If you run into any problems I could definitely write you an importer for a bit of change. On Jan 31, 2013 10:02 PM, "Paul Griswold" < [email protected]> wrote:
> Thanks Leonard! > > We'll see how easy it is. I'm not entirely confident in my ability to > sort through XML files and turn it into something useful... > > -Paul > > > > On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 9:48 PM, Leonard Koch <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Okay, it seems it is available as xml data. This should be really easy to >> parse and getting the bezier curves to be accurate won't be too difficult >> either. >> >> Here is the email from Kessler Crane's lead software engineer Bruce Werf: >> >> * >> Hi Leonard, >> >> Right now, the kOS for Windows application stores moves as Bezier curve >> segments in an XML file located on your PC here: >> >> c:\Users\<username>\AppData\Roaming\Kessler1366/app.kslx >> >> This same file format is used when you select File->Save from the main >> menu. >> >> You will want to follow the file down the path <Kessler> -> <Axes> -> >> <Axis> -> <KeyFrames> -> <KeyFrame> >> >> There you will find a plethora of information about each key frame with >> both absolute and normalized (0.0 -> 1.0) values. >> >> For example: >> >> <P0 Time="0.000" Position="0.471"/> >> <P1 Time="0.151" Position="0.471"/> >> <P2 Time="0.849" Position="1.000"/> >> >> This describes the location of the key frame in time and space relative >> to the length of the run and the number of motor encoder points. P0 is the >> location of the key frame itself, and P1 and P2 are the Bezier control >> points between that key frame and the next. >> >> We plan to create a leaner XML export at some point soon, and we are also >> interested in exporting this information in other industry-standard formats. >> >> Please let us know what would be useful to you in this regard. >> >> - >> Bruce Vander Werf >> Kessler Crane, Inc. >> >> * >> *So, what would be "useful to us in this regard"?* >> Having to go use a custom script that needs to be updated by a third >> party upon changes to the CineDrive shouldn't be the final state of >> solution for this. >> >> But in the mean time you need not worry, if you end up in the position of >> having to get a hand on that motion data, you definitely will be able to. >> >> >> >> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 11:56 AM, Paul Griswold < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Haha - thanks Leonard! Tell him this is for Film Riot and he'll know >>> exactly what you're talking about. (he was just on an episode of the show) >>> >>> -Paul >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 11:00 PM, Leonard Koch <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Currently emailing with Eric Kessler. We should know soon enough. >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 4:42 AM, Sandy Sutherland < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I had experience with motion control before - not sure what make it >>>>> was - but the operator who was an awesome guy ex DD gave me excel >>>>> spreadsheet files with all the data in, and I used a script that someone >>>>> at >>>>> that time had handily written to connect to excel to pull in the data - >>>>> was >>>>> not very difficult, but was a while ago now - I can see if I still have >>>>> those scripts if you like as I should imagine it is highly likely they can >>>>> give you something simlar. >>>>> >>>>> Or xml - not difficult to parse using python >>>>> >>>>> or text files should be easy to parse and extract data from >>>>> >>>>> S. >>>>> >>>>> * * >>>>> Sandy Sutherland <[email protected]> | Technical >>>>> Supervisor >>>>> <http://triggerfish.co.za/en> >>>>> <http://www.facebook.com/triggerfishanimation> >>>>> <http://www.twitter.com/triggerfishza> >>>>> ------------------------------ >>>>> *From:* [email protected] [ >>>>> [email protected]] on behalf of Paul Griswold [ >>>>> [email protected]] >>>>> *Sent:* 30 January 2013 00:07 >>>>> *To:* [email protected] >>>>> *Subject:* Kessler motion control data? >>>>> >>>>> Does anyone here know what kind of data you can get out of a >>>>> Kessler motion control camera setup? Specifically, is there anything it >>>>> can output that can be directly read by Softimage? >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, >>>>> >>>>> Paul >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >> >
