1vdltodmx(1) General Commands Manual vdltodmx(1)
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6 vdltodmx - dmx configuration file parser and printer
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9 vdltodmx infile outfile
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12 vdltodmx reads the input file, which should be in VDL configuration
13 file format. After a successful parse, a file in Xdmx configuration
14 file format is written to the output file.
15 The VDL file format is used with xmovie, which is available from
17 http://www.llnl.gov/icc/lc/img/xmovie/xmovie.html
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20 Given the following VDL-format file:
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23 #
24 #
25 2560 2048 Left two-thirds [restrict=*:2]
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27 :2.1 1280 2048 0 0 0 0
28 :2.2 1280 2048 1280 0 0 0
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30 1280 1024 0 0
31 1280 1024 0 1024
32 1280 1024 1280 0
33 1280 1024 1280 1024
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35 2560 2048 Right two-thirds [restrict=*:2]
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37 :2.2 1280 2048 0 0 0 0
38 :2.3 1280 2048 1280 0 0 0
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40 1280 1024 1280 0
41 1280 1024 1280 1024
42 1280 1024 2560 0
43 1280 1024 2560 1024
44 the following DMX-format file will be produced:
45 #
46 #
47 virtual "Left two-thirds" 2560x2048 {
48 display :2.1 1280x2048;
49 display :2.2 1280x2048 @1280x0;
50 }
51 #
52 virtual "Right two-thirds" 2560x2048 {
53 display :2.2 1280x2048;
54 display :2.3 1280x2048 @1280x0;
55 }
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58 If the VDL file is not in the expected format, the program will proba‐
59 bly dump core.
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62 Xdmx(1), xdmxconfig(1), vdl(3), xmovie(1)
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