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makempeg: Convert series of KCD images to an MPG file

"makempeg" can convert a series of KCD files to an MPEG stream.

Usage:

makempeg [options] <imagefilenames>

Different image file types are recognized from their names. The specified images should form a single series of successive images.

Options recognized by the program are:

maxsize=n: If images are larger than the specified number of pixels in either direction, they are binned before the conversion. Default "maxsize=1200"

You must have the "mpeg_encode" program installed on your system. This program can be downloaded from the internet at:

 
  http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/projects/mpeg/mpeg_encode.html

The "makempeg" program will:

Create a file "mpeg.par" with the parameters for the "mpeg_encode" program.
Use "kcd2pgm log" to convert each of the KCD files into a corresponding PGM file.
Run "mpeg_encode" to create the video stream.

The output file name is named "<seriesname>.mpg". It can be shown on the X display using the mpeg_play software, which can be found at:

  http://www-plateau.cs.berkeley.edu/projects/mpeg/mpeg_play.html

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