[Plugin] Camera Recorder v1.7.2 UPDATED May 23, 2013

Chris Fullmer · 20 Dec 2009, 08:06

OK Rod, I think I've found a solution. Please download and overwrite this file sindei the clf_camera_recorder folder. Please oh Please tell me this works.

Chris

TIG · 20 Dec 2009, 10:29

@chris fullmer said:

OK Rod, I think I've found a solution. Please download and overwrite this file sindei the clf_camera_recorder folder. Please oh Please tell me this works.
Chris

@@path.gsub!( /\//, "\\\\" ) if @@pc
around line #53, seems a heavy handed [wrong] way to replace all of the PC's filepath's / separators with a \ the tr way might be safer/easier to see...
@@path.tr("/","\\")if @@pc

Jim · 20 Dec 2009, 14:57

What's wrong with gsub, and how is tr safer and easier?

thomthom · 20 Dec 2009, 15:03

in that example you do save a few characters. And you avoid the overhead of rexex processing. if it is simple text or character replacement it is faster to do plain text replace than invoking regex.

Chris Fullmer · 20 Dec 2009, 21:00

I was not aware of the .tr method. I had only seen gsub, and I was able to get it to work. But I like the way .tr works. It looks much simpler. It took me hours and hours to wrap my head around how slashes work and escaping characters with lots of help. I'm sure I don't understand it all yet. But just having it work made me happy.

So the problem in this script that I was fixing is that I was storing forward slashes into the Windows registry. It seems to work fine on most computers. But not Rod's. His Vista won't handle forward slashes at all. Anyone know what might be making his system work like that?

Chris

PS I still don't know if these tweaks fixed it for Rod - I sure hope it did. Because I'm about out of ideas otherwise.....

thomthom · 20 Dec 2009, 21:04

The .tr is somewhat different though. But can be used in this case.

.gsub can also be used without using regex for pattern.

Chris Fullmer · 20 Dec 2009, 21:07

Oh yeah, I also meant to ask:

What is regex?

Chris

thomthom · 20 Dec 2009, 21:12

Something which turns my brain into liquid goo.

thomthom · 20 Dec 2009, 21:13

Generic Regex info: http://www.regular-expressions.info/index.html

Ruby related: http://www.regular-expressions.info/ruby.html

rod1233 · 20 Dec 2009, 22:15

Chris
This is the result :
Error Loading File clf_camera_recorder.rb
private method gsub 'called for nil: NilClassprivate method gsub!' called for nil: NilClassError Loading File clf_camera_recorder_loader.rb
private method `gsub! ' called for nil: NilClass

I am very sad because I did that I had that tool

Note: In this strange problem I succeeded for the first time and then I got this problem.

rod

KXI System · 21 Dec 2009, 01:52

Can you have anyway for this plugin to export as a movie file too?
If you can thanks! but I know its gonna be hard.

Chris Fullmer · 21 Dec 2009, 04:19

@Rod - ok, I think I know a surefire way to fix your problem. I'll try to get a script out tonight or tomorrow. But I am going to disable the script's ability to remember a location to save the image files, since that is what seems to be causing the problems.

@KXI - I agree that would be cool. If I implement it will probably cost something.

Anyone out there know a free ruby library that compiles sequence images into a video? Would I be able to do it with the command line mplayer? Or doies imagemagik support anything beyond animated .gifs?

Chris

rod1233 · 21 Dec 2009, 07:08

Chris
I am waiting for what will be the solution
And thank you

rod

Chris Fullmer · 22 Dec 2009, 19:58

OK Rod, try this one now. overwrite the clf_camera_recorder.rb file that is inside the clf_camera_recoreder folder.

Also, it should pop up a little message while loading. I would like to know what it says on your system. Thanks!

Chris

KXI System · 22 Dec 2009, 21:08

ok, but Chris can you at least tell me a free program that acts like Quick time pro (the feature that this plugin uses)?

Chris Fullmer · 22 Dec 2009, 21:14

Yes, a few pages ( http://forums.sketchucation.com/viewtopic.php?f=323&t=23517&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=60#p208742 ) back Charly mentioned a free program. I meant to ad it to the first post, and never did. It is called Imagen:

This Page Does Not Exist

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(gromada.com)

Try that one!

rod1233 · 22 Dec 2009, 23:33

Chris
We have succeeded, my friend
Thank you for all the efforts
You are truly wonderful
Thank you again

rod

Chris Fullmer · 22 Dec 2009, 23:42

Great, now I need to clean up the scripts for you again so they stop popping up windows everytime you open SketchUp with messages to relay back to me.

Also, what does the pop up window say in it?

And check back here hopefully today for an update on the scripts for you

Chris

Chris Fullmer · 22 Dec 2009, 23:46

OK, well I cleaned it up very quickly and here are the 2 new scripts. There should both work on your system. And you should get no more pop up windows. Thanks for being patient with me as I de-bugged this for you. I am going to go back and remove all other test files I uploaded now too since I don't need other people to download them. But I will leave these up in case someone in the future has a system with your same needs.

Chris

clf_camera_recorder_loader.rb

clf_camera_recorder.rb

Chris Fullmer · 22 Dec 2009, 23:51

@pixero said:

Chris, have you tried LightUp? Could you implement a flyaround mode with inertia like in LightUp?
It would be so great to fly around smoothly and record scenes and then use that for both SU lines and LightUp.
Pleeeeaaase?

I need to look into this. I do not have LightUp. If his flythrough is just a flythrough tool, then you should be able to activate the camera recorder, then use his flythrough and then stop recording when done. Maybe?

Chris