So how can I do it?

[mr burns 132]

http://community.bistudio.com/wiki/BIS_fnc_playVideo

description.ext

class RscPicture
{
access=0;
type=0;
idc=30;
style=48;
colorBackground[]={0,0,0,0};
colorText[]={1,1,1,1};
font="TahomaB";
sizeEx=0;
lineSpacing=0;
text="";
};

//Macro defining a simple and standard scene picture.
//Parameters: index of the scene, path to the picture, x-coord, y-coord, width, height.
#define SCENE(INDEX, PIC, X, Y, W, H) \
class Scene##INDEX \
{ \
	idd = -1; \
	movingEnable = 0; \
	fadein = 0; \
	fadeout = 0; \
	duration = 300; \
	name = __EVAL("Scene" + #INDEX); \
	\
	class controls \
	{ \
		class Overlay \
		{ \
			idc = -1; \
			x = SafeZoneX; y = SafeZoneY; \
			w = SafeZoneH; h = SafeZoneH; \
			type = 0; \
			style = 48; \
			colorBackground[] = {0, 0, 0, 0}; \
			colorText[] = {1, 1, 1, 1}; \
			font = BitStream; \
			sizeEx = 0; \
			lineSpacing = 0; \
			text = PIC; \
		} \
	} \
};

class RscTitles
{
//	SCENE(1, "t\effect_ca.paa", -0.379, -0.135, 1.77, 1.181)
SCENE(1, "t\effect_ca.paa", 0,0,1,1)
};

picture.sqf

titleRsc ["scene1","PLAIN"];
sleep 0.3;

starting from mission trigger

bla = execVM "picture.sqf"; _video = ["filename.ogv",[-0.6,-0.5,2.2,2]] spawn bis_fnc_playVideo;

Never ventured deeper into this as 12mb missions are a huge nono in MP.

You´ll have to play around with the description.ext to fill the screen, above code was made long ago on my old 19" screen for a small fun mission.

[gummybear_qc 1]

Yeah I found that thing but how do I put the function, do I add it in the editor or waht, im a total newbie when its realted to codes and stuff like that.

[mr burns 132]

clicky <-- thats the mission i made with it, feel free to unpack and poke around.

edit: requires ArmA2 !

[gummybear_qc 1]

Thanks and don't worry, i haz arma 2 CO :D

[gummybear_qc 1]

Hey whats mods have you used? I just jsut opened the misison because I ddint had arma 2 installed on my PC and i says it missiing some contect. http://oi45.tinypic.com/a4byva.jpg (294 kB)

[mr burns 132]

According to the picture it requires Combined Operations (ArmA2 & OA), no mods :)

[gummybear_qc 1]

oh ok, then il download arma 2 oa to :P because I made a backup recently