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Subject: -5- How can I create a QuickTime file on an SGI?
Date: Wed Sep 22 13:01:17 CDT 1999
The answer to this question depends upon the IRIX system
release you have:
- If you are using IRIX 5.2 or earlier, you must obtain
quicktime_dev, SGI's QuickTime development option, or else
find or purchase a tool which supports QuickTime output.
SGI does not provide a method to create QuickTime movie
files in the 5.2 release of the Movie Tools. If you
obtain the Digital Media Development Option, together
with the QuickTime Development option, you can obtain a
tool which will create QuickTime files on an SGI system.
See elsewhere in this FAQ for more information on both
the Digital Media Development Option and the QuickTime
Developer's Option.
- If you are using IRIX 5.3 or later, you can use the
Movie Maker or Movie Convert applications to write a
QuickTime file.
- If you use IRIX 5.3 with any of the following:
- WebFORCE software product,
- Desktop Special Edition 1.1,
- the Digital Media 5.5 Tools
or if you use IRIX 6.2 or later, you can also use the
Movie Master/mediaconvert, dmconvert, and makemovie
utilities to create the QuickTime file. You can also
record a QuickTime movie using the Capture Tool. See
the first question in this FAQ for information on obtaining
the Digital Media 5.5 tools, or IRIX 6.2.
- If you use IRIX 6.2, note that the QuickTime Development
option has been incorporated into the Digital Media
Development option, and is no longer needed; additionally,
it supports the features found in Digital Media Tools
5.5.
There is a commercially available tool called Image Independence
which will allow creation of both SGI and QuickTime movies
under IRIX 5.2 and later. It is a batch image converter with A
GUI and command-line versions. It can also convert movies from
one type to another, or split movies into separate frames. It
comes with over 20 image formats, is fast and flexible. It lists
for $495, and it can be purchased from Elastic Reality, Inc.
http://www.elasticreality.com/.
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