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TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 399 From: right behind you... Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 10:22 AM But I figured the techie guys in this forum would know more than anyone else about this. Is there a way to convert .RPL format movies (i.e., FMVs from TR1, TR2 and TR3) into a Windows Media Player-capable format (i.e., .AVI, .MPEG - even .MOV)? Thanks, guys! IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 399 From: right behind you... Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 10:35 AM Heck, since I'm already O/T...I love Suzie Croft's [url=http://213.130.134.2/toonraider/]Toon Raider[url] website. The "bad day" drawing just earned its way onto my desktop. IP: Logged
aktrekker Member Posts: 919 From:WA, USA Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 01:02 PM There is ALWAYS a way. But I don't think anyone has a tools to do this...yet. IP: Logged
Data Member Posts: 1104 From:Omicron Theta science colony Registered: May 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 01:44 PM You could use 'BINK' http://www.radgametools.com/bnkmain.htm to extract all the frames and then use 'AVI edit' http://www.am-soft.ru/ and import the images and make the .AVI file ------------------ 'ZING' is not a word that I am familiar with, however I will make an exception to 'YOINK'. IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 399 From: right behind you... Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 01:46 PM I have already tried converting it to .AVI with the RadTools pack, but I get an "error opening .RPL file". IP: Logged
Wee Bald Man Member Posts: 560 From:Simple Mud Hut (Near Twisted Gnarltree), The Swamp, Dagobah, Distant Sluis Sector of the Outer Rim Territories Registered: May 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 02:04 PM .rpl is a proprietary format (it was invented by Eidos). Unfortunately, they don't support it anymore and the .rpl format is now a dodo. The only way to convert it would be to have hardware which can video grab the output 'live'. There is no software that I know of which is fast enough to keep up with the frame-rates required to keep it smooth. An editing system such as Avid or Speed Razor could do it but then you would have to know someone that has access to this kind of equipment. Give it another year or two and it will be possible to do it with software provided free in your cornflake box. WBM P.S. Although it would be degraded quality you could output the FMV to VHS or similar (DV would be better) using a graphics card which has TV out capabilities and then grab it back in again in the preferred format. [This message has been edited by Wee Bald Man (edited 01-18-2002).] IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 399 From: right behind you... Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 02:17 PM Okay. Thanks all... IP: Logged
The ARCHIVES Junior Member Posts: 27 From:Egmond aan zee, Netherlands Registered: Dec 2000 | posted 01-18-2002 02:28 PM ESCAPEplayer (RPL player) download at CROFT TIMES. You can watch the rpl files with this tool. Unfortunately this program has no converting function. That's all, Andreas [This message has been edited by The ARCHIVES (edited 01-18-2002).] IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 399 From: right behind you... Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-18-2002 03:16 PM Actually, EscapePlay comes free with Tomb Raider III Gold: The Lost Artifact, so I have it. Thanks for the suggestion, though. IP: Logged
KingSpyder Member Posts: 134 From: Registered: Feb 2001 | posted 01-19-2002 03:23 AM quote: Originally posted by TRoosevelt_26: Is there a way to convert .RPL format movies (i.e., FMVs from TR1, TR2 and TR3) into a Windows Media Player-capable format (i.e., .AVI, .MPEG - even .MOV)? Here are a few ideas: http://www.hyperionics.com/hsdx/index.html HyperSnap-DX 4 is a screen capture tool. It captures screens from standard desktop programs and even those hard-to-grab DirectX, Direct3D, 3Dfx Voodoo and Glide mode games and from many software DVD players and other video playing software. Freeware. http://segu.psxemu.com/ Play and extract PSX movies to be converted to DivX. Very Very Handy. Freeware. ------------------ KingSpyder KingSpyder@thefreesite.com KingSpyder's World The Doctor Who Transcripts Project The Original Tomb Raider Conversion Project The Dark! Your Source For Video Tape Labels! IP: Logged
TRoosevelt_26 Member Posts: 399 From: right behind you... Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-19-2002 07:09 AM Thanks for the suggestions...is there a way to capture audio, too? IP: Logged
DJTch7 Member Posts: 251 From: Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 01-19-2002 08:38 AM there's a program called SoundJack that will rip the audio and tell what the name of each track is. Don't recall where I d/l it, though........ ------------------ IP: Logged
TRWad Member Posts: 98 From:Rotterdam Registered: Dec 2001 | posted 01-19-2002 12:18 PM I can only read the header from the rpl files. Never looked what was after it. Maybe I'll give it a try. IP: Logged
aktrekker Member Posts: 919 From:WA, USA Registered: Apr 2001 | posted 01-19-2002 02:20 PM Sound recorder should be able to capture the sound, if it isn't too long. Lots of programs can merge the audio and video. IP: Logged

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