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From: Aaron Cann
Subject: Re: Animation utilities
Date: 25 Mar 1998 23:42:12
Message: <3519DCA4.8B9A44C8@doc.mssm.edu>
Videdit doesn't read TGA's or any other POVRAY file type...just stupid
DIB's.  And, it doesn't do MPEG, just AVI's.
Anyone know where the source to CMPEG is? A simple recompile in 32
bit mode should fix the memory limitation.

Fleb wrote:

> For Win3.11 up, you can use VidEdit, a very... well.. adequate program
> for doing frame-by-frame anims.
>
> It should still be at:
> ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/Multimedia/Jumpstart/VfW11e/ODK/WINVIDEO/
> (don't ask how I found this)
>
> And you'll want an FTP prog that can download multiple files, 'cause
> this is an install set, not a ZIP type file.
>
> Dylan Beattie wrote:
> >
> > I've got a couple of POV-Ray generated animation sequences, and I'd like
> > to put them together into a short MPEG or AVI movie, and possibly add
> > music/sound effects as well. Is there a freeware/shareware/PD package
> > available which will create AVI/MPEG files from TGA's, and will allow
> > you to add an audio track? (Obviously they can be done using different
> > packages if necessary) Has anyone used any good packages for doing this
> > sort of thing? - I've got the CMPEG DOS encoder already, but it can only
> > handle fairly small image files.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Dylan


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From: Robert K  Casto
Subject: Re: Animation utilities
Date: 10 Apr 1998 22:38:08
Message: <352ED790.E00598AD@concentus-tech.com>
I use Corel Draw and have created a macro that inserts the 
files into an AVI.  The file can be saved as an mpeg but the
quality is low and it takes a long time.  Should be easy if
you can get a copy of Corel Draw.

Aaron Cann wrote:
> 
> Videdit doesn't read TGA's or any other POVRAY file type...just stupid
> DIB's.  And, it doesn't do MPEG, just AVI's.
> Anyone know where the source to CMPEG is? A simple recompile in 32
> bit mode should fix the memory limitation.
> 
> Fleb wrote:
> 
> > For Win3.11 up, you can use VidEdit, a very... well.. adequate program
> > for doing frame-by-frame anims.
> >
> > It should still be at:
> > ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/Multimedia/Jumpstart/VfW11e/ODK/WINVIDEO/
> > (don't ask how I found this)
> >
> > And you'll want an FTP prog that can download multiple files, 'cause
> > this is an install set, not a ZIP type file.
> >
> > Dylan Beattie wrote:
> > >
> > > I've got a couple of POV-Ray generated animation sequences, and I'd like
> > > to put them together into a short MPEG or AVI movie, and possibly add
> > > music/sound effects as well. Is there a freeware/shareware/PD package
> > > available which will create AVI/MPEG files from TGA's, and will allow
> > > you to add an audio track? (Obviously they can be done using different
> > > packages if necessary) Has anyone used any good packages for doing this
> > > sort of thing? - I've got the CMPEG DOS encoder already, but it can only
> > > handle fairly small image files.
> > >
> > > Cheers
> > >
> > > Dylan

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From: Gary Shannon
Subject: Re: Animation utilities
Date: 23 Apr 1998 21:57:15
Message: <01bd6f24$6f615f00$707a89d0@reboot>
Check out http://www.rio.com/~reboot/moviola.html
It's not completed yet, but here's your chance to contributed ideas and
suggestions for what I hope will be the "ultimate" Freeware animation
utility program.

--Gary.

> Aaron Cann wrote:
> > 
> > Videdit doesn't read TGA's or any other POVRAY file type...just stupid
> > DIB's.  And, it doesn't do MPEG, just AVI's.
> > Anyone know where the source to CMPEG is? A simple recompile in 32
> > bit mode should fix the memory limitation.
> > 
> > Fleb wrote:
> > 
> > > For Win3.11 up, you can use VidEdit, a very... well.. adequate
program
> > > for doing frame-by-frame anims.
> > >
> > > It should still be at:
> > >
ftp.microsoft.com/developr/drg/Multimedia/Jumpstart/VfW11e/ODK/WINVIDEO/


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From: Christopher E  Naujok, P E ,CEP
Subject: Re: Animation utilities
Date: 27 May 1998 15:52:14
Message: <356C6EEE.23DC@msctech.com>
It's a late reply, but Correl has a product called Lumier that I use
that lets you do frame by frame AVI or MOV direct from TGA, with the
ability to add soundtracks and scene fades.  It ran me $50.00.

Christopher E. Naujok, P.E.,CEP
President
MSC Technologies, Inc.
cna### [at] msctechcom
www.msctech.com


Dylan Beattie wrote:
> 
> I've got a couple of POV-Ray generated animation sequences, and I'd like
> to put them together into a short MPEG or AVI movie, and possibly add
> music/sound effects as well. Is there a freeware/shareware/PD package
> available which will create AVI/MPEG files from TGA's, and will allow
> you to add an audio track? (Obviously they can be done using different
> packages if necessary) Has anyone used any good packages for doing this
> sort of thing? - I've got the CMPEG DOS encoder already, but it can only
> handle fairly small image files.
> 
> Cheers
> 
> Dylan


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From: Mario Splivalo
Subject: Re: Animation utilities
Date: 10 Sep 1998 10:58:02
Message: <2c891MioQSFJ091yn@jagor.srce.hr>
In article <3519DCA4.8B9A44C8@doc.mssm.edu>,
Aaron Cann <can### [at] docmssmedu> wrote:
>Videdit doesn't read TGA's or any other POVRAY file type...just stupid
>DIB's.  And, it doesn't do MPEG, just AVI's.
>Anyone know where the source to CMPEG is? A simple recompile in 32
>bit mode should fix the memory limitation.

Hm, try on ftp.carnet.hr/pub/utils/cmpeg

I think they had a source, not sure now...

        Mike


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From: PoD
Subject: Re: Animation utilities
Date: 11 Sep 1998 13:36:17
Message: <35F9517E.1B33@merlin.net.au>
Mario Splivalo wrote:
> 
> In article <3519DCA4.8B9A44C8@doc.mssm.edu>,
> Aaron Cann <can### [at] docmssmedu> wrote:
> >Videdit doesn't read TGA's or any other POVRAY file type...just stupid
> >DIB's.  And, it doesn't do MPEG, just AVI's.
> >Anyone know where the source to CMPEG is? A simple recompile in 32
> >bit mode should fix the memory limitation.
> 
> Hm, try on ftp.carnet.hr/pub/utils/cmpeg
> 
> I think they had a source, not sure now...
> 
>         Mike

Try ftp://ftp.mpeg.org/pub/mpeg/mssg/
They have source for mpeg2enc which is what I assume cmpeg uses as its
encoder.

Best of luck, PoD.


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