xmorph Release Notes


Table of Contents

  • What is xmorph
  • Support Policy
  • Installation Information
  • Silicon Graphics Legal Notice
  • Author's Notice(s) (you must have the man subsytem installed)
  • Author's Address

  • What is xmorph

    What it sounds like. it takes two images, you tell it how to morph them, and it will output a series of image files which can be converted to rgb format and made into a movie using the IRIS makemovie(1) tool.

    Installation Information

    xmorph Subsystems

    fw_MJGxmorph.sw.xmorph
    xmorph Execution Environment
    fw_MJGxmorph.man.*
    man pages, release notes, and other documentation
    fw_MJGxmorph.src.xmorph
    xmorph Source Code

    Installation Method

    All of the subsystems for this product can be installed using IRIX. You do not need to use the miniroot. Refer to the Software Installation Administrator's Guide for complete installation instructions.

    Compatibility

    This software is compatible with IRIX 5.3 and IRIX 6.x.

    Known Problems and Workarounds

    Xmorph will not work in a 24-bit X session (i.e. one that was started with these pertinent words in the /usr/lib/X11/xdm/Xservers file:
    :0 ... -class TrueColor -depth 24
    It will fail with:
    X Error of failed request: BadMatch (invalid parameter attributes)
    Major opcode of failed request: 72 (X_PutImage)
    Serial number of failed request: 800
    Current serial number in output stream: 801
    There is no work around at the moment besides running your server in the (default) pseudo color mode, i.e. comment out the line that mentions
    -class TrueColor -depth 24,
    and add a line with:
    :0 secure /usr/bin/X11/X -bs -nobitscale -c -pseudomap 4sight -solidroot sgilightblue -cursorFG red -cursorBG white
    and restart the X server (as root: killall -HUP Xsgi)
    The author will be contacted and a patch will probably be available soon.

    Author's Address

    The author of xmorph is Michael J. Gourlay. Michael's email address is: mike@penguin.gatech.edu