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#3d studio to quicktime

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#195351From: Paul B. ThomasOct 14, 1995 11:22 AM
Does anyone know if DeBabilizer or the Quicktime IPAS successfully converts a series of 756X486 TGA files to high quality Quicktime movie for importing into a Mac-based non-linear editing system such as Media 100 or Avid? We are looking at getting one for post-production, and I want to continue to use 3ds for animations. Thanks in advance, Paul
#195387From: Daniel B. DouglasOct 14, 1995 3:42 PM
Don't the Avid and Media 100 do that themselves? I know someone with a Media 100, and glancing through his documentation, I saw file input format lists that included TIFFs and TGAs. Are you looking to avoid rendering individual TGAs, and just render an AVI or Quicktime right out of 3DS?
#195499From: Paul B. ThomasOct 15, 1995 6:15 PM
Thanks for the reply. Good news. Since I don't have the new system yet, I don't know what its limitations are going to be regarding bringing in sequential files. I have used the Avid Media Composer. I have my doubts on ease of use, based strictly on my limited experience on it. I will soon be trying out the Media 100, which looks promising at this writing. I was told by the dealer tht it will take DeBabilizer. Maybe that's what it takes to import sequentially. I'll ask him about what you discovered in the manual. By the way, how does your friend like Media 100? Perhaps that discussion is for another forum. You may reply by mail if you like. Thanks again, Paul
#195430From: Robert C. RitgerOct 15, 1995 7:50 AM
Paul: Better also check aspect ratio lest you get squished Quicktime movies. – Bob Ritger
#195500From: Paul B. ThomasOct 15, 1995 6:16 PM
Thanks, Robert. Quicktime is going to be new to me. Better to know the quirks now. Paul
#195578From: Ray HarrimanOct 16, 1995 9:18 AM
Paul- I ordered a Media 100 system a few weeks back and should have it soon. You will need to render .tga files, get them to the Mac, use Debabilizer to create a Quicktime moview (no compression), then open in Media 100 using it's codec. I have tried this using my dealer's system and the results are very very good. Ray-
#195588From: Paul B. ThomasOct 16, 1995 11:34 AM
Thanks Ray, thats good news. I'll try it when I demo.