Nothing to be sorry for. Your link was really worth visiting. I kept the
program in my toolbox, since it may be of use one day.

For my original probelm, I am afraid I have to go down the programming track
myself, one way or the other, and report here if and when something
materializes.

Thanks again.
Frans

"Dennis Miller" <dhm### [at] comcastnet> schreef in bericht
news:3f7b8520@news.povray.org...
> Oh, sorry. There's some stuff from U&I software on the Mac that can read
in
> a video file and output audio - maybe just digital audio
> http://www.uisoftware.com/ . It's commercial stuff, however.
> And I can tell you about a few algorithmic composition tools that will
scan
> a bitmap and extract data that can be used to generate MIDI notes - but
not
> an animation.
> Let me know what you come up with.
> Best,
> Dennis
>
> "Frans Verbaas" <not### [at] freelernl> wrote in message
> news:3f79f1e2$1@news.povray.org...
> > Hey, thanks,
> >
> > This looks good, it is surely fun, but it does exactly the opposite if
> what
> > I look for.
> > This program generates (pov code for) frames of a movie from a given
line
> of
> > notes.
> > I want to generate a line of notes (in Midi format) based on events in
an
> > animation.
> >
> > Frans
> >
> >
> > "Dennis Miller" <dhm### [at] comcastnet> schreef in bericht
> > news:3f78eb6f$1@news.povray.org...
> > > Have a look at this and see if it is what you are after.
> > > Best
> > > D
> > >
> > > http://www.srcf.ucam.org/~mpc33/index.html
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Frans Verbaas" <not### [at] freelernl> wrote in message
> > > news:3f75fd8b$1@news.povray.org...
> > > > Hi all,
> > > >
> > > > Question: Has anyone attempted to generate sound along with the a
> > MegaPov
> > > > animation, based on events during the animation?
> > > >
> > > > Explanation:
> > > > I am happily exploring Christoph Hormann's excellent Mechsim
facility.
> > > > While my PC is busy rendering a bouncing cube, I thought how nice it
> > would
> > > > be if sound were generated with the frames. Something like a bang or
> so
> > > > whenever a mass hits the environment.
> > > > Since simulation time is known on every such occasion, one could
store
> > the
> > > > information in a MIDI file, and generate a .wav file from that.
> > > >
> > > > Now I am not an expert in sound, and only barely capable of sensible
> > > > programming, an I hesitate to embark on this, possibly only to find
> that
> > > > someone else has done this before, and far better than I could ever
> > dream
> > > to
> > > > do it.
> > > >
> > > > Frans Verbaas
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>

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