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Mp3 Use

by Jonathan Rose · in Torque Game Engine · 09/24/2003 (2:57 pm) · 9 replies

In Torque Im wondering how to implement music in the following situations

1. Title Screen MP3
2. Mission MP3 (mission specific preferred)

Thanks in advanced

signed,
The ultra newb programmer, modelor, and all around jack of all trades, Jonathan Rose
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Torque Owner Kurtis Seebaldt
#1
09/24/2003 (5:43 pm)
Check out:

www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=2556
and
www.garagegames.com/index.php?sec=mg&mod=resource&page=view&qid=2729

Torque Owner Fenrir Wolf
#2
09/24/2003 (5:45 pm)
Torque, by default, doesn't handle any sound formats other than .wav. I believe someone has hacked the engine to use Ogg Vorbis files, you might want to search the forums for that.

Also, consider that using an mp3 decoder means shelling some bucks over to Fraunhofer IIS for the licensing fees. I'd use .ogg, firstly because it's an open format and secondly because they sound better at lower encoding rates than mp3s. ;)

Torque Owner Jonathan Rose
#3
09/24/2003 (6:43 pm)
Thanks

Torque Owner Jonathan Rose
#4
09/24/2003 (6:49 pm)
Btw, could you tell me where I can get an MP3 to OGG convertor?

Torque Owner Fenrir Wolf
#5
09/24/2003 (7:08 pm)
I'd check first right here.

Torque 3D Owner Gareth Davies
#6
09/25/2003 (6:25 am)
There is also a fairly large license fee to use MP3's in games ($5000?), so it's better to use OGG.

Torque Owner Jonathan Rose
#7
09/25/2003 (6:19 pm)
***nevermind, i read more carefully

Torque Owner Jonathan Rose
#8
09/25/2003 (7:21 pm)
Arg! I cant get it to recompile... it acts as though the new code isnt even there

when I get to the point (MSYS/MINGW) to where I type make, it just waits a while then returns to prompt.

Torque Owner Kurtis Seebaldt
#9
09/26/2003 (9:12 am)
Even better, it looks like the ogg stuff has been merged into HEAD.