Hacking Guide - How to convert YouTube videos to Game Boy Advance ROM files

[Sterophonick]

I have this issue. When I tried making a GBA ROM of the 2nd VeggieTales video the audio cut off a quarter through the Forgive-O-Matic skit.

Ok, yeah Meteo tends to have audio bugs because idk

 

[Sterophonick]

lol some guy with like 500k subs made a vid

 

[MrFannypants]

I used METEO yesterday late last night and it worked but when I tried to use it again tonight, the audio and picture started glitching out and it cuts off sometimes instead. It usually starts processing but then it finished earlier than usual and now I have these glitching problems instead. Anyway to fix this? I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this. Please help!

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This is proof when I tried to convert "I Wanna Be a Sailor" (a Looney Tunes cartoon) and "Pencil Test" (a 1988 animation created by Apple Computers) from METEO. The former has audio and picture glitches but cuts off and ends there at the beginning while the latter has audio and picture glitches as well but audio continues playing as normal while the picture keeps glitching and cutting to further scenes, therefore not being in sync with the audio.

 

[Sterophonick]

I used METEO yesterday late last night and it worked but when I tried to use it again tonight, the audio and picture started glitching out and it cuts off sometimes instead. It usually starts processing but then it finished earlier than usual and now I have these glitching problems instead. Anyway to fix this? I hope I'm not the only one experiencing this. Please help!

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This is proof when I tried to convert "I Wanna Be a Sailor" (a Looney Tunes cartoon) and "Pencil Test" (a 1988 animation created by Apple Computers) from METEO. The former has audio and picture glitches but cuts off and ends there at the beginning while the latter has audio and picture glitches as well but audio continues playing as normal while the picture keeps glitching and cutting to further scenes, therefore not being in sync with the audio.

Hmmm. The only thing I can think of is your AVI file is either bad or its too long and causing graphical glitches. I really am not too sure.

 

[MrFannypants]

Hmmm. The only thing I can think of is your AVI file is either bad or its too long and causing graphical glitches. I really am not too sure.

Actually the files I converted were MPEG files as they are the only ones allowed for my METEO to work. Converting AVI files just said "Input error". Also the "I Wanna Be a Sailor" cartoon is 7 minutes long and the "Pencil Test" animation is 3 minutes long. I downloaded the MPEG files for both of these from an MP4 to MPEG site before converting them on METEO. That should give you more detail.

 

[Sterophonick]

Actually the files I converted were MPEG files as they are the only ones allowed for my METEO to work. Converting AVI files just said "Input error". Also the "I Wanna Be a Sailor" cartoon is 7 minutes long and the "Pencil Test" animation is 3 minutes long. I downloaded the MPEG files for both of these from an MP4 to MPEG site before converting them on METEO. That should give you more detail.

Really? Not even the conversion site that I linked? Interesting.

 

[MrFannypants]

Really? Not even the conversion site that I linked? Interesting.

Any chance you could do something about it?

 

[Sterophonick]

Any chance you could do something about it?

DM me!

 

[Prism7756]

None of it is working, and my file 31 MB, and the cartridge/rom I'm using has 32 MB. and I have done everything as you said.

 

[Sterophonick]

None of it is working, and my file 31 MB, and the cartridge/rom I'm using has 32 MB. and I have done everything as you said.

Define "not working."

 

[GamerBoiYT]

I am trying to make a video on GBA meteo, But it keeps giving me the
"Input file error (4) No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection." No matter what version, or filetype. I need help.

 

[Sterophonick]

I am trying to make a video on GBA meteo, But it keeps giving me the
"Input file error (4) No combination of intermediate filters could be found to make the connection." No matter what version, or filetype. I need help.

You don't appear to have a correct file format. DM me and we can resolve the issue

 

[BennVenn]

I spent the night creating patches for Meteo generated ROM's to make use of the 256mbyte GBA multi-carts. The patch will allow the dpad Left and Right to skip 32mbyte video's (almost like chapters on a DVD player) and it'll also start the next 32mbyte video automatically. You can now fit a full movie in pretty good quality on a single GBA bootleg. Split over two the quality is a great deal better.

The 256MB bootlegs are structured as 8 x 32mbyte 'blocks'.

It appears I cannot post a link due to my account status? If you find the 256M GBA multi cart in my store it'll get you to the patches and info.

 

[Sterophonick]

I spent the night creating patches for Meteo generated ROM's to make use of the 256mbyte GBA multi-carts. The patch will allow the dpad Left and Right to skip 32mbyte video's (almost like chapters on a DVD player) and it'll also start the next 32mbyte video automatically. You can now fit a full movie in pretty good quality on a single GBA bootleg. Split over two the quality is a great deal better.

The 256MB bootlegs are structured as 8 x 32mbyte 'blocks'.

It appears I cannot post a link due to my account status? If you find the 256M GBA multi cart in my store it'll get you to the patches and info.

Wow, now we got BennVenn making stuff to facilitate this nonsense even further! Great stuff!

 

[BennVenn]

There's also a far easier way to get the video onto the cart - No need to upload videos to some online converter or any of that, just use ffmpeg to resize, convert and even split the video into bite size pieces ready for Meteo to digest. Super quick and convenient. I can post a video guide if there's any demand for it

 

[Darklinkreturns]

There's also a far easier way to get the video onto the cart - No need to upload videos to some online converter or any of that, just use ffmpeg to resize, convert and even split the video into bite size pieces ready for Meteo to digest. Super quick and convenient. I can post a video guide if there's any demand for it

A guide would certainly be handy

 

[Sterophonick]

There's also a far easier way to get the video onto the cart - No need to upload videos to some online converter or any of that, just use ffmpeg to resize, convert and even split the video into bite size pieces ready for Meteo to digest. Super quick and convenient. I can post a video guide if there's any
demand for it

A guide for that would certainly be great.

 

[Darklinkreturns]

There's also a far easier way to get the video onto the cart - No need to upload videos to some online converter or any of that, just use ffmpeg to resize, convert and even split the video into bite size pieces ready for Meteo to digest. Super quick and convenient. I can post a video guide if there's any demand for it

The resizing and converting was easy enough to figure out, but how do you make it split the video into ~8 minute chunks?

 

[Sterophonick]

The resizing and converting was easy enough to figure out, but how do you make it split the video into ~8 minute chunks?

You have to do that manually

 

[Wavy]

So I got Bad Apple to work. Probably the funniest thing I've done in a long while.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1GdTTUqNoSrOMIZoFeKfGsqxgcyI-MpOw/view?usp=sharing

EDIT: Updated the ROM to use no dithering, a higher bit-rate and play at a higher frame rate