Maya for 3D Printing - Rapid Prototyping
In this course we're going to look at something a little different, creating technically accurate 3D printed parts.
# 1 01-07-2003 , 03:44 AM
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Iff Sequence to AVI

What do I use to turn a sequence of Iff Files to an avi???

# 2 01-07-2003 , 04:54 AM
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VideoMach is good. It's a free download, but I'm not sure if it supports IFF. I know fcheck doesn't for some strange reason. Is it at all possible to re-batch render in tiff or better yet - targa?

# 3 01-07-2003 , 05:24 AM
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I would suggest using targa files for sequential rendering.

# 4 01-07-2003 , 09:38 AM
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Originally posted by Darkware
VideoMach is good. It's a free download, but I'm not sure if it supports IFF. I know fcheck doesn't for some strange reason. Is it at all possible to re-batch render in tiff or better yet - targa?

yes it is possible to reencode in differant file type. but no need to re-render, fcheck is enough for this kind of change. just open the animation, and save animation as - and if you save as e.g. tiff or targa (whatever your compositing software supports) then it converts the images - only that it cannot save as avi. but the avi "encode" of maya is not meant for playback as it is NOT compressed.

oh and virtualdub is also good - supports targa sequences.

# 5 01-07-2003 , 09:47 AM
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Targas are solid, but iff files are so much smaller. We're talking over 1 MB per image some times. That can add up fast.

# 6 01-07-2003 , 09:49 AM
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Originally posted by Dann
Targas are solid, but iff files are so much smaller. We're talking over 1 MB per image some times. That can add up fast.

it is no use to argue about file size. buy shake or after effects if you want to afford it - they support iff. (others might too, but i dont know for sure)

# 7 01-07-2003 , 12:59 PM
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Oh. Ok. VideoMach Here I come. I just wanted to be able to make avis with my friends vector render.


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# 8 01-07-2003 , 01:20 PM
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yeah, iffs are smaller, but like BD says, only a few programs support them.

# 9 01-07-2003 , 04:29 PM
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ok. I will render in targa. Thanks guys. That solved my problem.


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