demoCut and rendernetDemo

[hannes]

well gettin a bit frustrated here:

demoCut:

i watch a demo (playnetdemo demoname) and in this demo i set the start and the end marker. This works pretty nice.

Then ill do "cutdemo demoname demoname2", the map "loads" up and the screen starts to flicker around! The sound works pretty well, even the cut seem to work pretty well BUT. If you have 2 hours demo ( yes i do got that ) or even only a 30 mins demo and the part you want to cut is @ like 20 or 25 mins you will have to wait those 25 minutes till qw cuts the scene out? Isnt there smth like demo_scale available for that?

Same with rendernetdemo. Is there a way that the demo starts where you tell the command to actually start capturing. It always starts @ the beginning of each demo, and demo_scale is not really fast @ 4FPS :) (hint, go freecam and get outside the world. I got like 60 fps there then)

So whats about the cutdemo cmd. Is it bugged or is it me / my cfg?

Demos in general:
I received a lot demos in which the crosshair always points in the sky or on the ground, but not on the players you are actually shooting at. Whats that all about?

greetings and thx for help

[Ifurita]

From Joe999's demo config. You could set demo_scale to what ever you want I suppose

// control playback speed with mouse wheel
bind "MOUSE3" "demo_scale 1.0; vstr writeDemoScaleInfo" "" "default"
bind "MWHEELUP" "cvaradd demo_scale 0.1; vstr writeDemoScaleInfo" "CTRL" "default"
bind "MWHEELDOWN" "cvaradd demo_scale -0.1; vstr writeDemoScaleInfo" "CTRL" "default"
bind "MWHEELUP" "cvaradd demo_scale 1.0; vstr writeDemoScaleInfo" "" "default"
bind "MWHEELDOWN" "cvaradd demo_scale -1.0; vstr writeDemoScaleInfo" "" "default"

[hannes]

that is not what i was asking for Ifurita but thx anyways

here the console
]demo_scale 100;cutNetDemo movie mov
Start network demo playback from 'demos/movie.ndm'
--------- Map Initialization ---------
Map: maps/valley.entities
idRenderWorldLocal::InitFromMap: retaining existing map
----------- Game Map Init ------------
collision data:
100 models
253454 vertices (2970 kB)
400471 edges (7821 kB)
181148 polygons (11321 kB)
589993 polygon edges (1152 kB)
2775 brushes (86 kB)
16678 brush planes (260 kB)
86166 nodes (2356 kB)
383594 polygon refs (2996 kB)
3346 brush refs (26 kB)
102504 internal edges
812 sharp edges
0 contained polygons removed
0 polygons merged
29146 kB total memory used
1403 msec to load collision data.
3 KB passage memory used to build PVS
6 msec to calculate PVS
55 areas
120 portals
7 areas visible on average
440 bytes PVS data
Spawning entities
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_1'.
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_2'.
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_3'.
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_5'.
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_6'.
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_7'.
WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_12'.

WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_14'.

WARNING: Thread 'main': Unknown classname 'task_creator' on 'task_creator_15'.

WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor '<maps/references/valley/treatment_plant>/nkd_f
unc_door_1': cannot load trace model <maps/references/valley/treatment_plant>/
nkd_func_door_1
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor '<maps/references/valley/treatment_plant>/nkd_f
unc_door_2': cannot load trace model <maps/references/valley/treatment_plant>/
nkd_func_door_2
WARNING: Thread '': Tried to localize an empty string
WARNING: Thread 'main': light '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/t
orchy_light_65' ( 7560.27 -291.34 1688 ), reference to not visible area 14 by
'<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/torchy_light_vis_dummy_10' ( 70
96 -336 1664 )
WARNING: Thread 'main': light '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/t
orchy_light_69' ( 7526 -230 1710 ), reference to not visible area 14 by '<maps
/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/torchy_light_vis_dummy_10' ( 7096 -33
6 1664 )
WARNING: Thread 'main': light '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/d
raska_light_interior_17' ( 4202 1092 1868 ), reference to not visible area 4 b
y '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/torchy_light_vis_dummy_19' (
5256 480 1872 )
WARNING: Thread 'main': light '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/d
raska_light_interior_34' ( 6478.37 -516.16 1700 ), reference to not visible ar
ea 4 by '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/torchy_light_vis_dummy_
19' ( 5256 480 1872 )
WARNING: Thread 'main': light '<maps/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/t
orchy_light_73' ( 7526 -362 1710 ), reference to not visible area 14 by '<maps
/references/valley/tunnel_and_corridors>/torchy_light_vis_dummy_10' ( 7096 -33
6 1664 )
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor::PostMapSpawn No Time Set, Using Speed Instead
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor::PostMapSpawn No Time Set, Using Speed Instead
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor::PostMapSpawn No Time Set, Using Speed Instead
...850 entities spawned, 150 inhibited

----------- Loading Map Bot Actions ------------
--------------------------------------
-----------------------------------
1909 msec to load maps/valley.entities
interactionTable size: 1174404 bytes
0 interaction take 0 bytes
Loaded map in 3 seconds
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor::PostMapSpawn No Time Set, Using Speed Instead
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor::PostMapSpawn No Time Set, Using Speed Instead
WARNING: Thread 'main': idDoor::PostMapSpawn No Time Set, Using Speed Instead
WARNING: Thread '': Tried to localize an empty string
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
WARNING: IS_NAN .\File.cpp 575 idFile::ReadAngles
Hannes is a TIER joined the GDF
zaddTIER joined the GDF
TIARRoot joined the GDF
PunkBuster Client: Connected to Server 192.168.2.11:27733
]disconnect
--------- Game Map Shutdown ----------
--------------------------------------
Stopped demo playback of 'movie'.

Lets get this straight:

Democut works, BUT:

I dont see the demo, only some crazy flickering loading screen (I do hear sounds)
The cut only works (nearly) every second time. First time issuing the comman will result in an error:

failed to open ''
Game shutdown

Stopped demo playback of demoname

issuing the complete same command again will do the cut.

Next issue: demo_scale 100 ; cutdemo demoname demoname2
will result in a bugged demoname2.

The player wont move for the first 20 seconds or so. after those seconds the demo works as the original demo.