MindWanderer

Hm... it's not 100% clear. The most relevant clause I can find is this: It's clearly intended to prevent removing the link to YouTube, but one could interpret this use as blocking a portion. There's a very clear rule to this effect regarding API use, but the embedded player isn't the same thing. You could always ask them. Anything explicitly authorized by YouTube in writing is an allowable use. The extraction method Timaeus described is definitely out for half a dozen violations of the TOS, though. Plus it would not only be a pain, the resources involved would be immense.

One week to go! Everyone making progress?

One downside to this, though, is the forum homepage banner: "Occurs on" today or tomorrow isn't really the most helpful thing here. For competitions, there out to be a way of showing only "starts on" or "ends on," whichever is coming up next.

Just looked it up. Apparently, from a coding perspective, it's a snap. https://rcdewebmasters.wordpress.com/2012/04/19/embed-audio-only-youtube-video/ I'm not sure how easy it would be to implement that in Invision, but if the admins can get Soundcloud embedding to work, this shouldn't be any harder. And I personally think it would be friggin' awesome.

So far we've been using the start date+ end date feature. We should all agree to something for consistency. Any other comments on how we've been handling it so far are welcome (speaking for myself).

If you'd like a sig like the one I have, I'd be happy to help. I can make a modified version of mine and host it myself, or I can send you a template of my code for you to host. It's PHP plus a cron to scrape the ThaSauce page for deadlines.

As long as it's the poster's preference, not the viewer's. The poster should be able to anticipate how their content will be seen.What would be even more awesome, given the nature of this site, would be if there was a sort of "micro-embed" that only shows the controls, no video, but plays the audio.

thasauce.net and compo.thasauce.net run off different services. The compo site seems fine. Someone definitely broke the main site, though.

I'm not an expert, but here's my take: It's entirely possible to put out a free fan game, even using copyrighted resources, and not have major developers get mad at you even when your game becomes widely known. See: Super Mario Crossover, I Wanna Be the Boshy. Naturally this changes immediately once money is involved. It's also entirely possible to put out something pretty innocent and get a takedown notice. It's very easy to send a takedown notice, and most ISP's and hosting companies will comply with them unless they have a really compelling reason not to. There's not likely to be any "lower" ground unless you reach out to the company complaining and come to an agreement (which will probably come long after your game is taken down). If it's just a parody, there's really no good cause to go after you. If there's no artwork, music, or gameplay elements taken from the actual game, and all the names you use are spoofs, it's pretty darn clearly fair use. It might also depend on how you market the game, though--if your web page is titled, "SPACE INVADERS PARODY 'Briefcase Invaders'," you'll attract some more negative attention. Parodying definitely does not have to be critical or farcical to be protected under Fair Use. The hosting company and ISP will follow the laws of the country in which they're incorporated, and where your content is physically hosted.

Since Invision Power Board supports users changing their own display names, this thread should probably be unstickied and locked.

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All the LBP games look the same to me... and IIRC user-created content is shareable across versions. But fair enough.By "multiplatform," I wasn't specific enough, I meant those games which came across every platform they could manage, not just PS3/PS4. And I did forget that downloaded PSP games could be loaded on the Vita. When it came out and I was researching it, that feature was still a work in progress, and it was useless for UMD games. That's definitely a substantial library if you're not a bargain hunter.

Just out of curiosity, I checked the Metacritic top Vita games of all time. Persona 4 Golden at the top, then the only games in the top 30 that aren't ports or multiplatform games are Velocity 2X/Ultra, Tearaway, TxK, and Sound Shapes. If you also take out all the arcade-style quick games, the whole list is pretty darn sparse. Technically even Persona 4 is a (remastered) port. Wow, that's harsh. Including its GBA backwards compatibility, I think I've gotten more use out of my DS than any other game system I've owned since I got it. Castlevania, Mario & Luigi, Zelda, Advance Wars, Kirby, FF Tactics Advance, Pokemon, plus all the re-releases... one hell of a library, and that's just the franchises. I'm still working through it.

Be patient:http://ocremix.org/info/Judges_Panel#How_long_does_it_take_for_a_submission_to_be_judged.3F You should receive an initial response no later than August, and a final response by May 2016. Assuming that's accurate--according to the [thread=2819]judging status thread[/thread], it's taking about 11 months to make it into the judging process (for non-direct posts/direct rejects).

Pairings: YoshiBlade with timaeus222: Vanilla Dome and Chrome Gadget Zone Supercoolmike with Rexy: X-Naut Fortress and Sky Sanctuary Zone Mark Sparling with Ivan Hakštok: Good Egg Galaxy and Soleanna Castle Town Good luck!

Just 3 stars... that means YoshiBlade, Supercoolmike, and Mark Sparling get partners, unless there's another signup in the next 30 minutes. Since the Novice waiting list is so long, I'll accept late signups for Stars despite the "lock-in" for source choices.

That may be true for some really, really old remixes, but, for example, http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01911 was done using entirely free samples and soundfonts, and, while I'm no judge, my guess is that it's good enough to pass even today. Again, context. For instance, the indie gaming scene is huge these days; there are a lot of indie OST's which are nowhere near the OCR bar on several grounds. Whether those were profitable ventures for the composers, I have no idea.

Everyone's standards are different. OCR tends to be less picky than a AAA game studio (which might well just get a live orchestra) but much more picky than a "professional" who makes a living from indie game soundtracks and/or YouTube ad revenue. They seem to be much less picky about actual live instrumental playing and singing (although they're likely to be picky about the recording quality or soundscape of live performances). There are posted remixes done entirely with free orchestral samples, but the remixers who did them are really, really good at what they do. The next time I have time to remix, I'm considering trying an entirely 16-bit orchestra piece. Far too fake for anyone to expect humanization, but close enough to real instruments that one should be able to emulate the same kind of music and get the intended feel out of it. I haven't seen any remixes like that before, but if pure chiptunes can pass, maybe this might work.

Sure. It was subtitled as Super Mario World 2 and has Baby Mario in it.Awfully short on Stars so far, though. Still a few days to sign up!

Yeah, I thought you'd be a shoe-in for this one. Nope, that's the point! Mwa ha ha! Similar to Darkesword's compos, you don't get to find out what your partner's source is until you've both chosen and been randomly paired together.Unless you're just waiting for someone to pick something, whether or not they get paired with you. I'm not sure how that would help you.

Season 3, Episode 4: THE GREATEST RIVALS Welcome to another "Versus" edition of RWS! Previous episodes have pitted Mega Man against Mega Man X, and Disney characters against the spectrum of "M"-rated games, but this time we bring you perhaps the greatest rivalry of video game history: Super Mario and Sonic the Hedgehog! Slightly different signup rules this time: The signup period has a hard deadline. No further signups will be accepted after that time (unless you want to do a bonus mix). Stars, when you sign up, choose any one source from any Sonic the Hedgehog game. Spinoffs are fine, but no "SEGA All-Stars" or Mario & Sonic games. Novices, when you sign up, choose any one source from any Mario game. Again, any game with Mario in the title is fine other than Mario & Sonic. If you want to be flexible about being a Star or a Novice, choose one source of each type. When the round begins, I will randomly pair Stars and Novices. Your job will be to create one remix using both sources. You can include other sources in brief roles if you choose. About ReMixing With the Stars ReMixing With the Stars is intended to give beginning remixers some support, encouragement, and mentoring in their quest to become great, and as a sidenote, to become posted remixers. Beginners are mentored by experienced remixers to push their abilities to new heights and submit collaborative works according to the theme of the month. Who's a "Star" and who's a "Novice?" There are no fixed rules on this. Originally, RWS treated anyone with an OCR mixpost as a "Star" and anyone else as a "Novice." Later it evolved so that anyone could elect to be a Star, but posted remixers couldn't be Novices. The reason was because a lot of really good remixers expressed a lack of confidence in their abilities and didn't feel they were good enough to mentor someone else, but RWS gets a lot more Novice than Star signups. Now anyone can sign up as either, but please be honest with yourself. If you have several direct posts to OCR, you're probably in a better position to give help than receive it. If you have a giant bowl of Wooden Spoons from PRC and mostly only win by default, the reverse is probably true. But if you feel that you're pretty good and your OCR submissions just get NO'ed due to minor nitpicks, go ahead and sign up as a Star if you want. If you have been posted but each submission takes you months and multiple resubmits, feel free to sign up as a Novice. Or not, it's your choice. If you're on the fence, bear in mind that being a Star is a much smaller time commitment. One caveat: This should not be your first attempt at creating music in a DAW. The Stars' job is to provide mixing, production, and arrangement advice. It's not to teach you how to choose or install a DAW, load VST's, work with a MIDI piano roll, arm your microphone, etc. If that's where you are right now, try PRC or MnP as a first compo. Rules Enrollment/Pairings: See special rules above. Mixes: The Novice must be the primary remixer. Stars can contribute by giving advice, performing with a live instrument or vocals, and with production, including sample quality, balance, and minor arrangement adjustments to fix timing or dissonance issues. If you don't use the same DAW, you can exchange MIDIs or rendered stems. The Star may also contribute a short solo segment arranged entirely by them. No one other than the Novice and Star may help in any substantial way. Submissions: All entries must be submitted to ThaSauce by the deadline. Check the ThaSauce page for the exact amount of remaining time (the image in my sig should also be correct). Give credit to your partner in the submission description, and provide link(s) to the source(s) you used. File sizes cannot exceed 20MB. If you have trouble uploading the file or getting a ThaSauce account working, post a link to your mix in this thread and I'll get it on there. If this is your first ThaSauce compo entry, don't do it at the last minute! Voting: Use the ThaSauce page to vote. Entrants (Novices or Stars) may not vote for themselves, but your mix gets a bonus first-place vote if you vote. Support your partner by voting! The deadline is on the ThaSauce page (or in my sig, once voting has started). Previous Seasons Season 1 Compilation Season 2 Compilation Pilot Episode: "Beginnings" Season 1, Episode 1: "Spooky!" Season 1, Episode 2: "Origins of Home Gaming" Season 1, Episode 3: Special "You Can Never Have Too Much Mega Man" edition Season 1, Episode 4: "Yesteryear" Season 1, Episode 5: "Ultra-Modern" Season 1 Finale: "Touched by a Star" Season 2, Episode 1: "Country Road" Season 2, Episode 2: "Tropical Vacation!" Season 2, Episode 3: Special "Wish on This!" edition Season 2, Episode 4: "The Need for Speed!" Season 2, Episode 5: "Pacifism" Season 2 Finale: "Rising Stars"

A quick search to find out his canonical name (Wiimote Safety Man? Reckless Safety Man? Reckless Silhouette Guy?) revealed that there's an awful lot of fan support for this character. This could actually happen.

Sorry about the lack of communication, I've been laid up sick for a few days. Yeah, Yoshiblade wins by default. This actually works out, though: I can open up the next round for signups later today. (It would have been a hassle to get it started on time tomorrow.)