Has anyone written a program that takes a series of rendered images, like a
typical animation (I'm thinking FLH here) and turns it into an "*.scr?"
  I have searched the net in vain attempting to find information on this
subject.

GrimDude
vos### [at] arkansasnet

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I use a screen saver called Way Cool SSE which is FREE.

It PLAY Adobe Animator Script files (*.AAS) which can run animations
in FLC (or FLI) format, display BMP's (or other picture formats) for
a specified time, play WAV files, etc.

Obtain the screen saver from http:\\www.fullvolume.com and then
create your animation(s) and your script file.  You can obtain
the old Adobe Animator program from Adobe for FREE to build your
AAS script file.

IT WORKS FOR ME...

I have heard of SHAREWARE ($35 - $50) that will turn a single animation
into a screen saver but I think the Way Cool Screen Saver Engine (SSE)
is the BETTER WAY TO GO!

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GrimDude <vos### [at] arkansasnet> schrieb im Beitrag
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> Has anyone written a program that takes a series of rendered images, like
a
> typical animation (I'm thinking FLH here) and turns it into an "*.scr?"
>   I have searched the net in vain attempting to find information on this
> subject.
> 
> GrimDude
> vos### [at] arkansasnet
> 
> 
>

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Thank you sincerely for the reply. Really though, I was hoping for something
I could use to compile *.scr files, so I could distribute them without
having to pay royalties.

I have to find *some* way to buy more equipment so I can "Keep on Tracing!"
:)

GrimDude
vos### [at] arkansasnet

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A .scr is really a .exe
except that there are some tweaks you have to use...

I'd recommend using Delphi/Visual C++ to create a screensaver, then using a compressed
file with the animations in...

Much work...
I don't know of any good animation playing screensaver...

//Spider

GrimDude wrote:
> 
> Thank you sincerely for the reply. Really though, I was hoping for something
> I could use to compile *.scr files, so I could distribute them without
> having to pay royalties.
> 
> I have to find *some* way to buy more equipment so I can "Keep on Tracing!"
> :)
> 
> GrimDude
> vos### [at] arkansasnet

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GrimDude wrote:
> 
> Thank you sincerely for the reply. Really though, I was hoping for something
> I could use to compile *.scr files, so I could distribute them without
> having to pay royalties.
> 
> I have to find *some* way to buy more equipment so I can "Keep on Tracing!"
> :)
> 
> GrimDude
> vos### [at] arkansasnet

There is a usenet groups dedicated to screen savers both distibution
and their construction. I forgot the exact name of the groups but
there are both a topics group and a binaries group available. They
are very active groups and you should be able to find all you need
there.

Ken

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Me again..
Did a search ..


http://www.softseek.com/Desktop_Enhancements/Screen_Savers/Utilities_and_Tools/Review_19172_index.html

displays MPEG or AVI videos as screen savers.   (Windows 95/98/NT, Jan 12/99,
shareware) 


//Spider
GrimDude wrote:
> 
> Thank you sincerely for the reply. Really though, I was hoping for something
> I could use to compile *.scr files, so I could distribute them without
> having to pay royalties.
> 
> I have to find *some* way to buy more equipment so I can "Keep on Tracing!"
> :)
> 
> GrimDude
> vos### [at] arkansasnet

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Thanks for the help!

I finally got a lead to the following site (for anyone interested).

http://www.wischik.com/scr/howtoscr.html#CompleteSourceCode

After checking the 3DFX Developer SDK I found they have enough information
included for VooDoo based scr's as well.

Thanks again!

GrimDude
vos### [at] arkansasnet

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GrimDude wrote:
> 
> Has anyone written a program that takes a series of rendered images, like a
> typical animation (I'm thinking FLH here) and turns it into an "*.scr?"
>   I have searched the net in vain attempting to find information on this
> subject.
> 
> GrimDude
> vos### [at] arkansasnet

Yes, I have.
Several actually.
They're not distributed on the net (they're not free), but if you need some info
perhaps I can help. If you'd like I could put a sneak online somewhere for a
couple of days.

Regards,

Remco

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Thanks, I would rather avoid pirating though. I'd hate it to be pulled on me
(if that's what you meant by a sneak).

I think I have enough information now to pull this off. What I have is the
.exe along the same lines as DTA and Buildsv. I've been told it's just a
matter of making the exe Win32 friendly, and renaming it with an scr
extension. Given that, it should be pretty easy to write a C++ program for
the modification (I hope).

Anyway, I found tons of information on writing a straight forward SS. I
thank everyone that posted a response.

GrimDude
vos### [at] arkansasnet

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GrimDude wrote:
> 
> Thanks, I would rather avoid pirating though. I'd hate it to be pulled on me
> (if that's what you meant by a sneak).
> 
> I think I have enough information now to pull this off. What I have is the
> .exe along the same lines as DTA and Buildsv. I've been told it's just a
> matter of making the exe Win32 friendly, and renaming it with an scr
> extension. Given that, it should be pretty easy to write a C++ program for
> the modification (I hope).
> 
> Anyway, I found tons of information on writing a straight forward SS. I
> thank everyone that posted a response.
> 
> GrimDude
> vos### [at] arkansasnet

Just to make this clear: what I suggested has nothing to do with pirating!

Good luck,

Remco

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