[magick-users] Newbie Question: Creating animation with many frames

[Gabriel R. Toro]

Hi,

I am using convert.exe under WindowsXP to create a an animated gif 
file or mpg file (preferred) from many (rather simple, monochrome) 
eps files.  The procedure works with ~ 800 files (it is slow, 
though), but it crashes with ~8000 input files.

I am using

    convert -delay 30  *.eps  -layers optimize  test3.gif

   and

    convert -delay 30  *.eps m2v:test3.mpg

I get error message 0xc0000017 which, according to a Google search, 
appears to be related to memory exceedence in Windows.

Any suggestions?

-recommended settings for convert?

-should I create intermediate mpg files and then join them using convert?

-limitations on length of command line (if I enter names explicitly)?

-etc.

Thanks,

Gabriel