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#Video capture 2 FLI

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#49670From: Mike 4DJul 14, 1993 9:48 PM
Has anyone heard of a hardware/software method of capturing live video directlyto a FLI or FLC file? I saw a brief PR or review on this about two months ago, and haven't been able to track it down. I suspect there's a connection with the Intel Smart VR, but can't be sure. I'm working up some texture maps with racing cars, flying guitars, and the like, don't have a Diaquest or LLamb, so it'd be great to be able to do quick vidcap ….I haven't bought anything yet, pending what's behind this door. Thanx in advance…..4D
#49711From: Ken EdwardsJul 15, 1993 7:21 AM
The old JOVIAN SuperVIA card makes FLI files. ken
#49741From: Ron WodaskiJul 15, 1993 11:39 AM
I haven't done any direct to FLI/FLC myself; I just export from VidCap using File/Extract as a DIB Sequence — I use Animator Pro to convert to a FLC. Ron
#49909From: Pat Vernon [ATC TM]Jul 16, 1993 6:57 PM
Mike, I think the Cardinal Snap Plus card will do that for you. They are in Lancaster PA. There was a demo at Siggraph last year where they captured sequential frames from A VCR. Num Pic Was used in ANIPRO. PAT
#49963From: David WrightJul 17, 1993 1:19 PM
VTV-2000 can make .FLCs of 320×200 or 640×480; composit or Y/C input. made by Visual Circuits. Also is an output composite & Y/C card, Dr Dave
#49997From: Michael GravesJul 17, 1993 10:34 PM
Not in one simple process. I do have a method which was developed for use in our facility, which is blessed with a SONY LVR-5000 LaserDisc recorder. We transfer the video in question to the LVR. The PC can then serially control the LVR and capture each frame to its ATVista card. The resultant series of TGA files are then converted into a FLI by a shareware utility that oine of our animators found here in CIS. Sorry I don't know where though. Michael Graves
#50051From: Jul 18, 1993 9:49 PM
Michael: >> The resultant series of TGA files are then converted into a FLI by a >> shareware utility that oine of our animators found here in CIS. Sorry I >> don't know where though. Probably DTA (Dave's Targa Animator) in the GraphDev forum under Morphing. Greg Pyros
#49998From: Michael GravesJul 17, 1993 10:35 PM
P.S. The LVR is serially controlled by way of an RS-232 port, so I wrote the control utilites myself rather than using a Diaquest system.