Hi folks:

I've been struggling with this for several days now. Using Delphi 5 with
update 1
I would like to capture each frame of an avi file and store in a
database record as a Blob field.

I've tried TAnimate but it refuses to accept a FileName by the Avi
file's path ('not a valid AVI file' - it says) so I cannot take that any
further and yes they are silent but really - does that make a
difference?
Currently, I'm playing around with TMediaPlayer but it is very tricky to
stop a thread and still keep the one image I have 'captured' around long
enough to get it to a db record?

I'm sure there is a more elegent method as befits Delphi usage.  Any
pointers?

Thanks, Nigel Scott

"Nigel D Scott" <nsc...@telusplanet.net> wrote in message news:3A441FFD.6AEE99B1@telusplanet.net...

Take a look at the AVI-to-BMPs links in Section B of
http://www.efg2.com/Lab/Library/Delphi/Graphics/FileFormatsAndConvers...

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