[GEM-dev] pix_write broken?

[IOhannes m zmoelnig]

hi

B. Bogart wrote:
> Hey all,
> 
> I've tested this with a few different versions of Gem on my debian
> machines. All are etch with nvidia drivers from the repos.
> 
> I've attached the patch I'm using to test, remember to change the file
> path!

a good standard path is "/tmp" :-)

> 
> Anyone else running a debian etch machine and pix_write does work?
> 
> What's happening is files are created, at the right size, but always
> 100% black. 

true, you discovered a bug.
the workaround is to explicitely send the [pix_write] object the 
dimensions of the to-be-captured screen.


           [loadbang]
|         [640 480(
|    |    |
[pix_write]
|



> Another oddness is that the first file created is named
> ".tif" even though "file" says it is a jpg. Subsequent files are .jpg as
> expected.

i cannot reproduce this.
in your patch you set the type to "0" which is tiff - and tif it produces.
when i set the type to "1" i get jpegs throughout.


mfga,sdr
IOhannes