Capturing a Palette from an Intel Indeo-Compressed .AVI File
Article ID: 119764
Article Last Modified on 10/7/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Video for Windows 1.0
- Microsoft Video for Windows 1.1 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q119764
SUMMARY
Microsoft Video for Windows allows palettes to be stored inside each .AVI
file. A unique palette is created for individual video files. Microsoft
Video for Windows applications, such as Vidcap, Videdit, and Paledit, have
the ability to capture the palette from an .AVI file. The palette can then
be edited. .AVI files compressed with Intel Indeo compression, however,
have a fixed palette that is not stored in the .AVI file. To obtain the
palette from an .AVI file compressed with Indeo, the palette must be
extracted from the Indeo AVI driver, not the .AVI file.
MORE INFORMATION
Because the palette resides in the Indeo codec, the Indeo driver has to be
loaded to access the palette. This can be done by opening an Indeo .AVI
file with Media Player and then executing the Edit menu command Copy
Object. The current video frame is placed on the Clipboard along with the
palette. The palette can then be pasted into Paledit or any other Windows-
based program designed to edit and or modify palettes. The video display
graphics card and driver must be in 256-color mode in order for this
procedure to work correctly.
Indeo is manufactured by Intel, a vendor independent of Microsoft; we
make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding this product's
performance or reliability.
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