Gif still image to 10 second AVI file

[Craig Tucker]

I have some still images which are gif format, whats the easiest way to turn this still image into a 10 second 720x576 avi file.

Craig

[Helmut]

I would use Premiere or any video editing software.

[fingernailX]

WinXP or ME? see below

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/home/using/howto/movies/firststeps.asp

[Truman]

As usual I add the Avisynth solution. Since Avisynth does not work with still graphic formats natively, you have to use the Avisynth BMP Loader plugin. You guess right, the source picture must be a *.bmp. So I suggest to convert the *.gif to *.bmp and resize to 720x576 at once. The rest is easy.

LoadPlugin("Avisynth BMP Loader.dll") 
BlankClip(2500,720,576,"YUY2",25,1,44100,true,true,$000000) 
AvisynthBMP_Loader("D:\dir","filename.bmp")

If you are not happy with the resize filter of the graphic editor, resize with Avisynth. Source picture is 150x150.

LoadPlugin("Avisynth BMP Loader.dll")
BlankClip(2500,480,576,"YUY2",25,1,44100,true,true ,$000000)
AvisynthBMP_Loader("D:\dir","filename.bmp")
BicubicResize(528,576)
AddBorders(96,0,96,0)

Then open the *.avs in VirtualDub and convert to *.avi.

[Truman]

Sorry, the 2nd line of the 2nd script is

BlankClip(2500,150,150,"YUY2",25,1,44100,true,true ,$000000)

[Craig Tucker]

Thanks again Truman, as you seem to be the man on avisynth I have another question for you.

I want to be able to superimpose one image on the top of another, but this image will be a smaller image located in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

To let you know what I am doing I have a video clip of a damper test rig and I want to show an oscilloscope display of the force x displacement curve in the bottom right hand corner of the screen. Can you tell me if this is possible using avisynth.

Craig

[Truman]

Nice brainfood . I believe we have to use a logo filter to do that. Since there is no logo filter for Avisynth, I will test it with Donald Graft's logo filter. I will let you know whether it works.

[Truman]

I want to be able to superimpose one image on the top of another, but this image will be a smaller image located in the bottom right hand corner of the screen.

My idea with the logo filter was bulls***. It is rather a puzzle. Cut the big screen into pieces and join them again, but skip the piece where you want to insert the small screen. I hope, this explaines the procedure. At the moment I don't know an easier solution. I did not find a way to simply superimpose the small image. OK, here it is:

LoadPlugin("mpeg2dec2.dll")
big=mpeg2source("D:\matrix\matrix.d2v").BicubicRes ize(448,318,0,0.5,24,76,672,424).AddBorders(16,129 ,16,129)
small=mpeg2source("D:\matrix\matrix.d2v").BicubicR esize(80,50,0,0.5,0,83,720,410)
height1=400
height2=50
height3=126
width1=250
width2=80
width3=150
part1=big.crop(0,0,480,height1)
part2a=big.crop(0,height1,width1,height2)
part2b=small
part2c=big.crop(width1+width2,height1,width3,heigh t2)
part2=StackHorizontal(part2a,part2b,part2c)
part3=big.Crop(0,height1+height2,480,height3)
StackVertical(part1,part2,part3)

[KingJohn]

I have some still images which are gif format, whats the easiest way to turn this still image into a 10 second 720x576 avi file.

Craig

All this work

Load them into Animation Shop 3 and save them out as an AVI.
It comes with PaintShop Pro. http://www.jasc.com/

[Craig Tucker]

Thanks for the replies, in the end I used ulead video studio

Craig

[Koentje]

I use VCDEasy to create a still mpeg picture from e.g. a jpg, then copy/paste it a couple of times and the use TMPGenc to join allof the mpg still images. Each image takes about 1 second, so joining 10 copies of the created still mpeg file, creates a VCD compliant movie of 10 seconds. In TMPGEnc, just do : MPEG tools ... Join and Cut ... and select Type : MPEG-1 Video CD. Workes great for making trailors out of pictures e.g. created with Photoshop

[Willy]

HI ALL.


im thinking about your post...
why u dont think Flash mx, maybe it helps u...


bye