DDR X2 Work Thread

It's not possible to cut Decade from the full song. Using http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79R_rmFBAUg for time references, 1:03-1:10 and 1:22-1:23 aren't possible to recreate. Neither is the last note, 1:58 to the end. Unless you have access to the actual game or a line-out that I can't find, it's also hard to hear exactly which part of the song each phrase corresponds to.

edit: Uh the Decade I downloaded from this thread with "fuckit.mp3" in the sm file is wrong in several places. Noticeably, two holds are too long because he didn't try cutting that part. Also 1:20 to 1:22 the four 8th notes are wrong.

Here's the rough fixed version. The chart is now correct , the audio is a (better) rough cut, and do whatever with the sync because I didn't actually play it, I just compared it side by side with YouTube.


Also, why are the videos for She is my wife and only my railgun still stretched? It makes me hesitant to continue uploading improved videos, especially for Super Driver, which is huge.

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WH1TE RO5E S- D-
New Decade D-
Sakura Sunrise D-
Shiny World D-

i also have smooooch, she is my wife and second heaven doubles , but i'll upload them later.

now i'm searching a video of anti-matter double-

This isn't really necessary, but, could we use say, pastebin for posting .sm file updates? Then we don't have to wait 20-60 seconds times the number of files we're waiting for

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If anyone want to use the old style banner design for roppongi EVOLVED, here is my designed banner for the ver.D of the song.



EDIT: I slightly edit the banner from ver.B

Gonna work on some hanging stepchat... And watch what songs got a new stepchart...

DDR X2 AC simfile BETA database update:

- added Decade / kors k Vs. dj TAKA, single only

http://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfilecategory.php?categoryid=453

EDIT:

other updates:

- New Decade sm file updated; added all Double stepcharts (stepped by zaibot).
- Sakura Sunrise sm file updated; added all Double stepcharts (stepped by zaibot).




simple answer: watch the original gameplay on youtube. Most of the BG movies in the game are in 16:9 ratio BORDER-LESS format. So I intentionally stretched them to 640x480 res. Best viewed on widescreen monitors (except for She is My Wife which is still look fat on orig gameplay widescreen).

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Hint: DDR X2 on upgraded cabs (4:3) shows 4 songs to the left and right on the wheel. Widescreen X2 shows 6 songs.


DDR X2 the game itself is 16:9 ratio (which would mean 848x480 or something similar, not 640x480.) Unless it's an upgraded cab, in which case it IS letterboxed:

only my railgun
16:9 X2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G930AOqRanM
4:3 X2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPfTDewJTWs <-- vertically letterboxed.

(watch the original gameplay on youtube? You really should.)

So not only is what you're doing not "accurate" to the game, what you're currently doing is incompatible with both 3.9 and 4.0. 3.9 should only be run in 4:3 and now everyone sees something stretched. 4.0/ssc, when configured properly, will crop all backgrounds and 4.0 users still see stretched videos, but with the tops and bottoms of the videos needlessly cropped. As a result, if you want "full" StepMania compatibility, backgrounds should be in 4:3 ratio, with letterboxing as needed.

edit: And even if Konami made a mistake and stretched one or two videos accidentally, doesn't mean we have to copy their visual presentation. We already make custom banners and backgrounds for everything, why copy their visual mistake when the accuracy of the chart isn't impacted?
edit #2: Your theory about X2 doesn't quite hold up for "She is my wife" either.

she is my wife
16:9 X2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FBLKWsPiUI <-- horizontally letterboxed
4:3 X2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8kj6P7aHlU <-- no borders

So your video for She is my wife should have horizontal borders if you were being consistent with only my railgun. (I'm not going to judge whether it's stretched or not on youtube cams like I was trying to do)

final word on She is my wife: Konami seems to have a video we don't (at least I don't have it). The iidx video is horizontally cropped compared to the X2 video. See the end of http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24GPXi9xlwU when the chart filters disappear if you don't believe me, then compare to IIDX: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev65HdvIMiE

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I got inspired by jch02140 and created a background for roppongi EVOLVED ver. D; hope you guys put it on use.

Since no one has made a banner especially for 888 (not a cut from the CD like in Universe 3 on the simfiles category) I took the time to do the banner xd...

Based off what I know about how IIDX cabinets operates, the game runs in a 4:3 aspect ration at 640x480 and is stretched to a 16:9 ratio.
Although IIDX only runs on 16:9 displays in arcades while DDR needs to be compatible to display at 4:3 and 16:9.
It's either it can run in two different resolutions or there is a version for 16:9 displays and one for 4:3 displays.

@JanoDx: Your 888 banner looks awesome

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Updated:

Second Heaven

-Fixed S-Challenge chart

Honestly, I don't prefer the new changes too much because it took out all of the 32ths and the jumps before the freezes, yet kept in some of the retarded streams. Q_Q

.sm: http://www.mediafire.com/?ph4oo7ye44a2ecg
.dwi: http://www.mediafire.com/?lid38b7a6dhh2sa

Someone go ahead and add this to the simfile (BUT PLEASE CHECK IT FIRST) BETA because I don't know how.

I used this vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJG8Fa5O9MI

Currently checking and found problems:
Most holds are too long by an 8th
measures 22-23
measure 31
measure 35
measure 43
measure 44
measure 62

Here's what I corrected: http://pastebin.com/xkJQenUS

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Well, I don't know what drugs I was on when I did those measures. @w@

I'm new to using the stepmania edit mode, so that was very appreciated.

Are you going to go ahead and save the challenge to the BETA folder, or wait?

I don't have access to the BETA folder.

Also, if you have Word, you can go to Review > Compare documents to compare SM files or charts to see what's changed. Pretty useful feature.

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Sorry if I interrupt...

How many songs that they don't have the clear sound yet?
I wanna ask ddr_ray to record it using any kinds of sound recorder & place it on the top of the screen..

Maybe it can help.

DDRX2 AC simfile BETA category update:

Second Heaven ---- sm file updated; S-Challenge stepchart fixed.

http://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfilecategory.php?categoryid=453





- IF YOU WERE HERE (L.E.D.-G STYLE REMIX) / JENNIFER
- All My Love / kors k feat. ЯIRE
- CG project / Latenighter
- KISS KISS KISS 秋葉工房 MIX / Remixed by DJ Command
- Poseidon (kors k mix) / NAOKI underground
- Sky is the Limit / Sota F. feat. Anna
- ☆shining☆ / ピンクターボ
- WH1TE RO5E / Y&Co.

and hopefully:

- roppongi EVOLVED ver.D / TAG underground
- Anti-Matter / Orbit1 & Milo
- Shiny World / CAPACITY GATE
- Valkyrie dimension / Spriggan

- NIJIIRO (Chinese version)
- iFUTURELIST (Chinese version)

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I went ahead and updated Super Driver with the banner and background done by neothe0ne, because they do look much better!

New Banner and BG... xd... I hope you like it... http://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfile.php?simfileid=10241

Edit:

FIXED ANTI-MATTER now is full on-sync and it don't need any more work: http://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfile.php?simfileid=10204

And new banner for Anti-Matter and added silverdragon BG

@JanoDx: just tried your Anti-Matter simfile. Having set to default global offset setting, i found out it was off-sync through playing it and listening to assist ticks (by -0.120, too huge). I decided to fine-tuning it, shifted up all the notes in every stepchart, as well as bpm changes. Please review and check its all the stepcharts especially the S-DIFFICULT & S-EXPERT ones. I found out that there are some places that i may say I don't understand the patterns (especially those where the 16th measure are found in S-EXPERT) and the note placement also.


anyway, for DDR X2 AC simfile BETA category update:

- for now, Anti-Matter added in S-BASIC, S-DIFFICULT & S-EXPERT; mp3, steps and banner by JanoDx; bg image by silverdragon; modified song offset and shifted up all stepcharts and bpm changes.


check and download it here: http://zenius-i-vanisher.com/v5.2/viewsimfilecategory.php?categoryid=453

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Actually tested it on -0.356 and got a perfect sync on my stepmania, about the stepchart, got a request on my simfile to "change bars fro 49 to 59" and fix that holds in the slow part, and the Expert is taken from a Note Arrows chart giving the exact place of every arrow and what kind of placement.

Oh, and is DX, not XD... LOL...