From: utopium AT hardlink DOT com (Nathaniel Meo)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Avi with Allegro
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 1997 21:21:10 GMT
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On Mon, 17 Mar 1997 19:35:44 -0700, Käkäbel <getskow AT ionet DOT net> wrote:

>Is there a way to change an .avi movie to a fli/flic.  I want to 
>use directx and djgpp, but unfortunatly I can't.  However, I found the 
>allegro library (not found but finally decided to try it out) and it is 
>great.  It provides pretty much device independent coding (with the 
>autodetect) for both video and sound (I don't want to here how 
>non-device independent it is in replies).  I am trying to make a huge 3d 
>game RPG that is totally dynamic, and thanks to the dlm lib, I can.  
>	But anyways, directx still allows the ability to create .avi's 
>using their animation frames, and directx is still the #1 games library 
>on my list.  So I decided to make a Ms-Dos, flat-memory game with a 
>little directx mixed in.  Thanks for all your time.

There is a utility called Video for DOS whcih I think you can probably
find on any Simtel or Garbo FTP site. It can convert AVI's to FLI and
a few other things too. Don't expect to have sound when you convert
though because it is totally ignored.