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[Andrew Davie]

http://www.atari2600...colourbaby2.mpg
Link shows capture of binary running on actual '2600 -- demonstrating flicker-free large sprite animation. Those who purchase a Krokodile Cartridge will be able to see this running 'in the flesh', so to speak.
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[Mord]

Andrew Davie said:

http://www.atari2600...colourbaby2.mpg
Link shows capture of binary running on actual '2600 -- demonstrating flicker-free large sprite animation.  Those who purchase a Krokodile Cartridge will be able to see this running 'in the flesh', so to speak.
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And thusly I wait for my krokodile cart all the more.

--
Mord

[Robert M]

I can't view the file. I get the error message below. Has anyone had any luck viewing the file? Which program did you use to view it?

Thanks!

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[neotokeo2001]

Robert M said:

I can't view the file.  I get the error message below.  Has anyone had any luck viewing the file?   Which program did you use to view it?

Thanks!

I can't see it either. It says that I don't have the proper codec.

[kevin242]

me niether, what type of file is this?

[oesii]

I can see the video when I play it with VLC:

http://www.videolan.org/

That program handles everything you throw at it

I think the headers are wrong in the file because the VLC log took lots of tries to find a suitable codec, I'm not even sure what it used.

main: playlist item `/Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.mpg'

main debug: waiting for thread completion

main debug: access `', demux `', name `/Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.mpg'

main debug: looking for access module

main debug: probing 7 candidates

dvdplay debug: plugin discarded (not a valid source)

dvdread warning: dvdread module discarded (not a valid source)

dvd warning: dvd module discarded (not a valid block device)

vcd debug: trying .cue file: /Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.cue

vcd warning: could not open /Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.mpg

cdda debug: trying .cue file: /Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.cue

cdda warning: could not open /Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.mpg

access_file debug: opening file `/Users/home/Desktop/colourbaby2.mpg'

main debug: using access module "access_file"

main debug: thread 34282496 (input) created at priority 37 (src/input/input.c:254)

main debug: cmd=state old=10 new=1

main debug: playing at normal rate

main debug: looking for demux module

main debug: probing 19 candidates

mp4 warning: MP4 plugin discarded (not a valid file)

avi warning: avi module discarded (invalid header)

asf warning: ASF plugin discarded (not a valid file)

ts_dvbpsi warning: TS module discarded (no sync)

ts warning: TS module discarded (no sync)

flac warning: flac module discarded (no startcode)

main debug: looking for id3 module

main debug: probing 2 candidates

id3tag debug: checking for ID3 tag

main debug: using id3 module "id3tag"

main debug: unlocking module "id3tag"

mpga warning: mpga module discarded

mpgv warning: ES module discarded (system startcode)

livedotcom warning: SDP module discarded

mkv warning: matroska module discarded (invalid header 0x000001ba)

aac warning: AAC module discarded

[Artlover]

Played for me using MediaPlayer.

It was using the Elcard Mpeg2 codec when it played, so it looks like it's Mpeg2/Hardware Mpeg format.

[Andrew Davie]

Robert M said:

I can't view the file.  I get the error message below.  Has anyone had any luck viewing the file?   Which program did you use to view it?

Thanks!

I've converted it to VCD size/format, so this may work for you...
http://www.atari2600...olourbaby2a.mpg
Cheers
A

[yuppicide]

Worked fine for me. It opened in Windows Media Player.

That's running on a 2600?!

[Andrew Davie]

yuppicide said:

Worked fine for me. It opened in Windows Media Player.

That's running on a 2600?!

Yes

[SS]

Andrew Davie said:

Those who purchase a Krokodile Cartridge will be able to see this running 'in the flesh', so to speak.

So what does this mean anyway?

[mojofltr]

SS said:

So what does this mean anyway?

I was sort of hoping to see the flying pig logo from the Roger Waters "In The Flesh" tour.

Just a guess: "In The Flesh" would be referring to seeing the demo firsthand, rather than through an mpeg video file. I think that Andrew is noting the pun "in the flesh" in regards to the naked dancing baby.

I'm not sure if Andrew is telling us that the Krokocart come with the demo preinstalled, or that it will have the capability to store and run it on real hardware. Mine was ordered on day one, so I guess I'll find out soon enough! :-)

[Robert M]

Andrew Davie said:

Robert M said:

I can't view the file.  I get the error message below.  Has anyone had any luck viewing the file?   Which program did you use to view it?

Thanks!

I've converted it to VCD size/format, so this may work for you...
http://www.atari2600...olourbaby2a.mpg
Cheers
A

Ah! Much better, thanks. That looks very nice. It looks interlaced to me. Is that an interlaced chronocolor image?

[pmpddytim]

Impressive. Can't wait to see it working in person.

looks interlaced to me too.

[Uber Troll]

Now if you could only add the ship from MegaMania, so I could shoot.

[Andrew Davie]

Robert M said:

Ah!  Much better, thanks.   That looks very nice.  It looks interlaced to me.  Is that an interlaced chronocolor image?  

No, technically it's a non-interlaced *spasticolour* ™ image. I plan to interlace it soon, and that should improve it slightly. The demo isn't pre-installed on the Krokodile cart; I was just observing that to see this running on an actual '2600 the *only* option at the moment is to download and run it on your Krokodile cart. The MPG was made from the output of my '2600 running the demo on my prototype Krokodile cart, showing what it *actually* looks like on real hardware.

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A

[Andrew Davie]

Andrew Davie said:

I plan to interlace it soon, and that should improve it slightly.

...and it did! A fair bit of improvement, actually. The attached image (unretouched) shows a side-by-side comparison. The non-interlaced image is on the left, the interlaced image on the right. They are using *exactly* the same graphics/frame data -- the only difference is the generation of an interlaced TV frame.

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A

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[bjk7382]

Andrew Davie said:

... the *only* option at the moment is to download and run it on your Krokodile cart.

It does kinda suck that Chad doesn't plan on supporting your 512k 3F bankswitching technique on the CC2.

[Andrew Davie]

bjk7382 said:

Andrew Davie said:

... the *only* option at the moment is to download and run it on your Krokodile cart.

It does kinda suck that Chad doesn't plan on supporting your 512k 3F bankswitching technique on the CC2.

So, buy a Krokodile Cart. Just wait till you see 3E in action. All the benefits of 512K 3F switching, with 32K of RAM to play with. Can anyone say "Boulderdash"?

[Andrew Davie]

Single-frame comparison of original art vs. what's displayed on the '2600. Note the red, green, blue letters have been added to aid the comparison.
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A

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[SS]

bjk7382 said:

Andrew Davie said:

... the *only* option at the moment is to download and run it on your Krokodile cart.

It does kinda suck that Chad doesn't plan on supporting your 512k 3F bankswitching technique on the CC2.

I think that I had forgotten that. Answers my question.

[keilbaca]

*drools* That makes me want the Krocodile Kart so much more... I can't wait till they're in production so I can get mine... very nice work andrew!

[bjk7382]

SS said:

bjk7382 said:

Andrew Davie said:

... the *only* option at the moment is to download and run it on your Krokodile cart.

It does kinda suck that Chad doesn't plan on supporting your 512k 3F bankswitching technique on the CC2.

I think that I had forgotten that. Answers my question.

Yeah, it seems like Andrew is the only one that would ever actually use the 512k that is on the cc2.

I will probably end up buying the krokodile cart, but I would like to get some other things first. Plus I don't really need to spend that much money to play one demo

[Albert]

Just tried this demo out on the Krokodile Cart and it looks pretty damn awesome! I look forward to seeing some clips of something other than the baby, but this proof of concept is pretty impressive for the 2600.

..Al

[Andrew Davie]

http://www.atari2600.org/cb3.mpg
This is from a Krokodile Kart, plugged into a '2600 Jr with RF output going direct to a $20 video capture card, saved as MPG, then converted with TMPGEnc into VCD quality for your viewing pleasure.
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