[Chimera-users] How to create an animation as just the series of pictures ?

Marek Maly marek.maly at ujep.cz
Wed Nov 2 13:22:46 PDT 2011


Dear Elaine,
thanks a lot ! it really works :))

    Best wishes,

       Marek

Dne Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:37:34 +0100 Elaine Meng <meng at cgl.ucsf.edu>  
napsal/-a:

> Hi Marek,
> Yes, you can simply keep the individual images and use them in some  
> other program.
>
> If you are using the Movie Recorder graphical tool, the directory and  
> filename pattern for these image files can be set in the Frame Options  
> section.  If you simply Record for a while and then Stop (without making  
> movie) the files will be there.  If you intend to "Make movie" but also  
> want to keep the files, uncheck "Reset after encode" before making the  
> movie.
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/ContributedSoftware/recorder/recorder.html>
>
> You can do the same stuff with various options of the "movie" command,
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/movie.html>
>
> ... namely "movie record" options "directory" and "pattern" to control  
> location and filename pattern:
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/movie.html#record-options>
>
> Using "movie record" and then "movie stop" generates the image files  
> without making the movie.  If you want to also make the movie you would  
> use the "movie encode" with
> option "resetMode keep" or "resetMode none":
> <http://www.cgl.ucsf.edu/chimera/docs/UsersGuide/midas/movie.html#encode-options>
>
> I hope this helps,
> Elaine
> -----
> Elaine C. Meng, Ph.D.
> UCSF Computer Graphics Lab (Chimera team) and Babbitt Lab
> Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry
> University of California, San Francisco
>
> On Nov 2, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Marek Maly wrote:
>
>> Hello,
>> I am just wondering if it is possible to save instead of movie
>> simply just series of high quality pictures (for example to create
>> consequently high quality GIF animations).
>>
>> Unfortunately I didn't find this possibility in "movie recorder"  
>> utility.
>>
>>   Any suggestions ?
>>      Thanks in advance for any comments !
>>       Best wishes,
>>           Marek
>
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