
MOVIE TOOLS:

This directory includes a number of programs and utilities which are used
in conjunction with making movies.  Some of these tools are based upon the
Utah Raster Toolkit (URT) while others are based upon the SGI image tools.
In either case, they all have been build upon and for SGI workstations.  A
few examples of the functions these tools provide include text generation,
the creation of transitions (or fades) between frames, and sending image
data to the Abekas A60.

This directory is built into two subtrees:  URT and SGI.  Under each of
these directories you will find tools built upon those respective toolkits.

Here is a list of some of the tools based upon the URT.

	cmaptorle	- converts an ascii colormap file to a URT image
	rleto3D		- Displays a pair of URT images in stereo
	rletoD1		- Converts from URT to D1 using Video Framer
	texttorle	- Text generation based on Display Postscript
	fmtexttorle	- Text generation based on the Font Manager

Here is a list of some of the tools based upon the SGI image tools.

	movingfade	- Creates a fade from two series of images
	rotoscope	- A script which uses imp to paint on a series of images
	sgifade		- Creates a transition between two images
	smart_vfr	- Send many types of images to the Abekas A60
	tontsc		- Scales images to a number of popular formats


The Utah Raster Toolkit is available at utah.cs.edu:pub/urt-3.1b.tar.Z

If you have any questions, comments, bugs, or suggestions, please contact
us at gvlware@ahpcrc.umn.edu.  This software is always available at
ftp.arc.umn.edu:pub/movie-tools.tar.Z.  Also, if you use this software and
find it useful, please let us know.


	Wesley C. Barris
	Army High Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC)
	Minnesota Supercomputer Center, Inc.
