Simulating Runway Incursions

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Simulating Runway Incursions

• With Microsoft Flight
• Simulator 2002 and
• Adobe Premiere

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Objective

• Setting up system
• Simulating an incident
• Recording video
• Editing and assembling the final video
• Compressing the video

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Limits

• Specialized for Matrox RT2500 video capture card.
• How to use Premiere is outside the scope of this
  class.

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Setting up to Record

• Assumptions
• LAN already in place
• FS2002 installed
• Premiere installed
• Items
• Physical Setup
• Software Source Setup (FS2002)
• Software Recording Setup (Premiere)

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Setting up to RecordPhysical Setup

• Requirements
• Program requirements
• Two hard drives
• Video capture card
• Processor fast enough to handle data rate
• Joystick or yoke highly recommended for
  simulating computer
• LAN recommended

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Setting up to RecordPhysical Setup

• Video card with output jack required
• S-Video or RCA plugs can be used for video
• S-Video is recommended if your computer has the
  jack

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Setting up to RecordPhysical Setup

• Audio uses stereo RCA plugs
• Plug into either Audio Line Out or Speaker jack
  on source
• Requires Mini-plug / RCA converter
• RCA plugs into RT2500 audio jacks

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Setting up to RecordFS2002 Setup

• Skins
• FS2k2 needs models and skins to simulate
  realistic aircraft.
• Both can be found online
• www.avsim.com
• www.flightsim.com
• Installation of skins can vary check the
  readme.txt file

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Setting up to RecordFS2002 Setup

• ZIP files should contain folders to hold the
  necessary files Model, Panel, Sound, and a
  number of Texture folders.
• If it has a Gauges folder or Gauges.zip file, put
  the gauges in FS2k2s Gauges folder. (\Program
  Files\Microsoft Games\FS2002\Gauges)
• Aircraft.cfg file is very important for adding
  skins to an existing model.

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Setting up to RecordFS2002 Setup

• Drop the new model or skin in the
  \FS2002\Aircraft folder. If its a skin for an
  existing model (has only a Texture folder), drop
  it in the aircrafts folder.
• If inserting a new texture, name the texture
  folder Texture.x where x a number or word that
  identifies the skin.

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Setting up to RecordFS2002 Setup

• Inserting a new texture requires adding a record
  to aircraft.cfg.
• Copy existing record with these changes
• x is the identifier in the folder name
  Texture.x
• Name is the desired phrase to identify the
  variation within FS2k2 for example, Delta Old
  Style or Blue / White

• fltsim.x
• texturex
• ui_variationName
• Other text can stay the same.

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Setting up to RecordMultiplayer Setup

• Start FS2k2.
• Turn off Display Player Names and turn on Send
  and Receive Detailed Information in Multiplayer
  Settings
• Open Multiplayer Session. Provide a name, and
  click host. Provide a Session Name and click OK.

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Setting up to RecordMultiplayer Setup

• Client users set same settings, then start
  Multiplayer Session.
• Provide a name, select the name of the hosted
  session, and click OK.

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Setting up to RecordStarting FS2002

• Select Create a Flight from the left-hand
  column.
• Select your desired location, date and time, and
  aircraft.
• Select your aircraft skin from the Variants
  listing in the Aircraft dialog.

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Setting up to RecordAdobe Premiere

• First time Premiere starts in Project Settings
  dialog. Select Matrox DVDV(analog).
• Go to FileCaptureMovie Capture. In this
  dialog, click the Edit button under Capture
  Settings.
• Click Video Input and select S-Video (or
  Composite, if using RCA)
• Click OK.

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Setting up to RecordAdobe Premiere

• Click Proc Amps to modify the incoming image. It
  will take some experimentation to correct the
  image as desired. Level and Setup are the best
  way to adjust brightness, while Chroma and Hue
  adjust color.
• When finished adjusting the image, return to
  Capture Settings and click Save.
• Enter a name and click OK. This saves your Proc
  Amp and Source settings. Click OK.
• Close Movie Capture dialog.

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Setting up to RecordAdobe Premiere

• The settings I used were
• Hue 0.000
• Chroma 0.699
• Level 0.720
• Setup 0.720
• My input was very dark, so I increased Level and
  Setup to make it look like the sources screen.

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Setting up to RecordDivX

• Download the DivX codec from www.divx.com. The
  free DivX download is fine for this purpose.
• Install the codec. It will also install the DivX
  video player, which is a good backup if Windows
  Media Player fails to play your video correctly.

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Simulating an Incident

• Storyboarding
• Getting different shots and views
• Moving the camera
• Timing and using Instant Replay

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Simulating an IncidentStoryboarding

• Use official reports, tower tapes, and interviews
  to determine aircraft movements.
• Plotting on an airport diagram is very helpful.
• Note specific shots youd like to capture.

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Simulating an IncidentViews

• The S key cycles between views
• Cockpit
• Virtual Cockpit
• Tower
• Spot
• Spot is the most used for filming.
• Views can only be taken from the aircraft
  controlled by that computer.
• To film from multiple aircraft, the situation
  must be re-simulated (or the recording computer
  plugged into another client).

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Simulating an IncidentControlling the Camera

• Virtual Cockpit and Spot views can look in any
  direction.
• The hat switch on the joystick controls camera
  movement. Press Space to center it straight
  ahead in virtual cockpit, or directly behind in
  spot mode.
• and zoom in and out.

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Simulating an IncidentUsing Instant Replay

• During flight, press Alt to bring up the menu,
  then click on Options Instant Replay.
• Allow enough time for all motion you want to
  record.
• Click OK to start the replay. During replay you
  can move the camera around, pause replay, or even
  change time and weather.

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Simulating an IncidentUsing Instant Replay

• When simulating more than one aircraft, Instant
  Replay is helpful for working out timing. Each
  aircraft can make its path separately, then start
  replaying and use the Repeat replay
  continuously option. If both set replay to the
  same time interval, they will repeatedly simulate
  the incident.
• Use the pause button (P) to alter timing relative
  to other aircraft. Once they are synchronized,
  recording all desired shots is simple.
• Record more than needed. It is better to have
  too much video and cut some out, than too little.

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Recording an Incident

• In Premiere, start a New Project from the File
  menu. Select the capture setting we created
  earlier.
• Open the movie capture dialog, File Capture
  Movie Capture. Click Record to record a clip,
  then click Record again to stop recording.
• A dialog will pop up. Enter a name for the file
  and click OK to save it.

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Recording an Incident

• DV clips recorded are automatically added to the
  clip library. When finished recording clips, keep
  Premiere open.
• Drag one clip into the Timeline.

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Recording an Incident

• Click File Export Timeline Movie to export
  the clip into a file.
• Click Settings, Video in the dropdown box at the
  top of the screen.
• For Compressor, select None. Frame Size should
  be 640x480 or 320x240. Click OK.
• Provide a filename and click OK.
• Save them now because the recorded files are
  actually saved as a silent AVI and a WAV file.
  Its easier to combine them now. They may be
  deleted once youve saved the file.

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Editing Recorded Clips

• Click File New Project
• Load the settings for the file type you want to
  create in the end in our case, Microsoft AVI
  (Multimedia Video for Windows).
• Import clips. Click File Import File and
  select all the files you want to import
  (ctrl-click to highlight multiple files) and
  click OK to import them all.

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Editing Recorded Clips

• Drag clips into the Timeline as before.
  Beginning and end can be adjusted by clicking and
  dragging on the ends when the cursor turns into
  an in- or out-point marker (a red bracket with an
  arrow).
• The razor tool cuts a clip to create two clips.
• For more info, see Premiere instructions
• Save the Premiere project. File Save

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Finalizing the Video

• When the video is edited to your liking, click
  File Export Timeline Movie
• Click Settings and go to the Video tab.
• On the Compressor dropdown, select DivX 5.0.3.
  Click Configure.
• For this purpose, leave everything on default
  settings but change bitrate mode to Multipass,
  1st Pass. Click OK twice.

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Finalizing the Video

• Enter a filename and click Save. It will take a
  while to process.
• When it finishes, repeat the process but select
  Multipass, nth Pass and Save the same filename.
• This creates very small files, but a user must
  have DivX installed in order to play the video.

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