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Re: mpeg next question [message #32359 is a reply to message #32272]

Tue, 01 October 2002 13:55

Rick Towler
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Registered: August 1998

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"Reimar Bauer" <R.Bauer@fz-juelich.de> wrote

> The codecs all available for linux too. But I am missing some examples at
> the moment.

I am not entirely sure what you are asking.

If you need playback on linux machines then you are limited to Indeo 4 & 5
and DivX. Playback should be straightforward. Xanim handles the Indeo 4 &
5 formats (with the proper Xanim decompressor files). DivX offers the codec
for linux but the main site doesn't offer a player at this time. You'll
have to search freshmeat.net or sourceforge for a player that can use the
DivX codec on linux.

If you need to encode on linux then you are on your own. You will need a
program that will take all of the still frames and create an .avi file from
them (preferably using the codec of your choice). Try
http://heroinewarrior.com/index.php3 they make cinelerra which might do the
job.

Since you posted the Powerpoint question you must have access to a windows
PC. If this is the case you should at best be able to use Ronn's IDLtoAVI
.dlm (if IDL is available on the PC). It is well documented and easy to
use. If IDL isn't available on the PC the least you should be able to do is
use a windows based tool to create the .avi files from your still frames. I
use the shareware program videoMach (www.gromada.com) but there are
undoubtedly many other programs that will work. The indeo codecs are at
www.ligos.com. You need to download and install the codecs, then reboot,
before you can use them in videoMach.

The indeo codecs will work quite well. I think that in your case (linux
support) they are the best choice. In my test cases visually they performed
almost identically but the version 5 codec was speedier. Note that you will
need the correct codec on *any* machine you wish to play your video on.

There is still a lot to know. Each codec can be tuned for your particular
application, often to great benefit. It will take some time working with
them to arrive at the best settings for your particular animation.

-Rick

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		mpeg next question By: R.Bauer on Mon, 30 September 2002 23:41
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		Re: mpeg next question By: Rick Towler on Tue, 01 October 2002 13:55
		Re: mpeg next question By: R.Bauer on Tue, 01 October 2002 13:00
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