I use 3DS Max 2009 (64 or 32 bit) in 64-bit Vista. I want to install AVI file (Cinepak compressed) in the backgroung. But the AVI file is not recognized by 3DS max 2009.

On the same computer, I have a VISTA 32-bit version that is installed 3DS Max 2009 (32 bit). It is possible to install the AVI file in the backgroung of 3DS Max 2009.

I’ve got to use 3DS Max 2009 in Vista 64 bit. Do you have a solution to my problem? I know that the AVI file is encoded Cinepak which is installed in 64 bit vista.

Thank you

If you have the file in an uncompressed form it would better than a compressed version.

Max 2012
Windows 7 64 SP1

There are very few 64bit codecs available as yet - your avi is encoded with a codec for which there is no 64bit version available (or installed) so the avi won’t show up.
Either use Max 32 bit, or re-encode the avi with a codec for which there is a 64bit version, or convert it to an image sequence (using a lossless format such as tga or png).

Max 4.2 through 2013.
XP-64 (SP2)
NVidia 9800GTX-512 (Driver 266.58).
Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz, 8Gb Ram, DX9.0c.

Don Gray 01 January 2009 01:29 AM

If you have the file in an uncompressed form it would better than a compressed version.

This is the solution that I also found at this time. I encoded AVI files to AVI cinepak without compression. I would have liked to avoid this step, but at least there is a solution.

Thank you

Steve Curley 01 January 2009 11:15 AM

There are very few 64bit codecs available as yet - your avi is encoded with a codec for which there is no 64bit version available (or installed) so the avi won’t show up.
Either use Max 32 bit, or re-encode the avi with a codec for which there is a 64bit version, or convert it to an image sequence (using a lossless format such as tga or png).

Thank you Steve

After several tries, I’ve come to this solution. I use Elecard Converter Studio to convert the AVI file Cinepak without conpression AVI. It then becomes possible to use them as backgroung. I would have liked to avoid this step but it is a good solution.

Thank you for taking time to answer me

Happy new year

If I am rendering one animation to use as a background, or animated map in another scene, I render out to sequential image files using PNG or TGA to avoid lossy compression and loss of quality. Then load the image Sequence as an IFL.

Tim Wilbers [FA]

College of Arts and Sciences
Department of Visual Arts
University of Dayton
http://www.udayton.edu/
3ds Max: 7.5, 8, 9, 2008, 2009, 2010

Tim_Wilbers 01 January 2009 10:06 PM

If I am rendering one animation to use as a background, or animated map in another scene, I render out to sequential image files using PNG or TGA to avoid lossy compression and loss of quality. Then load the image Sequence as an IFL.

I do not know why it is impossible to directly load an AVI in 3DS Max 2009 64-bit vista 64. But I think, like you, that the best solution is to move images in sequence. That’s what I did and it works very well.

Thank you and Happy New Year