Is it possible to video record moves?
Posted: 21 Mar 2024, 19:17
This is addressed to those wizards who posses a lot more computer knowledge than I have.
ZunTzu is considered to have "limited email ability" because it cannot record the hex by hex movement of pieces during a turn. The best you can do is send a ztg file of the end of your turn and have your opponent open it to see where your pieces moved. Most of the time that's fine--hey, that's how PBM worked before email--but sometimes there's a question of how a unit got to where it is shown. It would be nice if ZunTzu could record the path.
So, is there a way ZunTzu can do that?
I'm not a computer guy so I don't know what is possible.
I know ZunTzu has an "undo" feature that stretches back to 100 moves. Is it possible to save that history as a file? That might be enough. Or maybe several "saves" would be required to have a history of a whole turn. But again, I don't have the knowledge of how that could be done. Maybe saving "undo" history is the wrong approach.
In ZunTzu's drop down menu there's a "Video" button under "Settings." The "Enable video capture" is grayed out. Did it work at one time? Was the ability to capture a video file of an entire turn a feature of an earlier version of ZunTzu? Is it possible to enable that feature now? That would be a perfect illustration of unit movement.
And if ZunTzu can't do it, is there a video program that could capture the screen while ZunTzu is running?
I'm asking because I'm ignorant of what is possible. This could be so involved, or the video file so large, that it's not feasible. I just don't know.
Anybody?
Thanks,
Frank
ZunTzu is considered to have "limited email ability" because it cannot record the hex by hex movement of pieces during a turn. The best you can do is send a ztg file of the end of your turn and have your opponent open it to see where your pieces moved. Most of the time that's fine--hey, that's how PBM worked before email--but sometimes there's a question of how a unit got to where it is shown. It would be nice if ZunTzu could record the path.
So, is there a way ZunTzu can do that?
I'm not a computer guy so I don't know what is possible.
I know ZunTzu has an "undo" feature that stretches back to 100 moves. Is it possible to save that history as a file? That might be enough. Or maybe several "saves" would be required to have a history of a whole turn. But again, I don't have the knowledge of how that could be done. Maybe saving "undo" history is the wrong approach.
In ZunTzu's drop down menu there's a "Video" button under "Settings." The "Enable video capture" is grayed out. Did it work at one time? Was the ability to capture a video file of an entire turn a feature of an earlier version of ZunTzu? Is it possible to enable that feature now? That would be a perfect illustration of unit movement.
And if ZunTzu can't do it, is there a video program that could capture the screen while ZunTzu is running?
I'm asking because I'm ignorant of what is possible. This could be so involved, or the video file so large, that it's not feasible. I just don't know.
Anybody?
Thanks,
Frank