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DbzRpgDev1337
Feb 14 2012, 03:51 PM
Hello,
I am currently working on a Dbz rpg in rm2k3. I have been putting in short clips from the show to fill the gaps in certain cut-scenes. The issue I am having is when these clips are viewed in full screen mode, they take up a very small portion of the screen and are not centered.(using the ``Play Movie`` function) So to solve this i initially just changed the offset of the video to center it, I still get a smaller size then desired(not full screen, more like quarter screen). At first I was willing to settle for this, until I ran it on a bigger screen where it was no longer centered, also if you chance the x,y values it messes with the positioning in windowed mode. Has anyone figured out a work around for this problem?

I saw cherry has made something called afm(AnotherFullscreenMode) which allows you to launch your game in windowed mode then this side program will make it appear in fullscreen, sadly this program did not work for me(I get a full pink screen, nothing else. I'm using windows 7 if that matters). So another question I have is is it possible to force my final product to only play in windowed mode?( since the clips appear fine while in windowed mode) or should I just scrap having clips in my game at all?(please no!!)

One final thing is I noticed no other Rpgs have had clips in them, is this because of copy right ? Am I not allowed to have clips from a show in my game ? (not planning to sell it or profit in anyway, just doing this in my spare time for fun, plus I love programming/being creative, currently in college for software engineering, in the process of learning C++, then i can use better makers).

Well thanks for taking the time to read this, any input on anything mentioned here would be greatly appreciated,

Kyle

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Journeys of Goku
Demo soon to come
currently in the development stage, using agile methods(I hate making huge planning/requirements documents xD)

Myst
Feb 14 2012, 04:04 PM
For the copyright issue:

Canada's Copyright Act 1985 Figure 27 (General Infringement)
QUOTE
27. (1) It is an infringement of copyright for any person to do, without the consent of the owner of the copyright, anything that by this Act only the owner of the copyright has the right to do.
Secondary infringement

(2) It is an infringement of copyright for any person to
(a) sell or rent out,
(b ) distribute to such an extent as to affect prejudicially the owner of the copyright,
© by way of trade distribute, expose or offer for sale or rental, or exhibit in public,
(d) possess for the purpose of doing anything referred to in paragraphs (a) to ©, or
(e) import into Canada for the purpose of doing anything referred to in paragraphs (a) to ©,
a copy of a work, sound recording or fixation of a performer’s performance or of a communication signal that the person knows or should have known infringes copyright or would infringe copyright if it had been made in Canada by the person who made it.
Knowledge of importer

(3) In determining whether there is an infringement under subsection (2) in the case of an activity referred to in any of paragraphs (2)(a) to (d) in relation to a copy that was imported in the circumstances referred to in paragraph (2)(e), it is irrelevant whether the importer knew or should have known that the importation of the copy infringed copyright.
Plates

(4) It is an infringement of copyright for any person to make or possess a plate that has been specifically designed or adapted for the purpose of making infringing copies of a work or other subject-matter.
Public performance for profit

(5) It is an infringement of copyright for any person, for profit, to permit a theatre or other place of entertainment to be used for the performance in public of a work or other subject-matter without the consent of the owner of the copyright unless that person was not aware, and had no reasonable ground for suspecting, that the performance would be an infringement of copyright.
R.S., 1985, c. C-42, s. 27; R.S., 1985, c. 1 (3rd Supp.), s. 13, c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 5; 1993, c. 44, s. 64; 1997, c. 24, s. 15.
DbzRpgDev1337
Feb 14 2012, 04:18 PM
Ughh, I suck at reading legal documents... But from my understanding it is okay as long as I don't plan to make a profit and give credit to the creators of these clips. I have seen many Rpgs using resources from other games, I just thought it was possibly different with video. The clips aren't too long anyway, no more than a minute long. But like I said I suck at reading legal documents, please clarify this if my interpretation of this is incorrect.
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