Dealing with .tga files

snicholshms wrote on 1/10/2003, 8:51 PM

I'm trying to find a way to view .tgas in their folder like I can other file types like .png or jpeg. Gotta Windows PC and I can't click on the "thumbnail" view in a folder to see a .tga.

I've opened a folder full of .tgas in Vegas Explorer and double clicked them onto the timeline but that takes forever to view them all. I saved the veg file so I can view all the. tgas on the timeline in the future. Even renderd out an MPEG-1 to watch to get ideas/samples.

Is their a way to convert a folder full of .tgas into .pngs or jpegs all at once? I don't look forward to opening each .tga in Ulead PhotoImpact and saving it as a .png!

Any ideas?
Thanks,
Steve

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Tyler.Durden wrote on 1/10/2003, 9:49 PM

Hi Steve,

If you just want thumbnails, you can select TGAs in Vegas explorer and right-click them into the media pool without adding them to the timeline...

HTH, MPH

Tips:
http://www.martyhedler.com/homepage/Vegas_Tutorials.html

snicholshms wrote on 1/11/2003, 4:06 PM

Hi Marty:
Thanks for the idea. I've used your tutorials to better my VV3 skills. Nice job!
Steve

Mikee wrote on 1/11/2003, 10:30 PM

http://www.irfanview.com

Last I knew, it's free for personal/non-profit use, <$50USD for commercial. Of course, read the EULA to be sure. It's quite the powerful/quick-to-load image tool. Has batch convert options and a myriad of other features.

Mike

snicholshms wrote on 1/11/2003, 10:41 PM

Mikee:
Thanks! This could save a lot of time!
Steve

snicholshms wrote on 1/14/2003, 1:10 AM

Have been using this Irfanview32 Graphics Viewer (www.irfanview.com) for a couple of days now. THIS IS GREAT! It's got plug-ins to use filters from Photoshop and several other programs. What a convenient, time-saver for working with any graphic format.
Thanks for the tip, Mikee.
Steve

DGates wrote on 1/14/2003, 1:23 AM

Thank God for tga. files! The titler in Vegas isn't quite up to the level of the TitleDeko that came with my Premiere. So with tga. files, I just make the title in Deko, save as a tga. file, then use it in Vegas, with alpha channel applied. Works perfect. Now I can use the brushed metal look that I like with Deko in Vegas.

Dirk

Tyler.Durden wrote on 1/14/2003, 7:32 AM

Hi Dirk,

>>>>>>I just make the title in Deko, save as a tga. file, then use it in Vegas, with alpha channel applied. Works perfect. <<<<<<

Don't forget to resize to 655x480 or reset the aspect, or you may get squashed titles...

HTH, MPH

Tips:
http://www.martyhedler.com/homepage/Vegas_Tutorials.html

Erk wrote on 1/14/2003, 1:05 PM

Antother plug for the Irfran viewer mentioned above. Been using it for several years. Its gotta be the best piece of shareware I've ever downloaded.

G