make-a-movie

This script takes all eps files from DIRECTORY, and

• converts them to png,
• montages them on a black background,
• and finally converts the png files into a movie

(c) Jochen Klar, July 2011, AIP e-Science

Acknowlegments to Arman Khatalayan and Kristin Riebe on whose skripts this application is based on.

Prereqesites

• python 2.x
• imagemagick
• mencoder

Examples

Create a movie for Linux with a square window:

make-a-movie <dir> -g 1024x1024

Create a movie for Linux with a lower framerate:

make-a-movie <dir> -f 15

Create a movie for Windows in DVD resolution:

make-a-movie <dir> --preset=win

Create a movie for Mac in HD resolution:

make-a-movie <dir> --preset=mac-hd

References

• http://personal.cscs.ch/~mvalle/mencoder/mencoder.html
• http://www.mplayerhq.hu/DOCS/HTML/en/menc-feat-quicktime-7.html
• http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/mencoder-users/2007-October/007194.html