Re: Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
There is another way?! I've dug this up from my box of goodies. Straight cut/paste from somewhere! e. Originally posted by jeepee: ok this is what I found and indeed it is easy!! well here's the trickfor all you who can use this also This is an easy, yet powerful one: Have you ever wondered how the JavaConvert Xtra could be used in your own Director movies? How about exporting JPEGs for free #8211; no need for an Xtra besides the Macromedian ones... Be sure you have these Xtras installed / in the Xtras folder near your projector: JavaConvert, Mix Services, BMP Import Export, JPEG Export I tested one-by-one, so even if it's not obvious what BMP Import Export is doing, it's necessary (all tests on MacOS, BTW). Also, don't include your movie in a projector, leave it external, and name it as usual aName.dir or aName.dcr also on the Mac. And put this script into your movie: on convertToJPEG mymember,myfilepath, myquality myinst = new(xtra JavaConvert) set the itemdelimiter = . myinst.ExportMedia(item 1 of the movie, mymember, ¬ myfilepath, 1, myquality, mymember.castlibnum) -- put the result -- will be VOID myinst = 0 end and call it like this: converttojpeg(member hans, aDisk:aFolder:aFile.jpg, 75) That's it! JPEG Export on your own... Large castmembers may take a moment or two to export. BTW: most likely these Xtras are not Shockwave-safe. On Thursday, Aug 14, 2003, at 18:12 America/Chicago, David Benman wrote: Not so fast. The DirectImage Xtra is a good xtra solution, but for a free xtra solution you can use the Sharp Image xtra available at: http://www.sharp-software.com/ I've used both recently, and they performed well. There's also an article on DOUG describing how to save .BMP formatted images using FileIO. It's slow, but it works. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
RE: Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
Wow, that's a neat one! I wonder what other nifty things you can do by hijacking the JavaConvert xtra? Hmmm ~Mathew -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of elewis Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:11 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: lingo-l Save as binary file There is another way?! I've dug this up from my box of goodies. Straight cut/paste from somewhere! e. Originally posted by jeepee: ok this is what I found and indeed it is easy!! well here's the trickfor all you who can use this also This is an easy, yet powerful one: Have you ever wondered how the JavaConvert Xtra could be used in your own Director movies? How about exporting JPEGs for free #8211; no need for an Xtra besides the Macromedian ones... Be sure you have these Xtras installed / in the Xtras folder near your projector: JavaConvert, Mix Services, BMP Import Export, JPEG Export I tested one-by-one, so even if it's not obvious what BMP Import Export is doing, it's necessary (all tests on MacOS, BTW). Also, don't include your movie in a projector, leave it external, and name it as usual aName.dir or aName.dcr also on the Mac. And put this script into your movie: on convertToJPEG mymember,myfilepath, myquality myinst = new(xtra JavaConvert) set the itemdelimiter = . myinst.ExportMedia(item 1 of the movie, mymember, ¬ myfilepath, 1, myquality, mymember.castlibnum) -- put the result -- will be VOID myinst = 0 end and call it like this: converttojpeg(member hans, aDisk:aFolder:aFile.jpg, 75) That's it! JPEG Export on your own... Large castmembers may take a moment or two to export. BTW: most likely these Xtras are not Shockwave-safe. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
Re: Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
I've dug this up from my box of goodies. Straight cut/paste from somewhere! e. http://www.updatestage.com/previous/990401.html#item2 D7 can capture the stage AND save to JPEG Gretchen Macdowall updateStage, inc. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
Kerry Thompson wrote: do I need an Xtra to save a bitmap to the hard drive? I have a big delay receiving the mails of this list.. so you´ll prolly got an answer to this. Anyway.. try this free xtra: Sharp Image Export Xtra http://www.sharp-software.com/ Bye -- Agustín María Rodríguez | [EMAIL PROTECTED] | www.OnWine.com.ar [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
Not so fast. The DirectImage Xtra is a good xtra solution, but for a free xtra solution you can use the Sharp Image xtra available at: http://www.sharp-software.com/ I've used both recently, and they performed well. It looks like I'll have to do without the New York contingent on this one. Ok, I've the image of the video. I know this has been covered before, but do I need an Xtra to save a bitmap to the hard drive? This is a projector, not a Shockwave. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!] -- David Benman Interactive [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://davidbenman.home.comcast.net/ Phone: (508) 384-0240 [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
do I need an Xtra to save a bitmap to the hard drive? This is a projector, not a Shockwave. AFAIK, yes. The best option, IMHO, is Werner's SharpExport xtra http://www.sharp-software.com (I believe DirectImage also has this kind of functionality - at a price!) -Sean. [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
Probably, but do you want to save it and retrieve it later, or save it in bitmap form (for another app to read)? If you want to retrieve it later, I guess you could use imaging lingo to go through it pixel by pixel and convert to hex and use fileio to write it out to a text file, then rebuild it later. This would perhaps be slow, but should be doable. If you want it in a form like JPEG or BMP, then you'd probably need an Xtra to format it properly and slap on the headers. I don't think there's an appropriate one that ships with Director, but I could be wrong about that. - Tab At 06:00 PM 8/14/03, Kerry Thompson wrote: It looks like I'll have to do without the New York contingent on this one. Ok, I've the image of the video. I know this has been covered before, but do I need an Xtra to save a bitmap to the hard drive? This is a projector, not a Shockwave. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
Re: lingo-l Save as binary file
On Thursday, Aug 14, 2003, at 18:12 America/Chicago, David Benman wrote: Not so fast. The DirectImage Xtra is a good xtra solution, but for a free xtra solution you can use the Sharp Image xtra available at: http://www.sharp-software.com/ I've used both recently, and they performed well. There's also an article on DOUG describing how to save .BMP formatted images using FileIO. It's slow, but it works. Warren Ockrassa | President, nightwares LLC [EMAIL PROTECTED] nightwares LLC | Consulting Programming http://www.nightwares.com/ Author | Director 8.5 Shockwave Studio: A Beginner's Guide Chapter samples | http://www.nightwares.com/director_beginners_guide/ [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
RE: lingo-l Save as binary file
Thanks to all who responded to my question. I got Werner Sharp's Image Export Xtra, and it did the trick. Another happy customer, thanks to Werner. Cordially, Kerry Thompson [To remove yourself from this list, or to change to digest mode, go to http://www.penworks.com/lingo-l.cgi To post messages to the list, email [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Problems, email [EMAIL PROTECTED]). Lingo-L is for learning and helping with programming Lingo. Thanks!]
