Building movies

Claes_Lundstrom · August 21, 2020, 8:36am

What is the currently recommended method for generating movies?

I know it can be done using QuickTime, but it would be preferable not to use it as I want to make it work on both Mac and Windows.

Apples support for Quicktime for Windows is limited to non existent, requires additional installations, and it’s not recommended on Windows for security reasons. Ideally, a platform independent format would be preferred.

The indata would consist of a series of ordinary images.

Any suggestions ?

Christian_Schmitz · August 21, 2020, 10:07am

Mac? Windows? Linux? iOS?

Claes_Lundstrom · August 21, 2020, 10:22am

Mac and Windows only

Christian_Schmitz · August 21, 2020, 10:33am

you can use a tool like ffmpeg via shell class.

For macOS you can use MBS Xojo AVFoundationMBS class.

Claes_Lundstrom · August 21, 2020, 11:01am

OK thanks. Will look in to it.

Sam_Rowlands · August 21, 2020, 11:46am

QuickTime is dead on both the Mac and Windows.

Claes_Lundstrom · August 21, 2020, 12:02pm

That’s why I ask for what comes next.