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Modding, Mission Design, and Coding => The Modding Workshop => Topic started by: Ace on March 12, 2007, 02:07:53 am

Title: Supported .avi codecs? (for command briefing animations)
Post by: Ace on March 12, 2007, 02:07:53 am

I've found absolutely no documentation or mention of what .avi format is supported for command briefing animations.

I'd prefer not to use .ani due to its being 8-bit.

Title: Re: Supported .avi codecs? (for command briefing animations)
Post by: Mars on March 12, 2007, 02:28:44 am

There is no AVI support for current versions of FS2 Open.

IDK if it allows for Theora CBanims or not.

Title: Re: Supported .avi codecs? (for command briefing animations)
Post by: Ace on March 12, 2007, 02:58:30 am

So the ability to select a file with an .ani extension in the command briefing menu, and the few posts in the past about people using .avi instead of .ani are then inaccurate?

Title: Re: Supported .avi codecs? (for command briefing animations)
Post by: Trivial Psychic on March 12, 2007, 01:03:56 pm

For the moment, .ani are all you can use for CB animations, as well as other interface and HUD elements.  Taylor will introduce a jpg-based video format which is intended for CB animations, though I'm not sure if it will work for other ani-based elements.  Taylor has indicated that this new format will see introduction by the time 3.7 is released.

Title: Re: Supported .avi codecs? (for command briefing animations)
Post by: Ace on March 12, 2007, 04:28:58 pm

Alrighty, so I guess I'll have to wait for 3.7 before I'm comfortable with releasing Twilight again.

Let alone BWO :p

So chop chop and zug zug!