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Xenrath

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Join Date: Oct 2005

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14 Sep 2006 at 14:19 - 1

A Guild Wars Nightfall Intro Screensaver by Xenrath for your desktop. Following the popular Factions Intro Screensaver I've gone ahead and made the Nightfall Intro Screensaver.

The full rotation takes about 10 minutes, I couldn't get a perfect seam at the loop due to the animated water but it's barely noticeable. The video was recorded at full detail, with 4x Anti Aliasing. You might need a reasonably fast machine to enjoy at its best, not too sure. For reference, my computer at the time of this post has Windows XP, Pentium 4 3ghz, 1Gb memory, ATI Radeon X800.

DOWNLOAD: Guild Wars Nightfall Login/Panorama Screensaver, High Quality. 64.7mb, self installer (Xvid codec required)
- Download from FileFront
- Download from GW Guru

If you get a black screen, you probably need the Xvid codec. Get it from here http://www.koepi.org/xvid.shtml The "latest stable binary" near the top.
Run the Screensaver installer, this should bring up the Display Properties after installing (if it doesn't just bring it up yourself.)
Select "GW Nightfall Panorama" screensaver, and adjust the settings to suit. From here you can add your own music playlist, change the size of the video etc.
That's it! Preview it, or let it fire up like a normal screensaver.
To uninstall, you can remove it from Add/Remove programs or the Start menu under Programs.

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For those who like the intro music, here it is. 10.5mb, 11.5 minutes - not the highest quality settings and recorded the seagulls/waves etc. so it shouldn't interfere with any music CD plans Anet/NCsoft might have.

DOWNLOAD: Nightfall Intro Music mp3
- Download from FileFront
- Download from GW Guru

You can add that to the playlist of the screensaver and it will be more or less like the ingame intro then, just lower quality.

Xenrath

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Join Date: Oct 2005

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14 Sep 2006 at 14:24 - 2

Just to add this one was recorded at a higher native resolution than the Factions one (1152x864) though I tried to keep a balance between quality and file size.

I'll add the music in a little while

Red-Tide

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Join Date: Jun 2005

Edmonton, Canada

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Mo/

14 Sep 2006 at 14:30 - 3

nice job, looks good.

Vahn Roi

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[HiDE]

14 Sep 2006 at 14:36 - 4

very neat

Nivryx

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Kenya

Mo/

14 Sep 2006 at 15:01 - 5

will definately check this out when i get on my home comp, although im rarely logged on and away long enough for a screensaver to come up, it would be neat in those rare situations i am. great job & ty

Xenrath

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Join Date: Oct 2005

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14 Sep 2006 at 16:14 - 6

I've added a capture of the title music for use with this screensaver. Alternatively you can use your own music, or even the captured sound from the Factions intro, also in GWG Downloads. I'm hoping Inde can host/mirror the Screensaver as well but if anyone else wants to mirror it too, feel free!

Again, I've kept the background sounds in as well so it won't interfere with any music plans Anet may have. Enjoy

Inde

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Join Date: Dec 2004

14 Sep 2006 at 16:33 - 7

On it Xenrath! Awesome, thanks.

Overnite

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14 Sep 2006 at 16:35 - 8

How illegal is that ?

Xenrath

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14 Sep 2006 at 16:58 - 9

I don't think it's a problem Overnite - it is fanwork if you will. The Factions saver has been around since that login screen was rolled out without issue. Other examples are the numerous wallpapers and movies etc. using images and material from Anet. It's simply fan work, not intended in any way for profit

That said, if anyone from Anet does have any issues with these things it can easily be removed and stopped, no problem. As their reps frequent these boards and have said nothing it's not hurting anyone.

Nice one Inde, thanks

XvArchonvX

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14 Sep 2006 at 20:19 - 10

WOOT! TYTYTYTYTY!!

FeroxC

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EOA

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14 Sep 2006 at 20:58 - 11

Very nice !, built in mp3 player aswell is great, custom background music. I had to enable the stretch option for my 1440*900 resolution but it still looks good.

Xenrath

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Join Date: Oct 2005

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15 Sep 2006 at 00:30 - 12

This is now being hosted very kindly by Inde and the GWG team, available from the Downloads section (including the Factions saver/sounds)

I will keep my original links in this thread intact for now to help with server load.

As a note: I'm maintaining mirrors of the screensavers at my filefront page here - http://hosted.filefront.com/xenrath (along with various other contributions)

Omega X

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Join Date: Jun 2005

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15 Sep 2006 at 02:19 - 13

Quote:

Originally Posted by Overnite

How illegal is that ?

Its only Illegal if he decides to sell it.

Right now its considered fan work, which is what ANET allows.

johan the destroyer

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Join Date: Nov 2005

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15 Sep 2006 at 18:39 - 14

Im getting a black screen when I try to see it. I have Xvid, so thats not the problem. What could it be?

Xenrath

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15 Sep 2006 at 19:37 - 15

Quote:

Originally Posted by johan the destroyer

Im getting a black screen when I try to see it. I have Xvid, so thats not the problem. What could it be?

Can you still hear sound/music? Try adding an mp3 file or two to the playlist in the settings then fire it up/preview.

If you hear the music but no display then it is probably a codec clash. Try uninstalling Xvid and then reinstalling:

http://www.koepi.org/XviD-1.1.0-30122005.exe

(from the link in the main instructions)

When you install it make sure "Decode all supported FourCCs" is checked at the prompt. This will cause Xvid to be your decoder instead of DivX (should be no noticeable adverse effects to any divx movies you have)

Failing that you can try uninstalling DivX first (assuming you have that installed) then uninstall Xvid, reboot and try reinstalling Xvid again as above. See if that helps

johan the destroyer

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15 Sep 2006 at 22:51 - 16

Ok thanks. I uninstalled Xvid and DivX, then just reinstalled Xvid and it worked great.

kyrasantae

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16 Sep 2006 at 03:58 - 17

I got a "Cannot determine the device type from the given filename extension" error when I tried to run it with the music...but it works fine if I convert the file to a WAV. But WAV files are so large

Jarn103

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Join Date: Aug 2006

Angry Dragons

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16 Sep 2006 at 05:38 - 18

I like it a lot though, if truth be told, I was a little dissapointed by the quality of the video. At first I assumed that it was because I used a higher resolution than what it was recorded in, but even when I clicked the option to not stretch it it still was not that good - I don't know if that's something that can be helped, though.

Xenrath

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16 Sep 2006 at 13:23 - 19

There's always going to be some quality loss compared to the real thing, the actual 10 minute capture takes up over 12Gb, recorded at the higher resolution. 12Gb+ into roughly 60Mb is a pretty massive compression as it is

To increase the quality more would result in an even bigger download and I tried to keep it roughly the same size as the Factions one.

I'm not sure if 100Mb+ download would have been so practical for most people

The other method would have been to record it at a lower resolution but then you'd have to stretch it more...

If I get some time I might try to play around with the compression/recording settings some more see if I can do any better.

johan the destroyer

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17 Sep 2006 at 00:37 - 20

I would love to get my hands on the 12 GB copy. Hint hint, download? lol. As for compression, what are you using to capture it? Something like gamecam works good if you want on-the-go compression and a good quality, especially if you record at the higher resolutions

kyrasantae

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17 Sep 2006 at 02:02 - 21

Quote:

Originally Posted by kyrasantae

I got a "Cannot determine the device type from the given filename extension" error when I tried to run it with the music...but it works fine if I convert the file to a WAV. But WAV files are so large

Hmmm...it's also not willing to let itself be set as my screensaver...

Xenrath

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17 Sep 2006 at 19:01 - 22

Kyrasantae: your errors seems to indicate some issue possibly with Windows settings of some kind, in that case it looks like it can't find a driver for the mp3 format. Possibly some multimedia software has messed something up with the default Windows drivers.

You can try this one: http://www.free-codecs.com/MPEG_Laye...c_download.htm

Or alternatively there is LAME mp3 codec (also on that site somewhere, or search google)

I'm not sure what you mean by not letting you set it as a screensaver? It sounds like you can preview/test it ok, in which case it might be some permissions issue, again with how you have Windows set up/logged in.

Edit: Before you do that though, can you see the file extensions for files in folders? e.g. the ".mp3" or ".txt" bits? If not you could also try opening a folder, then go to Tools->Folder Options->View and make sure "Hide extensions for known file types" is NOT checked. Just a hunch on that one though..

Eldin

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17 Sep 2006 at 19:08 - 23

This is great! I loved the Factions screensaver...I'll put this on right away.

Xenrath

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17 Sep 2006 at 19:18 - 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by johan the destroyer

I would love to get my hands on the 12 GB copy. Hint hint, download? lol. As for compression, what are you using to capture it? Something like gamecam works good if you want on-the-go compression and a good quality, especially if you record at the higher resolutions

Only if you can wait a few years for me to upload it

Video capture was done using Fraps at the highest resolution it supports.

I do believe Fraps and Gamecam use their own video codecs which result in a smaller file anyway. I'm pretty sure it would weigh in at quite a bit over 12Gb if I converted it from Fraps format to Uncompressed

Probably not much different with Gamecam recordings.

With the Fraps recording the original is more or less identical to the ingame render. It's just compressing it into something manageable via Xvid or DivX which is the PITA

Eldin

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17 Sep 2006 at 19:28 - 25

Fraps makes bigger .avi files, but, in turn, it seems to make better-quality recordings than that of Gamecam.

kyrasantae

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17 Sep 2006 at 20:19 - 26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Xenrath

Kyrasantae: your errors seems to indicate some issue possibly with Windows settings of some kind, in that case it looks like it can't find a driver for the mp3 format. Possibly some multimedia software has messed something up with the default Windows drivers.

You can try this one: http://www.free-codecs.com/MPEG_Laye...c_download.htm

Or alternatively there is LAME mp3 codec (also on that site somewhere, or search google)

I'm not sure what you mean by not letting you set it as a screensaver? It sounds like you can preview/test it ok, in which case it might be some permissions issue, again with how you have Windows set up/logged in.

Edit: Before you do that though, can you see the file extensions for files in folders? e.g. the ".mp3" or ".txt" bits? If not you could also try opening a folder, then go to Tools->Folder Options->View and make sure "Hide extensions for known file types" is NOT checked. Just a hunch on that one though..

I have LAME installed and always show file extensions. I can preview it fine, and I have admin permissions on my login, so I dunno what's going on. I'll give it another try and get back to you.

TubamanRH

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18 Sep 2006 at 04:02 - 27

Thank you for coming through with the mp3. I was hoping someone had put it up here. You win an internet

LAMS3K

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18 Sep 2006 at 05:02 - 28

Inspired by Xenrath's excellent screen saver videos, I wrote a small screen saver intended to supplement his work.

This screen saver starts Guild Wars with the "-noui" switch. When the mouse is moved or a key on the keyboard pressed, both Guild Wars and the screen saver will close. If Guild Wars is already running and the screen saver comes up, it will not close Guild Wars nor affect Guild Wars in any way (tested on Windows XP.) None of the files contain viruses, malware, spyware, etc.

You can download the screen saver here: http://rapidshare.de/files/33521709/...Login.zip.html

You can download the source code here:
http://rapidshare.de/files/33522386/...eCode.zip.html

Can a mod delete the thread I started in Community Works, it contains an outdated version.

Lord Darkforge

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18 Sep 2006 at 09:53 - 29

Wow, very nice. Thanks, anymore to come?

Wormy

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Join Date: Apr 2005

25 Jun 2007 at 05:30 - 30

Quote:

Originally Posted by LAMS3K

Inspired by Xenrath's excellent screen saver videos, I wrote a small screen saver intended to supplement his work.

This screen saver starts Guild Wars with the "-noui" switch. When the mouse is moved or a key on the keyboard pressed, both Guild Wars and the screen saver will close. If Guild Wars is already running and the screen saver comes up, it will not close Guild Wars nor affect Guild Wars in any way (tested on Windows XP.) None of the files contain viruses, malware, spyware, etc.

You can download the screen saver here: http://rapidshare.de/files/33521709/...Login.zip.html

You can download the source code here:
http://rapidshare.de/files/33522386/...eCode.zip.html

Can a mod delete the thread I started in Community Works, it contains an outdated version.

Those links dont work anymore, does anyone have this screen saver and could upload it somewhere or email it to me?

LAMS3K

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R/Mo

25 Jun 2007 at 07:59 - 31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wormy

Those links dont work anymore, does anyone have this screen saver and could upload it somewhere or email it to me?

http://www.mediafire.com/?1crbg1132xx

As far as I know it still works. Source code is included as well. Just place the .scr file in your Windows/System32 directory and it will show up in the screen savers list.