Op 29-05-2000 21:02 schreef Scott Raney op [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
> On Mon, 29 May 2000, Sjoerd Op 't Land wrote:
>
>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>>
>>>> I want to make a Animated GIF to QuickTime or AVI converter
>>>> in MetaCard. Is that possible?
>>>
>>> I think quicktime already supports direct import of GIF and AVI
>>> animations.
>> You are right! I can set the fileName of a player to a GIF file. I only have
>> trouble with experimenting because when I set the fileName and close the
>> property's window, a part of the home stack and the browse and arrow tool of
>> the tools palette turn black. Did I "hit upon a bug"? I have tried locking
>> the colormap doesn't help. I have a Macintosh Performa 5400/160 with MacOS
>> N1-8.6.
>
> Yes, if you're in 8-bit (256 color) display mode. Setting it to 16 or
> 32 bit ("thousands" or "millions) depth will fix the problem, as will
> upgrading to 2.3.1 beta.
>
>>> So you'd only have to do something like
>>>
>>> set the filename of player 1 to "picture.gif"
>>> #save to file
>> Works (except that bug (?)), but how can I save this to a QuickTime or AVI
>> file? Like this: ?
>>
>> put player "GIFANIM" into player "AVIANIM"
>> save player "AVIANIM"
>
> Players can't be used as containers or saved separately than a file.
> You can do the first with image objects, though, and can save the data
> using the file commands or urls.
> Regards,
> Scott
So that means I can't make it in MetaCard?
Thanks for any reply in advance,
Sjoerd Op 't Land
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