How can I watch my Halo 3 Beta Movies?

preston566 · Post by **preston566** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:15 pm

The Name and Description tells it all.
I can't watch any movies of my Halo 3 Beta, I would really like to also.
I mean, there has to be a way to do it, or why else would Bungie/ Microsoft even let you record videos. Why, in the UI, would you watch videos of yourself playing, when you can actually play the Game itself???
If anyone knows how to, or if I even can, please tell me.
Thanks

antszy101 · Post by **antszy101** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:25 pm

you cant watch them except for on your xbox. Its supposed to be a strategy thing

Prey · Post by **Prey** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:28 pm

Not realllly much of a valid argument there... also the 'movies' are actually just game data that is played back by halo3's engine. If you don't believe me..

http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx ... &cid=12718

But wait, there's more! (That's me saying "But wait!" this time, not you.) Browsing file shares in-game is one way to find content, but it can get a little cumbersome. That's where Bungie.net comes in. When you visit the website, you'll be able to look at your file share, and everyone else's as well. Saved films and variants, of course, aren't viewable on the PC because they're just a sequence of game data, but you'll be able to pass around links, see the file...

latinomodder · Post by **latinomodder** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 2:54 pm

Im going to try to move them in my hdd, I hope it works...

preston566 · Post by **preston566** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:26 pm

So, I can never see them again?v Note, only my original xbox is modded, not my 360.

Prey · Post by **Prey** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 3:36 pm

preston566 wrote:So, I can never see them again?v Note, only my original xbox is modded, not my 360.

You don't need a modded 360 to access the gamedata, as their stored on the HDD, which can be accessed by using an xsata.

Also even if you did move the file across to the correct place for the retail Halo3, it would not work as the Bungie updates have already stated the format has evolved from the public beta.

Unless someone made a converter, but we'll have to wait for the retail for that to happen.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:29 pm

This has been asked a million times.

It is data.
It is not a video.
You must watch it in the game engine.
You can not watch it on your computer or any other device.
Beta saved films will not work with the retail game.

That should cover everything.

latinomodder · Post by **latinomodder** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:37 pm

What I ment was moving them in my hdd to the halo 3 game area so the game can read them

GametagAeonFlux · Post by **GametagAeonFlux** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:40 pm

Tural wrote:Beta saved films will not work with the retail game.

All they are doing for you right now is taking up HDD space.

Tural · Post by **Tural** » Mon Aug 20, 2007 4:41 pm

latinomodder wrote:What I ment was moving them in my hdd to the halo 3 game area so the game can read them

The retail game will not be able to read the beta films, because the Save Films Viewer is different from the one in the beta. Beta films will not work in the final game, even if you put them in the game's folder or whatever. It will not read them properly because it is not the same reader.