Anybody REALLY knows how to create CDXL anims?

[Animagic]

I want to convert an mpeg I created to CDXL format.

I have the Iff pics (iff24 320x240) ready and numbered correctly.
The sound (Iff sound) is also ready.

The problem is that i cannot find a program to load
the pics and the sound and multiplex them in
a CDXL file.

I tried every program on aminet. None seems to accept iff files.

Please Help!

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EDIT:

Nobody? :-?  !!!!!!!!
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[chris]

There are some CDXL tools on the Amiga DevCD, but these are the original ones that Commodore shipped and I think they are complicated command line jobbies (I haven't tried them).

Maybe there is a reason why CDXL isn't used much, even on the Amiga?

Chris

[chris]

I've found a tutorial here (English) which may help.  I strongly recommend the German version if you can read German (the English one doesn't make sense in places due to automatic translation).  It seems to cover everything but I only skimmed through.

Chris

[Animagic]

Chris: Maybe there is a reason why CDXL isn't used much, even on the Amiga?

I suppose ...  :-D
The problem is:
I created the "Team Chaos" logo for the game
Total Chaos. Team Chaos likes it, and we thought
to put it on the game as a startup video.

That's why I must convert the file to CDXL!

[CD32Freak]

http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=5086
After reading your post I had a déjà-vu :-D

[DaNi]

I have all programs for convert to this format, if you need help, contact with me to my email, not a problem =)
What program uses you for convert .anim or .mpg to .iff files? i have problem with this jeje

thanks

[Cass]

Hola DaNi!

For converting an .anim to a series of iff files you may use ADPro`s arexx user command BustAnim.adpro .

As for the CDXL anim, I tried the ADPro datatype with this script. It`s easy, but doesn`t leave any space for the audio. It also crops the anim.

I tried the command line XLMake alone, and in combination with its GUI (XLTOOLKITGUI), but it crashes (Software failure: suspend/reboot on AMiGA -Alert Code: 80000004-, Guru reset on UAE). After running Enforcer, I found incremental byte-writes on base memory ($00000000). Something is wrong with this little proggie, even if it gives you the power to control the CDXL format.

After reading the DevCD docs and having a long search in the Net, I found out that there is no real documentation on the format, not to speak for tutorials...

Some problems:
The CDXL is not fullscreen (although some claim to have seen CD?? anims in full screen. My "Tower Assault" CD is 1/2-3/4 of the screen video).
It was introduced for the CDTV, so HAM modes are enabled, What about AGA and HAM8 (the DevCD has the same CDXL tools in the CDTV/CD?? drawers, more or less)?
The animation FPS seems to be dependant of the medium speed (data flow) : The Alien Breed intro anim goes as fast as the CDRom drive is (runs smoothly only on my real CD?? x2 CD drive)!
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[Varthall]

It's such a pity that cdxl's are so difficult to create, I would LOVE to convert some movies from Divx to cdxl format to watch on my Amiga. It would be great to have an open source converter available!
BTW I believe that a freeware audio editor called Wavetracer has some sort of support for cdxl audio tracks.

Varthall

[vortexau]

If I remember correctly, the ECS CDXLs are quarter screen,
while the AGA CDXLs are one third screen.

The Microchrosm(?) Title demo on the CD32 demo-CD #2 can be streached to full-width with some controller-button but, of course, that just makes the picture distorted.*

The CD32 Scientist & Cyborg ad is on that CD, as a MPEG1, and as a AGA CDXL.

Speaking of the Developer CD v1.1 (1996) - there's an ECS CDXL there of a speedboat+waterskier which, IIR, is in 16colours.

(* I could be wrong there - the STREACH may be vertical)