APPENDIX B

VIRTUAL DIRECTOR OUTPUT

B.1	VD Key Frame Format

	FILE:rd'ata [all] ./data/record/<pfx>.vd
		-read a camera path

	FILE:wd'ata [all] ./data/record/<pfx>.vd
		-write a camera path

	./data/record/sample.vd
		[
		fps 30.000000
		keys 3
		seconds :  px py pz  rx ry rz  scale  fovy
		seconds :  px py pz  rx ry rz  scale  fovy
		seconds :  px py pz  rx ry rz  scale  fovy
		]



B.2	Wavefront Camera Format

	FILE:wf'out [all] ./data/record/<pfx>.wf
		-write a wavefront camera path

	./data/record/sample.wf
		[
		px py pz  rx ry rz  fovy
		px py pz  rx ry rz  fovy
		px py pz  rx ry rz  fovy
		px py pz  rx ry rz  fovy
		px py pz  rx ry rz  fovy
		...
		px py pz  rx ry rz  fovy
		]



B.3	Star Renderer Matrix Specification
	
	FILE:sr'out [all] ./data/record/<pfx>.sr [(clip)f[f]]
		-write a star renderer matrix list
		-override near and far clipping values 

	./data/record/sample.sr
		[
		#this is a VD star renderer input file
		#constants - aspect:1.300  near:0.250  far:400.0
	
		#fps : VD virtual camera frame output rate
		fps 30.000000
	
		#numframes : number of matrix pairs
		numframes 100
	
		#databgn : from galaxydata.cf
		databgn   XXX
		
		#datarate : from galaxydata.cf : datarate / fps
		datarate  XXX

		frame 1
			px py pz

			m00 m01 m02 m03
			m10 m11 m12 m13
			m20 m21 m22 m23
			m30 m31 m32 m33

			m00 m01 m02 m03
			m10 m11 m12 m13
			m20 m21 m22 m23
			m30 m31 m32 m33

		frame 2
			px py pz

			m00 m01 m02 m03
			m10 m11 m12 m13
			m20 m21 m22 m23
			m30 m31 m32 m33

			m00 m01 m02 m03
			m10 m11 m12 m13
			m20 m21 m22 m23
			m30 m31 m32 m33
		...
		]