Just thought I would add, to get this thread back on track, that it is possible to make a movie for Neverwinter Nights using ONLY the Rad Video Tools and the PrintScrn function in game.

One can capture images in game by hitting PrintScrn. These images are saved in the NeverwinterNights/NWN folder as "0001.tga" etc. Then by opening up the Rad Tools one creates a list (just hit the button that says "list files") of image files you would like to turn into an animated bik movie.

You can then take these images and have the tools "loop" them a number of times to create a series of stills that play thru your movie. The default run speed of bik animation seems to be 10 frames per second (not sure why it isn't 24, like a traditional movie) so to have a single chosen image run for five seconds in your movie you would pick one image and "loop" it 50 times. Then goto your next image and loop it 50 times etc.

When you are finished setting up your animated stills, you save it as a "list" file. Select your list file in the Rad Tools and hit the big button on the lower left that says "bink it" and you have a small movie of image stills.

Next, simply select your newly created .bik file and select "mix in sound." This will create a new .bik movie with whatever music you have chosen to interlace.

A few extras: you can force the animation to run at slower speeds, for example 2 frames per second (one frame per second doesn't seem to work with "mix in sounds") in order to cut down the size of the overall file. Since the general idea is to simply run a series of stills with music, shouldn't matter how slow it runs. When mixing in sound just remember to set the force frame rate to the same 2 frames per second.

Finally, you can add text to your still images by using IrfanView (freedownload connection at the Vault.) Prior to creating your "list" file, open said image in IrfanView and use the mouse to select an area where you would like your text to go. Then select "Edit," then select "Add Text." Whola! You now have dramatic exposition added to your opening or closing movie.

No pretty fades or camera movements etc., but it gets the job done.

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