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Re: probably dumb q. regarding MPEGs [message #60009 is a reply to message #60008]

Wed, 23 April 2008 05:26

David Fanning
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Registered: August 2001

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Peter Clinch writes:

> Can IDL read an MPEG movie into memory as a set of frames? is the
> executive summary...

I think the answer is no, although there is the ability to
read the newer motion JPEG2000 format, via the
IDLffMJPEG2000 object. Probably doesn't help you, though.

> Looking through the help, the MPEG object looks to be a way of creating
> MPEG movies, but I'm not interested in that, and the ITT web site
> suggests I'll need a special license to use MPEG functionality, but for
> now I'd just like to know if a simple read of an existing file can be
> done functionally?

For what it is worth, the "special license" is free for
the asking.

Cheers,

David
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David Fanning, Ph.D.
Fanning Software Consulting, Inc.
Coyote's Guide to IDL Programming: http://www.dfanning.com/
Sepore ma de ni thui. ("Perhaps thou speakest truth.")

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