import filters?

First, I can't tell you how nice a surprise it was to see Zwei-Stein didn't "die on the vine."

Are there plans to include support for VirtualDub, FreeFrame or other filters? Obviously, compiled filters only work on the host platofrm but this would still be nice.

AviSynth script support for Windows?

Frame serving?

Gimp or Photoshop plugins?

 
By FredThompson at 2005-08-16 19:13 | login or register to post comments | previous forum topic | next forum topic

FreeFrame Loox Kool

I've had a copy of virtual dub already installed and i've checked AviSynth. Since both of those are Windows only and in essence streaming (linear) systems, they are less interesting to me. both are very kool at what they do, though.

FreeFrame, being a multi-platform effect plugin system looks quite interesting though, especially since it's licensed "L"gpl and could bring hundreds of additional filters to zs4. this one i will examine more precisely for sure. Thanks for the tip!


By countinn at Wed, 2005-08-17 07:28 | login or register to post comments

Yeah, the Windows-only

Yeah, the Windows-only aspect of VirtualDub and AviSynth does mean Linux and Mac people would have to go through an emulator.

I'm wondering how to leverage ZS4 with them. That's where the frame server question comes from.

I'm also wondering if there are enough hooks such that a "filter filter" could be written so VirtualDub filters could be applied within ZS4.

You might also want to look at Wax: http://www.debugmode.com/wax/

I have an Outlook Explorer Pro job that will retrieve all the freeware FreeFrame filters. Let me know if you want it.

I've also been wondering if there might be a way to combine ZS4 with scripted GIMP. Motion-PNG led to this thought. Maybe it would be a way to do some really nice things like high-quality edge-aware resizing.

By FredThompson at Wed, 2005-08-17 09:29 | login or register to post comments

zs4 tech stuff

i'll check out wax.

still examining FreeFrame:
looks like i just need to support DirectX transitions in ZS4 for that (windows).

still digging for an API that a linux program might use the access the FreeFrame subsystem as a client.

as far as file formats are concerned, though, the contraints for zs4 are documented here: http://www.zs4.net/issues-of-linearity


By countinn at Wed, 2005-08-17 16:05 | login or register to post comments