Minor glitch in ImageWriter doc

[Cyberia]

The example given by the ImageWriter filter is this:

# Writes frame 100 to "D:\000000.BMP":
ImageWriter("c:\", 100, 100, "BMP")


The mistake should be obvious.

[Wilbert]

I will correct it. Thanks!

[Karyudo]

Maybe I'm just a huge idiot (although I don't think so...), but the samples for both ImageReader and ImageWriter are pretty skimpy. I use them each so rarely that I have to re-teach myself the syntax every time. So I head to Avisynth.org, read the help file, and get frustrated all over again.

Could some more illuminating examples be included, perhaps? How about some more detail on how to use a single image as a clip? Or how to access pictures you've numbered yourself (i.e. not the reductive case of re-importing with IR what IW spit out)? Or include more on the syntax (e.g. %6d) in the downloadable copy of the site (which is what I'm forced to use at work)?

Reading through that page, I always find IR and IW stuff mixed together, which is confusing. I also find the use of "path" to mean both path and filename very confusing.

I'd re-write this stuff myself and post it for your consideration, but I just can't get my stupid pictures to load properly at the moment, so clearly I shouldn't be explaining anything to anyone at this point!

[Cyberia]

I agree completely. I think ALL the filter docs need revised to be sure they list default values, min/max, and some good examples. As well, as just proofread.

It wouldn't take that long at all.

[Richard Berg]

I rewrote the Image* docs a few months ago -- have you checked recently? They appear to correctly specify all the parameters and defaults.

I did add some new examples just now. Hopefully they help; I realize that the cplusplus.com link for sprintf probably isn't very enlightening to non-programmers.

http://www.avisynth.org/ImageSource

It wouldn't take that long at all.
The website is open for editing.

[Cyberia]

Oh you're just tempting me Richard. But these aren't the docs that go out with the actual binaries. At least, not the sourceforge bunch.

These docs are better. I will be making some corrections, thanks for pointing this out.

[Karyudo]

Originally posted by Richard Berg
I rewrote the Image* docs a few months ago -- have you checked recently?

I must admit I hadn't. I tried, but the site has been down recently. And at work (where I wanted to use ImageReader), I don't have web access at my desk (LAME!) so I had to rely on the site snapshot I downloaded some time ago.

I did add some new examples just now. Hopefully they help; I realize that the cplusplus.com link for sprintf probably isn't very enlightening to non-programmers.

I hope they help, too! I'll check, by trying again to do what I was doing when I got frustrated. And I'll agree that no, sprintf is not particularly enlightening to this non-programmer. :(

The website is open for editing.

If I come up with something, I'll add it in. The Sourceforge help wiki is a brilliant resource!

[Wilbert]

Oh you're just tempting me Richard. But these aren't the docs that go out with the actual binaries. At least, not the sourceforge bunch.
I updated those too :)