JPG to AVI Utility

I joked about writing this tool a couple weeks several years ago and then, of course, I went and did it.

Just point it at a folder full of JPG files and it'll create an AVI out of them (in alphanumeric order). We assume that any pre-processing that needs to be done has already been done (consider Photoshop's Batch Processing ability). The resultant AVI file should have the same dimensions as the first source image. All source images should be the same size for best results, but it'll work even if they aren't.

Requires the Microsoft .NET Framework: (v1.1), (3.5)

11Jun v2.0
Re-wrote the entire utility using the 3.5 .NET framework. Fundamental features are preserved, though the process and commands have changed.

09Apr v1.4
Per an end user suggestions, the app can now be run from the command line. See the included readme file for details.

09Apr v1.3
Fix a bug where files were sometimes not being processed in alphanumerical order.

09Apr v1.2
Added a couple minor flourishes. Some drag n' drop. Opens the source folder upon completion.

08Dec
I improved this a wee bit several months ago and forgot to put it online. I'm surprised and delighted that more people than just myself have found this tool useful.

Document JPGs_to_AVI 2.0.zip
Document JPG_to_AVI_1.4.zip

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Saturday, October 22, 2011 12:55 AM
Excellent tool. I had screenshots grabbed by Irfanview and tried to put them together in a video for an Open Day. Other programs have failed to perform for various reasons, yours worked wonderfully.
Thanks for sharing.
Gabor
Tuesday, October 04, 2011 9:29 AM
If you want to add sound or custom transitions, use JPG to AVI utility to get an animated file and then wax for post-production.
Monday, July 25, 2011 6:43 PM
Version 1.4 (all v1.x, actually) is deprecated and unsupported.

Version 2 should provide all the same basic functionality as the previous versions. The three sliders have been reduced to just one: frame rate is now fixed at 30fps and the other two parameters (frames per image and image skipping) have been consolidated into one slider (move it left to skip images and reduce the resultant video length; move it right to repeat images over a number of frames to lengthen the video).

And while it's true the GUI shows itself even when you've instantiated the program from a command line it shuts itself down when it's finished so it shouldn't require any additional input from you.
Monday, July 04, 2011 7:48 PM
Hi Jarrin,

Thanks for sharing this great tool!
I'm using it for my hobby as photographer and I have ot convert many many JPGs to AVI. Just for family and friends. Therefore I always using the command line function. Whats quite annoying is is the popup of the GUI after the command.
So, is it possible to rewrite the program without the GUI, so command line function only? Maybe this can be done for the old 1.4 version. Hope to hear you soon!

Gtz,
(Another) PeterZ.
Sunday, July 03, 2011 2:06 AM
Installed on windows 7. Works great.


An add audio feature would be rockin' ! ;)
As well as a "grab random images" feature.

Good work ^=^
Sunday, June 26, 2011 10:57 PM
Peter, I've rebuilt the utility with the 3.5 .NET framework. While I still don't have a Win7 machine on which to test you might have better luck with this version (2.0).
Sunday, June 19, 2011 2:59 PM
I have put the application on W2K3 server but it produces an error when I try and run it.

AviException: AVIMakeCopmpressionStream
at AviWriter.SetOptions()
at AviWriter.AddFrame()
at JPG_to_AVI.Form1.buttonStart_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

Although if I use my W7 Pro system and browse to the W2K3 server folder where it resides it runs without a problem and it also runs okay on my W7 Pro system directly.

I installed .NET Framework 4 but this made no difference. Anyone any ideas?

An addition I would like to see is the ability to change the dimensions from the default of 320x240 to, say, 640x480

Thanks
Peter
Sunday, June 19, 2011 8:00 AM
Absolutely perfect, thanx lot!
Friday, May 20, 2011 10:15 AM
Thanks anyhow for your prompt answer!
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 3:09 PM
It doesn't look like it's super compatible with Windows 7. I don't have a copy of Windows 7 here to test or develop with, so support is unlikely anytime soon.
Monday, May 16, 2011 5:27 PM
Hi,

Very nice tool, working smooth in Windows XP.
But in Windows 7 I get errors directly after creating Avi. I did install Microsoft .NET Framework (v4).
Is it compatible with Windows 7?

Thanks,
Robbert-Jan
Monday, May 16, 2011 2:49 PM

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