found a really cool document: the official developer/user documentation for the codec used to compress most of the Sega CD FMV games: Cinepak for Sega-CD
found a really cool document: the official developer/user documentation for the codec used to compress most of the Sega CD FMV games: Cinepak for Sega-CD
found a really cool document: the official developer/user documentation for the codec used to compress most of the Sega CD FMV games: Cinepak for Sega-CD
sadly, the software (macintosh) doesn't seem to be preserved anywhere. it had a really simple interface, and came with a driver for playback on the console
#macintosh #gamePreservation #vintageApple #sega #retroGaming
@vga256 Newer versions of those tools are in the Saturn SDK; I’ve used it before. That version has you use the standard WT Cinepak encoder. I can check if it still supports Sega CD.
@[email protected] oh fantastic. i'm just reading about MovieToSaturn now. i can't figure out if the saturn tools support the paletted export that the Sega CD version requires/uses
@[email protected] I would check ffmpeg. As usual when it comes to audio/video codecs.
@[email protected] Might be good to ask over at Macintosh Garden. Keep everyone on the lookout.
@[email protected] i have a copy of the mac software for cinepak, it came with my sega saturn sdk
Hi, could you upload a copy somewhere? I was part of the Sega CD Snatcher Spanish translation team and we could never put subtitles in the FMVs, forcing us to leave the translation in an incomplete state. Maybe someone else from the team could use this.
@drasglaf all these are already backed up on Nemesis' website: http://techdocs.exodusemulator.com/Console/SegaSaturn/Software.html#original-development-tools
@[email protected] there was an excellent video explaining how the encoding works https://youtu.be/VTawyLNoRhU?si=AzSYvUUgcSO2qSyb
@[email protected] huh? that compression method appears to have nothing to do with Radius' Cinepak codec used on the sega cd