Training video HUD tweak: eye indicator move

[lawson]

I'm creating video captures via Fraps, using PAL resolution. Allegiance resizes the main HUD OK, but the "eye" is covered by the cargo loadout panel.

Now you see it:



Now, you don't:



Any thoughts on how to remedy this? Capturing at 800x600 is a possibilty, but adds a lot of processing overhead because I have to resize the video on the fly.

If I could just move the "eye" up a little bit, that'd solve it. I don't want to modify it too much lest the newbies be confused by the difference in video vs. real HUD layout.

[Bunnywabbit]

It will require modifying your dialog.mdl file.

find dialog.mdl in your artwork folder, make a backup of it. Then open with notepad/wordpad/any other text editor.

Do a search for:

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TranslateImage(PaneImage(RadarDetectPane, false, true), Point(390, 55)),

The "Point(390, 55)" bit are the pixel coordinates (from left, from bottom) of the eye icon relative to a transparent background image.

from what i can tell you need to move the eye up about 20 pixels, and about 10 pixels to the right, so the end result would read:

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TranslateImage(PaneImage(RadarDetectPane, false, true), Point(400, 85)),

if this crashes alleg, you probably sent it too far to the right.

[Ksero]

The position of the eye (and many other things) are specified in the file artwork/dialog.mdl. The relevant section looks like this:
QUOTE CenterHudOn = GroupImage(
[
// ... a bunch of TranslateImages here...
TranslateImage(ExperienceImage, Point(281, 102)),
TranslateImage(PaneImage(RadarDetectPane, false, true), Point(390, 55)),
TranslateImage(CaptureFlag, Point(427, 350)),
// ... and even more follow...]);[/quote]
Yours may be slightly different from mine, depending on what UI mods you use. You want to change the red numbers (X and Y offset in pixels).

Note: be sure back up your dialog.mdl before making any changes... just in case

EDIT: Bunnies! they're everywhere! Aaaah!

[mesial]

Lawson, I can move that eye for you. You don't have to mess with the dialog.mdl file, there is plenty of room to move that "eye" up a little within the file. The file's pixels size is quite a bit alrger than the little "eye" icon. Gimme an hour and I'll post a DL link for you.

[mesial]

OK, so it took me a few minutes.



And the file...
http://www.mesialonline.com/SRM/lawson/radon.mdl

[madpeople]

now that's some nice lateral thinking /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

or at least approaching the problem from a different angle /smile.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":)" border="0" alt="smile.gif" />

[lawson]

QUOTE (_SRM_Mesial @ Mar 26 2007, 08:57 AM) OK, so it took me a few minutes.



And the file...
http://www.mesialonline.com/SRM/lawson/radon.mdl

404'd!

Didja mean: http://www.mesialonline.com/SRM/lawson/radonbmp.mdl ?

[mesial]

oops... umm, yea! /tongue.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":P" border="0" alt="tongue.gif" />

[lawson]

*grumble*

Turns out that adv figs and other "big loadout" ships have a similar problem; only the loadout pane stretches "up" even farther and seems to cover the eye. I need to check again.

Perhaps the eyeball needs to move left, or the loadout panel to the right. *fiddle fiddle*

<RANT>

I might have to actually fork over some money and buy a real AVI editor. Pinnacle Studio 10.7 Plus has been a pain lately for anything other than "real" video footage. If I could keep everything at native 800x600, I'd be one happy geek! But nooooo... I have to resize everything and lose resolution. Stupid video standards...

</RANT>

[mesial]

Try using a higher resolution then.