make one movie from two separate residual files

sakalido · November 16, 2011, 12:04

Hi all,

I have a transient solution with two residual files. One residual file is up to 0.92 sec. with time step of 0.01. Then I change my boundary condition to close a valve and with the same time step, I run the simulation for 4 sec.

How can I make one movie of these two residual files?

I know how to use animation tools to make a movie from each residual file but I do not know how I can have a movie to see both results from 0 sec to the end, i.e, 4.92 sec.

Thank you

ghorrocks · November 16, 2011, 18:49

Generate animations of the two simulations separately and save the image frames. Then you can manually make an animation which spans both simulations.

sakalido · November 17, 2011, 09:56

Hi Glenn,

Thank you very much for your reply.
I don't know how I can make mpg manually from jpeg files.
I actually found some of your previous posts from 2003-2004 about making animations for transient runs from JPEG files using MPEG encode in the following CFX folder: CFX/CFX-5.6/tools/share/src/mpeg_tools/
I am using ANSYS-CFX 11. I could not find the encode in src folder. Is there any other way to generate an mpg file manually from individual JPEG files?

Thank you very much for your help.
Sara

sakalido · November 17, 2011, 10:53

I saw some people suggested uploading .res files one bye one and create key frames for them in CFX post.
I cannot do that either because I want my current time be shown in the video and my second .res file time starts from 0 again. so even if I use keyframes, I have to modify my time expression when the second .res file starts.
When I modify the time expression and I play the video, software want a consistent time expression for all key frames.

Am I using a wrong approach ? maybe I have no way to use POST itself to create animation and I have to use JPEG files ? and if so, again I have that question of how to generate mpeg from jpeg files ?

I really appreciate your advice on this, Thank you,

Sara

sakalido · November 17, 2011, 15:54

I found the solution. I can make a movie from jpeg files in "Windows movie maker". Also I can stitch movies together which is easier in my case.

Thank you for your help,
Sara

ghorrocks · November 17, 2011, 15:59

There are millions of animation encoders out there on the web. Google will find them.

November 16, 2011, 12:04	make one movie from two separate residual files	#1
sakalido Member Sara S. Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 41 Rep Power: 15	Hi all, I have a transient solution with two residual files. One residual file is up to 0.92 sec. with time step of 0.01. Then I change my boundary condition to close a valve and with the same time step, I run the simulation for 4 sec. How can I make one movie of these two residual files? I know how to use animation tools to make a movie from each residual file but I do not know how I can have a movie to see both results from 0 sec to the end, i.e, 4.92 sec. Thank you

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November 16, 2011, 18:49		#2
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,700 Rep Power: 143	Generate animations of the two simulations separately and save the image frames. Then you can manually make an animation which spans both simulations.

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sakalido Member Sara S. Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 41 Rep Power: 15	Hi Glenn, Thank you very much for your reply. I don't know how I can make mpg manually from jpeg files. I actually found some of your previous posts from 2003-2004 about making animations for transient runs from JPEG files using MPEG encode in the following CFX folder: CFX/CFX-5.6/tools/share/src/mpeg_tools/ I am using ANSYS-CFX 11. I could not find the encode in src folder. Is there any other way to generate an mpg file manually from individual JPEG files? Thank you very much for your help. Sara

November 17, 2011, 10:53		#4
sakalido Member Sara S. Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 41 Rep Power: 15	I saw some people suggested uploading .res files one bye one and create key frames for them in CFX post. I cannot do that either because I want my current time be shown in the video and my second .res file time starts from 0 again. so even if I use keyframes, I have to modify my time expression when the second .res file starts. When I modify the time expression and I play the video, software want a consistent time expression for all key frames. Am I using a wrong approach ? maybe I have no way to use POST itself to create animation and I have to use JPEG files ? and if so, again I have that question of how to generate mpeg from jpeg files ? I really appreciate your advice on this, Thank you, Sara

November 17, 2011, 15:54		#5
sakalido Member Sara S. Join Date: May 2010 Location: NJ, USA Posts: 41 Rep Power: 15	I found the solution. I can make a movie from jpeg files in "Windows movie maker". Also I can stitch movies together which is easier in my case. Thank you for your help, Sara

November 17, 2011, 15:59		#6
ghorrocks Super Moderator Glenn Horrocks Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 17,700 Rep Power: 143	There are millions of animation encoders out there on the web. Google will find them.