[Movie] The RazzamatazZ Compilation

[Sir. XaliaS]

Here it is folks...
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/Image3.jpg
A collection of Battlefield 2 goofs, stunts, parodies, and just plain craziness makes up the RAZZAMATAZZ as you never saw it before.


Pronounced: Razza ∙ Ma ∙ Tazz


Screenshots
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/Compscreens.jpg
More screenshots:
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/pt2screens.jpg
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/pt1screens.jpg

Compilation
Runtime 33m:53s

Includes remastered mini-parts 1 and 2, plus 10 more minutes of endless action, stunts and laughter.

So grab something to drink, put your feet up and relax.
If you've seen parts 1 and 2 already you can check the change log attached below. Although you may miss new unseen footage if you skip sections.

CHANGE LOG:

- New title stamp sound added
- Shortened SF Clan Part 1 by 3 minutes.
- Spelling mistake corrected
- SF Clan Parts 1 and 2 are now dispersed throughout the compilation
- Some features now play in widescreen to focus influence.
- Reduced amount of motion blur on some footage.
- Playing order of clips has been made more logical
- Added body count to RIB spawn camping
- Fixed jumpy looking titles in ‘Airmine’
- Added a short picture sync to credits

DOWNLOAD (272 MB)

Mirror 1 (primary) (http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Razzamatazz_Compilation;54245)
Mirror 2 (http://files.filefront.com/FILE_VOTE/;4553108;5;/fileinfo.html)
Mirror 3 (http://www.badongo.com/file.php?file=A+collection+of+Battlefield+2+goofs, +stunts,+parodies,+and+just+plain+craziness+makes+ up+the+Razzama__2006-01-14_Raz_pack_XD.zip)

(The highest quality versus the video size)
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GIF PACK (10 MB)


Mirror 1 (http://files.filefront.com/FILE_VOTE/;4622708;5;/fileinfo.html)


This compilation is the final product so I'd be very pleased for you to leave some feedback, or advice people to see it if you haven't witnessed the RazzamatazZ before.

Enjoy...

[Ph1L]

Downloading ..


EDITT - :| 2 hours for downloading, 42 kb/s. Waiting..

[Jackass]

The same here^^ Find a new server and I'll download it.

[Sir. XaliaS]

I just realised, the servers are a little packed up right now. GO play some battlefield and try again later I would. They're not normally like this.

May I also remind you that the upload took 7 hours last night (overnight) so it will be a while before more mirrors are available. Kayess will be in touch soon enough, as I PM'ed the link when servers were empty this morning before this thread was made. He can tell you what goes on.

[Kite]

Downloading..10% at 50 kb/s..1+ hour remaining.
Anyway, I liked the other parts so i'll wait. ;)

##EDIT##
Download stopped @ 18%. I give up, we need a new server.

[Sir. XaliaS]

Lol, the suspence!!!

I think I killed Filefront - come on guys get your servers together, customers are waiting.

[[3MD]D|Cpl.Kayess]

i woke up at 3pm and went on SF after about...5 hours of play i was like 'crap!! the video' so i missed my chance lol, anyhoo, downloading, ill be in touch in 1:26:32 lol

arghh the suspence >_< ive got 10% *taps foot..taps leg...body taps on the floor in a exeorcism style*

screw it *signs upto fastpass* w00t getting 200kbps, 23mins *dances*

[AudieMurphy99]

Looks pretty cool. I'm downloading it.

1% complete as of now. :(

[[3MD]D|Cpl.Kayess]

wow xalias u blow me away again, lmao at air mine, that was just too funny. blackhawk c4 jumpin was insane, i didnt think u could out-do the c4 jumping but damn. even tho ive seen 50% of the video already, i enjoyed re watching it, amazing how jumbling things up can help :) personally i love the movie 10/10 and i think its a real contender and could nock 'mine' off the top for funniest bf2 movie, all in all, great movie (and well worth the 12 bucks to upgrade my account so i could download it lol (12 buck a year = 1 buck a month = 50p a month, gotta love exchange rate) well worth the wait, and if u havent seen the first 2 i assume the movie would be alot more funnier. be sure to Email/PM me if u ever attempt a SF version :)

great movie 10/10

Kayess

[SaladFork]

I have a 15mbps downstream, and I'm struggling to reach 75kbps (usually around 60kbps). Will edit post in and hour or so when the download is down.

EDIT1: Dropped down to 37kbps...
EDIT2: Dropped down to 12kbps...

~Salad

[darkstar101]

pretty damn good video

[Sir. XaliaS]

Kayess, I sent you a PM, and thankyou for the thread feedback.

@everyone else: I will do my utmost to upload to another server ASAP, I have chosen http://battlefield2.filefront.com/ (http://battlefield2.filefront.com/) for the 3 more mirrors. Hopefully the filefront server will loosen up in the mean time since it’s hard for me to tell when I can find another 7 hour time slot for me to upload again.

EDIT: I've e-mailed Bf2files about it and they might download it for me and host it. It will save allot of time this way.

[Decripfy]

Jesus christ mine says 102 hours but thats because i got another 2 downloading :(

[vjames]

great vid, what oakenfold song was that?

[Sir. XaliaS]

That oakenfold song was on an exclusive album I ordered called 'Feed your mind' - I think it's the first track, there's some fantastic music on it, I've got a couple more tunes planned for another movie or credits roll.
And the version you heard just now was much shortened.

[mintyflinty]

Mine stopped at 87%, how poo

[chacharles]

Nice vid,

we had same idea at the same time for many sequences :cry:
You even made one I was planning to do :cussing:

But I really prefer the way you introduce those special jeeps
And nice sound editing

STOP video with boring story of people fighting for honour, liberty, friendship :blabla: or whatever
DO video like this one and mine ... and mine too


:laugh2: my first joke in english :yay:

[Sir. XaliaS]

LOL
Although jokes are a plenty in this movie, I fear some won't get the dry British sense of humor.

[[3MD]D|Cpl.Kayess]

nah i doubt they will, i really dont see whats not to get, i supose i dont find a person falling down a hole funny any more, unless its infront of me, and not on tv ^_^

[jak0]

i am waiting for filefront to stop being a butthead. i enjoyed the other two therefore i'm certain i will like this one. but i have to wait for filefront.

[vjames]

Xalias, had another question for ya. Is your sound settings on 'ultra high' in game? The helicopters sounded incredible, and the blackhawk minigun also. You might of added some bass on some of the sounds, but just the sound in general sounded so nice.

Mine is on high, my card can't support ultra high. And I remember how much of a difference the sound changed from just going from medium to high.

Again, great vid.

[SaladFork]

Download hung at 84% after being at 4.5kbps for the last day. I'm giving up on this one until we get a better host.

~Salad

[Sir. XaliaS]

Answering questions...

First, I can't believe filefront is screwing us over, they will be getting another e-mail plus I'm still waiting for bf2files to host, I have no reply yet.

The sound, hmmm it's tricky to say why the quality is so great, compared to in-game sounds found in... Let’s say "mine" - coz I just watched it again.
But I can give you some key details.

The Bf2 settings are on medium.
FRAPS was on auto detect
My windows sound config (the little speaker icon) was in stereo mix, recording mode.
I have an AC97 onboard sound chip.
Use C-media drivers UDA_039

And it's funny you say bass has power, you see, I love my audio drivers, I use because it has a unique feature which is "bass boost", very useful if you have tiny speakers like me, but I have no idea what it sounds like on any other speaker system with 'normal' settings. The sound warbles for me, so to fix it I have the balance the over bass with the Wave control, which is about half way down.
I may sound complicated but If I were to upload a mp3 of what each config setting does you may understand it better.

Of course I also did allot of sound editing in Vegas, but that was mostly volume control, cross fading, cutting, looping, etc. But nothing to do with the bass or quality.


P.S.
If anyone is actually interested in this movie anymore or could not download before, your be pleased to know I have contacted fileplanet, and I may find you guys a new mirror within the next few days.

[imported_JOE $MOE]

I'll put the movie on my server for a few days if you still are looking for another mirror. Not sure on how fast it will be but get with me if you want me to do it since I have alot of left over bandwidth I want to get rid of. Server specs are:

Quad xeon 3.0ghz each
4gb of ram
10mbs
Average server load is 6%

[dragonbeast]

dunno what u guys r on about, i got 356 kb/s :) 9 mins 23 secs :D blueyonder ftw

[jak0]

yes, Filefront finally worked. although it was quite long i give it....

10/10 BEST BF2 MOVIE EVER! i will be reccomending this movie to everyone i play BF2 with.

now, if you will PLEASE tell me how you did the "SF CLan" text effects with Vegas 6 i would greatly appreciate it. i use vegas myself but am not very good at it so some tips would be nice.

EDIT: also, might i suggest you enter this in the www.bf2tracker.com video contest? there is a post on the main page with all the info, check it out.

[Sir. XaliaS]

EDIT: also, might i suggest you enter this in the www.bf2tracker.com (http://www.bf2tracker.com) video contest? there is a post on the main page with all the info, check it out.

Rules:



The video-length should be under 5 minutes.Lol, sort of blew that rule away really. But maybe I could submit a single section from my movie. I'll give it a try tonight, and I'll call a vote on it if you guys know the best sketch from the compilation. "back to the future", "airmine" etc.

And thanks to everyone for the kind works. Shame filefront didn't start off as good,
Joe, I would appreciate that very much.

P.S. I'm not at home right now, but I can give you some screenshot of the setting in vegas to get that custom effect later.

[imported_JOE $MOE]

Uploading it to the server now. Should be done in about 90min.

[jak0]

Rules:


The video-length should be under 5 minutes.

sorry bout that, i completely missed it.

Lol, sort of blew that rule away really. But maybe I could submit a single section from my movie. I'll give it a try tonight, and I'll call a vote on it if you guys know the best sketch from the compilation. "back to the future", "airmine" etc.

that sounds great to me, i'm gonna watch it again so i can pick the best part.


P.S. I'm not at home right now, but I can give you some screenshot of the setting in vegas to get that custom effect later.

awesome thanks a lot.

[Sir. XaliaS]

The SF Text
I’m not sure about your knowledge around Vegas so I covered the basics.
1) Firstly the basic text settings...

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/SFtext1.jpg
The glow is an outline with is made to feather out, but not too much as we want it to follow the letters quite accurately.



2) The text overlay is positioned and fading in and out accordingly. The effect "TV simulator" is applied with default settings.
http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/SFtext.jpg
3) As you move the video forward you set each key property in the diamond graph at the bottom on the effect window.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y112/Xalias/SFtext2.jpg
To stop to text from going static after the fade in, you set line sync and vertical sync at max (1) with the rest at 0 (the red diamond). The speed at which scan phasing occurs (this being the apparent flashing of text) is adjusted to the soundtrack beat.

After the effect has gone on long enough, copy and paste the red diamond (which would be grey as default, as red is actually telling it to "hold" automatically) to where you want it to start fading back to the default effect settings, with the total fade out of the text overlay.

There you go, hope that helps.
You can invent tonnes of snazzy text effects like that (and "The Uncappables")

The end title effects are allot more complex, and more effects have been used together along with the animation of movement.

[jak0]

hey, thanks a lot that's great info.

[imported_JOE $MOE]

Sorry I haven't finished uploading it. My FTP program froze up twice near the end and it ****ed me off cause it takes awhile to upload.

[[3MD]D|Cpl.Kayess]

The SF Text
I’m not sure about your knowledge around Vegas so I covered the basics.
1) Firstly the basic text settings...

The glow is an outline with is made to feather out, but not too much as we want it to follow the letters quite accurately.

2) The text overlay is positioned and fading in and out accordingly. The effect "TV simulator" is applied with default settings.

3) As you move the video forward you set each key property in the diamond graph at the bottom on the effect window.


To stop to text from going static after the fade in, you set line sync and vertical sync at max (1) with the rest at 0 (the red diamond). The speed at which scan phasing occurs (this being the apparent flashing of text) is adjusted to the soundtrack beat.

After the effect has gone on long enough, copy and paste the red diamond (which would be grey as default, as red is actually telling it to "hold" automatically) to where you want it to start fading back to the default effect settings, with the total fade out of the text overlay.

There you go, hope that helps.
You can invent tonnes of snazzy text effects like that (and "The Uncappables")

The end title effects are allot more complex, and more effects have been used together along with the animation of movement.

sure as hell beats the crap out of movie maker :P

[Bildungsroman]

damn awsome! put together really good

whats that mod where buggy hovers like ur back to the future scene,?

i play stunt mod all the time but havnt seen that one anyways great job

[Bildungsroman]

i already wrote somthjing and it disapeared but anyways gerat job

[jak0]

Bildungsroman - it's the "Hover Jeep" mod.

[|D|-Jaws]

Not sure why this video has so few reply posts but I think it's one of the best BF2 movies I've seen. I actually gut-laughed in many parts.

[Sir. XaliaS]

True, the thread is rather disappointing but the server is gonna fill up again because the PBF thread has been made.

I've had a lot of PM's about the music used on the spinning jeep, just in case there are any more inquiries: :D

Laid Back - Bakerman

[Badlizzard2]

any better mirrors yet?

[Sir. XaliaS]

I'm still waiting for fileplanet, but it looks like they won't pay attention until I upload it for them. It will be done but it takes me 7 hours.

I don't know the about the status with Joe, he told me he would host for a while but had problems and I haven't heard of since.
I'm also looking into filecloud but have no idea how to upload to them without paying a fee that I won't use.

[SaladFork]

Finally managed to grab FileFront during a peak time. Got it at 540kbps, =)

Beautiful movie. I love the way you used sound to enhance the overall video, as well as the beautiful effects you used. Hats off to you sir (Though try removing nametags next time, and disable the gameHUD for in-game shots).

~Salad

[Punisher18]

just started mine. LOLit started at 2000kbps but quickly went to an average of around 550 kbps. so when it is done i will post comments(if i remember.lol)

[mintyflinty]

what, crazy.. i download at about 40kbs

[Sir. XaliaS]

If some of you are still having trouble I will be able to upload it too http://www.badongo.com/ (http://www.badongo.com/) tonight.

Currently I'm debating which sketch I should submit to bftracker for the competition. I would start a new thread with a poll, but it would be easy if we voted here.
How's everybody feeling about naming the best sketch in the compilation? Or shall I make a new thread?

[jak0]

i vote "Airmine". it would probly be best to start a new thread though because people rarely read check up on older ones.

[Mayhem]

Well long download,
But was it worth it...

Yes LOL Great movie, I liked it (large size tho)

[Sir. XaliaS]

Yes, ok then, I'll start a new thread tomorrow in the main section, I'll have a new mirror online by then, should be easier for new downloader’s to get a hold of.

[ZDRuX]

WTF? For some reason the video doesn't show on my computer? If you play it in media player, it just plays the audio, no video. I even tried VideoLAN which plays ANYTHING and still no video?!..

Any ideas?

[Sir. XaliaS]

Get DivX, Xvid, Windows Media player 10 and FRAPS (includes a codec) is all the help I can offer you.

P.S. There is now a new mirror to download this movie, (see first page) (http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48863)
The new file is zipped and includes a new, bonus GIF Pack.

Unfortunately the server has split the file in 3 without my consent, and you need their file merger to get it to work which I have no knowledge of.
Good luck downloading; the download speeds are very low on my system.

[Jackass]

Uninstall your nVidia driver - run drivercleaner - install your nVidia driver.

It works, trust me.

[Sir. XaliaS]

btw, I have setup a voting thread just now as I said would: http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51158 (http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=51158)

[Colder]

OMG AIR WOLF!!!!!!!!! I loved that show!!! Air mine has to be one of the funniest ORIGINAL clips i've ever seen! Great job bud! I want more!

[Sir. XaliaS]

LOL thanks, I put in the Air Wolf sketch a few minutes before encoding the final version. Late minute thinking I suppose... My computer didn't handle the server very well which is why the recording is so glitchy.

My next movie am editing is with a team of actors (see the "Need a crew" thread)

Maybe in the future I'll come back to do a sequel, who knows.

[imported_Entropy]

YAY! filefront speed is hovering around 200 kbps! only 21 min left!!!

[DodgeThis]

That was an EXCELLENT video. Well done :)

[Sir. Shpox]

Just finished watching it, a very well made video, very movie like.

[Fullforce]

Blooming amazing video. Well worth the download, all of it is classic, superbly done and makes use of BFR well.

[Sir. XaliaS]

*UPDATE*


I've got a brand new fast host for you guys.


Mirror 1 (now primary) (http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Razzamatazz_Compilation;54245)


That site includes 3 fast mirror servers to choose from.
And I'm just uploading the GIF Pack separately since there is no change that badongo.com will work. :D