thomasasfk_drs2dd/README.md

DANCERUSH STARDOM to Dance Dash

Convert videos of DANCERUSH STARDOM tracks into Dance Dash beat maps

Stuff

Completed:

• Video converter:

  • Detect right & left notes, including position & timing
  • Define models based on dd & drs schemas
  • Fetch metadata from data store (https://arcade-songs.zetaraku.dev/drs/)
  • Simple BepinEx plugin to launch Dance Dash w/o VR

• Parser

  • Parse XML files into JSON files
  • Parse JSON files into DD info metadata
  • Create DD beat map folder structure with song & cover

To-Do:

• Video converter:

  • Detect down and jump notes (?)
  • Detect hold notes (? hard)
  • Write tests based on total note count (?) (https://remywiki.com/AC_DRS)
  • Generate other metadata json file

• Parser

  • Actually parse notes & lines into DD beat map
  • Parse down and jump notes into DD beat map
  • Test folder structure, sort bmp, note speed, order, etc.

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Setup:

• Install Python 3.10 (pyenv recommended)

• Install the required Python packages

python -m venv .venv
. .venv/bin/activate # or .venv\Scripts\activate.bat on Windows
python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

• Install pre-commit hooks

pre-commit install

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Usage:

Convert a DRS track video to a DD beat map

# grab video of DRS track from youtube
yt-dlp -f bv[ext=webm] https://youtu.be/o7I0scmptmo -o "drs_video.webm"

# grab song-id from "resources\data.json" or https://arcade-songs.zetaraku.dev/drs/
.venv/Scripts/python drsvideo2dd.py "drs_video.webm" --song-id "BOOMBAYAH-JP Ver.-"

Generate json files from xml files (needs xml files and a brave soul)

HAS_XML=1 .venv/Scripts/python drsxml2drsjson.py

Generate full DD Beat Map from json files in repository (does not map notes atm, todo)

.venv/Scripts/python drs2dd.py --song-id 187