- fixed bug in IB.proj that kept preferences from working.
- fixed bug(s) in save: method (MovieView.m)
- made the text in the Help window selectable so users can copy the
tiff2anim shell script.
Movie is a TIFF sequence animator.
The widely-used standard file structure for a movie is a directory
NAME.anim
with contents
NAME.1.tiff, NAME.2.tiff, ...
Where NAME is the name of the movie. The base name of the directory
(less `.anim') must be the same as the bane names of the TIFF files.
Each TIFF file should contain one TIFF image. The TIFF files must be
numbered consecutively starting from 1. The program is smart enough
to figure out how many frames there are.
I also recommend that all .anim directories contain a README file
giving the origins of the movie, any special hints for viewing it, etc.
A sample movie (3aug-6prism.anim) has been included. You should probably
run it in bounce mode.
How to install Movie:
Copy it to ~/Apps or /LocalApps or wherever you would like.
Copyright: none.
Author: Patrick J. Flynn, School of EE&CS, Washington State University,
Pullman, WA, USA 99164-2752. Email: flynn@eecs.wsu.edu
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This is a new release of MPEG_Play. A FAT binary version has been requested by many, and is finally available now that I have 3.1 and limited access to an Intel machine running NS486 for test purposes. Intel performance is not as good as Black hardware, but we all know who makes better machines!
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Brian Willoughby Software Design Engineer, BSEE NCSU
BrianW@SoundS.WA.com Sound Consulting: Software Design and Development
NeXTmail welcome
From the Info Panel:
MPEG Play is in the process of evolving from a bare-bones MPEG animation viewer into a full-fledged NeXT application. The current version is multi-threaded and supports the simultaneous loading and playback of multiple "mini-videos" at different rates as high as 28 frames per second. There is a group of "live controls" which can be manipulated even while the video is playing. MPEG Play will keep track of different settings for each window, reflecting the current values in the Window Settings panel whenever you select a new main window. When playback is complete, a few interesting performance statistics are shown.
Notes:
You may have to wait some time after opening a new file before it will be shown. The frames will be counted as they are loaded. This version is not recommended for NeXT systems without substantial system RAM and swap space. I have not personally used this software on anything other than a NeXTdimension with 88 MB of RAM, but future versions of MPEG Play will be adjusted for any problems with other systems. I have updated to version 2.0 of the mpeg_play code from Berkeley. B&W support is temporarily disabled. You can reach me as brianw@sounds.wa.com
Original Version:
MPEG Play is a bare-bones MPEG animation viewer. It's free, subject to the standard GNU copyright restrictions and those in the X-windows MPEG viewer software out of which I hacked the mpegDecoder code. If you make any improvements, especially in speed and/or image quality, please share the code and drop me a note at warozzi@3m.com.
Using MPEG Play:
Open an MPEG document using the menu item. The filename must end in ".mpg" for the file to be recognized. A window will appear and the animation will start after a few seconds. Hit the Play Again menu item to restart at frame 1. Use the Colorspace and Zoom radio buttons to set the window's attributes.