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#192653From: dave aguilarSep 26, 1995 1:40 PM

>> I want to take an fli file created from 3d studio and convert it to quicktime movie format. And even better they (my client) needs it to be cross platform Mac/Windows. Is this possible? << with the current DOS Classic versions of 3D Studio, it requires a utility or program such as Autodesk Animator Studio. depending on your hardware, yes it is possible to generate an Apple QuickTime 2.0 file in AAS and convert it to a Mac format using a PC to Mac converter utility. in other words…there are two stages here… converting FLI to MOV file format, and converting DOS MOV to Mac MOV. -dave

#192700From: aguirre design networkSep 26, 1995 6:51 PM

Hi Dave ! Thanks for your prompt response. I shall take your advice and pass it on to our 3D guru. Since I posted the message I downloaded qtime1.zip. It looks to me like this might do the trick. What do you think? Thanks again Julian Aguirre Design Network

#192678From: WILLIAM C. LACEYSep 26, 1995 3:48 PM

>> I want to take an fli file created from 3d studio and convert it to quicktime movie format. And even better they (my client) needs it to be cross platform Mac/Windows. Is this possible? << >>with the current DOS Classic versions of 3D Studio, it requires a utility or program such as Autodesk Animator Studio. depending on your hardware, yes it is possible to generate an Apple QuickTime 2.0 file in AAS and convert it to a Mac format using a PC to Mac converter utility.<< You have two other possiblities. First, there is a IPAS called Quicktime Movie Maker that will output a MooV file from Video Post when you render. Second, if you have Premiere 4.0 for Windows (with Quicktime for Windows installed), you can generate a MooV file that can also be read on the Mac. Quicktime Movie Maker IPAS is the cheapest option here, unless you already have one of the other programs.

#192699From: aguirre design networkSep 26, 1995 6:51 PM

Hi William ! Thanks for your quick response. Since I posted the message I downloaded qtime1.zip. It looks to me like this might do the trick. What do you think? Thanks again. Julian Aguirre Design Network

#192768From: WILLIAM C. LACEYSep 27, 1995 2:09 AM

>>Since I posted the message I downloaded qtime1.zip. It looks to me like this might do the trick. What do you think?<< Julian, I only recently purchased 3D Studio and the Quicktime Movie Maker, so I haven't had too much time with it. However, there is a fundamental problem with working with the Flic format, which is the limitation of rendering only 8-bit, 256 color files, without an alpha channel. I can't figure out a way to render TGA files w/alpha in Video Post to a QT file. (I think the problem has something to do with QT Movie Makers lossless compression setting, which does not seem to preserve the alpha channel. I have not been able to get in touch with Animetex to ask about this.) I'm not sure what kind of work you are doing for your client, but I think the best quality can be achieved by rendering to individual 24-bit Targa files with render alpha turned on (if you need the alpha channel, of course) and dither 256 turned off, and bring them into Premiere and composite as a QuickTime MooV file. Another way to deal with all of this is for you or your client to use DeBabelizer on the Mac. You can convert a series of Targa files to a Quicktime movie, or even convert Flic files directly to Quicktime. (I haven't seen a Windows version of DeBabelizer yet.) So you have a couple of options. It depends on your platform, your software, your budget, your time and your quality requirements. Good luck! Bill Lacey Digital Sound and Picture

#193033From: aguirre design networkSep 28, 1995 6:09 PM

Hi William ! Thanks for the very educational response. I am brand new to this media. I am slowly getting pushed into a corner with this 3d stuff. Don't get me wrong I like being under pressure like this 'cause I've always found this the best way to learn about any subject. So…thanks again and we might be talking again soon. 'Till then… Julian Aguirre Design Network

#194998From: WILLIAM C. LACEYOct 11, 1995 10:51 PM

>> I want to take an fli file created from 3d studio and convert it to quicktime movie format. And even better they (my client) needs it to be cross platform Mac/Windows. Is this possible? << >>with the current DOS Classic versions of 3D Studio, it requires a utility or program such as Autodesk Animator Studio. depending on your hardware, yes it is possible to generate an Apple QuickTime 2.0 file in AAS and convert it to a Mac format using a PC to Mac converter utility.<< You have two other possiblities. First, there is a IPAS called Quicktime Movie Maker that will output a MooV file from Video Post when you render. Second, if you have Premiere 4.0 for Windows (with Quicktime for Windows installed), you can generate a MooV file that can also be read on the Mac. Quicktime Movie Maker IPAS is the cheapest option here, unless you already have one of the other programs.

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