FFXIV: ARR One Year Anniversary Video Contest (NA) - Discussion Thread

[Gildrein]

Please feel free to use this thread to discuss the One Year Anniversary Video Contest and practice submitting your entries.

The full contest details and rules can be found here.

When you are ready to make your entry, please do so by posting in the entry thread.

[Ryuko]

For anyone unaware...

Pulled from the Materials Usage License page: http://support.na.square-enix.com/ru...la=1&tag=authc

Guidelines for Music and Sounds

You may only use music as it is incorporated in FFXIV;
When showing gameplay, you may not replace the FFXIV music with third party music;
You may not play FFXIV music alone (i.e., without accompanying gameplay footage), or with third party materials;
You may not use the song track entitled "Answers."

[MissBrunHilda]

Is there a way to record video of FFXIV while playing on the PS3? I've heard of various HDMI/cable connections to a PC, but is that the only method? I've also seen that the data itself may be encoded, causing trouble with recording from PS3 to PC.

Is there a way to do it? I'd love to participate, but don't have access to the PC version.

[Nukocafe]

You may not use the song track entitled "Answers."[/I]

Thanks for pulling that out.
I'm confused though "You may only use music as it is incorporated in FFXIV"....
so if I'm taking a bunch of clips, I can't edit the music out of them??? That will sound like a weird cacophony lol...
Or say I have the game soundtrack, and I pick track 5 - can I then put that track over the whole video with various clips that may have had "other" bgms on them that I muted?

Seems kind of confusing.

[Goufunaki]

Is there a way to record video of FFXIV while playing on the PS3? I've heard of various HDMI/cable connections to a PC, but is that the only method? I've also seen that the data itself may be encoded, causing trouble with recording from PS3 to PC.

Is there a way to do it? I'd love to participate, but don't have access to the PC version.

I think the ps3 still prevents capturing with hdmi, so you'll need a capture card that can record component/composite. I use a Happauge to capture footage, but you may find cheaper alternatives such as Dazzle.

[Ayasu]

For anyone unaware...

Pulled from the Materials Usage License page: http://support.na.square-enix.com/ru...la=1&tag=authc

Guidelines for Music and Sounds

You may only use music as it is incorporated in FFXIV;
When showing gameplay, you may not replace the FFXIV music with third party music;
You may not play FFXIV music alone (i.e., without accompanying gameplay footage), or with third party materials;
You may not use the song track entitled "Answers."

Thanks for that -- couldn't find those lines on my phone. The "You may only use music as it is incorporated in <game>" rule screwed me for the FFXI FanFest2007 contest. :|

[Ryuko]

Sorry, I could only enter as much text as I was allowed, and I couldn't edit my previous post.

My interpretation of the rules I posted above are this: you can't replace the in-game audio at all, whether it is with FFXIV music or third party music. You must present the audio as-is, although you CAN add more sound to it... such as voiceovers (like you hear in tutorial/walkthrough videos), OR mute it completely. If I am wrong in what I'm saying, community reps please correct me. I'd hate to see people disqualified for not interpreting the rules correctly.

I was really hoping SE would amend these rules for this contest alone, but I guess not. Best of luck to the entrants -- be careful to follow the rules.

[Ayasu]

I've not done an FF Video since the FFXI days, but basically, as long as the music is music from the game, it should be fine. Looking at the videos submitted for previous contests confirm this, for me

[Niroken]

Are we allowed to modify in-game footage like using After Effects or other video editing software (to add effects, color correction, time adjusting, etc.) or are we limited to what Windows Movie Maker can do?

[lackofwords]

If I'm interpreting it right, then no after effects or color correction.
So, it is just editing vanilla video and audio material, with the exception to players' voice-overs.

General Guidelines

• You may not materially alter or modify the Materials, except:

  You may add your own voice-over, and you may edit, combine, mash-up, mix and match the Materials with other FFXIV Materials;