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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