Spin - animated GIF recording - bug

Pavero

Recording area is moved about 8 pixels in vertical direction.

I use this settings:

Frames per second: 10
Optimise for size: yes
Include border area in output: no

Examples:
http://maps.speccy.cz/video_gif/myth2.gif

http://maps.speccy.cz/video_gif/wolfenstein2004.gif

ZnorXman

And along those lines, Spin-authors please take a look at this post.

Neil Parsons

As I see, there is another problem. If using border area, this is the effect:



EDIT: I'm actually using latest version 0.666 (the beast number, aargh!)

Dunny

All duly noted. Cheers, folks.

D.

Neil Parsons

However, without border, animated GIFs I create are rather than normal. I've checked it with the actual version I'm frequently using (0.666). See these screens I made yesterday for my blog:

http://programbytes48k.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/blackbeard.gif
http://programbytes48k.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/kommando2.gif

Pavero, which Spin version did you make these screens of yours with?

Pavero

I use the same version like you - 0.666.

If I create animated GIF from RZX file, all is okay. If I play a game and record animated GIF, the problem usually occurs (but maybe not for all games).

Dunny

Don't worry - I know what's causing it, and I can fix it. I'm currently working out the bugs in SCREEN$' graphics routines for inclusion in ZXSpin (I want these mostly for the scaling and aspect ratio code, and the fact that they're a lot faster than ZXSpin's graphics routines as they stand).

When that's done, I'm going to look at getting a new version of ZXSpin out.

D.

Pavero

Good news. There is a great feature the possibility to create animated GIF, much better than AVI files, due to compression which isn't suitable for this type of graphics.