Imagine Questions
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I am trying to generate long (400-800 frame) animations on my system, and
I would like to know if Imagine can call (execute) a script file following
generation of each frame. I would like to compress/offload each frame as
it is rendered to free-up space for the next frame.
I am using Imagine 2.0 on an 11-mbyte A-2000 with hard disks. I am
creating seperate RGB files and then converting those into TARGA format for
export to another system. Knowing how big TARGA files are, you should see
the situation I am talking about. A 'called' script file would allow me to
transfer the data to another system or compress the data for use later.
Ideally, the script file would be passed the sequence-number (0001 etc) of
the frame just generated.
This would allow me to create quite long sequences without regard to how
much (or little) disk space is available. I know that you are probably
going recommend that I break the sequence into several short 'runs', but
that would increase the amount of manual intervention required.
Do you have any suggestion for creating a 'granite' texture. Camo looks a
little flat when I try to make it look like granite.
Thanks.
Ron Flory, 71053,3551
Perhaps someone else here remembers a shareware or PD program called ADAM
or something like that. As I understand it, the program uses or used ARexx
to detect when a file is saved under a certain name in the target directory
and then executed various commands. Something like that will do the trick
for you, but there is nothing in Imagine to do it.
I am not positive, but I think Essence from Apex Software has a granite
texture.
Steve Gillmor Impulse, Inc.
Ron,
what I suggest is a script which uses the AmigaDOS 'exists' function to
detect when a certain file is created. Since you can't tell whether Imagine
is finished with frame X or not, what you do is loop on an 'exists' test
for frame X+1. As soon as frame X+1 is created, you can be sure that the
current frame is done, and you can start processing it. This method forces
you to create an 801th frame, or else the 800th frame would never get
processed.
As for the granite texture, I whipped up a quick & dirty brush in
DPaint, which I'll send you by ConpuServe Mail. Maybe it can serve a
purpose until you find a better one.
Blaq!