#FLI vs FLC
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Why is the FLI format used?
Ed K
Possibly it is used for compatibility with a greater range of (older) and other
software. Otherwise, I have no idea!!
Why are monitors square (given that our vision is elliptical)? 🙂
— James — MAP —
Thanks.
<Why are monitors square (given that our vision is elliptical)? :-)>
Because a rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ed K
"FLI" is the name given the original 320×200 resolution format that Autodesk
Animator creates. When Autodesk Animator came along with a resolution-indepen-
dent animation format, we needed to change the extension name to "FLC" so
applications could tell the two apart. Also, since Animator Pro was not an
upgrade but a parallel product to the original Animator, we didn't want
situations where users were trying to load a high-resolution flic into Animator
(which couldn't read it). This is also why 3ds automatically creates a "FLI"
file if you render to 320×200, and a "FLC" file in all other cases.
– Jack
Thanks for the info on FLI vs FLC.
Ed K
Glad to help, Ed.
– J