Animation Generation

The following software is required:

  1. videolan (mpeg2 player, Linux)
  2. tmpeg (mpeg2 encoder, Windows)
  3. xvidcap (capture the animation, Linux)
  4. ImageMagick (basic format converting, Linux)
  5. Movie editor (movie editing, Windows)
These should be installed on some or all of the machines in the lab; if you think they are not or are unsure how to check, ask someone in the lab and they can assist you.

Then, follow this procedure:

  1. Run your program you wish to capture on Linux.
  2. Use "xvidcap" capture the individual frames that will be used to generate the animation
  3. Use "convert" to convert captured frames into an animated gif, which will compress the frames without losing any information.
  4. Use "tmpeg" to convert the animated gif into mpeg2 format because mpeg2 has better quality.
  5. Use movie editing software to edit the mpeg2 movie.
  6. Use "vlc" in videolan to play the mpeg2 movie on Linux.