Just got SEAView. Great program. I guess I'll have to organise some more $US
cheques and register.

Thanks Again.

Gordon

Gordon wrote in message <36e604cd.0@news.povray.org>...
>Thanks for the link to SEA, I'll try it out.
>
>Gordon
>Ken wrote in message <36E### [at] pacbellnet>...
>>Gordon wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi All,
>>>
>>> I have a couple of questions regarding animation files. I used to do
>>> everything with FLI files until recently, using an old copy of
>DTA(1992?).
>>>
>>> I just got the new version and it is great. I now make AVI files. They
>are
>>> much more compact and are full colour. But, how can I make them loop
>cleanly
>>> like a FLI. I believe this is to do with the player, it has a pause
>between
>>> the end and the start when you turn on looping. Are there any players
>that
>>> will cleanly loop an AVI file? Also can anyone suggest a player that
>stays
>>> open after playing the file, or defaults to looping on open. I find I
>double
>>> click on a file to try it and it disappears before you even see it.
>>
>> Other than the control settings in Pov I don't know if there are players
>>that can cleanly loop. If you have a cyclic animation where the action
>>ends where it started at then it's easy to have clean loops. If it ends
>>with objects in positions other than at their original starting point
>>then it takes a moment for the display to catch up with the change in
>>the images difference. This might be hampered on systems with low video
>>card memory as well because they can't buffer the input as much as a card
>>with more memory can.
>>
>>> Second problem, the FLI/FLC files I get from the new version of DTA
won't
>>> play in Playflc. What gives, is there a switch for DTA to make old
format
>>> FLIs or what?
>>
>>I haven't seen a diffenece but haven't used it much either.
>>
>>  The program I use for all of my AVI, FLI and FLC animations is a dos
>>program called Sea. It not only has support for animation files but
>>can view most image file formats plus offers support for a couple of
>>different sound file formats like .wav's as well. It is a very fast
>>loading and viewing program. Additionaly it offers image file
>>conversion tools, dithering, gamma correction, thumbnail utility,
>>and has a few image filters thrown in as extras.
>>  While it may be a dos program it's interface is in it's own windowed
>>environment, it runs even faster under windows than it does in dos, and
>>I find is easier to browse directories of images with faster than any
>>windows based image program I have ever tried. I have been using it for
>>about three years now and doubt I'll ever give it up unless dos programs
>>become completely unsupported on windows platforms. It also will use a
>>mouse if running under windows or a mouse if a driver is loaded in dos.
>>
>>Get a copy at:
>>http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/uklib/info.html?fcode=0003U4
>>
>>> Finally, I have been playing around with AVI2MPG. I can't seem to get
the
>>> same saturation of colour, and, they also won;t loop cleanly. Any hints?
>>
>>No idea.
>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Gordon
>>> <gbe### [at] birdcameroncomau>
>>
>>--
>>Ken Tyler
>>
>>mailto://tylereng@pacbell.net
>
>

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