Warp wrote:
> stbenge <stb### [at] hotmailcom> wrote:
>> So I *finally* got around to obtaining a bmp->avi animation program by 
>> the name of AviCreator.
> 
>   I hope that's not the one which loads *all* the input images into memory
> (in raw format) before even attempting to write the avi file...

Yes, it's the one. I know this because I have to unload/reload all the 
images after writing new ones from POV, or else the animation is not 
changed. For being a simple program, it's not very user-friendly.

>   I don't know about your problem, but I bet there are better programs
> for what you want to do. VirtualDub is a popular free program for creating
> and converting avis (using any codec installed in your system). While it's
> not completely intuitive at first how you convert a series of image files
> into an avi with VirtualDub, it's perfectly possible.

I'll give VD a try (that sounds a little wrong...).

>   Another free alternative, which is the de-facto encoder in linux,
> is mencoder (its Windows port, to be more precise). Of course it's a
> powerful "hacker tool" and thus not designed for maximum user
> friendliness, so you might find it quite daunting at first. OTOH once
> you learn to use it, it can be quite handy.
>   (OTOH, VirtualDub probably meets your needs, and it's a bit easier
> to use, so you might want to check that first.)

By "hacker tool," do you mean it has some sort of command-line 
interface? I'm not too fond of having to type out several commands and 
paths every time I need to do something, unless I can save the text as a 
batch file command sequence. Or is it as difficult as Blender? If so, 
that will be no problem.

I'll look up both of these apps. Thanks!

Sam

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