[request] Remove checks for DreamMovie VCD player?

[MoeFoh]

Thanks, ian, I learned some new things along the way!

[SMiTH]

Proper dvd qualty is 4xm for dreamcast 640x480 hardware fullspeed perfect sound and sync

Ian, what are the max video settings for the 4xm player found on a few of the DreamOn disks?
It seems to play the matrix trailer fairly well.

[Ian Micheal]

limits no idea at the moment it's very high thou in the 5000 or more bit rate

[SMiTH]

If any1 wants to test the 4xm player that is included on one of the DreamOn disks..
I made a quick batch script to create a selfboot .cdi with the 4xm player and 4xm video on same disk.
It includes the matrix trailer.

https://mega.nz/file/ZQ5WwDqC#xWjlAhhEs ... Go28HLJe74

[Ian Micheal]

If any1 wants to test the 4xm player that is included on one of the DreamOn disks..
I made a quick batch script to create a selfboot .cdi with the 4xm player and 4xm video on same disk.
It includes the matrix trailer.

https://mega.nz/file/ZQ5WwDqC#xWjlAhhEs ... Go28HLJe74

Nice makes it even much easy to test mate I like it

[Ian Micheal]

here is the tools just have to read the included docs they work on windows 64bit and mov and avi can be converted .. you dont need to converted audio or video just open a video file with open video and converted

does both at the same time

Direct open XVID in the tools converting to 4xm no fuss
640x480 video start out low bitrate move up till it stops working and find the best you can get proper dvd quality video but it takes up to 16 hours this is why we dont use it

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- available for PC, MacOs, Dreamcast and Playstation 2*
- the fastest decompression on the market
- incomparable visual quality
high definition from low-end computers upwards
- compatible with all your developments
API C/C++, Xtra Director, ActiveX
4X Movie allows full screen display of your animated sequences
(video, cinema, computer generated, etc) with DVD quality and
even on low-end computers.
Speed
An unequalled decompression speed from the low-end machines and on any
medium.
Visual quality
Incomparable video quality
- DVD quality on a Pentium 166 MHz or a Imac at 25 fps
- high definition at 800x600 and 30 fps on any Pentium II
- high definition at 1024x768 at 50 fps on a Pentium II 600 MHz
- optimal quality at 640x480 and 60 fps on Dreamcast
- animated texture at 256x256 and 25 fps (less than 10% of CPU time on
Dreamcast or Pentium II)

800000 b/sec

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fast saga f9 trailer still working best encoding



lag due to china capture it's perfect 1 /1 when watch on my tv

This will convert VOB dvd format right to 4xm btw

capture is 1280x720 of 640x480 dvd quality using 4xm

[Ian Micheal]

That's about it I can included my new compiled bin of 4xm player if wanted

You must read the doc's proper and do exactly what it says then you can play 4xm right on your pc with no problems.. All i had to do with read them to convert and compile it using katana sdk11

To use the windows 4xm player this all you have to do

4Xm Properties
(c) 4x Technologies / 2000
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How to install the 4xm properties:
1 - Copy the 4xmprop.dll in your windows\system directory
2 - Double click on the 4xmprop.reg
3 - all done!

Now, you can right click on the 4xm and look at the details on the properties pannel. You'll see the bitrate, the screen parameters and all other things you want.

Then drop and drag a 4xm file on the 4xm_play.exe and it will play

[SMiTH]

that is awesome ian.
here is a newer version of 4xm tools included in TuxTheWise dc tools pack.

Tux ReadMe:

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4XM encoder used by some games (Toy Commander, Headhunter, Alone In The 
Dark 4). 

Extremelly slow, even for today's processor, and it's not multithread, 
so you won't get advantage on multicore. 

Potentially you could take advantage of multicore by executing more than 
one instance of the encoder, but it tends to crash this way. 

Good luck with it :) 

I think only the newer version doesn't play well on Dreamcast... but I'm 
including here anyway since it's hard to find, and I'm not sure about 
this information.

[Ian Micheal]

Yeah the above version does not work well of the tools i tried it only the version i posted works

[MoeFoh]

damn, ian, now I have to rent F9.