[Francodoesfly]

Can someone point me to a tutorial that tells how to record/link video and sounds to weapose that are installed on an aircraft?

Thanks

KKKKFl

[Francodoesfly]

Come on,
Nobody knows how this feature works? I looked under weapons, there's Default, and Build, but no indication of how to link to sounds or video....

I have tried to open the file with the Mac Video player, and it won't touch it..

So how do you tell the video to put the flashes at the end of the Muzzles, and how do you adjust the sound?

Thanks
KKKKFL

[Scooter]

I'm baffled... What are you actually trying to achieve?
Make a video of X-Plane flight with sound?

[Francodoesfly]

I'll try and explain a little better..
If I create a weapon in build, or even import one from someone else. I can stick it visually on the side of a Piper Cub, I figured out how to do that, but what must I do to get sound, and video to attached to my creation... Not that I would do such to a Cub, that's just for example sake.

I recently found an Mpeg video in a file.. it is a 20mm cannon. I can import that cannon, but what do I need to do to have muzzle flashes, and a correct .wav file connected. Its obvious to me that I do not have the correct software to modify the Mpeg, I can't even open the file... at least not with Quicktime player.

This is why I was asking for a separate section for sounds over in the General Forums area.. it sure would be nice to have a sounds section with some pinned topics on how to import, and set up sounds.. Where weapon sounds need to be stored (what folder) tips on how to fine tune etc..
A similar pinned topic would be for engines... How and where to store, and how to tweek engine sounds... ( I kinda figured this out via trial and error )

Hope this describes better what I was looking for.

Thanks Scooter..

KKKKFL

[Scooter]

Now I'm beginning to see what you mean. You have the tendency of asking a bit cryptic questions and then expecting people to fork out all the details, eh?

Again, I don't know which version you're talking about, but let's assume that it's 9.xx...
Didn't know how to do it myself, so I just tried.

Copying a weapon from another plane:
#1. I grabbed the whole weapons folder (except APU dead weight weapon) from the F-22 and copied it to Piper Malibu folder.
#2. PlaneMaker -> Expert -> default weapons: browsed for Malibu's weapons folder, selected the F-22 cannon.wpn and placed the cannon to the right wing.
#3. PlaneMaker -> Standard -> 2D panel: added some instruments to the panel from weapons directory: gun.png and ind_bullets.png (latter not necessarily needed)
#4. Saved the plane and tested in X-Plane: muzzle flashes, sounds and everything works as expected. Sounds and flashes are X-Plane default ones, so I copied just the weapons (#1), but nothing else.
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Number of downloads: 18

As for custom sounds for gun fire...
You need to create sounds folder inside your aircraft's folder and inside sounds folder you need to have subfolders for different types of sounds depending what they are. Check X-Plane 9/Resources/Sounds for reference, there you can see all the sounds that X-Plane supports.
For just the custom gun sound you need to create the specific subfolder for it. Your folder structure for Piper Cub custom gun sound would be:
Piper Cub
- sounds
-- systems
--- gun.wav

To extract a sound file from a video is not difficult. For instance QuickTime Pro can do it and most likely many other programs as well. Have you searched for other editing applications? Not sure, but there might be some free ones... To cut just the right piece that has minimum of distracting noises and that loops perfectly may sometimes be a bit of challenge depending on the source material.

Hope this helps!
Ari

P.S. As with most of the basic stuff in X-Plane, you can learn by just opening some of the default planes and checking their folder structures, naming conventions and formats used. It's not rocket science since even I was able to do it in a couple of minutes. Check and then experiment, that's how it works for me.

[Francodoesfly]

Sorry for not doing a better job of explaining...

In your thumbnail I can see the muzzle flash.. I think I can figure from others as to where the video would go, but I have a few problems.
For instance I found an .mpeg file,(Would not open with my version of Qtime) that contains sound and video for a 20mm cannon.. Now it might be that the mpeg does not actually have any video impact, at any rate, I successfully copied it and just stuck it in the Weapons folder. Seems to work ok, but how does Xplane know where to put the flash? Lets say I want the flash to be a little forward of the end of the barrel.. where do I make that adjustment? And, the answer might well be "You can't" "its all defaulted".

Oh, almost forgot to add... I am using 9.22

Thanks Scooter.
KKKKFL

[Scooter]

Sorry for not doing a better job of explaining...

No problem.

In your thumbnail I can see the muzzle flash.. I think I can figure from others as to where the video would go, but I have a few problems.

Umm... Maybe I didn't understand this correctly. But you just need to add a gun type weapon to your aircraft and X-Plane will show the muzzle flash animation automatically when you fire.
Just like afterburner, exhaust smoke, landing gear smoke, flares, etc. X-Plane will show them when needed without you adding any extra objects or textures for them to aircraft folder.

For instance I found an .mpeg file,(Would not open with my version of Qtime) that contains sound and video for a 20mm cannon..

Do you have a link to the video? I might take a look at it and see if I can extract the sound file from it and save it as .wav.

Now it might be that the mpeg does not actually have any video impact, at any rate, I successfully copied it and just stuck it in the Weapons folder.

Your video does nothing for you in the weapons folder. You should put only .wpn files and the weapon paint file in weapons folder. If you wish to get the sound from the video playing while you shoot your weapon, you need to create a sound folder structure just like I told you above. As far as I know X-Plane won't play the movie sound when you press the trigger unless you save it in correct format (wav).

Seems to work ok, but how does Xplane know where to put the flash? Lets say I want the flash to be a little forward of the end of the barrel.. where do I make that adjustment? And, the answer might well be "You can't" "its all defaulted".

Actually, I'm not 100% sure about this, but I assume that the muzzle flash animation will be at the origin point of the weapon.

This post has been edited by Scooter: 06 March 2009 - 07:17 AM

[Francodoesfly]

I'll send you a personal file (PM) just to evaluate... I think from the file you will see where I am going..
Each acf currently works ok.. I've asked for permission to use some of the bits and pieces I have borrowed
from others since I am sensitive to crediting others with their efforts. Currently each is in Test mode.

Over all it is a nice package.

Thanks again for your assistance
KKKKFL