C# manipulating video

Question

i want to take a folder of pictures, and turn it into a slideshow video with music in the background.

i have no idea how to do this, or where to get help, cos this isnt the kind of thing you can search in google.

idk if there are api's for it, or if it can even be done in C#.

maybe ill have to move the project to C++ or something, but first i need to know where the hell to start.

thanks.

Answer 1

This is definitely the kind of thing you can search in Google. Try "creating avi files in C#" and pick one of the answers. I recommend this one from personal experience.

Creating an AVI file is actually pretty easy - you basically just set a frame rate and dump in a bunch of bitmap files, then add a WAV or MP3 file (or files) for the audio, and that's it.

The AVI file can then be played as is, or compressed into an MPEG or whatever (although you won't get much size compression with a slideshow-type video file, you also don't need it as much).