Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!usc!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!orca!mesa!rthomson From: rthomson@mesa.dsd.es.com (Rich Thomson) Newsgroups: comp.graphics.visualization Subject: Re: free video movies Message-ID: <1991Mar20.000315.2195@dsd.es.com> Date: 20 Mar 91 00:03:15 GMT References: <9103190446.AA14932@psi.rutgers.edu> <66302@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> Sender: usenet@dsd.es.com Reply-To: rthomson@dsd.es.com (Rich Thomson) Organization: Design Systems Division, Evans & Sutherland, SLC, UT Lines: 29 Nntp-Posting-Host: 130.187.85.21 In article <66302@eerie.acsu.Buffalo.EDU> okeefe@cs.Buffalo.EDU (Paul O'Keefe) writes: >CGM may be a standard, but is not widely supported and were >designed for GKS-sytle 2D primatives, not image sequences. I agree with Paul about the unsuitability of CGM. >Since these are sequences, they should be in a format which supports >the animation of image sequences and has a public-domain sequence animator. >The NCSA (Natl. Center for SuperComputer Applications, U. of Illinois) >HDF image format fits the bill. The Utah Raster Toolkit also fits the bill. A sequence of images can be kept in a single file and viewed as a movie with getx11 (with the -m flag). The URT is publically available, see the frequently asked questions posting in either comp.graphics or alt.graphics.pixutils. I haven't seen many conversion tools that understand HDF, although most image manipulation tools I've seen understand the Utah Raster Toolkit RLE format, though. Of course, I've not seen everything ;-}. -- Rich -- ``Read my MIPS -- no new VAXes!!'' -- George Bush after sniffing freon Disclaimer: I speak for myself, except as noted. UUCP: ...!uunet!dsd.es.com!rthomson Rich Thomson ARPA: rthomson@dsd.es.com PEXt Programmer