Posted: 9/12/2021 5:26 AM
Post subject: Having trouble submitting
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SpaceColonizer
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Hello. Just joined today. I've been a speedrunner for almost two years and have used TASes to research and experiment with strategies and routes and such. Have some good TASes that I'd like to submit. I've tried submitting my TAS for Jaws on the NES 3 times today (I waited a long time between attempts, just in case). I filled out all the fields that were required, selected the zip file with my FCEUX movie in it, and filled out the comment section based on the default format provided. But when I press "save", the tab processes for a minute and then reloads itself as an empty submission form. When I go check all the places that new submissions should appear, my submission isn't listed. What's happening? Am I doing something wrong?
Posted: 9/12/2021 11:23 AM
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Are you able to upload that file to http://tasvideos.org/userfiles/my#uploadfile ?
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Posted: 9/12/2021 12:48 PM
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looking at the page I realized that my zip file was too big. guess I needed to make a "compact" movie save. went and successfully submitted. but now I have a different issue. the "movie length" and "Frame Count" were calculated automatically. but there are closing credits and the like at the end. was I supposed to make the final frame of the movie end at a particular point? in speedruns we stop the timer on the frame when jaws gets stabbed (when we see blood). should i truncate the movie so that's the last frame?
Posted: 9/12/2021 12:49 PM
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You truncate to last input, tas timing is a bit different. EDIT: If it's particularly important we can put RTA timing in movie description.
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Posted: 9/12/2021 1:20 PM
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Memory wrote:
You truncate to last input, tas timing is a bit different. EDIT: If it's particularly important we can put RTA timing in movie description.
TY. it looks like Samsara truncated the movie for me already, but I'll be sure to do that for future submissions. I don't know if this community would consider it "important", but by RTA rules this TAS represents a run at just until 3 minutes (2:58.605), which I considered an awesome achievement. I will edit my submission notes to say this, in case anyone might be interested in that fact.