Absolutly amazing 
, 5 stars to you my friend, if you could give them. Loved it, especially Statesman's Zeus lighting powers.
Keep up the great work.
/e speachless....
MORE!!!! MUST HAVE MOREEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
absolutely awesome work. The camera pans, the brilliant atmospherics of the music, the transitions all absolutely 100% first rate.
I'll watch this everytime I need a reminder of how it should be done.
Please write a guide!
/em stares at the screen with his mouth hanging open
What the [censored]! How did you do that! Frikkin amazing!
The speeding up and slowing down, the choreography with the walking and the flying, wow.
I'm very very impresses.
Now i must find a way to master these skills myself so i can make better movies!
Now.. why the heck did you have to make that so darn good, eh!?
Bajesus! 
*drools all over keyboard*
[censored], best movie I ever did see. PLEASE MAKE MORE, I'LL PAY YOU!!!
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I agree
You like killing Statesman, don't you?
Simply beautiful...
Thanks
Thelonious Monk
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seconded.
And if you dont want to write one, how bout i come over there for a weekend and you teach me?
You can be my mr. myagi or something
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Absolutly amazing.. best ive ever seen.. i so wish i was that good
Damn nice vid.
One question, it that zeus' ligtning you used an actual power or did you construct it from multiple animations?
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hehe, lol
Very nice - enjoyed it immensely.
You've definitely got it in for States, don't you? 
"Idealism is such a wonderful thing. All you really need is someone rational to put it to proper use." - Kerr Avon
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Agreed, why not make a hero version where they arrest or kill lord recluse? that would be cool, but tragic for us villains.
Agreed, why not make a hero version where they arrest or kill lord recluse? that would be cool, but tragic for us villains.
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Wow, thanks a lot for all the nice comments, guys 
Captain_Morgan, I promise i'll write something to explain how to obtain smooth and free camera movement with off-line software processing (imho, it cannot be done using the on-line camera recording, so the first thing i do to a demo is to strip all camera commands from the file).
in fact, I think i'll try to write this down really fast just to to prevent Kingwill from coming in my house
As for "Why Statesman again !?" let me say that some people (including our community manager) here over the french board, asked me to re-shoot the combat from the first video, but this time with a real combat and no more shaming one-shoting. This is the result
/* ok ok, to be completly honest I like hitting on this guy ; but i think i'm finally done with it now */
@Maximillion : The power State uses is indeed his Zeus Lightning animation plus Lightning Storm power. Both power and animation are just awesome.
Once again, thanks a lot for your answers.
Did everybody undestand the flashback thing ?
If not, just a little explanation : Everything before the bridge scene is actually the end of the video.
Had to watch it one and a half times to understand this so it may be a useful hint for the slow brains like me
Very smooth and well produced video. I like the work.
...But what's with the Statesman bashing, eventhough I don't like his rl version that much, I like the character. I hardly ever see him win in fan videos. 
Well Protagonist, Aral did not really exagerate our first encounter with Statesman. Though he's tough, he's not unbeatable and considering a large group, helped by some shivans, the fight is quite realistic. A bit shortened but the goal of the clip is not to show you the whole fight
Bloody hell! That's well good! I'm finding it very very hard to be able to demo edit and make good videos. But top work to you guys! Amazing!
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Hi guys,
As promised I have gathered a few tips for you. Do not hesitate to ask questions if something is not clear. Those tips, given in no particular order, are for those who are already acquainted with CoH video making, as i will not cover the basics of demo recording, video capture and editing. Sorry for bad english.
1. Learn the demo langage
Demo Fime Format FAQ (Zloth)
http://boards.cityofheroes.com/showf...?Number=851259
75 % of my video is made of demos created from scratch (ie no demo recording in game), the 25% last being on-line recorded demos that were deeply modified later (like the battle with Statesman).
This langage is very easy to learn, so go for it !
2. Get yourself the best demo editing tool
CoH Demo Editor v0.8.9 - by Balshor
http://home.earthlink.net/~balshor/
Even if my prefered CoH Demo editor is still the Notepad, this tool has very useful functions to help you analyze and modify existing demo, or integrate your own complex camera movements into your own demo.
The great idea behind this tool is very simple : Its translates CoH demo from relative time into absolute time. This means that you can then merge different demo very easily.
3. Use the best CoH Demo Database : the city of heroes Codex
http://home.twcny.rr.com/scuzzbopper/coh/
Yes, its not up to date. Its still the best I know.
4. For smooth video, a slower capture can be better
A simple trick : Know your final video format. Will it use 25 FPS ?
Then do not capture at 30 FPS, thinking it will be better, because it will only lead to missing frames in your final compression which in turns will lead to non-smooth animations and camera movements.
In this example, capturing your video at 25 FPS will lead to the best results.
5. Do not think you can record smooth camera movement on-line
No no, dont fly or hover around in 1st person view ! It just doesnt work It wont be smooth. It wont be precise . It wont be fun. Believe me, I tried.
For my video Dies Irae, I kept only 3 second of in-game camera recording, in two very short shots (1.5 s each). This was possible only because in those shots i do not move the camera and let it track the player (in this case, Statesman flying over Boomtown and landing in front of the ruined city hall).
Im sorry because it means more work, but imho you need to create your owns camera movement « by hands » and integrate them to the demo, after using Balshor CoH Demo Editor to strip all originals camera commands from the files.
6. But what is a « smooth » camera movement ?
Its subjective. After a lot of test, Id say its at least 20 Hz. Yep, I refresh all 6 camera parameters (3 positions, 3 angles of orientation) every 50 ms for complex camera movements. For simplier and slower camera movement I can use 10 Hz. (My first video, Paragon in Hell, uses 10 Hz max, and you can clearly see the difference between the two vids in some shots).
Ok, thats all for now. I know that I have to explain what i mean by "create your own camera movement by hand" but im falling asleep right now
I hope I have not been too cryptic, please ask questions if needed, and more later if some are interested.
Aral
Hi there,
Following my video Paragon in Hell, posted here a few weeks ago, you can find below a new one called Dies Irae.
This time it's a double creation, as CoffyTdb, another user of this forum, is the author of the music.
This video follows the trend of the last one, as 100 % of the shots are tampered with, one way or the other.
Right-Click + Save-as
Hope you like it
P.S. : Many thanks to Bontakun for the hosting on his site !