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Riddla
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New video posted by the Twitter account:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XViZkPWh4Qk

Really need people working on this ;_;

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 10:25 am
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BigTotalHero
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I'd be happy to help. Is this an already ongoing thing? Crap. didn't realize i was on pg 8 of 8
EDIT:
Yeah, sorry about the edits, I just got caught up with the whole of the game.

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 11:21 am
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MrToasty
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While we still have no confirmed official connection yet, here is the translation of that vid (if I didn't botch a number or two).
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Straight hex to text conversion:
3 30 13 24 7 8 HK 92 15 US


PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 3:49 pm
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Riddla
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MrToasty wrote:
While we still have no confirmed official connection yet, here is the translation of that vid (if I didn't botch a number or two).
Spoiler (Rollover to View):
Straight hex to text conversion:
3 30 13 24 7 8 HK 92 15 US


How about the audio, has anyone messed with it yet? It's clearly reversed, but seems to be elevated in pitch too. It might be speech?

PostPosted: Mon Mar 25, 2013 4:56 pm
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BigTotalHero
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I put the audio in a spectrogram. I can barely make out the word "seek" at different parts in the audio. I'll have to try heightening the pitch.

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MrToasty
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While yes the audio seems to be reversed and there may be something more there, my immediate question is what does the given clue mean? Any hint in the video name STG2HEARSE_PAYLOAD_IN_NK***M*B*? And what about the comment
Quote:
'SE
E K , *
Merely saying SEEK?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:23 pm
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Turtleey
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Hey, Potato Sack-er here. I've been lurking for like 6 months, I decided I would help with this one before it really takes off.
If anyone hasn't already set up an IRC, I'd be willing to.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 12:36 pm
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BigTotalHero
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MrToasty wrote:
While yes the audio seems to be reversed and there may be something more there, my immediate question is what does the given clue mean? Any hint in the video name STG2HEARSE_PAYLOAD_IN_NK***M*B*? And what about the comment
Quote:
'SE
E K , *
Merely saying SEEK?


I'm actually really confused by the title of the video. What I was more interested in were the comments on the video. Seriously take a look at them. The youtube users are gaming channels. but their comments... Comments like "yes, yes I see now." and "I completely agree" Are they messing around or do they actually understand anything having to do with the video? I might be reading a BIT too deep, but in any case, I'll see what i can gather about the title.

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MrToasty
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BigTotalHero wrote:
I'm actually really confused by the title of the video. What I was more interested in were the comments on the video. Seriously take a look at them. The youtube users are gaming channels. but their comments... Comments like "yes, yes I see now." and "I completely agree" Are they messing around or do they actually understand anything having to do with the video? I might be reading a BIT too deep, but in any case, I'll see what i can gather about the title.

I wondered the same. I haven't found any more to suggest we are missing something so I would tend to say they are just messing around.

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Riddla
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Turtleey wrote:
Hey, Potato Sack-er here. I've been lurking for like 6 months, I decided I would help with this one before it really takes off.
If anyone hasn't already set up an IRC, I'd be willing to.


That would be awesome dude!

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:17 pm
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Riddla
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MrToasty wrote:
BigTotalHero wrote:
I'm actually really confused by the title of the video. What I was more interested in were the comments on the video. Seriously take a look at them. The youtube users are gaming channels. but their comments... Comments like "yes, yes I see now." and "I completely agree" Are they messing around or do they actually understand anything having to do with the video? I might be reading a BIT too deep, but in any case, I'll see what i can gather about the title.

I wondered the same. I haven't found any more to suggest we are missing something so I would tend to say they are just messing around.


I did check out the accounts but found nothing really to suggest involvement. Maybe they are, but those accounts are established. In the potato ARG they actually used Dejobaan games as a conduit for ARG material, even putting clues IN their games. I would be wary of these guys, they may become involved later.

I think we should establish a running order and I suggest we go with the order the clues are presented in.

1. Has anyone looked at the frames I posted on page 7? The third one is the one that interests me the most, looks like audio data at the bottom of the page.

2. The pictures the Twitter account @scxqdm posted after posting that video, is there anything hidden in them? Metadata, alt file names, that kind of thing? (See edit)

3. The second video is clearly showing something, I don't think we'll get anywhere until we have something tangible from the first two clues. Remember that this is still unconfirmed ARG, however the utter silence over the PAX East weekend with it picking up exactly when the event ended shows if not official ARG, then someone definitely dedicated.

If anyone has alternative suggestions please let me know and as ever feel free to work on stuff in whatever order pleases you, this is just here for guidance, but I think we need to get deep on this one! I'm going to try some stuff of my own and report back later.

EDIT:

No metadata contained in either of the Twitter pictures. Can't find anything embedded or as another file type, filename doesn't appear to belong to any link shorteners either.

The new video is... disconcerting. Why is it uploaded in SUCH a high quality? It goes up to 1080p... then to "original" quality, as in, higher resolution than 1080p. The original video was only uploaded in 480p. Why the hell bother if there wasn't something you needed that resolution to encode? That extra data must be there for a reason. At the higher resolution the colours flashing seem to take on a new solidarity, could be worth looking into. Unless I've made a mistake I double checked and the numbers are:

3320333020
31332032342
0372038204
84b2039322
03135205553

The HEX comes out as: 3 30 13 24 7 8 HK 92 15 US

Nothing else seems relevant here. If you pause you can see more overlayed audio data in the background, does anyone know what the coloured flashes might be?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 5:22 pm
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BigTotalHero
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after looking at one of the pics posted by the twitter account, I have to ask. Though it's distorted... Is this Chicago? https://twitter.com/scxqdm/status/311708670343929857/photo/1

Also, I'm more interested in the pictures starting 13 down in your album. I'm gonna take a look at those. We'll be able to at least rule those pics out if nothing's special about them.

EDIT: Just saw the hashtag of that tweet naming it. It is chicago

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:10 pm
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GameFreak
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I've been reading this topic for a few days, and I thought I would leave some information. When the second video was first uploaded, it was actually four minutes long. It contained the same frames as the current four second version (not rotated), but the audio was a song (in reverse, same as this one) with more random-sounding noise. The current four second video seems to be just a section of this larger one. It was swapped out for the current video when it had around eleven views, but I saved a copy. Here's a link for anyone interested:

LINK

You should download the file if you wish to see the unmodified version, as it appeared on youtube.

Also, here's a link to the reversed audio to save some of you a little trouble.

LINK

I've looked it over in various ways, the noises don't seem to encode anything, and the spectrogram did not look strange. My opinion on this is that the hex in the video, and the video title/description, are meant to be the main clues, and the audio is simply a distraction. This would explain why the video was shortened to four seconds before many people got the chance to see it.

EDIT: Riddla, the last letter is S, so 3 30 13 24 7 8 HK 92 15 US. If you look closer you'll notice that the last number must be a 3, not a 2.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:15 pm
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Riddla
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Quote:
EDIT: Riddla, the last letter is S, so 3 30 13 24 7 8 HK 92 15 US. If you look closer you'll notice that the last number must be a 3, not a 2.


Just noticed and edited, thanks.

How the hell did you get those files before it changed...?

The HEX results could be a few things.

[3 30 13](3/30/13, this Saturday?) [24 7](24/7? eh.) [8 HK 92 15 US](This looks like the interesting part, but, what?)

Could also be the date + 2478 HK 9215 US. No idea of the significance. I'm non US-native so if this jumps out at anyone let me know. There was a flight 9215 US, flew from Phoenix AZ to New Orleans, seems insignificant.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 26, 2013 6:57 pm
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Turtleey
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Riddla wrote:
[8 HK 92 15 US](This looks like the interesting part, but, what?)


Doesn't match up with any ciphers I just used. Maybe it's just a password or reference we're supposed to use later?

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