pano2mpeg (p2m)

description

The pano2mpeg (p2m) is a suite of command line tools (bash scripts) for encoding
mpeg-1 movies from panorama image files.

command line tools

• p2m_pano
  create the main movie from your panorama image
  
  
• p2m_reverse
  create mepg-1 movies in reverse order (save performance)
  
  
• p2m_logo
  create a logo writing with transparent background
  
  
• p2m_zoom
  create zoom in and zoom out effects
  
  
• p2m_credits
  create front credits and end titles
  
  
• p2m_flip
  create mepg-1 movies with fliped images
  
  
• p2m_transition
  create transition mpeg-1 movies
  

download

• pano2mpeg_0.4.tar.gz (MD5=e10a699f7ddce86762f9f2a9b86fff17) 61KB
  

documentation	samples and explanations
installation man pano2mpeg man p2m_pano man p2m_reverse man p2m_logo man p2m_zoom man p2m_credits man p2m_flip man p2m_transition	p2m_pano p2m_reverse p2m_logo p2m_zoom p2m_credits p2m_flip p2m_transition

download sample mpeg files

demonstrate p2m_credits and p2m_pano:
p2m_credits_sample.mpg 6.7MB

demonstrate p2m_pano, p2m_logo and p2m_reverse:
p2m_pano_my_pano_movie.mpg 7.9MB

demonstrate p2m_zoom:
p2m_zoom_all.mpg 4.2MB

demonstrate p2m_flip and p2m_pano:
p2m_flip_sample.mpg 11MB

more examples here:

requirements

The pano2mpeg (p2m) requires the following software to be installed on your system:

• ImageMagick (identify, convert, composite) Image processing tools
  FreeBSD Port: /usr/ports/graphics/ImageMagick
  Homepage: http://www.imagemagick.org
  
• netpbm (ppmtompeg) A toolkit for conversion of images between different format
  FreeBSD Port: /usr/ports/graphics/netpbm
  Homepage: http://netpbm.sourceforge.net Homepage: http://netpbm.sourceforge.net/doc/ppmtompeg.html
  
  
  alternatively instead of ppmtompeg:
• mpeg_encode UCB's MPEG-I video stream encoder
  FreeBSD Port: /usr/ports/multimedia/mpeg_encode
  Homepage: http://bmrc.berkeley.edu/ftp/pub/multimedia/mpeg/encode

known bugs

• There is a bug in mpeg_encode: it coredumps with message "(null): max-
  val is too large" if feed with 16-bit pnm files. If ppmtompeg is not
  available on your system convert you panorama into jpg before running
  p2m_pano.
  
  
• If using small file size ppmtompeg cuts off pnm images during encoding
  the mpeg apparently if using logo writing in bottom position.
  
  
• p2m_transition includes a bug in main effect 004: it sometimes creates
  mistakes. The only workaround is to modify the value of option -c until it
  is working properly. This bug will not be fixed.
  
  
• write parameter file... /usr/local/bin/p2m_pano: line 421: /bin/ls: Argument list too long
  encoding...
  ppmtompeg: You have not specified any input. See the INPUT_DIR, INPUT, GOP_INPUT_DIR, GOP_INPUT, FRAME_INPUT_DIR, and FRAME_INPUT options
  ERROR: cannot encode mpeg
  http://www.bsdnewsletter.com/bsda-book/Overcome_command_line_length_limitations.html

change log

Mar 2008 version 0.4 (Beta) p2m_transition 0.1 a new script renamed p2m_flop to p2m_flip p2m_pano 0.6 recalibration of the logo position p2m_zoom 0.4 recalibration of the logo position Jan 2008 version 0.3 (Beta) p2m_flip 0.1 a new script p2m_pano 0.5 improved error handling fixed path of temp dir changed option argument notation of option -d fixed bug in start/stop delay p2m_reverse 0.2 renamed option -d to -p p2m_logo 0.3 improved error handling added option -l p2m_zoom 0.3 improved error handling fixed path of temp dir changed option argument notation of option -d fixed bug in start/stop delay p2m_credits 0.7 improved error handling fixed path of temp dir changed option argument notation of option -d added option -s added more modes fixed background image removing bug fixed bug in start/stop delay Jan 2008 version 0.2.1 (Beta) p2m_pano 0.4 p2m_reverse 0.1 p2m_logo 0.2 optimized image output size p2m_zoom 0.2 p2m_credits 0.6 fixed bug in configuration file added feature transparent color as "#xxxxxx" Jan 2008 version 0.2 (Beta) p2m_pano 0.4 p2m_reverse 0.1 p2m_logo 0.1 p2m_zoom 0.2 p2m_credits 0.5

EOD

• End of developing Life
  With version 0.4 the pano2mpeg tool box became EOD. The reason is simply bash :-/
  
  I had choosen this scripting language because i thought in the begining i were going to write a small script.
  

Report problems

Even if this script has become EOD i will fix bugs and do support.

... und was ich gern auf deutsch hinzufuegen will

...nachdem mein Englisch nicht zum erquicklichsten gehoert...
Diese Scriperei haengt mir zum Hals heraus. Ich moechte lieber wieder in die Berge gehen, Ski fahren, Bergwandern und so weiter und nicht mehr zu hause hocken und dem Scriptewahn froehnen. Es reicht! Das Dokumentieren und Beispiele erstellen mag ich nicht mehr leiden. Ich habe jetzt drei Monate lang fast nur noch das gemacht. Es reicht!

Und ueberhaupt wollte ich doch nur ein einfaches Panoramavideo fuer meine Familie erstellen! Wer haette denn ahnen koennen, dass das so ausartet? Und wer haette auch erahnen koennen, dass so viele Wuensche mit dieser Scriptsprache offen bleiben? Im letzten Tool habe ich kein einziges der wunderscoenen Effekte ptrogrammieren koennen wie sie in meinem Kopf oder teilweise auf der Festplatte existieren... weil die bash einfach zu langsam ist, das geforke zu unperformant, das Rechnen mit shell ist zum Kotzen und bc output muss man parsen und Variablen sind einem sed nur mit eval beizubiegen und dauerend muss man code mehrfach schreiben (oder pasten) und warten und korrigieren...

Nie wieder bash, wenn mehr als 500 Zeilen Code zu erwarten sind!!!

Nee, auch kein perl!!!

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