Hamish <[email protected]> writes: > Rainer wrote: >> I am trying to use r.out.mpeg, but I get the error below: > > that module is quite old and crusty, or rather the MPEG-1 > codec is. You might try for e.g. d.out.file and the WebM > encoding example from the wiki for better results. > > http://grasswiki.osgeo.org/wiki/Movies
Thanks - didn't know that page - very useful. > > IMO we should consider to retire the r.out.mpeg module, maybe > replace it with a script to encode directly to WebM &/or a series > of raw frames for another encoder of the users' choice. (something > simpler to maintain than the ffmpeg in nviz anyway, outsource the > encoder programming--we just provide the individual rendered > frames) That would do in most cases, as for direct viewing, imagemagick can be used on that folder, while one could always provide a collection of example commands to encode to movie format. Cheers, Rainer > > >> ,---- >> | GRASS 7.0.svn (grass):~/.../AlienManagementDrakensberg/sim >> > r.out.mpeg view1="Rubus >> | raster map(s) available in mapset <asmDrak>: >> | raster map(s) available in mapset <asmDrak.2015>: >> | Reading raster map <Rubus_age>... > ... >> | Reading raster map <Rubus_seedsSoil_2015>... >> | ERROR: Could not open output file! >> | WARNING: mpeg_encode ERROR >> `---- >> >> I have no idea why this error occurs - any suggestions? > > do you have write permissions in the current directory? > is there disk space free? > does the g.tempfile module seem to work? > > >> Self compiled from grass-7.0.svn_src_snapshot_2013_03_23 >> under Ubuntu raring. > > > Hamish > _______________________________________________ > grass-user mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user > _______________________________________________ grass-user mailing list [email protected] http://lists.osgeo.org/mailman/listinfo/grass-user
