Avi Projection images 2004-07-21 - By Richard R. "Remnar"
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With the mpg extension, I read that its not possible to extract frames. Is
this true? If so then it explaines why caligari didnt add the capability. If
its not true, then why doesnt Caligari support this file type? It is very
common everywhere and it runs with very little cpu power.
-- -- Original Message -- --
From: "Anthony Ware" <anthony@(protected)>
To: <truespace@(protected)>
Sent: Wednesday, July 21, 2004 12:28 AM
Subject: Re: [TSML] Avi Projection images
> Heath,
>
> No, you're not crazy, tS does allow you to use AVI files both as animated
> textures and with projector lights.
>
> For textures you can use the 'texture map' colour shader. Load your AVI in
> and check the 'anim' checkbox. In solid display modes, you should see the
> texture animating in the workspace once it has been applied to an object.
> http://www.anthonyware.com/wip/anitex.avi
>
> For projector lights, simply load the AVI file in as th projector image.
> There are no settings to make it animate, it will do so automatically if
it
> is an AVI file.
> http://www.anthonyware.com/wip/aniproj.avi
> The downside of projector lights is that they are always square, but you
can
> reformat the AVI image being projected to compensate and make the
projector
> light shine through a cutout to get different shapes.
>
> I think you can only use AVI files, not MPG, MOV or other types as I only
> see AVI files in the image selector dialogues. If I force an MPG or MOV
file
> to load I get no error but a projector light casts no projection. If tS is
> complaining about the file (I don't understand what you mean by "shows it
as
> an unsupported file type") and it is an AVI, then I would check the CODEC
> being used and the resolution of the AVI file to see if they are causing a
> problem.
>
> Anthony
>
>
>
>
> >From: TSML [mailto:truespace@(protected)] On Behalf Of Hazmat
> > Sent: 21 July 2004 06:41
> > To: truespace@(protected)
> > Subject: [TSML] Avi Projection images
> >
> >
> >
> > Hey folks,
> >
> > Coming out of lurker status to see if someone can help me...
>I've
> used tS for a few years, and currently use 6.6. I'm >creating a short
> animation, which shows a pull-down movie screen >>showing a short movie.
My
> problem is that truespace doesn't >allow me to use my .avi file as an
image
> file (it shows it as an >unsupported file type). I also tried to use it
as
> a texture, but >I run into the same problem. I'm not crazy, right? You
CAN
> use >.avi files as textures, and with projector lights, right? I >can't
> find anything in the manual, and the forums are no help when >doing a text
> search. Has someone successfully used an .avi in >this manner? Any
advice
> would be appreciated!
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Heath
>
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