Posted - 2010.06.25 18:39:00 - [1]

 

Edited by: Lord Maldoror on 27/06/2010 08:07:21
Links:

Uori's mirror: Here
(Right click the file and 'Save As'. Run it from your hard drive).

Eve Files mirror: Here


File: 1.1Gb. 1680x1048 MKV (h264). This is essentially the 'Hardcover' edition; there will be a Youtube version with appropriately larger icons, etc. within a week or two. The video is longer than Clarion Call 2: Pantheon, hence the file size. Exact file size is 1,206,018,226, so if you got that, the DL worked.


Players: Safest choice is usually Media Classic.

DivX Player should be fine and on quick machines normal Windows Media Player should run the file too. If it doesn't, you might need the ubiquitous Combined Community Codec Pack.

Early viewers on VLC Player with dual-core cpus had artefacts during fast motion, busy scenes, transitions. VLC is popular and a good player but because it handles all the codecs internally, is very cpu-intensive. So if you have both VLC and Classic I'd recommend going with WMP Classic. Feedback welcome. Quads have so far run everything.

Dual Core -> Media Player Classic recommended
Quad -> All players

If you still have any issues despite this, I'd recommend getting the underrated Zoom Player (free). It's a solid player in its own right but more importantly comes with a comprehensive installer that checks codecs are up to shape, which in turn will help any other players on the system too.

Ships used: Logistics; capitals.


Background: A while ago I noticed that a video battle report from the middle of last year, shot from the POV of my Guardian and which happened to get uploaded, had some 15,000 downloads on Eve files. Unlike the other videos this was the primary mirror for the file but even so, for a clip that was never released formally in any way, it seemed to suggest that people would be interested in a Guardian video.

So this began life as a Guardian video, even though it's ended up as more. Capital ship aficionados hopefully won't go home empty-handed.

The initial Guardian action focuses mostly on situations where Guardians are in small groups, 2 or maybe 4, rather than some of the logi-blobs we're known to bring. That's to bring out situations where the outcome hinges on the life of one or two Guardians.

Is this Clarion Call 3?: No, though I hope the content, editing and action are comparable to those videos.


Narration: This time narration duties fall to me, though Princess fans need not worry, she'll be in action on screen.

This video also features more Teamspeak recordings than previous ones. Sometimes this is deep-mixed to provide atmosphere. However, important exchanges that shape the story of the fight are subtitled for clarity on the tactics being used.


Music: Rather than the usual esoteric mix employed for the Clarion Call videos, this time the music is within-genre: Black Metal, no less. It's been a while since the crunching riffs of Damige's videos and the brief blast of Emperor on Clarion Call 1 proved quite popular.

Although one day I'll probably make a video that's nothing but Darkthrone, In The Woods... and maybe 25 minutes of Rundgang Um Die Transzendentale Säule Der Singularität, in this case I've chosen atmospheric and melodic numbers that are fairly accessible and time has been spent syncing verses and blast-beats to action and Teamspeak.

Remember to mute your own comms when watching though, or it'll get confusing :)


Thanks in advance to those of you who'll be watching and I hope you find something to enjoy in there.