[magick-users] Newbie Question: Creating animation with many frames

[Gabriel Toro]

Thanks for your suggestion:

Here is the error message I get now (after ~ 2 hours), when I try 
-limit memory 1 -limit map 1 :

convert: unable to clone cache `C:/DOCUME~1/grt/LOCALS~1/Temp/magick-9VAn86hI
Bad file descriptor.

The path C:/DOCUME~1/grt/LOCALS~1/ is OK, so I am not sure what the problem is.

Any other suggestions?

Thanks,

Gabriel

>At 10:24 AM 7/30/2007 -0700, you wrote:
>> > convert -delay 30  *.eps  -layers optimize  test3.gif
>>
>>First clear out any lingering temporary files on your system to free up as
>>much temporary disk space as possible.  Next, try this command:
>>
>>   convert -limit memory 1 -limit map 1 -delay 30  *.eps  -layers 
>> optimize  test3.gif

My original posting:


>Hi,
>
>I am using convert.exe under WindowsXP to create a an animated gif 
>file or mpg file (preferred) from many (rather simple, monochrome) 
>eps files.  The procedure works with ~ 800 files (it is slow, 
>though), but it crashes with ~8000 input files.
>
>I am using
>
>    convert -delay 30  *.eps  -layers optimize  test3.gif
>
>   and
>
>    convert -delay 30  *.eps m2v:test3.mpg
>
>I get error message 0xc0000017 which, according to a Google search, 
>appears to be related to memory exceedence in Windows.
>
>Any suggestions?
>
>-recommended settings for convert?
>
>-should I create intermediate mpg files and then join them using convert?
>
>-limitations on length of command line (if I enter names explicitly)?
>
>-etc.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Gabriel