Platypus Animator


Platypus Animator lets you create AVI video files from still images and sound files.





To create a video:
Import (or paste from the clipboard) all the images (BMP, DIB, GIF, TIF, TGA, JPG, PCX, RLE)
Re-order the images (optional)
Specify for how many frames should each image stay on screen (default is 1)
Add a sound file (optional)
Specify your company logo details to go on all the frames (optional)
Change AVI settings (optional), and
Create the AVI file.


If you are likely to change any of the images used in the animation, you can create an AVI project file. AVI project files contain paths to all the files comprising the video, and provide an easy way to re-create AVI files.

Selecting 'Edit/Options' off the menu lets you choose an AVI compressor and specify its options. For transparent backgrounds we suggest 'Intel Indeo(R) Video Interactive'.

Images of different sizes can cause rendering problems. Please make sure that all the images are of equal size.





To extract images from an AVI file:
Click the 'Extract Images' icon on the toolbar, or select 'File/Extract Images' from the menu
All the samples found will be saved in your 'Samples' folder
Samples will be in the 'SampleXX_YYY.bmp' format, where XX is the stream number, and YYY the image number within the stream
When you extract images from another AVI file, any saved samples will be overwritten by new ones.


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