[IDV #AOT-741707]: creating a movie with an isl script

Hi again Bill

Here is more information I did not know earlier (passed to me via Don):

If the version of OpenGL on the graphics card is not what Java3D expects, it 
will automatically go into Direct-X mode.  So, that would explain how he could 
be running Direct-X without changing runIDV.bat.  See:

https://j3d-core.dev.java.net/j3d1_5_2/RELEASE-NOTES.html

(last sentence in the Windows section)

-Julien

> Hi, Bill
> 
> > I did generate the images and movie, just not as large as I wanted.
> > However, this is okay
> > because I am developing the code to run on another pc where I have more
> > resources.
> > I was able to debug the isl script.
> >
> > Yes, the movie is as I expect. Thanks for looking at it and finding it
> > interesting. I will
> > tweak the bundle later.
> >
> > I thought that the IDV used opengl by default, however, my error
> > message suggested
> > that it was using directx.
> 
> If you are running the IDV (out of the box) via the IDV.bat command, I would 
> agree with this statement. You must explicitly choose to run the IDV with 
> Direct3D, and OpenGL is by default. I also agree you are running the IDV with 
> Direct3D. If you did not change the IDV.bat script to explicitly use Direct3D 
> there is a bit of a mystery here for me. I would be curious to know what 
> would happen if you were to start the IDV with the "-Dj3d.rend=ogl" command 
> line option to explicitly choose OpenGL (jre\bin\java -Xmx512m -Dj3d.rend=ogl 
> -jar idv.jar).
> 
> My problem seems to be a lack of ram (and my
> > graphics
> > memory is shared), but I would update opengl and/or directx if it might
> > help.
> 
> Since you are currently running the IDV with Direct3D, an update may be worth 
> a shot.
> 
> -Julien
> 
> Do you
> > have any comments ?
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >
> > Hi again, Bill
> >
> > Sorry the movie generation is giving you trouble.
> >
> > In the meantime, I have put your movie on motherlode:
> >
> > http://motherlode.ucar.edu/repository/entry/get/a.mov?entryid=990734ec-6b4f-4524-92e7-435bfd126049
> >
> > Is this the movie you expect to see? (Interesting movie, BTW.)
> >
> > Also, here is my ISL script (for what it is worth)
> >
> > <isl>
> > <bundle file="/tmp/WoMercV1d.xidv" width="1620" height="810"/>
> > <pause/>
> > <movie file="/tmp/a.mov" imagedir="/tmp" 
> > imagetemplate="WoMercV1dy_%count%" imagesuffix="jpg">
> > </movie>
> > </isl>
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > -Julien
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Julien,
> >
> > The documentation is in section 7.1.5, in the description of the movie
> > tag:
> > "If no file attribute is specified then this just generates the
> > images, not the movie.
> > For example, you can not specify the file name but do specify the imagedir
> > and
> > this will generate the images and place them in the imagedir for later
> > processing."
> >
> > Prior to the error reported previously, I had a java heap error; so, I
> > increased memory for the JVM
> > to 1024m. Then, the d3d error occurred. However, I was able to complete
> > the bundle file and
> > determine whether it was functioning correctly.
> >
> > After reading your email, I noted that I only needed 586m (not 1024);
> > so I changed the memory
> > value to 768m. When I opened/ran the isl file, it did create the images
> > and a qt movie !
> >
> > I guess this is not an IDV problem, and is related to graphics memory.
> >
> > Then, I attempted to run the process noninteractive, without opening
> > the IDV. It bombed,
> > and showed an error message; but it wasn't visible long enough for me
> > to read. I guessed that
> > the width was too large in the bundle tag. I decreased it from 1620 to
> > 620. And that worked.
> >
> > I tried adding a path to the movie file name: ${islpath}a.mov ; I don't
> > believe a movie file
> > was created, but the images were.
> >
> > If you have further suggestions, please let me know. Thanks for the
> > direction,
> >
> > Bill
> >
> > Unidata IDV Support wrote:
> >
> > Hi, Bill
> >
> > This may be a video card issue. I was digging around and found an old post 
> > on something similar.
> >
> > http://www.unidata.ucar.edu/support/help/MailArchives/idv/msg02416.html
> >
> > I would start there and the suggestion pertaining to increasing the memory 
> > with the -Xmx1024m JVM option (or something appropriate to the memory 
> > capacity of your machine.)
> >
> > Let us know if this works.
> >
> > Also, about the mistake in the documentation, could you point us to its 
> > location so that we may correct the error?
> >
> > Many Thanks,
> >
> > -Julien
> >
> >
> >
> > Full Name: bill fingerhut
> > Email Address: address@hidden
> > Organization: lyndon state college retired
> > Package Version: 2.9 build date:2010-08-07 07:06 UTC
> > Operating System: Windows XP
> > Hardware: Java: home: C:\Program Files\IDV_2.9\jre version: 1.6.0_20 
> > j3d:1.5.2 fcs (build4)
> > Description of problem:
> >
> > When trying to save images from an animation (movie), using an isl script,
> > the images are blank as is the movie.  I see the following errors:
> >
> > Fail to lock surface: D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR
> > Fail to lock surface: D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR
> > Fail to lock surface: D3DERR_DRIVERINTERNALERROR
> >
> > Here is more detail in case it is needed.
> >
> > I'm starting the IDV and reading in my isl script so I can debug
> > this. Here is the isl:
> >
> > <isl>
> > <bundle file="${islpath}\WoMercV1d.xidv" width="1620" 
> > height="810"/>
> > <pause/>
> > <movie file="a.mov" imagedir="${islpath}" 
> > imagetemplate="WoMercV1dy_%count%" imagesuffix="jpg">
> > </movie>
> > </isl>
> >
> > The bundle loads correctly and the display is ok. The movie file and
> > the image files are created, but are solid black - blank.
> >
> > BTW, the user's manual states that the file attribute can be omitted
> > if the movie is not wanted and the images are. Omitting file leads to
> > an error.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > Ticket ID: AOT-741707
> > Department: Support IDV
> > Priority: Normal
> > Status: Open
> >
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Ticket Details
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Ticket ID: AOT-741707
Department: Support IDV
Priority: Normal
Status: Open