Forever Stranded #11 - Tiny Progressions BattleAxe
Channel: Duncan Webb
Date: 16/04/2017

In this episode we look at compressed cobblestone for a deep dark portal. We look at automating the creation of iron meshes from iron ingots using the Extra Utilities Mechanical Crafters. We see a the best loot chest rewards I've yet had. We see a problem with the ME Pattern Terminal shutting down the ME system. We also make a Obsidian BattleAxe. Finally we see a bug with the Grid Power.

config\ExCompressum\ExCompressum.cfg B:"Compressed Cobblestone"=false
config\ExCompressum\WoodenCrucible.json "minecraft:cactus": false,

Whisper Fire playlist is https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGdXrnO3rmEwO-wGbpnURN_SEu6VNm2u7

This video is the my eleventh episode of Forever Stranded, a series of the Mod Pack by GWSheridan. Surviving in this pack is quite a challenge.

Music by Daria Shakhova is available at http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Owl/Fairy_Forest/the_owl_-_owls_secret

I'm using Avisynth and MeGUI to prepare the video for youtube and recording with Dxtory and Lagarith video codec for recording.

All the clips are wrapped with an avs script that has this (Python) template:

source = "${source}"
LoadPlugin("C:\\Program Files (x86)\\MeGUI\\tools\\ffms\\ffms2.dll")
V = FFVideoSource(source, fpsnum=30, fpsden=1, threads=1).Lanczos4Resize(1280, 720)
A1 = FFAudioSource(source, track=1).Normalize(volume=1.0, show=false)
A2 = FFAudioSource(source, track=2).Normalize(volume=1.0, show=false)
commentary = MonoToStereo(A1, A1).AmplifyDB(1.5)
audio = MixAudio(commentary, A2, 0.9, 0.1)
AudioDub(V, audio)
return last

An avs script that is common to all episodes is:

LoadPlugin("C:\Program Files (x86)\MeGUI\tools\avisynth_plugin\NicAudio.dll")

global s2 = "Until next time..."
global pngfile = "D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\ForeverStranded.png"
global endpngfile = "D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\ForeverStrandedShip.png"
global musicfile = "D:\dxtory\The_Owl_-_02_-_owls_secret.mp3"

function MakeVideo(clip c, string title, int "trim_in", int "trim_out")
{
    sx = 460
    sx = 70
    sy = 574
    sy = 460
    font="Copasetic NF"
    font="Gin Rai Italic"
    font_size=45
    text_color = $d6d6c8 #light gray
    halo_color = $ecb03c #light orange
    halo_color = $df8519 #dark orange
    fadein_frames = 0
    fadeout_frames = 90
    align = 5
    title_frames = 150
    
    pngclip = ImageSource(pngfile, pixel_type="RGB32", 0, 239).Lanczos4Resize(1280, 720)
    intro = Subtitle(pngclip, title, sx, sy, font=font, size=font_size, text_color=text_color, halo_color=halo_color, lsp=60)
    endpngclip = ImageSource(endpngfile, pixel_type="RGB32", fps=30, 0, 599).Lanczos4Resize(1280, 720).FadeIn(fadein_frames)
    music = NicMPG123Source(musicfile).AudioTrim(0, 20).FadeOut(150)

    ending = AudioDub(endpngclip, music)

    trim_in = Default(trim_in, 0)
    trim_out = Default(trim_out, c.FrameCount())
    base = c.Trim(trim_in, trim_out)

    Overlay(base, pngclip, mask=pngclip.ShowAlpha().FadeOut(fadein_frames), mode="blend", opacity=0.9)
    Overlay(last, intro, mask=intro.ShowAlpha().FadeOut(fadein_frames), 0, 0) 

    FadeOut(fadeout_frames)
    Subtitle(s2, first_frame=FrameCount-title_frames-1, last_frame=FrameCount-1, size=font_size, align=align, text_color=text_color, halo_color=halo_color, lsp=60)

    last++ending
    
    ConvertToYV12(interlaced=false)
    tweak(bright=10)

    return last
}

BlankClip(width=1280, height=720)

The clips are joined with this script:

Import("D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\common.avs")

function FilterPart(clip c, string filter, int left, int top, int right, int bottom) {
  Crop(c, left, top, right, bottom)
  filtered = Eval(filter) # using implicit 'last'
  return Overlay(c, filtered, x=left, y=top)
}

clip1=ImageSource("D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\Legendery.png", pixel_type="RGB32",fps=30).Lanczos4Resize(1280, 720)
audio1 = BlankClip(length=90,fps=30,channels=2).KillVideo()
video1=Import("D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\foreverstranded-0038.avi.avs")
video2=AudioDub(clip1, audio1).Trim(0, 89)
video3=Import("D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\foreverstranded-0039.avi.avs")
video5=Import("D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\foreverstranded-0041.avi.avs")
video6=Import("D:\dxtory\foreverstranded\foreverstranded-0042.avi.avs")
video = video1++video2++video3++video5
video = Dissolve(video, video6, 60)
MakeVideo(video, "Episode 11: BattleAxe")