Microsoft KB Archive/180243

INFO: Loading an .avi File with Rotoscope

PSS ID Number: Q180243 Article last modified on 02-05-1998

WINNT:3.7

winnt

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The information in this article applies to:

 == Softimage 3D for Windows NT, version 3.7 == 

= SUMMARY =

On Windows NT, only .pic sequences are supported in Rotoscope because Windows NT does not have the SGI media libraries (for more information, see page 32 of SOFTIMAGE 3D Release Notes version 3.7 SP1).

Although the .avi format is not supported on the Windows NT (version 3.7 SP1) version of Rotoscope, you may be successful if you use an .avi file that is the result of a “soft2avi” conversion. To boot, use the “Microsoft video 1” compression format in the soft2avi setup GUI. If you know the .avi sequence and step value in the Rotoscope Wire/Shade dialog box, you can edit the “Playback Options> Play Sequence” fields to reflect the start-end- step sequence of your .avi file. As yet, there is no conclusive data regarding an .avi file generated from a different source.

= REFERENCES =

SOFTIMAGE 3D Release Notes version 3.7 SP1 page 32.

If you have any questions concerning the information contained in this article, contact support@softimage.com by e-mail. ====================================================================== Keywords : si3d si3dui si3 Version : WINNT:3.7 Platform : winnt Issue type : kbinfo ============================================================================= Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1998.