MaplePrimes - answers and comments on Question, FPS of animations

frames

gkokovidis — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 01:54:52 Z

See ?plots/animate for more details. Change frames= to a high value, and this will slow down the animation.

For example:

animate(plot,[A*x^2,x=-4..4],A=-3..3,frames=100);

Regards,

Georgios Kokovidis

Dräger Medical

Framerate, number of frames and time ...

erik10 — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 03:58:01 Z

It is not entirely the same to add more frames. Adding more frames will make the movements more smooth, but it will also mean calculations lasting longer and result in a bigger file if you save it. I have actually been looking for the same feature as ricky, but can't find it ...

When I save the file, I actually remove the Maple output, since it will reduce the filesize considerable. If you keep the Maple output when saving, all frames will be saved along with the code. It is not a perfect solution, because when I open the file again and reexecute the code, I get a default plot area, which is squared. Often I need to resize it manually. Especially if those files are meant for other users, one need to explain what to do. I have been looking for a way to resize those plot areas automatically, but haven't found a way to do it.

It is a pity that those features are missing in Maple: An option to specify framerate and a way to specify the size of the plot area. Or maybe I have overlooked something, and there is a solution?

Erik

Plot component

Robert Israel — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 11:51:58 Z

If you use a Plot component you can specify the delay between frames in milliseconds (in the case of an animation) and the height and width (in pixels). See the help page ?PlotComponent.

Components

erik10 — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 15:52:24 Z

Ok, maybe I should turn my attention toward components. Look like they are more advanced. Thanks!

Erik