Someone commented on that in the old Demonbane thread. They said what they did to fix it, not a step by step, but perhaps you can figure it out by what they said? I don’t know much about computers, so what they said didn’t connect with me. Sounded like he made the thing read a different movie format, if I am remembering it correctly. Good luck,
Here’s how I fixed mine :
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Solution #1 :
http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/virt … p?download
Downloaded virtualdub and saved it wherever
http://www.host-a.net/u/X-Calibar/MPEG2.zip
Downloaded virtualdub mpeg2 plugin
Unzip it to the virtualdub/plugins folder
2.5)
get xvid and install it if you don’t have it
http://www.digital-digest.com/software/ … id=0&did=1
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Open virtualdub and open the file :
mv_summon3.ngs (This is the chapter 3 movie that messes up for me) -
Select Video tab and choose Compression…
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Choose the codec you want to use … xvid or Techsmith Screen Capture Codec or another one you want to try
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Do Save as… and put the new file somewhere.
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Rename or move the original file mv_summon3.ngs to somewhere safe.
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Put the new file you created (probbaly called mv_summon3.avi into the Demonbane USA\dx\ folder
and rename the file to mv_summon3.ngs -
Test it in game! If you have ffdshow, then it probably should work.
Do steps 3 and up for : mv_lemuria2.ngs (This is the chapter 4 movie that crashes for me)
There might be more, but I’m only on chapter 5.
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Solution #2 (untested)
Go to options menu and choose Skip Movie option.
When you get to the movie that messes up, skip it, save; and exit.
Make a Copy and Rename the file mv_summon3.ngs or mv_lemuria2.ngs to mv_summon3.avi or mv_lemuria2.avi
Watch it on most movie players, windows media, winamp, etc
Return to game, and continue from your save spot.
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Solution #3
@Shingo - feel free to take this solution down if there’s a problem or feel free to use it as a possible solution
Download the 3 fixed movies that people have had trouble with.
http://www.4shared.com/file/LuMKI_5V/xv … -2011.html
Move or rename the 3 files :
mv_lemuria.ngs
mv_lemuria2.ngs
mv_summon3.ngs
that are in your Demonbase USA\dx\ folder somewhere safe.
Unzip the new videos into your Demonbane USA\dx\ folder.
Test it and see if it works! (BTW if you don’t have ffdshow or xvid codec, you need one or the other)
xvid codec : http://www.digital-digest.com/software/ … id=0&did=1
ffdshow : http://www.free-codecs.com/download/ffdshow.htm
extra info : I encoded them at the highest xvid setting, so it should maintain the quality better
(if there are more down the line, you can wait for me to deal with them or use the above solutions)
That’s just your start menu Demonbane folder. The actual program folder is elsewhere…
One way to find it :
My Computer → C:\ (assuming that’s your main drive) → Program Files → Demonbane USA → dx
Another way to find it with XP :
Right click on the Demonbane USA shortcut, the thing you click on to play the game.
When the windows menu comes up, click on Properties.
Then click on “Find Target” on the window that comes up.
That will be the program files, Demonbane USA, folder
Be careful though! If you don’t know what you are doing and delete, drag or change stuff in your Demonbane USA program folder; you will have to reinstall Demonbane USA (or just undo or reverse the mistake you made)
The original game used MPEG videos. I guess they wanted to have smaller or higher quality videos this time and it backfired…
These are MPEG2 videos [probably the same codec as original]. They probably re-encoded because they added english subtitles to the video.
But, although I can play them fine outside of the new Demonbane engine, inside it seems like it’s acting funny at certain spots. I did not investigate the cause… [but, since they happen at the same place, every time] It should be easy to troubleshoot. [But it is even easier to just re-encode…]
Nope, the original uses MPEG-1 with Layer II audio.
Ah sorry about the TSCC thing, I have the program; thought the encoder was free (it was just the decoder)
Glad the solution worked 
Till, they make an official fix, Al Azif will not have to wait (and thus not lose her temper!) ;D
Perfect solution, thanks!