DDR X2 Work Thread

Tenshi? Hard to find?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DI-yAD6-9Ek

All right, this is the full 4 minute version...maybe some snipping here and there to cut it down to size, using some other DDRX2 vid of someone playing it for reference?

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I usually look for non-youtube/flash vids especially the dvd-ripped or mkv files... That one is not clear yet. I already saw that before, much better if it is at least 480p.

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All my MVs were encoded straight from DVD, unless otherwise specified (Hide-away). kind of off-putting that you're preferring 2+ times transcoded videos.

Also,
resonance D
http://pastebin.com/fV1ajzef

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I don't remember Tenshi having a video in X2. Or does that matter?

As long as the source videos are VERY CLEAR quality (at least 480p, the higher the better regardless of source storage size) and as long as they are transcoded to RAW(uncompressed video)+PCM before editing, it is ok. But it happened that I'm just more meticulous in searching for clear videos and editing them. Like what I've said earlier, I prefer MORE on dvd-ripped and mkv videos.


Update:

- resonance added; files from DDR Full-Full Party simfile category, re-rated to X2 rating and added D-EXPERT (neotheone).

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It does. We generally don't include videos for songs that did not have them in game.

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Looking at the recently unlocked courses, the freeze at the end of Valkyrie Dimension is exactly 4 measures (16 beats) long, assuming the freeze at the end of Valkyrie Dimension Difficult is the same length as the one in Expert.

Mei
http://www.mediafire.com/?d1ru1x2dv2d1db6

The BPM changes are not accurate, they were taken from a random file found on bemanistyle.

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Valkyrie Dimension (along with the current chart too)
http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=j3TEg0SV


I used this video (credits to Dr. D) to make this stepchart

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Update:

- MEI simfile added; S-EXPERT chart only.

Apologize me for the mp3 i used for it.

EDIT:

I just re-uploaded MEI's sm file due to S-EXPERT step update... please redownload.. sorry for inconvenience...

EDIT #2:

- Valkyrie dimension sm file updated; added S-DIFFICULT from kckcl.

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@sillybear:

The freeze at the end of Valkyrie dimension S should be 4 measures (16 beats) long. Presumably, the freeze at the end of S is the same length.

Mei D-
http://pastebin.com/TLWn9XTC

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sillybear, the Mei S- steps you uploaded are wrong in measure 80. You have
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But http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3q3wuS1VmI0 shows, at 1:55-1:58, that the 16ths should be on the up arrow, not down.

Correct measure, (which I actually uploaded originally),

1000
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@ zowayix: can you please submit your version in mp3 320kbps format? Transcode first to wav uncompressed before editing. Thnx.

@neotheone: will update it 16 hrs later. My internet sched is over. I'm in mobile mode. Thnx for noticing.

EDIT:

- MEI sm file updated; fixed S-EXPERT chart.

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sillybear I think you missed Mei D-

Also, Melody Life S-
http://www.mediafire.com/?nl8msin2dsunw1b
(ogg audio again)

and Melody Life S-
http://pastebin.com/drh6yuE7

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Update:

- Melody Life added; S-DIFFICULT and S-EXPERT stepchart by neotheone.

(neotheone's ogg file has been raw transcoded to mp3)


EDIT:

Actually, Melody Life's real bpm is 172.020 based from beatmapper.

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You converted the .ogg file to .mp3? So without saving space or improving compatibility you decreased the audio quality? What for?

I know it's not space saving but I just follow the standard in official DDR simfile making here in z-i-v. Don't worry, I don't transcode directly from ogg or the original file in general. I converted the ogg first (or the original file) to raw wav format before transcoding to mp3 320kbps format. So the audio quality should not decrease at least from the original file. That's my way.

Cons for not making it to mp3 320 kbps is because there are times when i cannot snap/track the desired time for sample music start, especially for 192 and below kbps quality.



EDIT:

- going up added in the database, with S-DIFFICULT(10) stepchart.
(its BG vid is in the process)

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Sorry sillybear but I don't think you understand audio. As I (and probably others) have explained before, in this very thread, mp3->ogg is exactly the same as mp3->wav->ogg, and if it's not, get a properly coded program. (This is not up for debate - there's a "math" to audio encoding and that is not up for debate.)

Also you missed Mei D- again. Third time's the charm?

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I haven't done D-EXPERT yet as of now.

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Every time you re-encode, quality is lost. Moving from OGG to WAV doesn't increase quality at all, and just sacrifices some and increases file size. Then re-encoding to MP3 from that incurs further quality loss, and making it 320 kbps is arbitrary at this point since the quality has likely degraded below that. The best practice is to use MP3 directly ripped from a CD. If that cannot be found, use the best you can find; if the best is OGG (and you absolutely need MP3), encode to 192 kbps MP3 or something. Anyway, this work is for a BETA folder; when the official soundtrack is out, we'll have high quality rips that will need to be re-synced for every simfile. The main point here is to get the step work done, and thanks for all your work on this!

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