Re: pfuSaveImage,dmconvert

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From: Angus Dorbie (dorbie++at++sgi.com)
Date: 06/26/2000 07:23:49


It may well be that the image is being adjusted by something else in
your procedure.

Try drawing a small white and black dot in each image.

Cheers,Angus.

Bryan Walsh wrote:
>
> I'm sorry I wasn't very clear in stating what I'm doing... I am using
> pfuSaveImage.
>
> Angus Dorbie wrote:
>
> > I think some capture programs automatically adjust the brightness of the
> > screen image, I thought this was just gamma but perhaps not. There may
> > also be something in your processing path which applies some kind of
> > auto gain.
> >
> > Try using pfuSaveImage to save the screen contents, the command line
> > capture utility scrsave may also be of interest.
> >
> > Cheers,Angus.
> >
> > bryan wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi pfAll,
> > >
> > > This isn't necessarily a performer problem but I was hoping someone
> > > could help me out. I'm capturing each frame of Performer application
> > > and saving it as a RGB file. If a look at each .rgb file individually
> > > they look fine. I am then combing the frames together using dmconvert
> > > to make a quicktime movie. The resulting movie "flickers" quite a bit.
> > > It is as if the ambient light of the scene is changing throughout the
> > > movie. I've tried every possible option with dmconvert that I can think
> > > of. Has anybody else experienced a problem like this? Any ideas?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > Bryan Walsh
> > >
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