I've been using ImageMagick for years without difficulty. I also have
scripts that generate mpegs in an automated fashion for operational weather
model forecasts going out on a web site. I output in the native miff
format (e.g., at 720p resolution) and then interpolate down to the desired
resolution prior to mpeg encoding. I am using the Berkeley MPEG-1 encoder.
There are certainly better encoders out there and ones that work with newer
codecs, but they depend on your budget and platform. Some encoders will
work directly with RGB files. Others will require YUV as input, the
ImageMagick can take care of that for you.
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Subject: [opendx-users] What tool or software can help me to generate
moviefile from OpenDX animation?
Hi,
How can I generate a movie file from the OpenDX animation frames?
I have a VPE network that produces the animation: the Sequencer runs over
all
frames and the Image tool outputs tiff files, numbered according to the
Sequencer
frame number. This results in a collection of files, say image001.tiff up
to
image100.tiff. Each file is typically one or two Mb.
I tried to use ImageMagick's convert as "convert -delay 20 *tiff
myMovie.mpeg",
but this coredumps (with ImageMagick version 5.5.1.4).
So I'm lost how to proceed. Among many questions, these are most urgent:
1) Is there a native tool in OpenDX to generate such a movie file
immediately?
2) If not, what (external) software can you recommend to convert OpenDX
output
into a movie file?
Thanks so much for your help!
Regards,
Rob.
