Tiny video tutorial (updated):

[dakiru]

What we need:

1. Any amount of frames, that we want see in the video.
2. Virtual Dub (I used 1.9.4 x64)
3. XViD - (I used 1.2.1)

So:

1. Prepare frames (same quality, same resolution)

2. Turn Virtual Dub on
Go to: File -> Open video file
Change: Files of type: Image sequence(*.png, *.bmp,*.tga...)
Choose first frame of your sequence
Click: Open
go to: Video -> Frame rate
Change:
Source rate adjustment:
Select: "Change frame rate to (fps)" option. Enter needed frame rate.
Click: OK
Click: Play (don't forget to rewind the video to the start after you played it)
Adjust the speed of you video with the help of "try and error" method
Click: RMB on the video pane (input)
Select: Select the aspect ratio based on your frames ratio.
Note:

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NTSC = 720×480 and 30fps
PAL = 720×576 and 25fps

Click: Video -> Compression
Select preferred codec and adjust it's settings
Click: OK
Click: File -> Save as AVI -> Select where you want to save it

3. Check you video file.

Edit:
Thank you, guys, for your help!

[pixie]

In step 2 I like adding fade between the layers so that one can get a smooth idea of the light being added in each step. Having the codecs installed the last step can be discarded since you can compress within VirtualDub.

But I think it's a much needed tutorial, I would just like it to have the pictures and the final video so that one could actually see it running.

[Borgleader]

Also, specify that its either NTSC or PAL depending on region not just PAL, where I live we use NTSC

[pixie]

Also, specify that its either NTSC or PAL depending on region not just PAL, where I live we use NTSC

I think these settings have no effect unless you want to see the movie on a dvd player. From my understandment these settings were for tvs, not lcd connected to computers.

[suvakas]

Cool...but I have one question - why are you using so many different programs? Can't you just open your png sequence in virtual dub and save as compressed xvid. Am I missing something?

@pixie
There is a difference in resolution and fps.
NTSC = 720×480 and 30fps
PAL = 720×576 and 25fps

[pixie]

Cool...but I have one question - why are you using so many different programs? Can't you just open your png sequence in virtual dub and save as compressed xvid. Am I missing something?

@pixie
There is a difference in resolution and fps.
NTSC = 720×480 and 30fps
PAL = 720×576 and 25fps

I know that they are different, I was just saying unless for displaying on tv screens these modes aren't of much relevance for being displayed on computers.

[suvakas]

Well.. you were writing, that PAL/NTSC "have no effect", but they have - PAL is larger and has a lower fps - no matter on what screen.

[Pibuz]

@ dakiru
Thank you a lot! I gotta definitely start to play with this!

@ suv
If there is (and you know ) a simpler way to make a light animation (you say..virtual dub?) could you please post a small how-to? It's not that i don't appreciate dakiru's work, but - as he said - perhaps there could have been simpler methods.

[dakiru]

Cool...but I have one question - why are you using so many different programs? Can't you just open your png sequence in virtual dub and save as compressed xvid. Am I missing something?

No, that's I am missing! I didn't find this feature before only after you pointed this out. I will update this small tut with your info. And no Movie Maker needed