Darktoz
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Video Improvement ( WebM compression! +Slight delay)
🕑 Added 2022-04-17 07:41:56 +0000 UTCGuys, this is a short update, I am still hoping to deliver the Shadow over Blackmore in april, but it might very well be on the last day. The reason is a good one, an awesome one! One of the best improvements that I made.
I have the Full Adobe licence now. So far I only used photoshop and as you know I used repeating pictures instead of videos so adobe premiere wasn't a thing in my cosmos. for the few videos that I made I used sony vegas.
A friend of mine showed me how to really use adobe premiere on tuesday! And it will change how I approach making scenes in the future!
He recommended a Webm plugin to me. Renpy can play these videos, I have already checked that. Mobile ports should as well! The clue is: My videos are now below 800 kb some go as low as 300kb! I don't even know how a one to two second video that plays like 16 pictures AND sound is smaller than a normal picture...
But it is. I am so pumped and excited about it, because that means in the future I can do multiple videos for one scene. I also think PoV scenes will have a comeback because of this (not in every scene, but for things like blowjobs etc...why not? It is only 300kb and a bit of extra work!), we can also think about different camera angles, because with that small file size you can easily switch between the videos without having to worry about memory leak, cache problems and such (like you have in femdom city).
I am feeling like the video compression king right now :). Here, I made a sample for those who do not believe me. It is a scene from the game so just download if you can take the small spoiler (pussy licking scene):
I mean, be honest. Even if you have 0 clue about file sizes and such...but such a high quality video with sound for 300kb? You can go ahead and download the preview picture shown above (the neat bondage orgy scene), and check the file size for comparison (ok, that one is uncompressed, but still, that file is like 7x bigger!).
I already re-rendered all game scenes so that they have the similar look and the smaller file size!
Even older laptops and desktops should be easily able to play the game. I cannot promise it, but maybe older phones can run the game now. This is huge! It's such a win for people who want to enjoy the game in its full beauty but have an old pc!
Sorry for the nerd talk about file size that might be uninteresting for some, but it will really benefit you guys in the long run. Constantly learning, constantly improving :)
So, yes. Huge quality improvement for sure. Fingers crossed for the April release, but even if not, it will come shortly after. The release is near, be patient and it will turn out to be great :)
Thanks for your support! I might not be as active this week because of the easter egg hunt, you know what it is :)
happy easter
Stay kinky!
Comments
Darktoz
there will be, yes
Will there be a vampire plot? Look forward to the continuation of the vampire story about Lilith in Femdom City Mantis 0.7.3.He was kept in captivity as a blood sucking slave to support his master.
Darktoz
thanks. yes, true, a 4k 31'' will most likely uncover the flaws of a 1188x1000 resolution ;)
Charger Pup
Starts to get fuzzy around the edges on a 4k 31" monitor with the clip full screen in VLC on a Mac. Doubt many people would notice or care, tbh. It's the single frame jerk at the end that will more likely cause notice. You're getting along there, Darktoz, really looking forward to playing the game, yup, the game.
Darktoz
thanks :)
Like a feeling of being brainwashed, immersive and inexplicable oneself is the protagonist, this game is great!
Darktoz
bondage rules :)
m3lly
Nice! And I wanna be hogtied too
RudyRoberts
True, just wanted to point out that you have it in mind. But I'm a PC player anyway. Btw. renPy supports Linux as well with no effort as far as I know.
Darktoz
the renpy engine supports it, i have tested it already. it is true that it is more hungry than for example a mp4 video, but in return it is much smaller and therefore it pretty much evens it out in terms of cpu performance. mobile i am not sure. unfortunetly I only have a google pixel to test it with. i think it will do fine even on older devices, but i cannot guarantee anything on mobile. not even that the final port actually works, lol :D
RudyRoberts
Same here looks superb on my 4k display...
RudyRoberts
The video looks very good, webm is a very highly compressed format. Just keep in mind that it is only marginally supported by many players and runs best in the web browser. It is also very CPU hungry. This can be a problem on mobile platforms.
Darktoz
thx :)
Francois Champagne
Awesome news
Darktoz
ha, let us hope it does. i can't say it 100%, but i really think it is true. we will find out when it is released, i guess
warren
"Even older laptops and desktops should be easily able to play the game." My trusty ol' potato PC likes this : )
Darktoz
yeah the latex mask is fire! Never saw an asset like this before, had to have it :)
Darktoz
that's great to hear for me! I work on a 17'' laptop screen most of the time, so I wasn't sure how it will look on really big screen
The Playful Otter
This is great news! I'm looking forward to finding out more about the lady with the horns.
Mabuse786
Yeah, but I watched it on a 27" 4k monitor and found it excellent. For me, the quality is absolutely sufficient.
Darktoz
thank you :) yes, it i not full hd, more like close to full hd. has to do with upscaling in the game and of course the placement of the gui
Mabuse786
Looks terrific and is unusually small. Great job!
Darktoz
thank you :)
Brian Fury
That's great! :)
