Problems encoding Monster.sou with LAME

[soupdragon]

[frank_m]

Hello,

Lame cant read the .sou files direct since its a collection of many wav-files. You can use the compression-tools provided by the ScummVM Team for this. To get the latest Tools download the latest CVS Builds for Windows: http://scummvm.sourceforge.net/downloads.php (at the bottom of the page).
Use compress_scumm_sou.exe (the successor of sou2mp3) in order to compress the Sou file. Additionally you need a command line compression tool for the Codec you prefer (oggenc for Ogg Vorbis, lame for MP3; copy it to the same dir with monster.sou and compress_scumm_sou.exe). Call compress_scumm_sou.exe without parameters in order to see the options. Also a short description is given in the Readme File in the Tools Dir. For compressing the .sou file to MP3 with standard options call

compress_scumm_sou.exe monster.sou

or

compress_scumm_sou.exe --vorbis monster.sou

for Ogg support. The Result will bw a monster.so3 (or monster.sog). You can delete monster.sou at this point. It will take several minutes in order to compress the file (>10 Min on Athlon XP 2000)!

Kind Regards

Frank

[Arisme]

Thanks, nice first post

[soupdragon]

[frank_m]

Hi,

hmm, sure your game files are ok? Does the uncompressed Version work? I really recommend to use to compress_scumm_sou.exe from the newest Daily Snapshots.
Have you tested it against a PC Version (Windows/Linux) 0.7.0 or Daily Snapshot? Did you use some tools like SE_VGA or ozVga? Some people reported problems using this tools (but no Errors like yours).
Maybe you can try the 0.7.x Test Version from arisme?
(http://arisme.free.fr/PocketScumm/binar ... PC2003.zip)
The second button on the tool bar at the bottom is some kind of "Escape", you can skip the cutscenes. Can you go to the game this way?

I have no problems playing German Sam&Max with this Version (compressed sou file with compress_scumm_sou.exe and oggenc).

kind regards

Frank