I have had success with black and white images with the following
method
./ncar.x (produces gmeta with gazillions of images)
use ictrans to split the gmeta into the gazillions of separate images
for each image
ictrans -d xwd -res 640x480 im$count >xwd$count
then for each xwd$count
convert XWD:xwd.$count GIF:gif$count (increment count from its MAX down by -1)
then
dmconvert -v -f sgimv -d -pvideo,comp=jpeg `ls -t *gif` movie
then on your o2
movieplayer movie
It is VERY IMPORTANT that the resolution be 640x480.. then the
special JPEG boards on the O2 are used to uncompress the JPEG
at 30 frames/second. Other resolutions are uncompresses
by the cpu at 2-5 fps and jerkily and the screen response
time gets rotten.. The 640x480 images play too smoothly
for the eye to see on an O2.
It helps to put an analog clock or time bar in each
image to keep track of where you are in your
animation.
I'm doing this from memory so a few
command options may be incorrect. I'll resend
a complete response on Monday
[ note also that "convert" command
is ImageMajiik convert.. if you don't have
it dmconvert can also do the conversion
directly but it is MUCH MUCH slower. dmconvert segfaults
when I try to animiate directly from xwd images.
That is why I convert to gif.
I have not had much luck with mpeg conversions. I also have
not tried to deal with color.
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