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Re: Is there such a thing as a decent free MPG encoder?
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lugnet.publish, lugnet.animation
Date: 
Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:32:56 GMT
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In lugnet.publish, Tony Hafner writes:
I'm trying to put together animations from a series of image files.  Up to
now I've used gif animation programs.  But I'm thinking I can get much
better compression if I go to MPeg format.  What free/inexpensive programs
are out there that do this well?

Tony - one of the programs that is widely used and praised by folks in the
Lego animation community is called Videomach.  It is available from several
sites for download.  It's available for a preview period of 30 days and is
free if used for non-commerical purposes (I think I'm remembering that
correctly).

Here's a link to one download site that includes a brief description of the
program:  http://www.imagespro.com/programs/808/

I can't remember if rendering to MPEG is one of the choices offered by
Videomach but it definitely fulfills your need to string together a bunch of
still images into a single video file PLUS it allows you to add music over
top of the clip.  There are several compression options available so
hopefully you'll find something that suits your needs.

Good Luck.

Greg



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(...) has some specific limitations that make AVI more inviting. What platforms commonly support playback of each of these formats? Thanks! -- Tony Hafner www.hafhead.com (21 years ago, 31-Jan-03, to lugnet.publish, lugnet.animation)

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