I've had good luck with TGAUtils. You can turn any range of files into an
AVI file, with or without compression. You can also set the frame rate.
http://www.servletsource.com/Multimedia/Video/TGAutils-product-2178.htm

If you prefer to render your files as bitmaps (BMP), have a look at these
options:

http://www.newfreeware.com/search.php3?q=bmp+to+avi


best,
Dennis

"Carl Hoff" <hof### [at] wtnet> wrote in message
news:402d6ba7$1@news.povray.org...
> > The IRTC accepts MPEG-1 files. For more information, see:
> > http://www.irtc.org/anims/rules.html#anims
> >
> > I'd stick with that format just in case you make something really
> > incredible and you want to submit it.
>
> Ok... I'll stick with MPEG-1.  I see the link above says
> "I", "P", and "B" frames are permitted.
>
> Are those sub flavors of MPEG-1?  I don't know what that
> means.
>
> > Also, if you're unemployed and looking for free stuff, I'd use
> > UNIX and get the netpbm library to build your MPEG file.
>
> I'm running Windows ME.  I guess I should have said that first.
> I'm not much of a UNIX person.
>
> > It's a little tedious, but you have very fine control over your
> > frames. Most package installers (like rpm, up2date,
> > dselect, RPMDrake, etc. based on your flavor of Linux or
> > UNIX) include netpbm now. If you want to go to the website,
> > go to: http://netpbm.sourceforge.net
>
> Most of that went over my head.  Package installers?  I think
> I need a very beginner level FAQ before all that makes sense
> to me but from the sound of what you said its just for UNIX.
> I did take a look at the side and see something that looks to be
> for windows:
>
> Netpbm for Cygwin (Windows)
>
> and
>
> Netpbm for Windows using Mingw32 and GNU Bash.
>
> But I don't know what Cygwin, Mingw32, or GNU Bash are.
>
> > In my experience, if you're lazy (like me)
>
> Yes... its a little that.  But right now its more the lack of
> experience making animations.  I've simply never made one
> before.  I'm sure I can learn.  I didn't know how to use
> POV-Ray 4 months ago.
>
> > and don't want to go get the more obscure players, you'll
> > find that RealPlayer works fairly well for MPEG-1
> > animations and Windows Media Player absolutely flatulates
> > on it.
>
> I don't think playing it should be a problem.  I've got several
> players and I can view most of the stuff posted over in
> povray.binaries.animations.
>
> > Hope this helps!
>
> I'm not sure.  If you are telling me I need UNIX than
> probably not.  I was just wanting something I could
> feed the POV-Ray frames into and have it spit out a
> MPEG-1 file.  You've convinced me on the format
> atleast.  I might want something that would allow me
> to add sound at some point but I can live without that
> for now.  Above you talk about "very fine control over
> your frames".  What control is needed aside from
> what order to put them in?  I'll be making the frames in
> POV-Ray.
>
> Thanks,
> Carl
>
>

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