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Create a video from images

This function allows you to create a video from a sequence of images. Note that only videos with the Video for Windows (VFW) format are supported. The extension of a VFW video usually is "avi".
  1. In the following dialog, you can either select multiple files or specify a folder name to include all images in that folder including subfolders. You can only include certain types of files in that folder by giving the file extension. For example, to include all jpg files, use "jpg"; to include all jpg as well as bmp files, use "jpg;bmp"; to include all jpg files and exclude all bmp files, use "jpg;-bmp"; to include all but bmp files, use "-bmp". Leaving the extension box blank will include all files (same as "*.*").

    Note that images that have been found by VIPBase are sorted by name in ascending order. These files should be compatible in the created video, which means they should have the same width, height and image type (24-bit color or 8-bit grayscale). VIPBase decides the above information based on the first image on the list. Any image with different width, height or number of bits per pixel will be disregarded.

  2. Uncheck the "Batch mode" option.
  3. Specify the output video file name and the frame rate.
  4. If you want to compress the output video using some specific codec, check the "Specify video format" option. A dialog will show up as follows, allowing you to specify the video codec you want.

    Otherwise, leave it unchecked. By default, VIPBase will try to compress the video using the "Microsoft Mpeg-4 Video Codec V2". It is a highly recommended format for its high compression rate and high image quality. You may need to download the codec from Microsoft's website. If this codec is not found on your computer, VIPBase will compress the video using the "Microsoft video 1" codec, which is usually available on your computer.

    Note that if the width of the video is not divisible by 4, the video will not be compressed properly using the MS Mpeg4 codec. (I think this is a bug of the codec.) Therefore, you are prompted to truncate the width to the closest multiple of 4. If you don't want to do so, just click No.

Create videos in batch mode

By checking the "Batch mode" option, you can create multiple videos in batch mode. Each video corresponds to one image sequence in the same folder. For example, suppose you have image files as shown on the left of the following list. VIPBase will generate three videos, corresponding to the sequences in "c:\input\1", "c:\input\2" and "c:\input", respectively and the videos have the same path names as the folders, as shown on the right of the list.

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