A Realm Redubbed Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

Hello everyone, I apologize if this question that I am about to ask have been asked already. What I am wondering is, what are decent programs, free of charge, that we can use to enable beginners or non beginners to enter the contest. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance :3

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Originally Posted by Amesiel

Hello everyone, I apologize if this question that I am about to ask have been asked already. What I am wondering is, what are decent programs, free of charge, that we can use to enable beginners or non beginners to enter the contest. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance :3

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Bandicam is free. I've never used it since I've had fraps, but it works. Only thing is you have to put up with an ugly watermark on your video with the free version. (Unless they changed it, as it's been 4 years since I last looked for video recording software)

OBS (Open Broadcasting Software? Something like that) is another free piece of software that some Let's Play broadcasters use, but I don't know how well it works with FFXIV, nor do I know how newbie friendly it is.

i wish they would start hosting events you didn't need a specific set of skills to participate in. this is ridiculous.

A quick question: Is it alright if we only use half of a scene? Like to cut a scene short(Because some exceed 3 minutes) or so we can voice only one character? :]

I hope Iceheart's Message wins all the things~ <3

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Originally Posted by mbncd

I hope Iceheart's Message wins all the things~ <3

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Oh my goodness thank you! >//< XD

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Originally Posted by Nalin

Oh my goodness thank you! >//< XD

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It was amazingly good!

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Originally Posted by Fishkeki

So if the video is a little over 3 minutes, say 20 seconds or so. Does that still qualify?

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The video must be 3 minutes or less, as mentioned in the rules.

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Originally Posted by Nalin

A quick question: Is it alright if we only use half of a scene? Like to cut a scene short(Because some exceed 3 minutes) or so we can voice only one character? :]

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Yes! You may cut a scene shorter to meet the contest requirements.

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Originally Posted by Aphel

Any chance that this will be available for EU regions too?

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Originally Posted by nuyu11

How about Asia player?

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Unfortunately this contest is for the North American region only; however, we have let the other community teams know your interest in events such as this.

We see some of you have started submitting your entries, keep them coming! :cool:

Here is the community teams example video as reference for those of you still trying to think of ideas.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TlkwadI2XGA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If we can do it, you can do it!

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Originally Posted by Grekumah

[Snip] Here is the community teams example video as reference for those of you still trying to think of ideas.

<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/TlkwadI2XGA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>

If we can do it, you can do it!

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The words are off so if this is a serious competition representation you're disqualified and if it's a comedy competition representation you're ... I dunno what o.o But please keep passing our requests on to the devs!

Thanks for the info on recording stuff! Does anyone have an organized list of cutscenes; like, what characters are in what ones or how long each scene is?

I was also wondering how much editing of our voices are we allowed to do and how many characters are we allowed to voice? Do we only voice a single character and ignore the others in the scene? Do we voice as many or as few as we like? Are we limited to characters that are our own gender? For example, I'm finding that I'm better at Yda and Y'shtola, but I'm learning that a lot of scenes that have them also have males that my girly voice isn't great at; if we are allowed to voice all characters in a scene, may we use audio programs to adjust our voice to fit the other gender characters? Even if you say no to that, are we allowed to do editing to make a voice fit into the scene better (sounding like you're in a large room to match a scene rather than my very small one irl)? Sorry if I'm rambling; I'm a bit tired... =u=

There appears to be some confusion when it comes to categorizing the videos. When I read this:

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Serious category entries must stick to the in-game script verbatim.
Comedy category entries have free reign to create their own script.

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I was under the impression that although comedy meant you could alter the script to make it humorous, it doesn't state that it can't follow the script. It only says that the serious entries need to follow the script verbatim. If that had been the case, I wish that had been more clearly stated. And if it also the case, it would be nice if they could at least allow Katella Avenlea to move her video, as I was the one that told her to enter her video under "Comedy" since my interpretation of "comedy" is something that makes you laugh (And her video accomplished that to me.) Am I wrong to look at it this way?

I guess I'm trying to say, will our videos be disqualified for following the script under "comedy" category?

I assume it's not an issue if there's a brief interruption in the middle of the cutscene when no one is talking, right?

I had to use unregistered FRAPs and it only does 30 seconds at a time. :\

will there be a UK version of this contest?

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Originally Posted by DracotheDragon

will there be a UK version of this contest?

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Uh.. you want a UK version? Ton of people asked for a European version already, but what the hell's the point of a UK-only one?

Why can't we just have a general "English" version, please quit with this senseless exclusion of people based on where they live.

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Originally Posted by Riepah

Uh.. you want a UK version? Ton of people asked for a European version already, but what the hell's the point of a UK-only one?

Why can't we just have a general "English" version, please quit with this senseless exclusion of people based on where they live.

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Rie, I can understand why they'd want an EU version. It's like how I felt when I couldn't enter the cooking one. They just want to participate, that's all. I don't think they meant they wanted people excluded from it. So far, contests have been region based. There's nothing wrong with asking for your region to be able to participate. I do agree, a general "English" one would be nice, but I don't think we'll see that. Instead, I'd like to see more of what they tend to do with screenshot contests, an EU and an NA version

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Originally Posted by Spy

Rie, I can understand why they'd want an EU version. It's like how I felt when I couldn't enter the cooking one. They just want to participate, that's all. I don't think they meant they wanted people excluded from it. So far, contests have been region based. There's nothing wrong with asking for your region to be able to participate. I do agree, a general "English" one would be nice, but I don't think we'll see that. Instead, I'd like to see more of what they tend to do with screenshot contests, an EU and an NA version

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I want an EU version too, as Europe is where I happen to live. The person I quoted was asking for a "UK" version though, which would, again, exclude the rest of Europe. And that's just completely unnecessary.

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Originally Posted by RichardButte

I assume it's not an issue if there's a brief interruption in the middle of the cutscene when no one is talking, right?

I had to use unregistered FRAPs and it only does 30 seconds at a time. :\

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OBS can record locally for as long as you want. It's free.

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Originally Posted by Riepah

I want an EU version too, as Europe is where I happen to live. The person I quoted was asking for a "UK" version though, which would, again, exclude the rest of Europe. And that's just completely unnecessary.

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i live in the uk so my first reaction isn't to say 'eu' its to say 'uk' ^w^ chill, i meant all of europe :P

but still my question persists, when will we see a EU one :P

my question is can we see a contest only in quebec

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Originally Posted by spellsnare

my question is can we see a contest only in quebec

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No, and here is why.
http://contests.about.com/od/sweepst...idinQuebec.htm

Hello! A quick question! The clip we're considering runs about 5 seconds over. Is it allowed for us to edit the clip/bgm/fx in order to fit it in the 3 minute time limit?

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Originally Posted by KoriSuoh

Hello! A quick question! The clip we're considering runs about 5 seconds over. Is it allowed for us to edit the clip/bgm/fx in order to fit it in the 3 minute time limit?

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it seems they have a hard limit of 3 mins so i recommend you trim those 5 extra seconds out any way you can D:

If we take a video from youtube to use for our dub, because the cutscene in question cannot be viewed from The Unending Journey, I assume it will not matter that that will not be our character in the video, right?

Well, I posted my entry to the comedy category only to see that the resolution had been scaled down so far that the quality wasn't acceptable.

I'm going to re-submit the video after I'm done dying of embarrassment.

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Originally Posted by cyborgmermaid

If we take a video from youtube to use for our dub, because the cutscene in question cannot be viewed from The Unending Journey, I assume it will not matter that that will not be our character in the video, right?

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Feel free to answer my question for other hopefuls, but I went ahead and used a different scene that could be viewed instead.

I posted my entry in the comedy category, good luck everyone!

lol I don't see myself winning this one after seeing such amazing entries, but it was a fun contest, and I hope to see more like it!

Is it okay to only use the first 3 mins of a cutscene?

Many cutscenes are excellent but are just too long...

I have a question. Are we allowed to voice more than one character ourselves? And are we allowed to used voice editing/special effects?

Another question: I've submitted an entry already, meaning that's my only entry that I'm eligible for.

However, could I still supply a voice for a friend's submission (in addition to their voice) and they would be eligible to win with that video but I wouldn't be?

That'd be absolutely fine by me, I just want to help out my friend.

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Originally Posted by RichardButte

Is it okay to only use the first 3 mins of a cutscene?
Many cutscenes are excellent but are just too long...

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Yes, as mentioned in our previous post, you are allowed to cut the scene to fit the 3 minute requirement.

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Originally Posted by MageBlack

I have a question. Are we allowed to voice more than one character ourselves? And are we allowed to used voice editing/special effects?

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You are more than welcome to voice numerous characters, in fact, some entries have done just that!

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Originally Posted by RichardButte

Another question: I've submitted an entry already, meaning that's my only entry that I'm eligible for.

However, could I still supply a voice for a friend's submission (in addition to their voice) and they would be eligible to win with that video but I wouldn't be?

That'd be absolutely fine by me, I just want to help out my friend.

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Yes, you may help other entrants. As you have mentioned, you will only be eligible for one prize.

We do have some excellent entries so far, but don’t be discouraged! Remember that if you enter (and you follow the rules :p) you will be awarded a Bluebird Earring. The contest ends on Friday, so get to work!

Ummm, couldn't you guys on Quebec *ahem* who commute there on a fixed address*cough* just not say you're from Quebec and apply anyway and just don't snitch/brag to your government when you win? It's just a contest, not a snuggling ring. It's not like there are Quebec government officials undercover looking at this forum unless they are that hardcore about resident safety *silenced*

I mean, sorry folks. SE has to say that rule out loud!! Even tho no one shows their passports here or something


And oh my gosh! I need to figure out how to get a cutscene out of my ps4!! D:

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Originally Posted by JepMZ

[Snip] And oh my gosh! I need to figure out how to get a cutscene out of my ps4!! D:

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Look at your PS4 controller, around the touchpad thing in the top middle. There are two little buttons, one on either side of it. One is options, the other is share. You have to set it up (don't ask me how, you probably need to hook it up to a YT or Twitch account in your personal settings) and it'll then upload the last 15(?) minutes of gameplay I think. Just go to your inn room, find a journal entry scene you like, watch it, share it, download it to PC, add your audio track and cut it down to size, reupload it and you're finally done XD

Good luck!

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Originally Posted by JepMZ

Ummm, couldn't you guys on Quebec *ahem* who commute there on a fixed address*cough* just not say you're from Quebec and apply anyway and just don't snitch/brag to your government when you win? It's just a contest, not a snuggling ring. It's not like there are Quebec government officials undercover looking at this forum unless they are that hardcore about resident safety *silenced*

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Depends entirely on where it was being shipped to at that point >_> Remember this isn't just an in game item. Probably be disqualified once they figure out where it's being shipped to or earlier if they check the account information on all entrants.

please oh please make an easier event. i want them damn bluebird earrings so badly. the blue jay is outright my favorite type of bird. and my hometown baseball team is the Blue Jays... i would simply love to get them. but i don't know how to do voice acting and stuff! this contest is too difficult! T_T

Well, voice acting and script writing to match the cutscene is not really my specialty. But I submitted under Comedy anyway. It may not be as good as the others, but check it out when you got the time.

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It's just a contest, not a snuggling ring.

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Those Canadian snuggling rings are hard to bust.