How To Make Your Own Morph Files for PocketPC:

Source and Target Images:

• select at least 2 images of the child several months apart but at a similar angle (fully looking at the camera works best)
• scan the images (see "Images" for sample images and the resulting morph files) at adequate size (at least 350 pixesl wide for close up of face)
• edit the images to ensure the source and target are similar in size (- mask out backgrounds if required to minimize distraction from face)

Morph the Images:

• Use morphing software (see "Links") to map the source and target morph key points on the images (see help file for morph software for details on how to do this)
• create the morph AVI file

Encode File:

• To create a WMV, encode the resulting AVI with Windows Media Encoder version 8
• This is a command line tool - These are the settings I use:
  • wm8eutil.exe -input "<input>.avi" -output "<output>.wmv" -v_width 320 -v_height 240 -v_framerate 15 -v_mode 2 -a_setting 0 -v_quality 90 -v_keydist 4 -v_buffer 5000
• WMV compression is better so files encoded at similar bitrates will be smaller than MPG files

• To create an MPG, encode the resulting AVI with AVI2MPG (see "Links")
• This is a command line tool - These are the settings I use:
  • avi2mpg1.exe -n -s 240 "<input>.AVI
• MPG compression is not as high as WMV so similar sized files will not be as clear. Larger files seem to be sharper though.

File Playback:

• Transfer the morph file to the PocketPC
• Download and install Windows Media Player 7.1 for WMV files
• Download and install PocketTV for MPG files