AVI --> picture file

[Ownage]

I would like to create a moving .gif or .jpg or w/e picture extension you use. Does anyone know of a program that can change a short .avi file to a .somepicturetype file?

I would like to use this moving picture file as an avatar. Thanks for any help!

an example of what I would like is my avatar that is on right now =)

[Pritcher]

Try searching something like "free avi to gif converter" on Google and try out some until you find one that works for you. Most of the things on there will have free trial versions.

I use River Past Video Cleaner with the Animated GIF booster pack for this sort of thing. Some video editors allow you to export to animated gif format too. I know Premier Pro does, but it doesn't always come out so great from there so I generally use the River Past thing.

[Yosei]

I use imageready, which is a program you get with photoshop.

[Pritcher]

I don't have imageready anymore, they killed that program when CS3 came out. Now that I think about it though, there's probably a way to do this with Photoshop CS3 too.

[Yosei]

Maybe they combines the two programs into one? I got CS2 =/

[Pritcher]

Yeah I think that's the idea they had. They moved most of the stuff ImageReady did to Photoshop and Fireworks and just ditched poor ImageReady entirely. I don't know how to convert video to animated gif with either of those programs though.

[Kitager]

Well, I have PS CS3 extended.
Never heard of converting video to pictures dynamically.
Google is your friend

try this site. I simply put in "avi to ani. gif" and bam.

[seal]

mmm.... u can turn avi files into pictures files. its a program i cant think of at the top of my mind but it takes the shots it uses to make the video up an it singles them out... cant think... ill get back to u

[Ownage]

site. I simply put in "avi to ani. gif" and bam.

Tried that program, doesn't work too well.