[xcrysden] xcrysden 1.5.25 cannot create animated gifs/mpeg

[Lorenzo Paulatto]

I forgot to mention that the "print" option works perfectly in every
version of the code

On Wed, May 30, 2012 at 2:27 PM, Lorenzo Paulatto <
lorenzo.paulatto at impmc.upmc.fr> wrote:

> Dear xcrysden users,
> I cannot generate animations (be them gifs or mpegs) with xcrysden 1.5.25
> (-bin-shared) on linux (suse 12.1). The problem is that the temporary image
> files (anim_XXXX.ppm) are not created. I've tried to play a bit with the
> options but with no success.
>
> I have also tried  1.5.23, which gives the same problem.
> I have also tried with the old 1.4.1 version which works correctly: after
> a bogus whirlgif program is specified it creates the temporary images,
> which I can them transform in a video. Unfortunately it runs out of memory
> after ~150 frames and need to be restarted, which makes the process a bit
> tedious.
>
> A couple of my colleagues are having the same problem, on different linux
> systems, but I think I helped them install XCD, so if it is a setup problem
> it may still be my fault.
>
> I've tried to compare the code of Tcl/gifAnim.tcl of the 2 versions, but I
> fail to see what is going wrong (nor what is working, for what matters)
>
> I was wondering if any of you already met the problem and found a fix, or
> if Tone could have a qualified look at the issue.
>
> many thanks
>
>
> --
> Lorenzo Paulatto IdR @ IMPMC/CNRS & Université Paris 6
> phone: +33 (0)1 44275 084 / skype: paulatz
> www:   http://www-int.impmc.upmc.fr/~paulatto/
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>
>


-- 
Lorenzo Paulatto IdR @ IMPMC/CNRS & Université Paris 6
phone: +33 (0)1 44275 084 / skype: paulatz
www:   http://www-int.impmc.upmc.fr/~paulatto/
mail:  23-24/4é16 Boîte courrier 115, 4 place Jussieu 75252 Paris Cédex 05
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