Insert Single Frame in Movie

This option inserts a single image in an existing movie file. The movie file may have been created using [B Create blank movie] or may have been recorded using [R...] or [S...].

Name of movie to insert image in ?

The movie file into which the image is to be inserted is specified here. This file must already exist. The portion of the image to be inserted is determined by the parameters stored in the movie file. You may use [B Create blank movie] to create an empty file to insert images into.

Buffer containing image to be inserted ?

This entry determines which buffer contains the image to be inserted. The selected buffer is made the current output buffer. Only that portion of the image falling within the window specified when the movie file was created will be inserted.

Message:
Reading movie information...

Time for image to be inserted ?

This entry specifies the time at which the image will be inserted. The image be inserted at that time, if it corresponds to one of the time steps in the movie, or at the first time step following that time.

The time at which the image was actually inserted is returned in !!R0.

Errors, Warnings and Messages

Error Message:
Requested time not within movie

The requested time for the image did not fall within the timespan covered by the movie when the movie was created. The image could therefore not be inserted.

Message:
Inserted image recorded at !!FR0=!!FR0s (field !!R1=!!R1)
as sample !!R2=!!R2.

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Stuart Dalziel, last page update: 19 February 1996