oh my god.

when I type "playvideo testvideo"...

This is what the console echos when a bg video is played with the command:
BinkOpen( d:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\media\l4d2_background01.bik )

This is what it echos when I play a custom video from a vpk:
BinkOpen( d:\steamlibrary\steamapps\common\left 4 dead 2\left4dead2\media/testvideo.bik )

do you see it? It changes the \ to a / ON ITS OWN. WHY ON EARTH? HOW? There's no way for me to change that ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ slash!!! THAT'S IN THE GAMES CODE FOR CONSOLE COMMANDS SOMEWHERE. I AM POWERLESS TO STOP IT. I m good I actually love the source engine, this is good i actually love the sourcengin im okay I actuall y love the source engine thank you gabe yay im fine yay

I am trying to add videos with a mutation mod that are not replacing a file and have different names. The difference here is that they aren't backgrounds. I mean to later use them with the "playvideo" command.

When added manually these files work just fine. Typing "playvideo testvideo" will play them normally, but after trying to add them through a vpk (as bg mods do normally) the game wont play them.

Does anyone know why the files aren't recognised? Why only when they are added via vpk AND not replacing a background video?

Any leads appreciated.

@5ao I'd suggest going into a video editor (e.g. Microsoft Clipchamp) and importing your video into it. It should automatically output/render your video as 16:9, and I believe it does this by adding black bars to it. Use that final version of your video in the steps above. Hope that helps!

so what about aspect ratio 4:3

FYI for anybody doing this and seeing the green and purple lines. Make sure that your aspect ratio is 16:9, and that your resolution is 720p.

Also, in the bink compressor settings make sure file format is bink 1.

Then, under data rate settings, tick "Compress to a %".

Set the value in the box to 100.

Under Keep peak data rate, tick multiple and set it to 3.0.

The box for "frames to preview during bandwitdth allocation" is 8.

Tick "Use alpha plane unchanged from input file"

Do nothing for all but one box in Input video settings.

Under "Smooth % 0 (nine) to 100 (max)", set the box value to 0.

Tick "Compress audio"

Set the Compress level value to 4

Tick "16-bit/stereo"

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These are my exact settings that lead to a successful conversion every time. It is IMPERATIVE that the mp4 files you start with are in 16:9 and 720p. If you are not sure. You can get a mobile app called YouCut (pretty decent for free actually) and manually convert the files yourself, then email them to yourself so you can access them on pc. If you want to do this on PC, I would recommend Open Shot. It's clunky, but when used right can get the job done. But, it WILL take longer at first than just using youcut. With experience though, open shot is about just as fast.

Hope this helps, cheers lads.

thanks!! i used this to mod Killing Floor 1 lobby videos. thanks, again!

hey is anyone elsse having trouble with rad tools all the sudden? i used to use it easy and now it doesnt work, any fixes?

to whom thou concerns, HOW DO I GET AUDIO WITH IT????

finally! i looked everywhere