Anthony,
Thanks for your reply.
I'll admit that I haven't gotten the hang of the IM syntax and I have
close to no idea how the switches/operators/pipes work. I've tried reading
the documentation, but I'm finding it difficult to get through. I tried
this as you recommended:
"convert -background none -page 1680x1050 bg.jpg \
image1.png image2.png image3.png image4.png image5.png \
-flatten ppm:- | convert - newimage.bmp"
but the command didn't work with "ppm:-" in it. Using "tempfile.ppm"
instead works though. It looks to me as though using a pipe(|) or a
dash(-) before the second convert had the exact same effect. I assume the
pipe is the correct symbol, so I'll stick with that.
"You could try using -strip to remove any extra image meta-data. I can't
test it myself as I don't have the propriate images to test it on."
I tried adding -strip at the beginning of the command, in the middle of
the command and at the end, but it didn't make any measurable difference
on performance. Actually, all of the images can be downloaded from
http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaperclock. The downloaded WCZ files are
Wallpaper Clock Zip files and are basically standard ZIP files containing
one bg.jpg and a whole bunch of PNG images. It would be nice if you could
test some of them and possibly recreate some of the errors yourself. (The
faulty BMP(4?) file for example)
"Wow. I like the way you fade it slightly before putting up the next frame"
Actually, I'm not related to www.vladstudio.com in any way. I came across
one of his images with his signature on it and googled my way to his
website. He's a fantastic artist and the creator behind the WCZ format.
Speaking of which, since you're not a windows user, perhaps you could make
an IM-based program to support the WCZ format on whatever operating system
you use. Although I discovered everything the hard way, I found out
(today!) that he has clearly described everything such software should do
and how it should do it here:
http://www.vladstudio.com/wallpaperclock/developers_specs.php
"Ever thought of animating the famous painting with the melted clock?"
I'll forward your recommendation to him! Here's the painting by the way:
http://www.authenticsociety.com/article/29 . I had no idea Marilyn Manson
was inspired by Dali, and that both were inspired by Nieztche, then again,
I don't really know much about any of them....
Cheers!
Erik
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