YouTube videos of IL-2 help sell the game?

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by EAF602_Joe90

Interesting thread, Icefire. Cool that youtube has worked to get more people into IL2.

Game movies are such a powerful marketing tool, and with so many sites that now show these videos I do hope 1C makes a good one for SoW.

Oleg did hint a long time ago that SoW would be good for making movies but hasn't said much more. A free roaming camera would be great, but the best tool for me would be the ability to rewind a track!

Thanks! I always try for interesting topics...some of them catch and others don't

If Oleg is smart (and listening) then he'll spend a bit of development time to make sure that camera controls are there that can be used in new and interesting ways. I can't see it being a huge drain on resources to put together and it'd be huge for the people putting together these various pieces.

I have only some experience in setting these sorts of things up by recording NTRK's for campaigns. Its a tricky business because you have a very limited set of options. The camera tools we have are workable...but I'm imagining things like weapons views from the viewpoint of a bomb or rocket or tracking the outside of a bomb or rocket. Or a proper guncamera view that is the correct predefined position on each aircraft. Lots of possibilities with those. A free roaming camera would be another one up on the list.

Certainly I think the more interesting the views that can be produced...the more sales there will be. Even this thread is a testament to having a few cool YouTube videos inspire people to buy the game. The low price helps too but it seems like a big motivator.

The marketing for Storm of War would be wisely done to look a bit like fan videos (setup a scenario with a minor story in Machinema fashion). That seems to appeal very nicely. But the real trick will be once the game is out and what the movie makers can do then!

Tools that take a NTRK (or a successor in the SoW engine) and process it out into AVI would be great too.

[Bobby109]

oh yes!! rewinding a track would be gold.

If you have a track that is 20 min long and you want to capture the action in the 18th minute from several different angles, you won't have to go thru the entire track again and again.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Bobby109

oh yes!! rewinding a track would be gold.

If you have a track that is 20 min long and you want to capture the action in the 18th minute from several different angles, you won't have to go thru the entire track again and again.

Well in the near term you could at least record a NTRK of that sequence in the original NTRK. That'd help

But yeah...FF/RW controls would be gold. Pause too

Not just for movie makers but NTRK makers for campaigns.

[Thunderbolt56]

I record a good many ntrks, but only go through them every so often when something happens I'm particularly interested in seeing again or if I am looking for some screenshot material. There's no doubt that I don't go through them as much because of the lack of FF/RW radio buttons and having to watch a track 3-4 times to get that one particular 3 frame sequence is almost enough to make me not do it.

[choctaw111]

This is a good thread.
For those that are just finding out about Il2 through YouTube, it may be hard for them to imagine that this sim has been flyable by us for 7 years...and even harder for them to imagine that this sim has been supported by the development team for nearly that long. This sim and its' successor are two of a kind. Nothing like it can be found anywhere else that can match the quality or support.
Back to the YouTube stuff.
I have seen an increasing amount of Il2 movies on YouTube. Lately they are too numerous to mention. This is very good for our community here and has brought many new people to this great sim.

[Richie]

I think they do help sell the game on people. Time and time again I've seen "What game is this? Where can I get it?" et. In the comments under a good video.

[broseybrose]

1up's review score of 10 sold me.

i do enjoy the youtube videos and the vids at the beginning of custom campaigns, though.

[Lodestone]

Originally Posted by IceFire

If Oleg is smart (and listening) then he'll spend a bit of development time to make sure that camera controls are there that can be used in new and interesting ways. I can't see it being a huge drain on resources to put together and it'd be huge for the people putting together these various pieces.

From the Oleg's Room thread:

06-10-2008, 12:27 PM
Originally Posted by fireflyerz View Post
Hello Oleg , as one Of my main interests in il2 is making movies I am wondering what kind of , if any , recording (placeable cameras) and play back facillities have you got planned for BOB , sorry if this question has already bin asked and answered

Oleg's Answer:
I can't tell you finally how many types of cameras, but will be more features than in Il-2 and more useful.
Recording will be possible in two formats one of them is similar to NTRK, another - ready video, but still under question in which format finally.
But only NTRK will be possible to use for full HD video conversion.

I am also pretty sure I remember Oleg saying something a while back about them wanting to license the SoW engine to motion-picture special effects companies for animating the physics of air-combat sequences in films. If they are designing the game with that kind of work in mind, then I think we can be pretty sure that IL-2 movie-makers will have a lot of very fun/powerful tools at their disposal with the new game.

[IceFire]

Originally Posted by Lodestone

From the Oleg's Room thread:

06-10-2008, 12:27 PM
Originally Posted by fireflyerz View Post
Hello Oleg , as one Of my main interests in il2 is making movies I am wondering what kind of , if any , recording (placeable cameras) and play back facillities have you got planned for BOB , sorry if this question has already bin asked and answered

Oleg's Answer:
I can't tell you finally how many types of cameras, but will be more features than in Il-2 and more useful.
Recording will be possible in two formats one of them is similar to NTRK, another - ready video, but still under question in which format finally.
But only NTRK will be possible to use for full HD video conversion.

I am also pretty sure I remember Oleg saying something a while back about them wanting to license the SoW engine to motion-picture special effects companies for animating the physics of air-combat sequences in films. If they are designing the game with that kind of work in mind, then I think we can be pretty sure that IL-2 movie-makers will have a lot of very fun/powerful tools at their disposal with the new game.

I was wondering if he'd be doing something like that. Brilliant! Absolutely brilliant!

[Kaptein_Damli]

Just give me a free cam like in Lock On, F2 and F3 view of trucks, tanks etc and I will be satisfied! Oh! and more from behind views, more padlocking.