Posted: 1/12/2023 9:24 AM
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NordicAnomaly
Joined: 2/26/2015
Posts: 11
I'm trying to play a movie file of the GBA game "Star Wars Trilogy: Apprentice of the Force". The movie was recorded by myself in 2015 and can be found here: https://tasvideos.org/UserFiles/Info/22112057107299145 I cannot get it to play on the latest version of Bizhawk (2.8). I have also tried the version of Bizhawk used to record the movie (1.9.3) but that version does not even want to load the rom due to "missing firmware files". Is there any hope of being able to watch this old movie? I've been sort of interested in trying to TAS this game again.
Posted: 1/12/2023 9:25 AM
(Edited: 1/12/2023 9:26 AM)
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CasualPokePlayer
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Just provide the firmware files. They are not optional for movies.
Posted: 1/12/2023 1:53 PM
(Edited: 1/12/2023 6:30 PM)
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NordicAnomaly
Joined: 2/26/2015
Posts: 11
CasualPokePlayer wrote:
Just provide the firmware files. They are not optional for movies.
Thanks! I downloaded a GBA BIOS which did the trick. I have to ask though - is there any way to convert a movie file so that I could play/edit it on the latest version of Bizhawk? Edit: Since a movie is essentially a list of inputs, I'm guessing it is simply a matter of creating a movie file for the latest BizHawk and then I just copy/paste the input list from the old movie file.
Posted: 1/12/2023 9:09 PM
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YoshiRulz
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NordicAnomaly wrote:
Since a movie is essentially a list of inputs, I'm guessing it is simply a matter of creating a movie file for the latest BizHawk and then I just copy/paste the input list from the old movie file.
Yes, the input log and sync settings just need to be massaged into the correct format. Though remember that even after doing that, it may no longer sync due to core updates.
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