Okay, I've recorded a few game sessions of the 2.2 beta and have
partially put together a new trailer a little bit like the last one I did for 2.1 (The one someone put on YouTube), as the 2.1 version is getting old and doesn't have some of the current features. ("Partially" is a key word here.) BTW, for those who are new here, this is separate from the in-game intro animation. I figured that rather than completing it all the way and having to re-vamp it after feedback I would save some time and work by putting part of what I have so far here:
www.destructavator.com/public/UFO_Promo_v2_2a.aviThe soundtrack is one of the existing ones from the game, and because it is rather short the video moves quite quickly and throws a lot of things at the viewer one after the other. In fact, some of the clips I have I'll have to take out to shorten it to the audio track.
A list of additional clips I don't have in this version but have recorded and could add:
-A UFO interception and brief air combat
-A UFO crash mission (harvester)
-An additional battlescape session with the Berlin map
Some ideas I'm thinking about (un-finalized TODO list):
-adding fade transitions to smooth out the huge title scrolling bits
-perhaps removing the excerpts from the intro animation to leave more room for other content
-I'm not sure about if I like the slow-motion bits or not, it does lengthen the video making it harder to fit the short soundtrack
-Regarding the soundtrack, although it is short I think it could work well, especially with the ending climax where the title could be centered along with a link to the project page
-Whatever other changes the devs would prefer to see
I know the 2.2 is still in beta, but it looks like it is almost there and I think if timed properly, I could have a final product made out of this by the time it is officially released and put on sourceforge.
On the other hand, if the devs think I should wait longer before continuing this, I can do that.
Format is 640x480, 30fps, Xvid codec, with MPEG Layer-3 audio at 44.1 Khz.
Side Note: Happy new year! (Can you believe it is '08 already?)