Movie with LabView

Hello,
I made a movie in LabView by changing the data wired to an Intensity Graph.
Then I had to capture the each frame by Alt+PrintScreen keystrokes to make
a sequence of images for an AVI or MPEG files.
Is there any way to automate this process? Or is it possible to save the
front panel image in a data file without using Alt+PrintScreen?
Thanks,
Vladimir Nikolski.

You could also use an HyperCam program, witch do avi fom user selected
region and if it necessary commpres it to mpg.
best regards
Mikrobi
Greg McKaskle napisa³(a) w wiadomo�ci: <[email protected]>...
>> I made a movie in LabView by changing the data wired to an Intensity
Graph.
>> Then I had to capture the each frame by Alt+PrintScreen keystrokes to
make
>> a sequence of images for an AVI or MPEG files.
>> Is there any way to automate this process? Or is it possible to save the
>> front panel image in a data file without using Alt+PrintScreen?
>
>Assuming you are using a recent enough version of LV, yes there is.
>LV 4.1 included VIs for getting the panel image in a 2D array of
>pixels so they could be saved to BMP or whatever file type y
ou like.
>
>
>With LV5 and beyond, there is also a server method for getting the
>image. Again, you can save it wherever and however you like.
>
>Greg McKaskle

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