The Doom Project
Deimos
See second post for track listing and availability.
A project utilizing the non-profit OCRemix album called "The Dark Side of Phobos", a tribute to the Doom series.
The album can be found and downloaded here:
http://doom.ocremix.org/
The site gives the availability of downloading the entire album through a Bit Torrent program, or by downloading each song individually in MP3 format directly from the site.
Prodigi obtained permission for making a project to it, and I'm assuming that it extends past a couple regime changes.
Prodigi's guidelines were that horror be the main theme, though that was (and is) open to interpretation. I would like to encourage the use of two more elements, where appropriate:
-First, referencing the games within the video, whether simply in spirit or through the use of sprites, models, voice tracks and/or other materials from the games.
-Second, coordination between creators regarding the intros and outros to each track. Ideally, each track lead into the next track, giving the feel of a countinuous adventure.
Sprites can be found here: http://www.panelmonkey.org/category.php?id=1
Doom Legacy allows you to play the original wad files if you have them. If not and you wish to use them, contact me and we can work something out. Transitions between the tracks as well as the opening, ending, and intermission will probably feature content from the games, cover art from the album, or extra editing of either anime or original work. Inclusion of works from the series may be a ongoing part of the project right up to its release.
Guidelines
General:
1. I will make the video for which song I have chosen. I will NOT make somebody else’s video regardless of whether or not it may be better than theirs.
2. I will take criticism, as a part of this project's aim is to further AMV growth.
3. I will contact the Project Organizer with my idea/chosen anime. If already taken, pick another, and if it comes to it, you'll be assigned one.
4. I will use anime footage, if you wish to use other footage please contact me first.
5. I accept that at any given time my video may be removed from the project, though the likelihood of that happening is pretty slim.
6. I will inform the project leader on ANY issues that may prevent me from completing my track on time, or meeting any other deadlines.
7. I will do my damndest to finish my track.
8. [optional] I will have FUN for Christ’s sake.
Technical:
1a. Final copy encoded at 29.97 fps in mpeg-2 with a resolution of 720x480 including borders.
1b. mpeg2source("D:\my footage.d2v")
lanczosresize(720,360)
addborders(0,60,0,60)
1c. I prefer 29.97 but if you've already encoded to 23.976 with 3:2 pulldown I'll accept that, however please refer to 6.
1d. Pixel aspect ratio is .9 [I don't think this will be problem but just to clarify].
2. 15 FRAMES before and after your video of black video.
3. When adding your title card keep it within the title safe area.
4. I'd prefer to have the original songs at their full length, but creators can change the length of their chosen song if they so wish [nothing below 2 minutes though].
5. You will use DVD footage or as close as possible.
6. Save a master copy just in case troubles arise in joining it together or other problems. Burn it to a CD, raid another computer and hide it on there as a system file, just make sure that when my luck kicks in and I lose it or it becomes corrupted there is still hope.
7. The audio should be a wav converted from the FLAC file
Title:
Each video will have it's own title at the start. To create titles [and I hope you are editing with Premiere] go under the file menu > new > title. I would like the title information to be presented in the following order:
Song title
Remixer's name
Anime
Your Studio/Nickname
1. Use Arial as your font, with font size at 16. Keep opacity at 100%.
2. PLEASE USE THE TITLE SAFE AREA!!! Put your text in the bottom left corner of the inner square.
3. Use the title at the start of the video, have it fade in and leave it for a couple seconds and then fade it out.
Encoding:
If you need any help with getting the final copy into mpeg2 format try here:
http://www.nhmk.com/guides/mpeg2guide.html
Thanks to Fluxmeister for writing such an easy-to-use guide. I've also found Scintilla's guide to be useful if for some reason Fluxmeisters guide doesn't cover it.
http://www.tcnj.edu/~tomwol2/mpegforcons.html
What's going on now
I will continually update this section as the project continues so be sure to check back here every now and then.
The originator of the project, Prodigi, quit due to various reasons. Gestarwind21122 was a editor of the original project and after Prodigi left was temporarily coordinator, till he dropped out as well. I am now taking over, hopefully till the end.
Prodigi's guidelines were that horror be the main theme, though that was (and is) open to interpretation. I would like to encourage the use of two more elements, where appropriate:
-First, referencing the games within the video, whether simply in spirit or through the use of sprites, models, voice tracks and/or other materials from the games.
-Second, coordination between creators regarding the intros and outros to each track. Ideally, each track lead into the next track, giving the feel of a countinuous adventure.
Besides FreedomSotE, the tracklist is completely up-to-date. We have 4 definite openings, another potential one, and possibly if the intro, intermission, and final track plan doesn't work out, those too. Abuse peer pressure any way possible and get us more members!
The audio should be a wav converted from the flac file for best quality.
I've updated the deadlines, and shortly after that will update the track listing to include status. I'll probably contact you between now and the progress check just to see how your doing, try to get you on track if you don't post in the project thread on your own. Beyond that, I don't think there's much to include... Get to work!
If you have questions, somethings unclear, or if you want to talk about a specific aspect please post or PM me.
Deadline
Progress Check: September
Final Deadline: Summer '07



