[3DO] Off-World Interceptor (1994) - story cinematics only

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Published on September 10, 2021 4:00:30 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSLAI1TDs9E

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Off-World Interceptor (1994)

Duration: 37:57

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[3DO] Off-World Interceptor (1994)

Story mode cinematic FMV acting, special "Mystery Science Theatre 3000" style comedy.


1st playlist, aspect corrected videos to 640x480 then upscaled 1440x1080
0:04 Off-World Interceptor
INTROJAP.DUK
F1BOSSRJ.DUK
F1CASHCJ.DUK
12SEGUEJ.DUK
F2BOSSRJ.DUK
F2CASHCJ.DUK
23SEGUEJ.DUK
F3BOSSRJ.DUK
F3CASHCJ.DUK
34SEGUEJ.DUK
F4BOSSRJ.DUK
F4CASHCJ.DUK
45SEGUEJ.DUK
F5BOSSRJ.DUK
F5CASHCJ.DUK
56SEGUEJ.DUK
F6BOSSRJ.DUK
F6CASHCJ.DUK
FINALEJP.DUK
LOGOTHIN.DUK
DRUMSALL.DUK
17:56 3DO Crystal Dynamics Ad (PREVIEWS)
i really dislike copyright claims, i will remove them if possible
Erich Glaubitz & Scott Persson - Cranial Harp

2nd Playlist, 576x376 same as original to 3DO, except for 5 videos that were 544x360
20:20 Original Aspect
Intro, Segue, & Final
these videos are not replayed here, just noting the differences.
F1BOSSRJ.DUK = 544x360
F5BOSSRJ.DUK = 544x360
F5CASHCJ.DUK = 544x360
F6BOSSRJ.DUK = 544x360
F6CASHCJ.DUK = 544x360

3rd playlist, only the story intro video from PSX just captured straight from a fullscreen window at 1080p
34:37 PSX intro

the playstation version appears washed out but has better aspect, less pixelation dithering. you cant get much quality out of these tiny videos in the first place
aswell as the playstation censorship of "pooper"


original video dimension appears to be 576x376 on 3DO, several cuts were compressed to 544x360 for unknown reason, possibly space saving or speed.
Aspect ratio appears to be wrong compared to PSX (playstation version)
what should have been 640x480 video ratio, it appears cut then squashed vertically to fit a file size limit

all files were extracted and replayed through UQM to render Duck TrueMotion video (3DO) at 640x480 viewport window, the physical video dimensions noted above
"uqm-0.7.0-3dovideo.uqm"
a very tedious process for 21 videos.

duckart:
.DUK .FRM .HDR. TBL
The .duk file has all of the video data stuffed together. The .hdr file contains some header information. The .frm file contains the frame offset boundaries for the .duk data file. And the .tbl file apparently contains data for initializing the delta table to use for decoding the data.

libavcodec & ffmpeg support DUCK TrueMotion but i could not figure out how to format the input. there are russian & chinese DUCK decoder software for Win95 that i could not get to work in dosbox
so my final solution was to use UQM,
https://wiki.uqm.stack.nl/The_Ur-Quan_Masters_Technical_FAQ#How_do_I_use_the_3DO_intro_and_victory_movies_in_the_game.3F

note: no ai upscaling was included, just reformatted the original video resolution

Credits?
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110714/

Joel Swetow as Colonel Fancy
Michael-Anne Poston as Helga
Brian Posehn as Comedy Voiceover(voice)
Doug Benson as Comedy Voiceover(voice)
Joe Ganis as Couch Potato Silhouette
Mark Ybarra as Couch Potato Silhouette

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