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AVI export problem

AVI export problem

2004-07-21       - By K M Krieger

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At 10:01 AM 21-07-04, Per Andersson wrote:
>I always render as TGA and then use some video editor to assemble the
>final movie, Vegas Video in my case. But AFAIK VirtualDub can also open
>an image sequence and VDub is free.
>
>/Per

I alwyas render everything to TGA.  If I need to downsize, I do tat in my
Paint program.

I started off rendering to JPG, but it anti-aliases *everything*.  Meaning,
there was no such thing, as far as I could tell, as getting a sharp edge
anywhere and the images always looked all muddied-up and smudgy.  After I
learned more about how JPG works, I immediately switched to TGA.

I think tS also renders to PNG; I know there is a setting to choose between
rendering to a 24-bit or 32-bit image, with the latter (as far as I
understand) allowing for the existence of an alpha channel.

TGA files are larger in terms of KB, but might as well save the
best-quality originals as possible.  You can always transfer those to CD to
keep, and then use a paint program to modify/ersize/etc. the images as
needed.  Having a finely-detailed original is also noce (as it is with
photos) just in case you really like something a lot and decide to have it
done up in poster size.

HTH

- Kris