cavedog

Thanks - I'll definitely take a look at this package.

I also found what I was look for in Houdini, which is the command-line “mcp” command for creating AVI movies from stills. Still haven't found how to convert the AVIs to still sequences, though.

I'm testing the combination of live action (shot in MiniDV) with Houdini effects, and trying to convert between compatible AVI and the Houdini image sequences is proving to be more of a challenge then I would have imagined.

I need to get my AVI files to a series of images (TGA, TIF, etc.) Then I need to add effects, re-render. Then I need to convert the image sequences back to AVI again.

The AVI <–> image sequence conversion is something Houdini seems to be missing - does anybody else do this? What software do you use to convert?

Fantastic - thanks all. This is a helpful forum.