Is a file that runs before pressing the "Ready to Fly" button accessible in MSFS?

If you just want to skip the animation, go to "Options" -> "General Options" -> "Accessibility" and set "Skip Pre-flight cinematics" to "On".

47 minutes ago, -Belga- said:

If you just want to skip the animation, go to "Options" -> "General Options" -> "Accessibility" and set "Skip Pre-flight cinematics" to "On".

I actually want to do the opposite and not skip them. If I had a file for each plane I own I'd like to keep them so that I can view them without launching MSFS and use them as screen savers.

Pretty sure that is just a script that gets launched.

Could be wrong though.

I think the animation is generated by sim code from the cached aircraft and scenery in the flight. I doubt it stores a file in a useable format.

Like Ron said, I could be wrong though!

Use the X-box Game Bar (and no - you don't need an X-box - it comes with Windows)

- Boot up MSFS.  Kick off the 'Fly Now' to start the animation

- Press the Windows Key + G to open the Game-bar menu.  One of the pop-ups is the recording facility - the big circle with the dot in the middle is the screen capture.  Pressing that will start the recording.  Don't worry that the screen looks all shadowed out - neither this, nor the Game Bar pop-ups, will show on the final recording.

- When done, press again to stop the recording.  It will save the video clip automatically

- On the same pop up is a link to your recordings folder (it keeps them in a specific folder on your C drive )

 

I'll see if I can take a couple of screen shots if you are not sure but I've just done a recording of my Aeroplane Heaven Hawker Hurricane taxying onto the runway using this method.  Very easy and works a treat.

Edited August 30, 20241 yr by AJZip

Just did a quick set of screen shots to show you what to expect, @Matt Sdeel

 

1.  Immediately after clicking the 'Fly Now' button and starting the animation, press Windows + G to open the Game Bar:

 

 

2.  This will open the Game Bar, circled in yellow here:

 

3.  The cine camera symbol in the middle is the screen capture (photo and video) and this opens the Capture pop up (I'd already clicked it in the above shot!):

You have various options, but the live screen capture is the one circled.  Clicking this will start the screen capture.

4.  When it is recording, the screen remains 'dimmed down' with the Game bar stuff still showing.  None of this shows in the final recording.  This is a still shot of the recording I'm doing of the live animation.  Note that there is a recording pop up opened on the right hand side and also the Capture button has now has a square centre rather than round dot - either can be used to stop the recording :

Clicking either button will stop the recording.

Note also the 'See my captures link' that will take you directly to the default folder on the C drive where the clip will have been saved as an MP4

5. And there is your animation captured and saved as an MP4 to use however you want

 

It's as easy as that! 

 

 

 

Cool. Going to try that tonight.

Thanks

11 hours ago, AJZip said:

Just did a quick set of screen shots to show you what to expect, @Matt Sdeel

 

1.  Immediately after clicking the 'Fly Now' button and starting the animation, press Windows + G to open the Game Bar:

 

 

2.  This will open the Game Bar, circled in yellow here:

 

3.  The cine camera symbol in the middle is the screen capture (photo and video) and this opens the Capture pop up (I'd already clicked it in the above shot!):

You have various options, but the live screen capture is the one circled.  Clicking this will start the screen capture.

4.  When it is recording, the screen remains 'dimmed down' with the Game bar stuff still showing.  None of this shows in the final recording.  This is a still shot of the recording I'm doing of the live animation.  Note that there is a recording pop up opened on the right hand side and also the Capture button has now has a square centre rather than round dot - either can be used to stop the recording :

Clicking either button will stop the recording.

Note also the 'See my captures link' that will take you directly to the default folder on the C drive where the clip will have been saved as an MP4

5. And there is your animation captured and saved as an MP4 to use however you want

 

It's as easy as that! 

 

 

 

I tired it. It works.Thank you. But how do you get rid of the Ready to Fly button and the pop-up label (Birmingham in the above picture), any ideas?

 

2 hours ago, Matt Sdeel said:

I tired it. It works.Thank you. But how do you get rid of the Ready to Fly button and the pop-up label (Birmingham in the above picture), any ideas?

 

Well, you could start up a actual flight and taxi it onto the centre line while recording it in the same way?

I wish they would totally bypass the prompt all together.  All my flying is started at a gate cold and dark.  So would rather click fly and walk away for a minute, only to come back to an airplane sitting there waiting. 

Don't enough to do it.