UDK startup movie lasting too long.

[Ompakim]

Hello, all!

Seeing as how the problem with the intro movies got fixed in the July build, I decided to try it out in a game I'm currently working on.

However, once I added my intro movie, the length of the UDK-intro (Startup.m4v) went from lasting about 7 seconds to lasting 30 seconds. (which, coincidentally, is the same length as my intro movie).

If I remove my intro movie, the UDK-intro goes back to only being 7 seconds long.

Have any of you encountered this problem before, or does anyone have any suggestions as to what might be causing it?

My DefaultEngine.ini:

[FullScreenMovie]
bForceNoMovies=false
bShouldStopMovieAtEndOfLoadMap=true
+StartupMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading
+StartupMovies=SC_Intro
+StartupMovies=Placeholder
+SkippableMovies=SC_Intro
+LoadMapMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading

Note: "SC_Intro" is my intro movie.
"Placeholder" is just a short movie with a couple of blank frames.

[NickR]

I haven't tried with July yet, but isnt it invalid giving a upk file destination as an iOS startup movie? I would have expected it to be Startup, not udk_loading...

[Ompakim]

Right, sorry. My bad.

This is in DefaultEngine, which (I think) is set up to work with the PC version.

IPhoneEngine.ini extends DefaultEngine and has the following code added:

[FullScreenMovie]
-StartupMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading
-LoadMapMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading

Which should remove those two movies for iPhone use anyway.

As of right now, I realize that "Startup" isn't defined in any .ini-file.
Are my startup movies supposed to be defined somewhere else (not in DefaultEngine.ini or IPhoneEngine.ini - I tried both)?

[NickR]

I don't have the ini's in front of me right now, but in May I believe they were referenced in MobileEngine.ini as well... Personally, I would recommend taking them out of defaultengine for best practice anyway - they are an mp4 reference specifically for iOS so should be in either MobileEngine or Iphoneengine. If there isn't anything in MobileEngine in July, please post here and I'll have a look at how I've got things set up.

[Ompakim]

You're absolutely right!
I checked the MobileEngine.ini and found this:

[FullScreenMovie]
;Startup is already playing, so just add a looping movie to the end
-StartupMovies=UE3_Logo
-StartupMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading
;Allow for skipping the Startup movie after engine has loaded
+SkippableMobileMovies=Startup
+LoadMapMovies=Loading
DefaultSplashTime=4.0
SplashTime_CastleLoad=20.0

Now, I'm guessing DefaultSplashTime and SplashTime_CastleLoad are relevant.
However, manipulating those variables seem to have no effect and the UDK Startup intro length is still 30 seconds-ish when I have a custom intro movie added.
I tried setting them both to 2.0 and 10.0, but didn't notice any difference.

My current IPhoneEngine.ini:

[FullScreenMovie]
bShouldStopMovieAtEndOfLoadMap=true
-StartupMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading
-LoadMapMovies=UDKFrontEnd.udk_loading
+StartupMovies=SC_Intro
+StartupMovies=Placeholder
+SkippableMovies=SC_Intro

[sandrain]

In the July version UDK i have increased DefaultSplashTime & SplashTime_CastleLoad in MobileEngine.ini and it worked for me.

[Ompakim]

In the July version UDK i have increased DefaultSplashTime & SplashTime_CastleLoad in MobileEngine.ini and it worked for me.

Yeah, they work for me also, so long as I don't add my custom intro movie.
Do you have a custom intro?
If so, there might just be something iffy about my movie-file.