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AndrewBangham at 14:30, 20 March 2013

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	*Finally, hit the green arrow top right of left panel.		*Finally, hit the green arrow top right of left panel.
	*You can set up multiple files to be converted at one time.		*You can set up multiple files to be converted at one time.
			*It will also output flash movies .flv.
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	~~Converter</imgicon>~~		*Flash movie format cannot be created directly from Matlab, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path. 'ffmpeg.exe' is available from the web.<br>
	*Flash movie format cannot be created directly, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path.<br>Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of		Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of
	MakeVideosAndFLV.m		MakeVideosAndFLV.m
	*Click Record Movie to start creating a movie. The current picture of the mesh will be the first frame of the movie. The button will change to Stop Movie. Every time a simulation step is performed, the picture of the mesh will be added to the movie file. Click Stop Movie to stop recording and close the movie file. The movie file will also be automatically closed if you close the project, load a new project, or close GFtbox. When the movie file is closed, the final frame will also be stored as a PNG image file, as well as a copy of the interaction function (with extension .txt instead of .m).		*Click Record Movie to start creating a movie. The current picture of the mesh will be the first frame of the movie. The button will change to Stop Movie. Every time a simulation step is performed, the picture of the mesh will be added to the movie file. Click Stop Movie to stop recording and close the movie file. The movie file will also be automatically closed if you close the project, load a new project, or close GFtbox. When the movie file is closed, the final frame will also be stored as a PNG image file, as well as a copy of the interaction function (with extension .txt instead of .m).

AndrewBangham at 14:28, 20 March 2013

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	Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>		Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>
	By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.		By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.
	*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.). <span style="color: Blue">To convert .avi to .wmv (the preferred format for PowerPoint)</span> use Windows Movie Maker (~~free~~) or Adobe Media Encoder (converts anything to anything but definitely not free).		*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we<span style="color: Blue"> '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''</span>. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.). <span style="color: Blue">To convert .avi to .wmv (the preferred format for PowerPoint)</span> use Windows Movie Maker which is a free download from Microsoft, just drag the movie into the window and Save for a Computer (right hand end of control bar). Movie Maker allows limited editing of movies. Or use Adobe Media Encoder (converts anything to anything but definitely not free) which couples with Adobe Premier Pro to produce an incomprehensible professional editing suite.
	**Adobe Media Encoder. Recommended settings:		**Adobe Media Encoder itself is simple. Recommended settings:
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AndrewBangham at 14:23, 20 March 2013

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 Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>
 By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.
-*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.). To convert .avi to .wmv (the preferred format for PowerPoint) use Windows Movie Maker (free) or Adobe Meida Encoder (very good but definitely not free).
+*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.). <span style="color: Blue">To convert .avi to .wmv (the preferred format for PowerPoint)</span> use Windows Movie Maker (free) or Adobe Media Encoder (converts anything to anything but definitely not free).
 *Flash movie format cannot be created directly, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path.<br>Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of
   MakeVideosAndFLV.m

AndrewBangham at 12:44, 26 January 2013

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 =Default '''''GFtbox''''' parameters=
 ==Functions==
 All the main properties can be seen by looking at ''definePropertyLists.m'', e.g.
   function definePropertyLists()
   %definePropertyLists()
   %   This defines some tables of mesh properties, mainly gGlobalProps (the
   %   default value of m.globalProps), gGlobalDynamicProps (the default value
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          ... % This should be thought of as revising the decomposition of the material
          ... % into finite elements, not as a deformation of the material.
          'allowSplitLongFEM', true, ...
          ... % This boolean flag specifies whether edges exceeeding a certain length

AndrewBangham at 12:32, 26 January 2013

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	'linesmoothing', 'on', ...		'linesmoothing', 'on', ...
	'userplotproc', [] );		'userplotproc', [] );
	end		end

AndrewBangham at 12:31, 26 January 2013

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	==Default '''''GFtbox''''' parameters==		=Default '''''GFtbox''''' parameters=
	===Functions===		==Functions==
	All the main properties can be seen by looking at ''definePropertyLists.m'', e.g.		All the main properties can be seen by looking at ''definePropertyLists.m'', e.g.
	function definePropertyLists()		function definePropertyLists()

AndrewBangham at 12:31, 26 January 2013

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AndrewBangham at 09:45, 23 January 2013

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	Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>		Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>
	By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.		By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.
	*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.)		*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.). To convert .avi to .wmv (the preferred format for PowerPoint) use Windows Movie Maker (free) or Adobe Meida Encoder (very good but definitely not free).
	*Flash movie format cannot be created directly, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path.<br>Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of		*Flash movie format cannot be created directly, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path.<br>Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of
	MakeVideosAndFLV.m		MakeVideosAndFLV.m
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	with embedded HTML		with embedded HTML
	Writing web and PowerPoint pages is facilitated by:		Writing web and PowerPoint pages is facilitated by:
	*'''Output .avi for PowerPoint'''. Use Movie:Codec:Motion JPEG avi. This does not play properly on PowerPoint 2007 unless you run PowerPoint in 2003 compatibility mode. The movie is saved into the project movies subdirectory together with an image (.png) of the final frame and a copy of the interaction function (renamed .txt - to document the results).		*'''Output .avi for PowerPoint'''. Use Movie:Codec:Motion JPEG avi. This does not play properly on PowerPoint 2007 unless you run PowerPoint in 2003 compatibility mode. On the PC it can be converted to .wmf (the format that seems to be preferred by PowerPoint) using Windows Movie Maker. The movie is saved into the project movies subdirectory together with an image (.png) of the final frame and a copy of the interaction function (renamed .txt - to document the results).
	*Output '''flash (.flv) movies for web'''. Select Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the [http://www.ffmpeg.org/ ffmpeg] program to be on the current path. The movie is saved to the project directory together with an image (.png) of the first frame (for last frame see above).		*Output '''flash (.flv) movies for web'''. Select Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the [http://www.ffmpeg.org/ ffmpeg] program to be on the current path. The movie is saved to the project directory together with an image (.png) of the first frame (for last frame see above).
	*Output''' web compatible copy of the interaction function''' use ''webify_interaction_function.m'' which outputs a txt file with comments marked up in HTML to appear in green and sections in blue.		*Output''' web compatible copy of the interaction function''' use ''webify_interaction_function.m'' which outputs a txt file with comments marked up in HTML to appear in green and sections in blue.

AndrewBangham at 18:44, 4 December 2012

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	*Tick Clip and select the region to hide by using morphogen values (click on Mgens button).		*Tick Clip and select the region to hide by using morphogen values (click on Mgens button).
	===Snapshots===		===Snapshots===
	Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer (bottom of Plot menu).		Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>
	Saved in png format in the project snapshots subdirectory		Saved in png format in the project snapshots subdirectory
	*Clicking Take snapshot makes a png file copy of the plotting screen. At the same time a copy of the interaction function (relabelled to have .txt as a suffix) is also made - to help document the snapshot.		*Clicking Take snapshot makes a png file copy of the plotting screen. At the same time a copy of the interaction function (relabelled to have .txt as a suffix) is also made - to help document the snapshot.
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	MAT is the only format that saves the entire mesh structure. The other formats save only its current graphical representation.		MAT is the only format that saves the entire mesh structure. The other formats save only its current graphical representation.
	===Movies===		===Movies===
	Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).		Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).<br><br>
	By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.		By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.
	*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.)		*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.)

AndrewBangham at 18:42, 4 December 2012

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	*Tick Clip and select the region to hide by using morphogen values (click on Mgens button).		*Tick Clip and select the region to hide by using morphogen values (click on Mgens button).
	===Snapshots===		===Snapshots===
			Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer (bottom of Plot menu).
	Saved in png format in the project snapshots subdirectory		Saved in png format in the project snapshots subdirectory
	*Clicking Take snapshot makes a png file copy of the plotting screen. At the same time a copy of the interaction function (relabelled to have .txt as a suffix) is also made - to help document the snapshot.		*Clicking Take snapshot makes a png file copy of the plotting screen. At the same time a copy of the interaction function (relabelled to have .txt as a suffix) is also made - to help document the snapshot.
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	MAT is the only format that saves the entire mesh structure. The other formats save only its current graphical representation.		MAT is the only format that saves the entire mesh structure. The other formats save only its current graphical representation.
	===Movies===		===Movies===
			Some video drivers do not support OpenGl in which case the screenshot can look wrong. The solution is to select GFtbox:'''Menus:Plot:Renderer:zbuffer''' (bottom of Plot menu).
	By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.		By default, movies are uncompressed, since this is the only format that is sure to play on all machines. However, uncompressed movies can easily be gigabytes in size. Various compressed formats can be selected in the Movie:Codec menu. Several formats are available, although not all of them are supported on all Matlab installations, and where supported, the resulting movies may not play in all movie-playing software. You only need to select a codec once, and it will apply to all subsequently created movies.
	*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.)		*For recent versions of Matlab (2010 and later) we '''recommend the Motion JPEG AVI format'''. (Older versions of Matlab do not provide it.)
	*Flash movie format cannot be created directly, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path.<br>Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of		*Flash movie format cannot be created directly, but there is an option to convert completed movies to Flash automatically, with the menu Movie:Convert to Flash. This option requires the ffmpeg program to be present on the Matlab command path.<br>Conversion from ''.avi'' to ''.flv'' is achieved with the help of
	MakeVideosAndFLV.m		MakeVideosAndFLV.m