[Robotgroup] video and animation questions

[James D.]

Sources for "free" software: (Gratis and Libre included)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_open_source_software_packages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Free_software
http://sourceforge.net/ - this is where many programmers host their 
projects.
http://freshmeat.net/ - this is the best place to keep up with new software.

On the wikipedia page "Lists_of_open_source...." you will find a heading 
for "Video Editing" with several packages listed. I have experience with 
AviDemux and VirtualDub from that list.

If you are looking for an animation tool for creating animations you can 
try one of these:
http://www.synfig.com/gallery.php
http://www.cinepaint.org/

Knowing specifically what you are trying to do and what OS you are 
running would help me give a more specific recommendation. Examples 
would be: Are you trying to put multiple images in one spot on a page 
and have it animate between them? Do you have a video clip that you have 
previously edited? Was that clip edited using software? Which software 
was it? How long is the clip? What resolution do you want the clip? How 
compatible with different web-browsers and OS's do you want it to be?

If you would like to try a bunch of video/ animation packages and don't 
want to have to download them, I will download and put on a CD/DVD for 
you, all the ones that the license permit doing so, and snail mail it to 
you.

James D.

brooksdesign wrote:
> Yo media heads, so I've been working on this about 15 hours a day for
> the last month and I have finaly gotten the first video up but now
> I'm trying to use an animation sequence using a trial version of some
> software I downloaded to work with my myspace page but here is the
> problem. It loops when I play it in the software editer but when I
> save it (AVI) it does not loop. I know AVI is video but how do you
> save as looping animation. For what I'm trying to do check out Steve
> Marsh on myspace. His profile picture sequences thru about 6 or 8
> images in about 1 or 2 seconds. I have waisted huge amounts of time
> downloading every slideshow maker in the book and they were all the
> same lame slow slide and curl crap. I finally got someone to tell me
> to get a free animator tool (tons of them they say) after trying to
> find one that is NOT a trial copy I was forced to use the one that
> comes up no matter how many ways I tried to search for FREE.....All I
> get is trial copies. Trial copies that paste their stinking text at
> the top telling everyone that I am a broke loser that can't come up
> with a louzy $50 bucks......... for the regular Joe's version,
> followed by more "Upgrade now for the version that works" messages. 
> Does anyone know where they hide the link to the really, no kidding,
> it really is free for ever and ever, no tricks, download it once and
> use it forever, we don't care......kind of free .....ANIMATION
> TOOL??????????? Normally I don't get so freaked out (OK, Yes I do)
> but with this slow connection spending an hour or 2 for the average
> download makes experimenting a gruling nightmare. -brooks
> 
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