"gregjohn" <pte### [at] yahoocom> wrote:
> Patrick Elliott <sel### [at] npgcablecom> wrote:
>
> Okay, the stupid question here is: all I want to do is turn a stack of bitmaps
> into some kind of widely-usable video. Do the bugs you describe impair this
> function?   What is this process called?-- I remember 10-15 years ago trying to
> BUY an off-the-shelf software to do this, and couldn't find one.

Well, 15+ years ago I too couldn't find anything so I wrote my own, and posted
it as $10 USD Shareware (it was an image-to-QuickTime-movie maker called
"MooVer")... but life-and-OS-tectonics have shifted, and I am now relying
completely on the wonderful solid shareware utility "GraphicConverter":
http://www.lemkesoft.com/

I would highly recommend it, for all sorts of wild-file-format open/convert
tasks.  Its user interface is a little bit funky, ala swiss-army-knife, but I've
been a happy customer for 15 years.  It is how all my POV-Ray animated videos
are done these days.  I output PNGs from (Mega) POV-Ray, then post-convert them
to movie sequences using GraphicConverter.  Then I load everything up into Final
Cut to edit, title, and add my music.

I have heard that Final Cut can assemble a sequence of images directly into
movie frames (but haven't done it yet), so if you already have Final Cut, there
are YouTube tutorials that show how to do it.

Looking forward to your movies!
ttfn,
Eduard

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www.schwansongs.com

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